HARTFORD, CONN. — RBH Group has acquired a long-vacant commercial building, located at 370 Asylum St. in Hartford, for $20 million. RBH Group plans to redevelop the building into Teachers Corner Hartford, a mixed-use space. The development will feature market-rate and affordable residential units, space for educational opportunities and cultural performances, as well as restaurant and retail components. Laurie Grasso and Douglas Hoffmann of Hunton & Williams advised in the acquisition. Teachers Corner Hartford represents the first transaction in RBH Group’s national rollout of its Teachers Village concept following the first Teachers Village project in Newark, N.J., a $150 million, 23-acre mixed-use community. Teachers Corner Hartford is a realization of RBH Group’s continued joint venture with the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and its partnering with Hartford’s Community Solutions and The Prudential Social Investment Group, with funding provided by the City of Hartford and various Connecticut state agencies.
FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Angel Commercial has arranged the sale of an office building located at 134 Round Hill Road in Fairfield. Round Hill Road Partners sold the property to 134 Round Hill Road LLC for $1.3 million. Situated on 0.3 acres, the freestanding building features 7,350 square feet of office space. Angel Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
EAST LYME, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of Flanders Plaza, a regional shopping center located at 9-19 Chesterfield Road in East Lyme. Developers Consolidated Realty acquired the property from GFP Flanders Plaza LLC for $15.5 million. Situated on 7.2 acres, the 60,000-square-foot property is anchored by CVS/pharmacy, Tri-Town Foods Supermarket, McDonald’s and Citizens Bank. Jay Morris of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller in the deal. Brett Eagleson of Guilford Savings Bank arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $12.9 million in FHA financing to the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven for Tower One & Tower East, a seniors housing property in New Haven. Built in 1969 and 1981, the apartment complex features 328 age- and incomed-restricted units. Ed Foulon of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the financing, which features a 35-year amortization schedule, through the FHA 223(f) mortgage insurance program. Loan proceeds were used to refinance existing debt. The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven is a non-profit, faith-based, service-oriented organization that provides continuing care and affordable housing to seniors.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Novella, a mixed-use property located in New Haven. 1245 Chapel Street LLC acquired the property from RMS Chapel Street for $39.6 million. The Novella features 136 apartment units above the 1,135-square-foot Chapel Street Pharmacy, 3,380 square feet of available retail space and 85 parking spaces. Victor Nolletti, Steve Witten and Eric Pentore of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has arranged the sale of two medical office buildings located in New Britain for an undisclosed price. Mark Cosenza and David Neboyskey of Inland Real Estate represented the buyer, an Inland affiliate, in the deal. The properties are a two-story building located at 300 Kensington Ave. and a 62,000-square-foot building at 1 Lake St. Starling Physicians P.C. occupies both properties.
EAST GRANBY, CONN. — Sentry Commercial has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant industrial complex located at 25-27 and 29 Kripes Road in East Granby. Torrington, Conn.-based Gen IV LLC acquired the property from Airport Business Center III. Situated on 8.3 acres, the 65,691-square-foot property is a portion of Airport Business Center, a five-building industrial park developed by the seller in 1984. Sentry Commercial was the sole broker in the transaction.
NORWALK, CONN. — Marcus Partners has completed the disposition of Cross Street Medical Center, located at 40 Cross St. in Norwalk. Anchor Health Properties acquired the property for $23 million. Norwalk Surgery Center/Norwalk Hospital, St. Vincent’s MultiSpecialty Group, WestMed (formerly Norwalk Medical Group) and the Center for Advanced Pediatrics anchor the 71,401-square-foot building. Frank Nelson, Michael Greeley and Danielle DeMarco of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
VERNON, CONN. — Sentry Commercial has brokered the sale of an industrial facility located at 77 Industrial Park Road in Vernon. Tradewinds Investments acquired the property from Mel-Pet Realty for $1.3 million. The 52,000-square-foot facility is occupied by multiple tenants. Sentry Commercial was the sole broker in the transaction.
SIMSBURY, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Mill Commons Apartments, an apartment complex located at 1 Millers Way in Simsbury. Beachwood Partners acquired the 88-unit property from Mills Commons LLC for $20.9 million, or $237,500 per unit. Victor Nolletti, Steve Witten and Eric Pentore of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.