DARIEN, CONN. — Brokers+Engineers has arranged the $6.9 million sale of a retail property in Darien. Located at 55 Boston Post Road, the 4,380-square-foot property is currently leased to TD Bank. Brokers+Engineers represented the seller, Chimblo Family Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer acquired the property as part of a 1031 exchange. TD Bank has seven years remaining on its current lease.
Connecticut
ENFIELD, CONN. — Katz Properties has acquired Freshwater-Stateline Plaza, a 300,588 square foot Costco-anchored shopping center in Enfield. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 130 Elm St., the property is 96 percent occupied by a 136,000-square-foot Costco, a 50,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods and a Home Depot. The shopping center was built in in 1972. Enfield is approximately 20 miles north of Hartford.
Greystone Secures $14.1M in Fannie Mae Refinancing for Apartment Community in Connecticut
by David Cohen
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. — Greystone has secured a $14.1 million Fannie Mae DUS loan to refinance Bradley Court, a garden-style apartment community in Windsor Locks. The 146-unit community was built in the 1960s and is spread over 14 acres. Avrom Forman of Greystone’s New York office originated the loan. The 12-year Fannie Mae financing includes six years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization at 75 percent loan-to-value.
NORWALK, CONN. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of the Matrix Corporate Center in Norwalk. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 535 Connecticut Ave., the five-story property is currently 74 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Crius, UBM and Belvoir. Sean Cahill, Gary Lyons and Blake Thomas of Avison Young represented the seller, Matrix Norwalk LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Hanover Norwalk Investors LLC.
NorthMarq Capital Secures $6.7M Refinancing for Apartment Community in Milford, Connecticut
by David Cohen
MILFORD, CONN. — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $6.7 million refinancing for Robert Treat Apartments, a 124-unit multifamily community in Milford. The property is located at 30-60 Robert Treat Drive, eight miles northeast of Bridgeport. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged a fixed-rate loan with a 10-year, interest-only term on behalf of the borrower, Robert Treat Associates LLC. The lender was Freddie Mac.
NKF Capital Markets Secures $19.5M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Complex in Connecticut
by David Cohen
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — NKF Capital Markets has secured a $19.5 million acquisition loan for Cove West Hartford, a 200-unit apartment community in West Hartford. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub and Daniel Fromm of NKF secured financing on behalf of CS Acquisitions Group through an equity investor. The six-building complex is located approximately two miles from downtown Hartford. The seller was not disclosed.
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. — Axiom Capital has secured a $17 million permanent loan for an office building in Middletown. The undisclosed borrower plans to completely renovate the 85,000-square-foot building. The lender was a life insurance company. When completed, the property will expand to 90,000 square feet and include 316 parking spaces. Amenities will include classrooms, an auditorium, a café with indoor and outdoor seating and a fitness center.
MONTVILLE, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate has orchestrated the sale of a 20-acre land parcel located at 90 Maple Ave. in Montville. The sales price was undisclosed. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented the buyer, Horace Lindo of Lindo Construction, a local general contractor, in the transaction. The seller was Lawrence Legg of Salem. No development plans have been announced for the parcel.
HAMDEN, CONN. — HK Group has brokered the $136 million sale of Town Walk at Hamden Hills in Hamden. The garden-style community, which is located at 100 Town Walk Drive, features 764 units and sits on a 44-acre site. Matthew Keefe and Ricardo E. Cordido of HK Group represented the buyer, Jones Street Investment Partners, and the seller, Baker Properties, in the transaction. AvalonBay Communities built the property in the 1990s.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Greystone has provided a $33.6 million acquisition loan for Park Square West, a 143-unit, affordable housing community in Stamford. Dan Sacks of Greystone provided the financing to a New Jersey-based borrower who purchased the property for $42 million. The Fannie Mae acquisition financing features a 12-year fixed rate and five years of interest-only payments. Built in 2001, 20 percent of the units at the property are reserved for renters earning 50 percent of the area median income. Amenities at the community include a rooftop sundeck, fitness center and gated parking.