SEYMOUR, CONN. — Fischer Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 12,980-square-foot office building in downtown Seymour. Alan Fischer of Fischer represented both the buyer and seller in the all-cash transaction. The building, located at 115 Main St. on .8 acres, is the former home of a Bank of America branch. The buyer is a local investor who plans to reconfigure the space into multiple office suites and street retail.
NEW CANAAN, CONN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance Group has provided a $35 million Freddie Mac refinancing for Brightview on New Canaan. The 90-unit seniors housing community is located in New Canaan, a suburb of Norwalk approximately 35 miles northeast of New York City. The permanent, fixed-rate financing features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization. Richard Thomas and Meredith Davis originated the loan.
GROTON, WALLINGFORD AND NEW LONDON, CONN. — Chozick Realty Inc. has brokered the sale of a five-property multifamily portfolio consisting of 455 units in Groton, Wallingford and New London for $48.2 million. Chozick Realty represented the seller, The Tree Group, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer. Four complexes in the portfolio totaling 275 units are located in New London and Groton, in southeastern Connecticut midway between Boston and New York. The fifth property, totaling 180 units, is located in Wallingford, 14 miles north of New Haven. All five properties in the portfolio have full amenity packages including swimming pools, tennis courts, fitness centers, community rooms, walking trails and picnic areas.
MANCHESTER, CONN. – Chozick Realty has arranged the acquisition of the Damato Enterprises Apartment portfolio, a 13-property multifamily portfolio located in Manchester. New York-based Chester Homes LLC purchased the portfolio for $46.6 million, or $120,000 per unit. Totaling 338 units, the apartment buildings were built by Raymond F. “Sonny” Damato. Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.
MERIDEN AND CHESHIRE, CONN. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a three-asset industrial portfolio in Meriden and Cheshire. A financial institution sold its 100 percent interest in the 788,000-square-foot portfolio to Sky Management Services for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes a 241,000-square-foot facility located at 160 Corporate Court in Meriden that is fully occupied by Sports Direct; a 338,000-square-foot property located at 550 Research Parkway in Meriden that is leased by Medline Industries; and a four-building, 209,000-square-foot industrial complex located at 611-617 W. Johnson Ave. in Cheshire. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Jason Emrani of NKF Capital Markets, along with Matt O’Hare of CBRE, represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Jordy Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly and Robert Tonnessen of NKF Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance secured acquisition financing for the purchase.
NORWALK, CONN. — FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications and services, has signed a lease for office space at 45 Glover Avenue, a 264,500-square-foot Class A office building located in Norwalk. The company will relocate its global headquarters from Merritt 7 Office Complex in Norwalk to 173,000 square feet at the building. Building and Land Technology (BLT) owns the property, which is now fully leased. FactSet is slated to move into the new space in the last quarter of 2019. Tim Rorick and Torey Walsh of Newmark Knight Frank represented BLT, while Joseph Cabrera and Michael Gordon of Colliers International represented the tenant in the deal.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — Calare Properties has acquired an office and research-and-development complex located at 5 Research Parkway in Wallingford, for an undisclosed price. The undisclosed corporate seller and user will vacate the 915,000-square-foot property this year. Situated on 180 acres, the campus features an 830,000-square-foot main office and lab complex that is supported by outer buildings, including a materials handling facility, a central utility plant and a child development center. Jim Panczykowski of Binswanger Management Corp. represented the seller in the deal.
CROMWELL, CONN. — Money360 has funded a $7.5 million bridge loan for a hotel in Cromwell. The financing allows the undisclosed borrower to utilize the cash-out loan proceeds for additional hospitality acquisitions. The 24-month loan features a fixed rate and interest-only payment options. The full-service hotel features 215 guest rooms.
HARTFORD, CONN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $12.6 million in construction-to-permanent financing to support the redevelopment of an office building located at 101 Pearl St. in downtown Hartford. The long-vacant building will be converted into a 12-story multifamily property featuring 157 market-rate apartment units and 6,113 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Peter Hausherr, Melissa Maher and Kirsten Carlson of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the first mortgage financing, which is structured as a three-year construction loan with a five-year balance sheet perm loan, for the undisclosed borrower.
WILTON, CONN. — GHP Office Realty has completed the sale of an office and flex building located at 131 Danbury Road in Wilton. A Westchester County, Conn.-based real estate holding company purchased the property for $9.2 million. Omnicom Group and Enterprise Rent-A-Car occupy the 52,500-square-foot building. Elizabeth Smith of Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein represented the seller, while Bill Anson of RM Friedland represented the buyer in the deal. GHP Office Realty, a division of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, is a leading owner, operator and purchaser of suburban New York commercial space.