NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a $1.6 million loan to refinance a 65-unit multifamily property in New Haven. The 12-building complex was constructed in 1982 and renovated in 2001. Amenities include washer/dryer hookups, separate entrances, private basements, fenced yards and a playground. Axiom Capital secured a five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was also undisclosed.
NEW LONDON, CONN. — Hampshire Venture Property LLC has acquired a two-acre development site in New London for $1.3 million. The property is located at 389 North Frontage Road. Phil Marshall of O,R&L Commercial represented Hampshire Venture Property in the transaction. Eastern Retail Properties represented the seller, New London Property Development LLC. Hampshire Venture Property plans to develop a climate-controlled self-storage facility at the site.
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Rubenstein Properties Sells 28 Industrial Properties for $197M
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. — Rubenstein Properties has sold 28 industrial properties totaling more than 5 million square feet across six states for $197 million. Bernards Township, N.J.-based Silverman Group acquired 27 buildings for $183 million. Properties are located in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa, Indiana and Alabama. The portfolio was 95.8 percent leased at the time of the sale. Locations include: New Jersey 10 Park Place, Butler; 20-21 Wagaraw Road, Fair Lawn; 39 Avenue C, Bayonne; 101 E. Main St., Little Falls; 114 Beach St., Rockaway; and 1578 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph, N.J. (units 2 through 5). Connecticut 20, 50 and 80 Utopia Road, Manchester; 118 Sanrico Drive, Manchester; 135 Sheldon Road, Manchester; 428 Hayden Station Road, Windsor; Alabama 207 Jacintoport Blvd., Saraland. Indiana 2190 Summit St., New Haven, Ind. Further details about the properties were not disclosed. In addition, a tenant occupying 1055 Crossroads Blvd. in Muhlenberg Township, Pa., acquired the asset for $14 million. “The properties are all strategically located within infill locations in order to take advantage of consistently improving industrial leasing fundamentals and increasing demand with extremely limited supply,” said Brian Fiumara, executive vice president of CBRE. “Rubenstein Properties’ portfolio provided the buyer with an exceptional opportunity …
MANCHESTER, CONN. — American Street Capital has secured a $12 million loan to refinance a triple-net leased, single-tenant retail property in Manchester. Built in 1992 and renovated in 2018, grocer Stop & Shop currently occupies the property. The seven-acre site also includes 400 parking spaces and seven loading docks. American Street Capital secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. A correspondent CMBS lender provided the loan.
CLINTON, CONN. — HFF has arranged the $12.9 million sale of Clinton Plaza, a 100,360-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Clinton. Located at 215 Main St., the property is approximately 22 miles east of New Haven. The 92-percent-leased center is anchored by Stop & Shop supermarket. Additional tenants include T.J. Maxx and Dunkin’ Donuts. Jim Koury of HFF represented the seller, JMH Associates LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Jerome Properties 215 LLC.
WESTPORT, CONN. — Vidal Wettenstein LLC has negotiated the $10.5 million sale of a 30,000-square-foot retail plaza in Westport. Located at 877 Post Road East, the two-story property was developed in 1970. The property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. Robert Lewis of Vidal Wettenstein represented the seller, Rosenfeld Realty & Development, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
CROMWELL, CONN. — Covenant Retirement Communities, a nonprofit, faith-based seniors housing owner-operator, will break ground Feb. 21 on a $48 million expansion at Covenant Village of Cromwell, located just south of Hartford. The community originally opened in 1964. The expansion project will add 54 new apartments and a town center with three dining venues, lobbies, a game room, art studio, wellness center and event center. Approximately 87 percent of the units have already been pre-sold. The development team for the expansion includes general contractor C.E. Floyd Co., architecture firm THW Design, landscape architect Milone & Macbroom, project manager JFW Inc. and law firm Dowley & Associates. Construction is scheduled to begin in March with an anticipated completion in the fall of 2020. A ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Covenant Retirement Communities serves 5,000 residents at 16 retirement communities throughout the United States.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a retail center in Stamford. The 8,989-square-foot retail center is located at 1003-1007 High Ridge Road. The tenant roster at the fully leased retail center includes Subway, Vitamin Shoppe, and High Ridge Printing & Copy Center. Mark Krantz and Derrick Dougherty of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office represented the seller, HRR Investments LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor based out of White Plains, New York.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the $6.4 million sale of two mixed-use buildings in New Britain. Located at 99 W. Main St. and 160 Main St., the properties consist of a combined nine ground-floor retail suites with 30 residential units on the upper floors. The buildings are located within one block of each other. Rich Edwards and Jeff Wright in the firm’s Shelton office represented the seller, AKK Enterprises, in the transaction. The buyer was Melrose Solomon Enterprises.
WESTPORT, CONN. — NKF has negotiated the $18.7 million sale of Westport Center for Health in Westport. Located at 323-329 Riverside Ave., Yale New Haven Health’s Northeast Medical Group anchors the 38,000-square-foot property. The property recently underwent an extensive renovation highlighted by the demolition of an entire building to convert the former five-building office campus into a four-building medical office complex with added parking to accommodate medical office tenants. Frank Nelson, Michael Greeley, James Tribble and Casey O’Brien of NKF’s Boston Capital Markets team represented the seller, The Davis Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was Healthcare Trust of America Inc.