FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a hotel/retail property located at 417 Post Road in Fairfield for an undisclosed price. The property consists of an 80-room hotel, The Fairfield Inn, and a 6,800-square-foot retail space, which is triple-net leased to The Circle Diner. The new owner, a group of local investors, plans to reposition the property. Louis Zuckerman, Michael Siegel and Enzennio Mallozzi of Colliers represented the seller, Fairfield Motor Inn Associates LLC, and procured the buyer in the deal.
NORTH BRANFORD, CONN. — Capital One Bank has closed a $52 million senior secured term loan for the refinancing of Evergeen Woods, a continuing care retirement community in North Branford. The property features 227 independent living units, 22 assisted living units and 50 skilled nursing beds. The Shelter Group and affiliates of Herbert J. Sims & Co jointly own the facility. First Niagara also participated in arranging the loan.
BRANFORD, CONN. — Brady Corp. has completed the disposition of an 85,000-square-foot light industrial/flex facility in Branford. Situated on 11.2 acres at 20 Thompson Road, the facility sold for $4 million. Brady Corp. plans to lease back 20,000 square feet of the building’s Class B office space. The Geenty Group and Cresa represented the seller, while The Geenty Group represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Continental Properties has broken ground for the development of Montage I Rocky Hill, a residential community in Hartford County. Comprising five three-story buildings, the 144-unit property will offer a mix of 54 one-bedroom units and 90 two-bedroom units. Additionally, the community will feature a 2,600-square-foot clubhouse, putting green, Bark Park, organic garden, nature walk with fitness trails and detached garages. Continental Properties acquired the development site in 2014 and construction is slated for completion in fall 2016.
MERIDEN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a CVS/pharmacy property located at 540 West Main St. in Meriden. A New Jersey-based investor purchased the property for $4.1 million. Originally constructed in 1999 for CVS, the property offers street exposure and a drive-thru lane. Laurie Ann Drinkwater and Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
HAMDEN, CONN. — Press/Cuozzo Commercial Services has arranged the sale of a four-building apartment portfolio located at 63-69 and 75 Fairview Ave. and 154-164 Warner St. in Hamden. The portfolio, which features a total of 18 units, sold for $1.1 million. Stephen Press of Press/Cuozzo represented the owner, Tomer Real Estate Associates, and procured the buyer, Warner-Fairview LLC, in the transaction.
WOLCOTT, CONN. — Sequel Special Products has acquired an industrial facility located at 1 Hillside Dr. in Wolcott. Silversword Property LLC sold the 37,000-square-foot property for $2.4 million. The medical device manufacturing company will relocate operations from 122 Avenue of Industry in Waterbury, Conn. The former tenant, Alden Manufacturing, is relocating to its sister facility in Wolcott. Gerry Matthews of Matthews Commercial Properties was the sole broker in the deal.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — Massachusetts-based National Development, in partnership with EPOCH Senior Living, has begun construction on Bridges by EPOCH at Trumbull, a state-of-the-art memory community in Trumbull. Located at 2415 Reservoir Ave., the 64-unit apartment complex is slated to open in summer 2015. Bridges by EPOCH will feature a 24-hour specially-trained health care staff. The project team includes Boston-based CBT as architect; Portsmouth, N.H.-based JSA Inc. as interior designer; and Middletown, Conn.-based C.E. Floyd Company as general contractor.
WESTPORT, CONN. — GHP Office Realty LLC has acquired a retail shopping center located at 20 Saugatuck Ave. in Westport for an undisclosed price. The 19,000-square-foot center was vacant at the time of sale. The buyer has a $2 million capital improvement program slated for the property to redevelop it into a Class A multi-tenant shopping center. Upgrades will include installation of a new modern glass façade, awning and signage; installation of new mechanicals and gas service; new landscaping; resurfacing and re-striping of the parking lot; and resurfacing the roof. Additional terms of the transaction were not released. GHP Office Realty is a division of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — West Hempstead, N.Y.-based GTJ REIT has acquired a single-story industrial property in Rocky Hill for an undisclosed price. Situated on 12 acres, the 92,500-square-foot property was retrofitted and renovated in 2008. The facility is currently leased and occupied through June 2023 by the Connecticut Lottery Corp. This is GTJ’s first acquisition of 2015; in 2014, the firm completed five transactions across the tri-state area. Terms of the transaction were not released.