GREENWICH, CONN. — Allied Property Group has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 125 Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich. JENN Realty sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $13.5 million. The three-story building features 16,000 rentable square feet. Thomas Torelli of Allied Property Group represented the seller, while Goldschmidt Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — ClearRock Properties, Gottesman Real Estate Partners and Mountain Development Corp. have acquired a three-building commercial portfolio, located at 700, 850 and 860 Canal St. in Stamford, for an undisclosed price. Guggenheim Partners provided an 11-year, fixed-rate loan for the acquisition. Current tenants of the 250,000-square-foot portfolio include United States Beverage, Sustainable America, Red Thread, Unger Publishing, Monjasa, Arccos Golf, KFL Capital Partners, Hildene Capital Management, Harbor Square Capital Management and Peninsula Petroleum. The name of the seller was not released.
GUILFORD, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has brokered the lease of 13,517 square feet of medical office space to Guilford Surgery Center LLC (GSC). The space is located at 246 Goose Lane within Innovation Park. GSC is a collaboration between local surgeons and Merritt Healthcare of White Plains, N.Y. The new entity plans to construct an ambulatory surgery center for patients on the site. O,R&L Commercial represented the tenant, while Dow Realty represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction.
UPSTATE NEW YORK; HARTFORD, CONN.; AND PHILADELPHIA — Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC), a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Chicago, has sold 13 properties in three separate transactions totaling $261 million. In the first transaction, the company sold an 11-property portfolio of small office assets totaling 2 million square feet in upstate New York for $104.6 million. The company also sold City Place, an 868,000-square-foot office property at 185 Asylum St. in Hartford, Conn., for $113.3 million. The office is the tallest building in Hartford. As of June 30, the property was 98.7 percent leased. In the third transaction, Equity Commonwealth sold an undisclosed property at the corner of North 16th and Race streets in Philadelphia for $43 million. The 609,000-square-foot vacant property is currently vacant. The buyers in all three sales were not disclosed. Concurrent with the dispositions, Equity Commonwealth has doubled its share buyback program from $100 million to $200 million. The company has repurchased 3.4 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $25.76 per share for a total investment of $87.8 million. The company currently has $112.2 million available for share repurchases over the next 12 months. Equity Commonwealth’s stock price closed …
GLASTONBURY, CONN. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged $51.4 million in debt and equity for the development of Flanagan’s Landing, a 250-unit multifamily complex located in Glastonbury. The $36.5 million construction loan, which was provided by Wells Fargo Bank, carries a three-year term plus a mini-perm at a market spread over LIBOR. A private institutional investor contributed equity in excess of $14 million. The developers will convert a historic mill into a 250-unit apartment community featuring garages, an electric car charging station, carport parking, fitness center, billiards cyber-lounge, a heated in-ground salt water pool, picnic and sundeck areas. In-unit amenities include washers and dryers and top-of-the-line finishes. Additionally, Flanagan’s Landing will include 6,150 square feet of commercial space. Mike Riccio, Susan Larkin, Anna Pfau and Kyle Juszczyszyn of CBRE placed the debt and equity on behalf of a joint venture between Lexington Partners and a private equity firm.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has brokered the sale of an office building located at 2264 Silas Denne Highway in Rocky Hill. The 15,570-square-foot property sold for $610,000. The buyer, NAJO92 Holdings LLC, plans to use the property for its various businesses. Robert Gaucher of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller, 264 SDH LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.
FARMINGTON, CONN. — Chozick Realty Inc. has arranged the sale of Centennial Inn Apartments, located on Spring Lane in Farmington. Mystic Properties Management acquired the property for $7.5 million from Centennial Inns Inc. Originally built in 1987 as a 112-suite extended-stay hotel, 56 of the units were converted to full-time apartment use in 2010, while the remaining suites operate as extended-stay use. The buyer plans to convert the remaining hotel portion into full-time apartment occupancy. At the time of sale the apartment portion was fully occupied, with a waiting list. Rick Chozick of Chozick Realty’s Hartford, Conn., office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NORWALK, CONN. — Westport, Conn.-based Vidal/Wettenstein has arranged the sale of an office building located at 185 East Ave. in Norwalk. Harmony LLC sold the property for $1.4 million to Emily Meehan. The two-story property offers 5,600 square feet of office space. Bruce Wettenstein of Vidal/Wettenstein represented the seller, while Susan Cooper of Berkshire Hathaway represented the buyer in the transaction. Richard Lewis of Urban Their & Federer PA provided legal counsel for the seller, while David Stergas of DePanfilis & Vallerie served as legal counsel for the buyer.
MERIDEN, CONN. — Urstadt Biddle Properties has completed the disposition of Townline Square Shopping Center, located at 533 S. Broad St. in Meriden. A private real estate investment group acquired the 315,000-square-foot property for $44.5 million in an all-cash transaction. The property features more than 25 stores, including Michael’s, Pier 1 Imports, Marshalls, #1 Nails, Miracle-Ear, Ting Ho Restaurant, Once Upon a Child and GNC. Jim Koury of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. — Simon Property Group has submitted an application for rezoning with the Town of Windsor Locks Planning and Zoning Commission for the development of Hartford Premium Outlets. Located near the intersection of Route 20 and I-91 on Old Country Road, the first phase of the outlet center will consist of 350,000 square feet of retail space, a Market Hall of dining options and two notable restaurants on outlots. The architectural style of the center will be inspired by Classic Colonial and Connecticut rural architecture with a village-like setting reminiscent of a Windsor Locks community. Additionally, the shopping center will feature fountains, art, a children’s play area and an outdoor fireplace. Construction is slated to begin this fall, with a grand opening scheduled for 13 months after the start of construction.
