Connecticut

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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RIDGEFIELD, CONN. — Formation Development Group has selected Congress Building Corp. as construction manager for Atria Ridgefield, an 86-unit assisted living and memory care community in Ridgefield, located between New York City and Hartford. The 82,000-square-foot community is the sixth partnership between Formation and operator Atria Senior Living. The architect is PRDG of Dallas. Faulkner Design Group, also of Dallas, is the interior designer. The civil engineer is CCA of Brookfield, Conn. Site work commenced in November 2017. A completion timeline was not disclosed. Congress has completed over 8,000 beds and 4.5 million square feet of healthcare and long-term care construction throughout the eastern United States.

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EAST HAVEN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of East Haven Shopping Center, located at 75 Frontage Road in East Haven. A Philadelphia-based development company sold the retail center for $5.2 million. Anchored by AutoZone, the 52,752-square-foot property was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Mark Krantz, Mark Taylor, Derrick Dougherty and J.D. Parker of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.

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ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Pearce Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of a retail property located at 323 Cromwell Ave. in Rocky Hill. Jordan Realty purchased the property from Broad Street III for $5.5 million. CVS/pharmacy occupies the 15,000-square-foot building. DeForest Smith of Pearce Real Estate represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange transaction.

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BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Southport, Conn.-based Angel Commercial has negotiated the sale of an industrial building located at 146 Davis Ave. in Bridgeport. Black Rock LLC sold the property to J.E.T. Corp. for $1.2 million. The buyer is a Bridgeport-based manufacturer of non-ferrous sand castings. Situated on 1.7 acres, the property features 17,088 square feet of space. The building was previously occupied by Black Rock Fireproof Column Co. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial facilitated the transaction.

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STAMFORD, CONN. — Henkel, with Ware Malcomb as architect, has completed its North American consumer goods headquarters, located at 200 Elm St. in downtown Stamford. The 155,000-square-foot space accommodates 425 employees from Henkel’s Beauty Care and Laundry and Home Care businesses, with room for growth. The three-story facility integrates Henkel’s previous locations into one, with the largest numbers of employees being from the company’s former consumer goods headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., and from Wilton, Conn.-based The Sun Products Corp., which Henkel acquired in 2016. The property features research and development space on the first floor and office space on the remaining floors. Founded in 1876, Henkel is a global manufacturer and marketer of brands, including Persil, Purex, all detergents, Snuggle fabric softeners, Dial soaps, Right Guard antiperspirants, Schwarzkopf hair care, and göt2b hair styling projects. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design, lab planning and branding services for the project. Turner Construction served as general contractor, and CBRE provided brokerage and project management services.

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SHELTON, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $22.5 million in permanent financing for The Center at Split Rock, a neighborhood retail property located in Shelton. The 10-year loan amortizes over a 30-year period and was structured with a fixed rate of 4.12 percent. Situated on 11.7 acres, the 91,197-square-foot property was constructed in 2007 and is 99 percent leased to more than 20 tenants. Current tenants include Walgreens, Outback Steakhouse, Orange Theory Fitness and Mattress Firm. Dev Morris, Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage originated and placed the loan for the undisclosed borrower.

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