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Kurfehs of Coldwell Banker Commercial, Scalzo Group, brokers sale and leasing of two Lee Farm properties

Hal Kurfehs, Coldwell Banker Hal Kurfehs, Coldwell Banker

Danbury, CT Hal Kurfehs, vice president of Coldwell Banker Commercial, Scalzo Group, brokered sale and leasing of two Lee Farm properties on Park Ave. A parcel of 6.8 acres of Lee Farm raw land was sold to Dr. Marshall Kurtz for a new one-story 7,000 s/f dental facility, Danbury Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.  Kurfehs was the listing agent and Craig Froehlich of Hegarty Real Estate represented the buyer.  Located on Park Ave. across from Barden Corporation on Park Avenue, 2.4 acres of the raw land was buildable.  The selling price was $750,000.

According to Kurfehs, Dr. Kurtz has applied for permits to start construction of a 7,000 s/f one-story dental office. The remaining 1.2 acres will be available by Dr. Kurtz to interested parties for compatible uses,” he added.  Kurtz currently leases an office at 85 North St. and owns a second office at 487 Danbury Rd. in New Milford.

Kurfehs also completed a ground lease of 12 acres of Lee Farm, LLC property located on the south side of Park Ave. extending from Barden Corp to the connector at West Wooster St., to Algonquin Gas Transmission.  The lease is from October 5 to December 31, 2017 and totaled $280,000.  Algonquin will use the land as a staging area for the installation of their gas pipeline through the Greater Danbury area.

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