GLASTONBURY, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of The Tannery, a 250-unit apartment community in Glastonbury, a southern suburb of Hartford. Built in 2017, The Tannery offers a pool, sundeck with grilling areas, fitness center with a yoga studio, dog park, gaming area and a resident lounge. Units feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and wood-style vinyl plank flooring. Jeffrey Dunne, Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Lexington Partners LLC and a fund advised by UBS Realty Investors LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Jones Street Investment Partners.
STAMFORD, CONN. — JLL has arranged a $53.5 million acquisition loan for Glenview House, a 146-unit apartment complex in Stamford. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that average 1,280 square feet and are furnished with stainless steel appliances and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, courtyard, outdoor grilling area, fitness center, clubroom with a bar and a business center. Elliott Throne, Mona Carlton, Alex Staikos, Amit Kakar and Kenny Cutler of JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through MetLife Investment Management on behalf of the borrower, Beachwold Residential.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) has signed a 71,484-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at 677 Washington Blvd. in Stamford, located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. The lease term is 12 years. The tobacco giant will relocate from 120 Park Avenue in Manhattan beginning in late 2022. Richard Bernstein and Steven Baker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Peter Duncan and Dana Pike represented the landlord, George Comfort & Sons, on an internal basis.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — JLL has provided a $20.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of 510 Main, a 214-unit multifamily asset in East Haven, located in the southern coastal part of the state. The property features studio and one-bedroom units that range in size from 425 to 482 square feet and include private balconies/patios. The amenity package consists of a fitness center, coffee bar, a Wi-Fi resident lounge and a package locker system. Elliott Throne, Mona Carlton, Alex Staikos and Amit Kakar of JLL originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Beachwold Residential.
EAST WINDSOR, CONN. — A joint venture between Wharton Industrial, an investment arm of New York City-based Wharton Equity Partners, and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital has acquired a 279,256-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut. The property, which is located in East Windsor, a northern suburb of Hartford, was built on 40 acres in 1979. Building features include a clear height of 18 to 20 feet, over 300 parking spaces and 5,000 square feet of designated office space. Chris Metcalfe and Jack Reed of CBRE brokered the deal and will also handle leasing of the property on behalf of the new ownership, which will implement a capital improvement program.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the $20.2 million sale of a 160,000-square-foot retail center in the New Haven suburb of Wallingford that is anchored by North Carolina-based Lowe’s Home Improvement. Nat Heald and Chris Angelone of JLL represented the seller, Davenport Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.
FARMINGTON, CONN. — Kriss Capital, a New York-based bridge lender, has provided a $32 million construction loan for a project that will convert a vacant hotel in the Hartford suburb of Farmington into a multifamily complex. The redevelopment of the 381-room Hartford Marriott Farmington Hotel will add 225 market-rate apartments to the local supply. Units will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include multiple pools, a fitness center, coworking space and outdoor dining areas. Kriss Capital provided the two-year, floating-rate loan to the borrower and developer, an affiliate of New Jersey-based CSRE Group. The project will be completed in phases, with leasing for the first phase beginning in 2022. The entire project is slated for completion in 2023.
MERIDEN, CONN. — Yale New Haven Health, a regional provider with a total of 2,409 beds across its facilities, has purchased a building previously occupied by Macy’s at Connecticut’s Meriden Mall. Yale New Haven Health plans to repurpose the property into a retail health clinic. According to the Hartford Business Journal, Macy’s closed its store within the 179,285-square-foot building in May 2020. An investment group that includes Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group owns Meriden Mall.
WESTPORT, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the $15 million sale of a 35,777-square-foot office building in Westport, located in the southern coastal part of the state. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, EWKAI Post Road Properties LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Waterway Capital LLC. The property was fully leased, primarily to Wells Fargo, at the time of sale.
PLAINFIELD, CONN. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Villa Maria Nursing and Rehab, a 62-bed skilled nursing facility in Plainfield. The seller was a private investor, and the buyer was a New England-based owner-operator that now owns three communities in Connecticut. The price was not disclosed. Dave Balow of SLIB handled the transaction.