MECHANICSBURG, PA., NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Wilder Cos., in partnership with an institutional retail real estate fund, has acquired Silver Spring Square in Mechanicsburg and the Marketplace at Hamden in New Haven. The sales prices in the separate transactions were not disclosed. Together, the two shopping centers total 800,000 square feet of space. The 570,000-square-foot Silver Spring Square is home to the only Wegmans in the Harrisburg trade area and is shadow anchored by a Target and Kohl’s. The Marketplace at Hamden, which was purchased in partnership with Silver Peak Real Estate Partners, features 235,000 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include T.J. Maxx, Staples, Old Navy, Petco, Pier One Imports, and TGI Fridays.
Connecticut
NEW LONDON, CONN. — HFF has arranged the sale of Gull Harbor, an 80-unit, garden-style multifamily community at 83 Mansfield Road in New London. The sale pertains to 80 one-bedroom units of a 99-unit fractured condominium development. The remaining 19 units are individually owned. The units range in size from 600 to 625 square feet. Adam Dunn and Steven Rutman of HFF represented the seller, Gull Harbor New London LLC and New England Holdings II LLC, and procured the undisclosed buyer. The community features on-site laundry, private off-street parking and on-site management.
Angel Commercial Negotiates $8.2M Sale of Two Office Buildings in Fairfield, Connecticut
by Amy Works
FAIRFIELD, CONN. – Angel Commercial has arranged the sale of two adjacent office buildings located at 328 and 338 Commerce Drive in Fairfield. CDR-328 LLC acquired the properties from 328 Commerce Drive LLC and 338 Commerce Drive LLC for $8.2 million. Situated on 1.9 acres, the properties total 48,958 square feet of office space. Angel Commercial solely handled the off-market transaction.
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has negotiated the sale of a 30,544-square-foot, former medical building in East Hartford for $1.5 million. The buyer, Ash Street Holdings LLC doing business as KIA of East Hartford Inc., plans to completely renovate and expand the building, which is located at 99 Ash St. After renovations, Kia of East Hartford will move from its current location, 540 Connecticut Blvd. Jay L. Morris and Luke Massirio of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller in the transaction, Ash Realty Associates LLC. Colliers International represented the buyer. The vacant property was built in 1981 and is the former home of UCONN Health.
WILTON, CONN. — Commercial real estate services firm RHYS has arranged the $4.3 million sale of 59 Danbury Road in Wilton, about seven miles north of Norwalk. The 32,270-square-foot mixed-use building was built in 1959 and fully renovated in 2007. Cory Gubner, Christian Bangert and Alex Haendler of RHYS represented the seller, New York City-based Caroline APTS Co., and the buyer, New England Investment Partners. The property is currently fully leased to two tenants: ASML, a semiconductor company; and Building Blocks Learning Center, an early childhood learning center.
R.D. Scinto Pays $1.5M for Land, Plans to Build Retail Center in Southern Connecticut
by David Cohen
SHELTON, CONN. — R.D. Scinto Co. has purchased a 2.83-acre parcel of land in Shelton for the construction of a 27,000-square-foot retail center. Shelton is 10 miles west of New Haven. The land was purchased from 900 Shelton Plaza Associates for $1.5 million, or just over $530,000 per acre. When completed, the building will be a single-story center with a terra cotta exterior. Bruce Wettenstein of Vidal/Wettenstein was the listing broker and also represented R.D. Scinto in the transaction. Cohen & Thomas PC provided legal counsel for the seller.
FAIRFIELD, CONN. — RHYS has arranged the sale of 1 Eliot Place, a 25,000-square-foot office building in Fairfield, approximately 25 miles southwest of New Haven. Rockwest Real Estate Partners purchased the three-story property, which was constructed in 1985, for $5 million. The building is fully leased. The seller was FNL Enterprises. Alex Haendler, Ted Grogan and Greg Romano of RHYS were the sole brokers in the transaction. An office of Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. is the building’s largest tenant. The Fairfield office market has recorded 15 percent rent growth since 2015, according to RHYS.
New England Retail Properties Facilitates Sale of Tractor Supply in Suburban Hartford for $3.6M
by David Cohen
FARMINGTON, CONN. — New England Retail Properties has brokered the sale of the Tractor Supply store located at 361 Scott Swamp Road in Farmington for $3.6 million. New England Retail Properties arranged the transaction between the seller, AEI Property Corp., and the buyer, 361 Scott Swamp Road LLC. The property, a former Frank’s Nursery & Crafts, was acquired in 2010 and opened in 2011 as a Tractor Supply store after a retrofit of the building and grounds. The property, which is nine miles west of Hartford, serves the Farmington, Burlington, Plainville and surrounding markets. Founded in 1939, Tractor Supply has more than 1,700 stores in 49 states.
MILFORD, CONN. — Pearce Real Estate has brokered the sale of an 18,634-square-foot industrial facility in Milford for $1 million. The property is located at 363 Naugatuck Ave., 14 miles south of New Haven. John Bergin of the Pearce Commercial Milford office represented the buyer, 363 Naugatuck Ave. LLC, and the seller, Travco of Milford LLC, in the transaction. United Rentals has leased the property for the past 17 years.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — Washington Trust has provided $2.7 million for the refinancing of a multi-tenant flex commercial property in Wallingford, located halfway between New Haven and Hartford off I-91. The one-story building is located within Barnes Industrial Park and includes 41,284 square feet of office and industrial space. The borrowers are long-term clients of Washington Trust.