Commercial & Industrial

Amazon Drops $20M on Enfield Permitted Site
By James Sanna | April 30, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkTariffs or no tariffs, internet retail giant took a step towards building more warehouse capacity in one of the towns that makes up Connecticut’s distribution center hub.

KeyBank, Webster Finance Hartford Nonprofit Developer’s $45M Expansion
By James Sanna | April 30, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA Connecticut nonprofit developer that builds housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities national.

Manchester Warehouse Sold to New Jersey Investor
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | April 29, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA New Jersey real estate investor that specializes in acquisitions of infill industrial properties paid $12 million for a Manchester distribution facility.

Connecticut Given ‘F’ for Housing Production
By James Sanna | April 29, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA new analysis by economists at Realtor.com gave Connecticut a failing grade for producing too little housing to meet its needs.

Shoppes at Buckland Hills Trades for $25.8M
By James Sanna | April 28, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkOne of Connecticut’s biggest malls has sold to one of the biggest owners of distressed malls in the state and elsewhere.

Housing Conversions Provide Options for Fairfield County Office Owners
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | April 25, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkFairfield County’s office sector showed positive indicators in the first quarter as the effects of residential conversions removed out-of-favor inventory from the market.

Stamford Office Building Could Become 60 Apartments
By James Sanna | April 24, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAn aging office building to the north of Stamford’s downtown core is up for a multifamily conversion amid unrelentingly high office vacancy rates and a county-wide surge in housing-focused redevelopments.

459 CT Renters Could Face Eviction if Congress Doesn’t Act
By Jesse Bedayn | The Associated Press | April 23, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and individuals fleeing homelessness or domestic violence could end by next year if more funding isn’t made available.

Report: New Haven Biotech Tower on Hold, Thanks to Trump
By James Sanna | April 23, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWhat was supposed to be New Haven’s next big life science real estate development and a major landmark at a gateway to the city is suddenly going nowhere, fast.

Meriden Multifamily Trades for $8.6M
By James Sanna | April 22, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA medium-sized apartment building in downtown Meriden has changed hands at a slight discount from its last sale.

Stonington Village Gets $41.5M Financing for Housing
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | April 18, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA Stonington mixed-use development will add 160 multifamily units after receiving $41.5 million in financing from Liberty Bank.

JLL: Apartments Planned for Norwalk Office Building
By James Sanna | April 14, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkCommercial brokerage JLL claims a mostly-empty Norwalk office building is headed for a multifamily conversion.

From Corporate HQ to Self-Storage: Developer Pitches New Plan for Pepperidge Property
By James Sanna | April 11, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkIt’s a real come-down for the prestige of 595 Westport Ave. in Norwalk, but a developer’s plan to convert the office-and-factory property to self-storage units will keep it active.

Old Saybrook Property With Hollywood Horror Past Heads to Auction
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | April 10, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAs expected, the 220 Middlesex Turnpike parcel’s size and location have generated interest from multiple developers. But it’s the property’s connection to an early 1970s horror movie that’s adding an extra layer of interest in the pending sale.

Norwalk Ex-Auto Body Sells for Potential Redevelopment
By James Sanna | April 7, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA three-quarter-acre parcel across the river from downtown Norwalk has traded hands for $1.8 million.

Investor Unloads West Hartford Multifamily Property for $6.34M
By James Sanna | March 31, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkHartford parking magnate Alan Lazkowski has sold a West Hartford multifamily property to a pair of investors.

Diverse Workforces Drive Design Changes
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | March 27, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAfter studying psychology in college, Katherine Berger pursued architecture as a career but never lost her fascination with human behavior and its implications, which she now deploys as director of interior design at New Haven-based architects Svigals + Partners.

Convenience Store Chain Eyes Expansion in Connecticut
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | March 25, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA chain of gas station-sited convenience stores will open its 10th Connecticut location in Rocky Hill after inking a lease at 944 Cromwell Ave.

Prepping Hartford Ex-Power Plant for Housing Could Cost Up to $450M
By James Sanna | March 24, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA preliminary study of how Hartford could repurpose its old waste-to-energy plant along the Connecticut River says costs vary widely, depending on how and when it’s done, and what the goal is.

Greater Hartford Adding New Housing Far Faster than Nation
By Sam Minton | March 24, 2025 | Reprints | Unlock LinkNationally there’s a noteworthy downturn in multifamily construction. In the Hartford area, new data suggests just the opposite.