STAMFORD, CONN — Berkeley Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Fortune 500 company W.R. Berkeley Corp., has signed a 63,173-square-foot office lease at Metro Center, a 285,258-square-foot building in Stamford. James Ritman of Newmark Knight Frank, along with internal representative Jeffrey Newman, handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord, Empire State Realty Trust (NYCE: ESRT). Belinda Scanlon of Bernard Realty represented the tenant.
BRANFORD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Pearce Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 26,000-square-foot industrial facility in Branford for $1.4 million. Carl Russell of Pearce Commercial represented the seller, IBE LLC, in the transaction. Michael Richetelli of Colonial Properties represented the buyer, MAMSCO Construction Supply LLC.
LEVITTOWN, N.Y. AND MILFORD, CONN. — Wren Kitchens, a United Kingdom-based designer and manufacturer of kitchens, has signed leases in the Long Island city of Levittown and in the Connecticut city of Milford to open retail showrooms. The spaces will span 19,500 and 21,350 square feet, respectively. Adam Weinblatt and Marc Frankel of Newmark Knight Frank represented Wren Kitchens in the lease negotiations. Brian Schuster of Ripco Real Estate represented the landlords. Both showrooms are scheduled to open by late 2020 or early 2021.
WATERBURY, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm R. Calabrese Agency LLC has arranged the sale of a 24,000-square-foot warehouse and manufacturing building in Waterbury, located north of New Haven. New York-based investment firm Turnpike Drive LLC purchased the asset for $1.2 million. The seller was 715 Straits Turnpike LLC. Bob Bowden of R. Calabrese represented both parties in the transaction.
WEST HAVEN, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Pearce Commercial has arranged the sale of a 3,398-square-foot medical office building in West Haven for an undisclosed price. Carl Russell of Pearce Commercial represented the buyer and future occupant, Internal Medicine of Greater New Haven, in the transaction. Jed Backus of Backus Real Estate LLC represented the seller.
NORTH HAVEN, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Pearce Commercial has negotiated a 4,500-square-foot industrial lease at 355 Sackett Point Road in North Haven. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1988 and totals 64,000 square feet. Dave Melillo of Pearce Commercial represented the tenant, Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC, and the landlord, 355 Sackett Point Road LLC.
MYSTIC, CONN. — Locally based Lattizorri Development has completed Harbor Heights, a 121-unit luxury apartment community in the coastal Connecticut city of Mystic. The property is part of the Perkins Farm master-planned community and offers one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, nickel hardware and granite countertops. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling area, fitness center and a dog park. Rents start at $1,600 per month for a one-bedroom unit and $2,100 per month for a two-bedroom unit.
GREENWICH AND DARIEN, CONN. — Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged $8.2 million in permanent financing for two commercial buildings in Greenwich and Darien. One of the properties was built in 1927 and features 13 apartments plus ground-floor retail space. The other building was constructed in 2007 and features office and retail space. Both assets were fully occupied at the time of the loan closing. The borrower was not disclosed.
CLINTON, CONN. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of The Shoreline of Clinton, a 48-unit memory care community in Clinton, located on Long Island Sound east of New Haven. The community was renovated in 2015, but due to high levels of competition was still marketed as a value-add opportunity. A New York-based owner-operator acquired the property. The seller and price were not disclosed.
HARTFORD, CONN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a $16.3 million multifamily portfolio in the Connecticut capital city of Hartford. The portfolio spans two properties, a 165-unit community at 873 West Blvd. and a 52-unit property at 748 New Britain Ave. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Eric Apfel, Jeremy Neuer, Steven Bardsley, David Gavin, Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Forum Capital Partners and Cantor Real Estate, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, New York-based private investment firm 25th Century, which will implement a value-add program.