DANBURY, CONN. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 192-unit apartment complex in Danbury, located along the Connecticut-New York border. Built in 1971, ReNew Danbury is a garden-style complex that offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 988 square feet. Amenities include a pool, playground, clubhouse with a theater, game room, coffee bar and a fitness center. Steve Simonelli, Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Elizabeth DeVesty, Ryan Roberston, Austin Pierce and Jeremy Weinstock of JLL represented the seller, San Francisco-based investment firm FPA Multifamily, in the transaction. The buyer was private equity real estate firm Jones Street Investment Partners.
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GREENWICH, CONN. — CBRE has brokered the $20.7 million sale of Putnam Green, a 66-unit apartment complex located in the southern coastal Connecticut community of Greenwich that was built in 1976. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units. The sale represents a fee interest in the land, which was ground-leased to the neighboring property. CBRE negotiated a termination with the ground leaseholder contemporaneously with the closing of the sale of the fee interest in the land. Jeffrey Dunne, Eric Apfel and Travis Langer of CBRE brokered the deal(s). The seller was PIC Associates, and the buyer was Bedford Realty Associates.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Angel Commercial has negotiated the $4.8 million sale of two industrial buildings in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Bridgeport. The first building is an 87,778-square-foot multi-tenant structure that is anchored by Beacon Roofing Supply. The second building is an 11,728-square-foot facility that was formerly owned and occupied by New England Heating Parts Co. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial brokered both sales. The buyers and sellers were not disclosed.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — New Jersey-based developer Garden Communities has completed the lease-up of The Residences at Main, a 260-unit apartment community in Trumbull, located in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The property is now more than 90 percent occupied. The unit mix consists of 70 one-bedroom apartments and 190 two-bedroom residences that range in size from 740 to 1,250 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, package locker system and a pet park. Leasing began in May 2023.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $121 million sale of a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 693 units in Connecticut. The portfolio comprises New Cambridge, a 208-unit complex in Bristol that was built in 1969; Silvertree, a 180-unit property in Wallingford that was constructed in 1976; Peppertree, a 205-unit asset in Groton that was completed in 1975; and Huntington Ridge, a 100-unit complex in Norwich that was built in 2004. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller, Sun Equity Partners, in the transaction and procured the buyer, FPA Multifamily LLC.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — A partnership between two affordable housing development and management companies, Community Preservation Partners (CPP) and Beacon Communities, has acquired the 104-unit Brewery Square Apartments in New Haven. The new ownership plans to invest about $43 million in the rehabilitation of the two-building complex, which was originally constructed in 1896 as a brewery and converted to housing in the 1980s. The partnership will upgrade units’ appliances, bathrooms, countertops, windows and floors, as well as enhance the landscaping and security systems. Renovations will serve to extend the affordability status of the property, which houses 41 one-bedroom units, 55 two-bedroom residences and six three-bedroom units. The renovation will transition 84 of the 104 units into the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, with affordability levels ranging from 30 to 80 percent of the area median income.
WINDSOR, CONN. — JLL has brokered the $25.3 million sale of a 165,625-square-foot warehouse in Windsor, located just outside of Hartford. The building at 105 Baker Hollow Road was completed in 2022 and features 32-foot clear height, 38 loading docks, one drive-in door and parking for 117 cars and 58 trailers. Michael Restivo, David Coffman and Tommy Hovey of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Condyne Capital Partners and an account managed by UBS Realty Investors, in the transaction. The buyer was Missouri-based NorthPoint Development.
SHELTON, CONN. — L’Amy America has signed a 27,461-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Shelton, located in southern Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The provider of eyewear products also signed a 5,016-square-foot lease for its new office headquarters in Shelton at a site that is about a mile away from the warehouse. John Hannigan of locally based brokerage firm Choyce Peterson represented the tenant in both deals.
WILTON, CONN. — A partnership between AMS Acquisitions and Avenue Realty Capital has broken ground on a $95 million multifamily project in Wilton, located in southern Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The development will offer 208 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, coworking space, music room and outdoor kitchens and grilling stations. Morris Betesh, Alex Bailkin and Matt O’Hanlon of Arrow Real Estate Advisors arranged a $71 million construction loan for the project through Madison Realty Capital. Scott Gance of Partners Commercial Real Estate represented the joint venture in its acquisition of the land. A tentative completion date was not announced.
WESTBROOK, CONN. — Private owners Meri Wick and Marcus Little have completed the redevelopment of The Captain Stannard, a historic inn located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Westbrook. The Captain Stannard is a 10-room establishment that was originally constructed in 1872. According to the Connecticut Post, the project involved reconfiguring the main dining area, upgrading the main common area and applying fresh paint and furnishings to select areas, as well as putting new bedding in all guestrooms.
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