NORWALK, CONN. — Greystone has funded a $49.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of SoNo Central, a 150-unit apartment building located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Norwalk. Built in 2024, SoNo Central rises six stories and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom residential units in addition to 12 commercial spaces. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, community great room, bocce ball court and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Clint Darby and Andrew Remenschneider of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of the owner, Spinnaker Real Estate Partners.
MERIDEN, CONN. — UniUni Logistics Inc. has signed a 43,104-square-foot industrial lease in Meriden, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. The space is located within the 119,775-square-foot building at 45 Gracey Ave. Mark Berkowitz of local brokerage firm O,R&L Commercial represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Damon Bowers of Cushman & Wakefield represented UniUni Logistics.
DERBY, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $15.4 million sale of Derby Shopping Center, a 170,683-square-foot shopping center located about eight miles west of New Haven. Built in phases from 1985 to 2023 and anchored by Lowe’s Home Improvement, the center is also home to tenants such as Splash Car Wash, Webster Bank and Dunkin.’ Jim Koury of IPA, along with Henry McKenney and John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — New York City-based owner-operator RFR has unveiled plans for the repositioning of 300 Atlantic Street, a 300,000-square-foot office building in Stamford. Plans call for 10,000 square feet of additional amenity space, including a new tenant lounge, as well as a new offering of prebuilt suites. RFR also plans to elevate the building’s food-and-beverage offerings and enhance other amenity spaces, including fitness and conferencing facilities, as well as to update building exteriors and streetscape design. Ownership has tapped Newmark to lease the building.
NEW LONDON, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has negotiated the $4.6 million sale of a 38-unit apartment complex in the coastal Connecticut city of New London. Garfield Avenue Apartments consists of two three-story buildings that exclusively house one-bedroom units. Jordan Pinto led the Chozick team that brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. — CBRE has arranged the $98.2 million sale of The Shops at Evergreen Walk, a 357,742-square-foot retail power center in South Windsor, located just outside of Hartford. Whole Foods Market anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as lululemon, Golf Lounge 18, J.Crew Factory, Gap Factory, Nike, Bluemercury, L.L. Bean, Apple, Anthropologie, Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma. Nat Heald led the CBRE team that represented the seller, PGIM, in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Brand Street Properties and Barings. JLL structured the joint venture and also arranged $76.9 million in acquisition financing through an unnamed international bank for the deal.
CHESHIRE, CONN. — Whole Foods Market has debuted a 42,000-square-foot store in Cheshire, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. The store features full-service meat and seafood counters, a bakery, prepared foods section, wellness and beauty section and a selection of more than 200 craft beers. A grand opening ceremony took place on Thursday, Feb. 5.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $9.2 million sale of a 116-room, Marriott-branded hotel in Wallingford, located north of New Haven. The four-story hotel at 100 Miles Drive was built in 1985 as a Susse Chalet hotel but has been operated under the Fairfield Inn & Suites brand since 2001. Jerry Swon, Andrew Kern and John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $14.3 million sale of Big Y Plaza, a 60,497-square-foot shopping center in Rocky Hill, located south of Hartford. Built on 14 acres in 1988, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to the namesake grocer and Wells Fargo. Joseph French Jr., Jeffrey Stearney and John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap represented the Connecticut-based seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, a New York-based investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
PLAINVILLE, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm O,R&L Commercial has negotiated the $2.7 million sale of a 36,000-square-foot industrial building in Plainville, located southwest of Hartford. The building at 7 Johnson Ave. was fully leased at the time of sale to two tenants: M&S Building Systems and World Fulfillment. Jay Morris of O,R&L represented the seller in the transaction, and David Murdock of Sentry Commercial represented the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.