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.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the $6.7 million sale of Brendan Towers, a 60-unit brick apartment building in New Haven. The property is located at 457 Whalley Ave. Brad Balletto, Rich Edwards and Jeff Wright of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller, Navarino Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
STONINGTON, CONN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $23 million construction loan for the development of Harbor Heights Apartments, a multifamily property in Stonington. Once completed, the property will include 121 units in a four-story building. Jeff Rodman of KeyBank secured the fixed-rate financing with a 40-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
MANCHESTER, CONN. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $4.8 million loan to refinance Manchester Green, a 72-unit apartment complex in Manchester. Located approximately nine miles east of Hartford, the property consists of four buildings with a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. All units feature hardwood floors, modern kitchen and bathroom finishes as well as basement storage. Paul Natalizio of Cornerstone secured financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. A local bank provided the loan.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Angel Commercial has negotiated the $2.1 million sale of the former Astoria Park Nursing Home in Bridgeport. Located at 725 Park Ave., the 61,344-square-foot building was acquired by the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, which will use the property for a new community care center. Founded in 1993, the Bridgeport Rescue Mission provides food, shelter, clothing, education, job training and counseling for the urban poor of Coastal Fairfield County. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the seller, Laureate Astoria LLC, in the transaction.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Colliers International has negotiated the $2 million sale of a 9,000-square-foot medical office building in Hartford. Located at 147 Westbrook Road, the property is anchored by Middlesex Hospital Primary Care. Phil Gagnon of Colliers represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
AVON, CONN. — The Clairmont Group has acquired Avon Place Apartments, a 164-unit apartment community in Avon for $24 million. Located at 46 Avonwood road, the 45-year-old property consists of three buildings and a clubhouse. The Clairmont Group secured financing for the acquisition through private equity firm RealtyMogul. Matt Schneid of Cole Scholz P.C. served as legal advisor on the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
VERNON, CONN. — HFF has negotiated the sale of a two-property medical office portfolio in the Hartford-area community of Vernon. The sales price was undisclosed. The properties are 460 Hartford, a 36,000-square-foot outpatient facility, and 8 Keynote, a 22,500-square-foot home health service facility. Both properties are fully leased to Eastern Connecticut Health Network, a subsidiary of Prospect Medical Holdings. Ben Appel, Evan Kovac, Andrew Milne, Bryan Rosenberg. Dana Brome and Ron Ott of HFF represented the seller, Bellevue Street Capital LLC, in the transaction. Global Medical REIT Inc. purchased the portfolio.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONN. — Worth Avenue Capital has provided a $3.5 million bridge loan for a 16-acre retail development in Fairfield County. The property will feature a tenant roster that includes Chick-Fil-A, T-Mobile, Panera Bread, Mission Barbecue, Cafe Nero and Texas Roadhouse. The project will also include a new Marriot-branded hotel. The borrower, an undisclosed development group, is in the process of finalizing permanent construction financing through a commercial bank.
