WINDSOR, NEWINGTON AND BLOOMFIELD, CONN. — Eastern Union Funding has arranged three loans totaling $35.9 million to refinance three multifamily properties in Connecticut. The borrower was a New York-based private investment firm. Totaling 369 units, the properties are Williamsburg Apartments, 250 Bloomfield Ave. in Windsor; Northwood Apartments, 215 Lowrey Place in Newington; and Manor House Apartments, 14-2 Revere Drive in Bloomfield. Customers Bank provided the financing.
PATERSON, ORANGE, EAST ORANGE, METUCHEN, OLD BRIDGE, HAZLET AND EAST WINDSOR, CONN. — Kline Enterprises has completed the disposition of a 1,009-unit affordable housing portfolio of seven properties in Paterson, Orange, East Orange, Metuchen, Old Bridge and East Windsor. A joint venture between Hudson Valley Property Group, Red Stone Cos. and Wheelock Street Capital acquired the portfolio for $180 million. Community Realty Management will act as third-party property manager for the portfolio, while retaining the majority of the existing staff members at each of the properties. Walker & Dunlop and Fannie Mae provided acquisition financing. Goodwin Procter LLP, Nixon Peabody LLP and Berman Indictor LLP served as counsel for the buyer in the transaction. Jamie Renzenbrink and Gene Levental of SVN Affordable | Levental Realty brokered the transaction.
WATERBURY, WOLCOTT AND SOUTHINGTON, CONN. — The NHP Foundation-Urban Atlantic Fund I has acquired a four-property seniors housing portfolio in Connecticut for $43 million. The 404-unit portfolio consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with all units contracted for the Project-based Section 8 Housing Assistance Program. The properties are the 150-unit Exchange Place Tower Apartments, located at 44 Center St. in Waterbury; Countryside Apartments I & II, located at 12 Wolf Hill Road in Wolcott and totaling 109 units; and the 145-unit Flanders West Apartments, located at 1 Darling St. in Southington. The name of the seller was not released. The equity fund is a joint venture between PNC Bank, Urban Atlantic and The NHP Foundation.
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. — Chozick Realty has arranged the sale of Wilcox Apartments, located at 305 S. Main St. in Middletown. Up Realty acquired the property from Hamilton Point Wilcox Investors for $7 million, or $86,420 per unit. The 81-unit property features 11 different floor plans, including flats, lofts and townhome-style apartments. Rick Chozick and Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
GREENWICH, CONN. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $3.2 million first mortgage for a retail and office building located at 79 E. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. Christie Houlihan of Houhlian-Parnes secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The non-recourse loan has a fixed interest rate for seven years. The 20,000-square-foot building was fully leased at the time of financing.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Paredim Partners has acquired Parallel 41 Apartments, a multifamily property located in Stamford, for $33.3 million. The property was nearly 100 percent occupied at the time of acquisition. The property features 124 apartments, a fitness center, lounge and roof deck. The buyer plans to implement a renovation and rebranding program for the property, which was built in 2012. The name of the seller was not released.
DANBURY, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Hillcroft at Danbury, an apartment community located at 10 Clapboard Ridge Road in Danbury. Timberline Real Estate Ventures purchased the 192-unit property from Par Hillcroft for $32.2 million, or just under $168,000 per unit. Completed in 2014, the property features a community room, pool, playground, clubhouse and fitness center. Apartment floor plans feature dining areas and private balconies or patios, with select units offering open living/dining and kitchen floor plans.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged a long-term lease for 26,460 square feet of retail space at Foxhaven Plaza, located on Foxon Road in East Haven. Flippin Out, dba Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park, will open a location at the shopping center in early February. Rich Guralnick of O,R&L Commercial represented the landlord, Foxhaven Plaza LLC, while David Gorback of Colonial Properties represented the tenant in the deal.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $22.5 million in Fannie Mae refinancing for East Farm Village, a multifamily property located in East Haven. The 240-unit property operates under a Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments contract and provides affordable housing units for low- to moderate-income families. Situated on 7.6 acres, the property features a community room, fitness center, solarium, library, playground, laundry facilities, elevator, on-site security and 24-hour maintenance. Erik Storz and Al Clemente of KeyBank arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
AVON, CONN. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged six separate refinancing loans totaling $40.7 million for Apple Rehab, a skilled nursing provider based in Avon, a suburb of Hartford, Conn. The facilities refinanced are The Clipper Home in Westerly, R.I.; T.A. Coccomo Memorial in Meriden, Conn.; Hewitt Health & Rehabilitation Center in Shelton, Conn.; Plainville Health Care Center in Plainville, Conn.; Apple Rehab Colchester in Colchester, Conn.; and Waterbury Extended Care Facility in Watertown, Conn. The facilities total 517 skilled nursing beds. Aaron Becker led the Lancaster Pollard team in arranging the six FHA-insured loans. Each loan has a 30-year term and fixed interest rate. The refinancing will allow Apple Rehab to lower its debt service and increase its replacement reserves.
