BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — A partnership between Spinnaker Real Estate Partners LLC and Eastpointe LLC will develop Canfield Park at Fairfield Metro, a 300-unit apartment community in Bridgeport. The property will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 850 square feet, as well as 20,000 square feet of amenity space and 500 parking spaces for residents. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford, Kristen Knapp and Rob Root of JLL arranged $68 million in construction financing for the developer through Sculptor Real Estate. Completion is slated for 2022.
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STAMFORD, CONN. — Building and Land Technology (BLT), a Connecticut-based developer, is underway on the renovation of 1 Elmcroft, a 500,000-square-foot office building in Stamford. The project includes numerous design and engineering upgrades to promote health and wellness, including increased air ventilation and circulation and more efficient air filtration, as well as heightened sanitation features such as ultraviolet lighting and bipolar ionization. The latter features allow cleaner, safer passage through elevators and common areas, and BLT will also introduce touchless entry mechanisms and other technologies throughout the building. Users will also enjoy access to outdoor amenity spaces, including walking trails and water features, as well as a cafeteria, fitness center and collaboration areas that are separate from individual workstations.
DANBURY AND FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Floor & Décor will open its first two stores in Connecticut during the first half of 2021 when the home improvement retailer rolls out a 74,000-square-foot store in Danbury and an 80,000-square-foot store in Fairfield. In Danbury, Floor & Décor purchased a 150,000-square-foot building that formerly housed Pilgrim Furniture and Bob’s Stores. In Fairfield, the company will backfill a space formerly occupied by Kohl’s. Grocer Aldi will share the backfilled space with Floor & Décor. Brian Katz of Katz & Associates represented the retailer in both deals.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Connecticut Distributors Inc., an importer and wholesaler of alcoholic beverages, has signed a 27,156-square-foot industrial lease at 280 Garfield Ave. in the coastal Connecticut city of Stratford. Bruce Wettenstein of Vidal/Wettenstein represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Sean Cahill of Avison Young represented the tenant.
MILFORD, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the $4.7 million sale of a 4,596-square-foot retail property in the coastal Connecticut city of Milford. The freestanding property is situated on 2.5 acres at 1651 Boston Post Road and houses a bank branch for JPMorgan Chase. Charles Berger, Elli Klapper and Samuel Bernhaut of CBRE represented the seller, Klein Automotive Parts, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed national REIT.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — CBRE has arranged the sale of New Haven Plaza, a 153,000-square-foot office complex located less than a mile from Yale University in New Haven, for $6.8 million. David Hansen and Matthew O’Hare of CBRE represented the seller, New Haven Plaza LLC, which acquired the site in 1972 and developed a third building for New Haven Adult Education in 1990, in the transaction. The buyer was SP Capital LLC.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — Developer WinnCos. has completed The Tyler, a seniors housing project in East Haven that is a redevelopment of an 84-year-old former high school building. The Tyler offers 70 units for individuals aged 55 and older and amenities such as a fitness center, outdoor courtyard and an arts and crafts room. The property consists of 67 one-bedroom units and three two-bedroom units. Twenty apartments rent at market rates, and 50 others are available for residents who earn 25 percent to 80 percent of the area median income.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Newmark has negotiated the sale of the 760,000-square-foot Stamford Town Center, an urban mall in the city’s downtown area that was built in 1982 and houses approximately 100 tenants. According to the Stamford Advocate, the sales price was $20.1 million. The sale includes an additional 10 acres and a 3,500-space parking garage. Christian Bangert of Newmark represented the buyer, Yaraghi Realty, a division of family-owned furniture provider Safavieh, in the transaction. Christopher Hoffmann and Steven Livaditis of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, Taubman Centers. Anchor tenants at Stamford Town Center, which is located just two blocks north of Interstate 95, include Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th, H&M and Barnes & Noble.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Connecticut-based developer RMS Cos. has begun construction of the $50 million first phase of Downtown North, a redevelopment project in Hartford that will ultimately add 1,000 new units to the local supply. Phase I of the project will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as retail and entertainment space and a 330-space parking garage, at Parcel C, located just north of Dunkin’ Donuts Stadium at Main and Trumbull streets. Construction of Phase I is expected to last about 20 months. The entire Downtown North redevelopment is valued at $200 million and will be developed in phases over the next five years.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Houston-based Hines has broken ground on The Whit Wooster Square, a 230-unit multifamily project that will be located in New Haven. The property will feature one, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes and individual washers and dryers. The project also includes 5,600 square feet of retail space. Residents will have access to amenities such as communal workspaces with private offices, a fitness center with a yoga studio, coffee bar and a rooftop terrace with grilling stations, a bar and lounge seating. Bank of America is financing the project, which will be Hines’ first multifamily development in Connecticut. Completion is slated for summer 2022.