NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged $6 million in financing for Retreat at Southern Connecticut, a rehabilitation facility in New Haven. The facility specializes in mental health services and substance abuse rehabilitation, and the loan will be used to increase treatment options and hire more than 150 new staff members. Stonehenge Capital provided the loan, terms of which were undisclosed. Robert Noeldechen of Marcus & Millichap handled the debt placement.
STAMFORD, CONN. — British alcoholic beverage provider Diageo has signed a 40,000-square-foot office lease in Stamford. Diageo produces more than 200 alcoholic beverage brands, including Crown Royal whiskey, Smirnoff vodka, Captain Morgan rum, Bailey’s Irish liqueur, Don Julio tequila and Guinness stout. The new office, located at 200 Elm St., will house research and development teams as well as finance, human resources and supply services. Building and Land Technology is the landlord of the property. Earlier this year, the company signed an 87,000-square-foot lease for its new North American corporate office at 3 World Trade Center in Manhattan. Diageo plans to take occupancy of both spaces in early 2020.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Sema4, a medical research and diagnostic company, has signed a 70,000-square-foot office lease in the Harbor Landing mixed-use development in Stamford. The company will relocate from its current space at 333 Ludlow St. in Stamford’s Harbor Point district to the new office and lab space in 2020. Located at 62 Southfield Ave., Harbor Landing is a waterfront development offering 200,000 square feet of Class A office space, 218 multifamily units, multiple restaurants and direct access to a full-service boatyard and boardwalk. Building & Land Technology is the developer and landlord of Harbor Landing.
NORWALK, CONN. —CBRE has brokered the sale of 800 Connecticut Avenue, a 412,231-square-foot, Class A office park in Norwalk, located approximately 10 miles west of Stamford. Tenants include Booking Holdings, Priceline and Hitachi Capital America Corp. Amenities include a 6,400-square-foot conference center, an outdoor plaza, fitness center and a cafeteria. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Steven Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer, Gene Pride and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, KH 800 Connecticut Avenue LLC, a subsidiary of Kamran Hakim.
NEW HAVEN, CT. — Noble Investment Group has acquired the 135-room New Haven Hotel at Yale University. Noble plans to reposition the hotel to capitalize on the area, which includes Yale University and the Yale-New Haven Hospital, the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine and the Yale School of Nursing. The hotel features a business center and fitness center as well as 1,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. The sales price was undisclosed.
GREENWICH, CONN. — PGIM Real Estate Finance has provided a $150 million refinancing loan for Greenwich Plaza, a two-building office complex located in Greenwich, a western suburb of Stamford. The Ashforth Co., which owns the property, plans to use proceeds from the refinancing for the redevelopment of the Greenwich Train Station transportation center. Originally developed by Ashforth in 1970, Greenwich Plaza comprises two four-story office buildings totaling 325,100 square feet. Tom Goodsite of PGIM Real Estate Finance led the transaction on behalf of the firm. Ken Ziebelman and Ethan Pond of Eastdil Secured arranged the financing.
ORANGE, CONN. — Scannell Properties is underway on construction of a 47,178-square-foot distribution center in Orange, a western suburb of New Haven. Located at 161 Marsh Hill Road, the facility will feature 76 loading docks, 5,858 square feet of office space and an additional 9,680-square-foot maintenance facility. Meridian Design Build is the general contractor. Construction is slated for completion in June 2020.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — HJ Sims has secured a $45.8 million construction loan for The Mary Wade Home, a seniors housing property in New Haven that offers a skilled nursing center, residential care home services, adult day medical health center, physical rehabilitation and transportation services. The borrower, Mary Wade, is expanding by adding an assisted living and memory care building on parcels of nearby land acquired over several years. This new building, when delivered in 2021, will complete the continuum of care by enabling residents with assisted living needs to remain in the community as their needs change over time.
ORANGE, CONN. — CBRE has arranged the $35 million sale of Grand Reserve Orange, a 168-unit apartment community located in Orange, a western suburb of New Haven. Built in 2005, Grand Reserve Orange offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with amenities including a fitness center, resident clubhouse and pool. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Eric Apfel, Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE represented the seller, Fairfield Grand Reserve LLC. The team also procured the buyer, a private New Jersey investment firm.
BRANFORD, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate (LRE) has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a 9,331-square-foot retail building in Branford, an eastern suburb of New Haven. The building at 854 West Main St. was previously occupied by Party City. Ron Lyman of LRE represented the buyer, LA-IN-USA LLC, in the transaction. Jeffrey Kravet of Kravet Realty represented the seller, Branford Realty Trust LLC.