Gibbons of ABG Realty negotiates $2 million sale of 20,000 s/f warehouse/retail site
Bernard Gibbons of ABG Realty represented the seller, Somerglen LP, in the sale of 130 Broadway. The building was sold to PSG Framing out of Boston earlier this month for $2 million.
130 Broadway boasts 40,000 s/f of land improved by 20,000 s/f of commercial warehouse/retail space. 10,000 s/f of warehouse space located in the rear of the building will be converted into a light manufacturing facility. The 10,000 s/f of space in the front of the building (facing Broadway) will be converted into street level retail space.
The extensive renovations are underway at 130 Broadway offering an opportunity for retailers to take part in Somerville's latest revitalization project. Scheduled for completion in August 2011, a $7 million streetscape renovation project is taking place along Broadway in order to shape it into a more pedestrian friendly, transit-oriented street; promoting walking, biking and gathering along East Somerville's central business corridor.
Avon, CT Chozick Realty - CRXE Group have completed the $42 million sale of Avon Woods Apartments, a 189-unit apartment community. Located on 47 acres, Avon Woods is a desirable apartment complex in the greater Hartford region. Residents have a combination of privacy with grounds, woodlands, walking trails and frontage on the Farmington River as well as being well located at the junction of Rtes. 10 and 44 with access to all of the town and the surrounding communities throughout the Farmington Valley, West Hartford and Hartford.
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