NORWALK, CONN. — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has provided a $53.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 198-unit apartment community in Norwalk, located between Stamford and Bridgeport in coastal Connecticut. The name of the property, which includes 10,350 square feet of retail space and a 228-space parking garage, was not disclosed. The nonrecourse loan carries a five-year term and a floating interest rate. The borrower was also undisclosed.
OAKDALE, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate has negotiated the sale of a 23-acre vacant land parcel in the Montville village of Oakdale. Located at 105 Cottage Road, the property has frontage on Gardener Lake. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented both the undisclosed buyer and the seller, Saint Thomas More School Endowment & Development, in the transaction.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Chozick Realty has arranged the $7.5 million sale of Wickham Garden, a fractured condominium in Hartford. Located at 1267 Burnside Ave., the 100-unit complex was built in the mid-1960s and declared a condominium in 1988. Only 10 units were sold at that time, leaving the property as a “fractured” condominium complex with 90 apartment units. Rick Chozick of Chozick Realty represented the seller in the transaction, who acquired the property in the mid-1990s. The buyer was North Point Management.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Chozick Realty has arranged the $14.3 million sale of Willington Oaks, a 128-unit student housing complex at the University of Connecticut in Hartford. The property includes 64 one-bedroom flats and 64 two-bedroom townhouses. Willington Oaks has recently undergone extensive updates including new boilers, roofs, windows, septic systems and connection to municipal water. The property routinely maintains occupancy close to 100 percent. Rick Chozick and Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the seller, Willington Oaks LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was TC NY Associates LLC.
BEACON FALLS, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors has arranged the $28.5 million sale of Beacon Mill Village, an eight-building, 188-unit multifamily property in Beacon Falls. Located at Two North Main St., the property was originally constructed between 1851 and 1911 as a mill. The buildings were converted to apartment units in 1988. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore of IPA and Was Klockner of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
DANBURY, CONN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 30,000-square-foot lease for Christian-nonprofit organization Guideposts at 39 Old Ridgebury Road in Danbury. Built in 1982 as the headquarters of Union Carbide, the property consists of 700,000 square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet of residential apartments and 100,000 square feet of conference and event space. Adam Klimek, Kathleen Fazio, Meredith Siburn, Bill Montague and Brian Scruton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Summit Development, in the transaction. Trip Hoffman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Guideposts.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — FujiFilm North America Group has signed a 3,976-square-foot office lease in Trumbull. Located at 204 Spring Hill Road, the 40,705-square-foot building was built in 1990. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the landlord, Trefoil Park Properties LLC, in the transaction. FujiFilm will relocate from an office in Norwalk.
CoastalStates Bank Provides $6.5M Acquisition Financing for Assisted Living Community in Connecticut
DANBURY, CONN. — CoastalStates Bank has provided a $6.5 million senior loan for a 48-unit assisted living community in Danbury, approximately 60 miles northeast of Manhattan. The borrower is Woodbine Senior Living. The loan will be used for the acquisition and stabilization of the 42,198-square-foot facility. Woodbine Senior Living partnered with Locust Point Capital Inc. and affiliates, which provided a $3.8 million preferred equity investment.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Media and entertainment company WWE has signed a 415,000-square-foot office lease in Stamford. Located at 677 Washington Blvd., the three-building complex will serve as the new global headquarters for WWE. Drew Saunders, Robert Ageloff, Allison Melichar and Joe Messina of JLL represented WWE in securing the lease with property owners George Comfort & Sons and AVG Partners. Additional tenants at the 12-acre property include KPMG and Perkins Eastman.
EAST ROCK, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a two-building apartment portfolio in East Rock. The 33-unit portfolio consists of 420 and 431 Whitney Ave. Brad Balletto, Rich Edwards and Jeff Wright of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller, Hadley Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was MOD Equities LLC.