WATERFORD, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.8 million sale of Stop & Shop Gas, a 44,431-square foot, net-leased property located in Waterford, located approximately 45 miles east of West Haven. Located at 155 Boston Post Road, the property was built in 2009 and offers immediate access to State Route 1. Laurie Ann Drinkwater and Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The team also represented the buyer, another private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
Connecticut
G&G Investment Group Acquires 33,270 SF Industrial, Office Building in Branford, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
BRANFORD, CONN. — G&G Investment Group, a New Haven-based investment firm, has acquired a 33,270-square-foot industrial and office building in Branford, an eastern suburb of New Haven. The sales price was $1.7 million. Located at 32 Commerce Drive, the building comprises approximately 10,000 square feet of office space and a 24,000-square-foot warehouse. The property also features a 16,576-square-foot covered loading and vehicle parking area which can be enclosed for additional warehouse space. Bill Clark of The Geenty Group represented G&G Investment Group in the transaction. Frontier Communications was the seller.
OLD LYME, CONN. — Gofsco LLC has sold nine acres zoned for light industrial development in Old Lyme, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Hartford. The site located at 50 Hatchetts Hill Road was vacant at the time of sale and offers convenient access to Interstate 95. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented Gofsco LLC in the transaction. A private investor purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Tapestry TeleHealth, a technology company that provides onsite and virtual healthcare to rural nursing facilities, has signed a 2,873-square-foot office lease in Stratford. The space is located at Merritt 8 Corporate Park, a 174,000-square-foot office complex. Yale New Haven Health Systems is the anchor tenant of the building. Randy Vidal of Vidal/Wettenstein LLC represented Tapestry TeleHealth in the lease negotiations. The landlord is a partnership of Merritt 8 Owner LLC and C/O Mountain Development Corp.
GREENWICH, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate has negotiated the $5.5 million sale of a retail property in Greenwich, a western suburb of Stamford. Located at 100 East Putnam Ave., the 2,581-square-foot building has been leased to M&T Bank for the last 20 years. The buyer, AFT Management LLC, plans to redevelop the property to house a larger building. Exact construction plans were undisclosed, but the new building will include space for multiple retail tenants. M&T Bank will retain the same footprint in the new building through November 2028. Jean Pierre Gagne of Lyman Real Estate represented AFT Management in the transaction. Ron Lyman, also of Lyman, represented the seller, Fried & Taylor LLC.
VERNON, CONN. — Chozick Realty Inc. has negotiated the $5 million sale of a portfolio of commercial properties in Vernon, a northeastern suburb of Hartford. The portfolio included the 65-unit Westar Apartments, an 8,600-square-foot warehouse, a 2,400-square-foot office building, a 1,700-square-foot retail property and an eight-unit apartment building. Tom Boyle of Chozick Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Boyle also procured the buyer, a regional multifamily investor.
ABS Altman Warwick Arranges $15.2M Refinancing Loan for Retail Center in Hartford, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
HARTFORD, CONN. — ABS Altman Warwick, a division of ABS Partners Real Estate, has arranged a $15.2 million permanent refinancing loan for Charter Oak Marketplace, a 309,800-square-foot shopping center located in Hartford. An undisclosed direct lender provided the seven-year, nonrecourse loan, which features a fixed interest rate of 3.5 percent. Walmart anchors the shopping center along with tenants including Marshall’s and Dollar Tree, as well as several restaurants. The borrower was Paramount Realty. Morris Dweck of ABS Altman Warwick originated the loan.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $3.8M Sale of Apartment Community in New Haven, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.8 million sale of Georgetown Apartments, a 32-unit apartment community in New Haven. Located at 241 Quinnipiac Ave., the property features townhouse-style apartments with two-bedroom floor plans. The property offers convenient access to Yale University, Albertus Magnus College and University of New Haven. Wes Klockner and Eric Pentore of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale and arranged acquisition financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
BLOOMFIELD, CONN. — Chozick Realty has brokered the $12 million sale of Wedgewood apartments, a 112-unit apartment community in Bloomfield, a northern suburb of Hartford. The community was constructed in the 1960s and features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The seller was a local family office. The buyer was a regional investor that targets garden-style apartments. Both parties involved in the transaction requested anonymity.
Greystone Arranges $50M Construction Loan for Multifamily Project in New Haven, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Greystone has arranged a $50 million construction loan for a multifamily project that will be located at 44 Olive St in New Haven. BMO Harris Bank, a subsidiary of BMO Financial Group, provided the loan on a three-year initial term. The borrower, Adam America Real Estate, will use the loan to finance construction of a six-story multifamily building with 299 units and 6,100 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Drew Fletcher and Matthew Hirsh of Greystone arranged the loan. Construction is slated to be complete by August 2022.