WINDSOR, CONN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $20 million Freddie Mac, first mortgage loan for Windsor Station, a 130-unit multifamily community in Windsor. Built in 2017, the property sits on 6.5 acres and comprises two four-story buildings. Tom Peloquin of KeyBank arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate financing with a 12-year term, six years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan will be used to refinance existing debt. The lender was undisclosed. Lexington Partners LLC and LAZ Investments developed Windsor Station.
Connecticut
Rent Growth, Higher Demand Lead to Improved Outlook for Connecticut Multifamily Market
by David Cohen
More apartments are being rented in Southern Connecticut, which is benefiting multifamily properties in the Fairfield County/New Haven region in several important ways. For New Haven, this means the return of rent growth. In Fairfield County, the added demand for rentals continues to support new development. An improved outlook for both markets has also positively influenced investment activity. In 2017, multifamily operators in the New Haven metropolitan area had one of their best years since the recession, thanks to improvements on multiple fronts. Appeal for apartments has generated the second-highest net absorption level so far this decade. Demand increased in the city itself, where Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital offer numerous employment opportunities, as well as in the surrounding greater New Haven suburbs. Absorption of rental units surpassed that of deliveries by a multiple of three, facilitating a major drop in vacancy. The metro’s overall vacancy rate at the end of the first quarter was 4.7 percent, 270 basis points below where it was just two years ago. Equally important, healthier demand has also aided rent values. Monthly effective rates started to rise in 2017 after retreating in 2015 and 2016, with rent growth nearing 6 percent year over …
BLOOMFIELD, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $26.8 million sale of The Arbors at Brighton Park, a 132-unit multifamily community in Bloomfield. Victor Nolletti, Wes Klockner and Eric Pentore of IPA represented the seller, Bloomfield Realty Partners. The buyer was an affiliate of Paredim Partners. Situated on more than 14 acres, The Arbors at Brighton Park is located within five miles of Hartford Hospital, The University of Hartford, Trinity College and the 800-acre Penwood State Park.
SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. — KeyBank has provided a $39.5 million Freddie Mac, first mortgage loan to refinance the existing debt of Tempo Evergreen Walk Apartments in South Windsor. The 200-unit, garden-style apartment complex was built in 2018 and is made up of nine, four-story residential buildings. Tom Peloquin of KeyBank arranged the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with an 11-year term, three years of interest only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule for the undisclosed borrower.
NEWINGTON, CONN. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of 445 and 445A Willard Ave., a 9,760-square-foot office condominium in Newington. Nickerson Properties LLC purchased the property for $2 million. Terri Rockefeller of Colliers International represented the seller, Rotundo Developers LLC, in the transaction. The property is currently 100 percent occupied by a Davita Dialysis Center and Family Adult Day Care, a senior care facility.
UNCASVILLE, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Uncasville. The recently renovated four-story, 105-room hotel sold for $11 million. The property was recently repositioned from a Best Western to a Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriot. Jonathan S. Ruprai of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
DARIEN, CONN. — Normandy Real Estate Partners has sold Darien Green, a 79,287-square-foot, two-building office campus in Darien for $4.9 million. Darien is located five miles east of Stamford. Fletcher Development and Silver Heights Development acquired the property and, following a capital improvement project, will rebrand the campus as Darien Crossing. The campus was built between 1976 and 1978 and consists of a 50,182-square-foot office building at 320 Boston Post Road and a 29,105-square-foot office building at 330 Boston Post Road. Stamford-based commercial real estate firm RHYS has been appointed as the exclusive leasing agent for the property.
Contemporary Healthcare Capital Arranges $1.5M Mezzanine Loan for Skilled Nursing Acquisition in Connecticut
by David Cohen
WINDHAM, CONN. — Contemporary Healthcare Capital has arranged a $1.5 million mezzanine loan, part of a $6.2 million total acquisition financing for a skilled nursing facility in Windham. Located approximately midway between Hartford and Providence, R.I., Douglas Manor includes 90 licensed skilled nursing beds. The borrower, affiliates of Ryders Healthcare Management, is acquiring the property out of receivership. The new owner plans to use the financing package to implement $1.6 million in capital improvements to the property. The senior lender on the transaction was CoastalStates Bank.
Fantini & Gorga Secures $2.1M in Financing for Two Dollar General Stores in Maine and Connecticut
by David Cohen
VERNON, CONN., WELLS, MAINE. — Fantini & Gorga has secured a $2.1 million refinancing for two newly constructed Dollar General Stores in Wells and Vernon. The properties are leased on an initial long-term triple net basis to Dollar General. The Vernon location opened in July of 2017 and the Wells location opened in January of 2018. Chris Miller and Lindsay Feig of Fantini & Gorga represented the New England-based client and arranged the financing with a regional financial institution. Terms of the non-recourse loan included a thirty-year amortization schedule.
Associated Bank Provides $27.7M Loan for VA Community Care Center in Orange, Connecticut
by David Cohen
ORANGE, CONN. — Associated Bank has provided a $27.7 million construction loan to Orange VA LLC for a 56,000-square-foot office building in Orange. The building, which will be located at 200 Edison Road, will house a Veterans Administration Community Care Center. Completion is slated for mid-2019. Services at the center will include primary care, team vocational services, health psychology and peer support services. Brian P. Rogan of the Commercial Real Estate division of Associated Bank originated the loan.