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www.HartfordBusiness.com March 20, 2017 • Hartford Business Journal 13 Windsor office-portfolio sale nets $5M A five-building Windsor office complex has sold for $5 million, brokers say. Iowa-based Investors War- ranty of America LLC (IWA) sold the 375,000-square-foot office portfolio to Griffin Park Realty W LLC, of Brooklyn, N.Y., said seller's broker CBRE-New Eng- land, which brought IWA to the deal table. Vasco Ventures, which specializes in distressed and undervalued real estate, manages Griffin Park, a private-equity partnership, CBRE said. The properties located within the Grif- fin Office Park had been on the market for some time, the broker said. Scott Weinblatt, Vasco's national director of operations and asset management, said the acquisition is its first in the Greater Hartford region. Vasco owns or operates a handful of properties in the New York City and Philadel- phia areas, plus one each in upstate New York and in Galloway, N.J., Weinblatt said. The Griffin Office Park portfolio con- sists of two four-story Class A office build- ings located at 1 and 2 Waterside Cross- ing and three two-story Class B office buildings located at 4, 6 and 8 Griffin Road North. The portfolio's properties are located within Griffin Office Center, a 600-acre development. Rocky Hill's Town Center inks first-phase tenants The first phase of commercial devel- opment in Rocky Hill's Town Center West is nearing occupancy for its first batch of tenants. Located at 856 Cromwell Ave./Route 3, Starbucks, Citizens Bank and Carbone's restaurant are among retail tenants that have signed for space in several buildings totaling 16,710 square feet in the first phase. To the rear of Town Center West, is the recently opened Montage Rocky Hill, a 144-unit luxury apartment community. In Phase I, Hartford's Carbone Restau- rant is debuting two themed restaurants, Carbone's Prime Italian Steakhouse and The Salad Bar, featuring organic foods. Also to open will be a Starbucks cof- feehouse, with a drive-thru window and an outdoor patio. Kathy's Urgent Care, led by Dr. Thomas Brown, is opening its second location in the Hartford region. Its facility will provide X-rays and blood work. Citizens Bank's new branch also will feature a drive-up window as part of its new streamlined branch design. $8.9M N. Britain office complex for sale The 1 Grove Place office complex in downtown New Britain is on the market for $8.9 million, brokers say. Once a factory-mill site that formerly housed Fafnir Bearing, the seven-story, 105,875-square-foot office building atop 1 acre at 1 Grove St. has 17 office suites. The building is listed for sale by the owner on Ten-X.com. $735K Bloomfield listing A 29,886-square-foot industrial build- ing in Bloomfield is on the market for $735,000, brokers say. Built in 1958, the 1.81-acre property at 14 Tobey Road contains 3,750 square feet of office space. The property is located within the town's enterprise zone and is fully leased, according to listing broker Sentry Commercial. Star Silk & Woolen Co. and Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. are existing tenants, Sentry said. n Deal Watch wants to hear from you. E-mail it, along with contact informa- tion to: gseay@HartfordBusiness.com. Gregory Seay is the Hartford Business Journal News Editor. Gregory Seay DEAL WATCH REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY MONSON DEVELOPMENT CENTER – FOR SALE The sale and redevelopment of a portion of the former Monson Development Center presents an exciting opportunity to create a unique mixed-use development to support a mainly rural economy (and expanding light industrial economy) in the village-like historic Town of Monson. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking responses to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purchase and sale of a portion of this state-owned property. Please refer to the RFP for site tour and specific submission requirements. MONSON DEVELOPMENT CENTER: • 256+/- acres for sale — bid on entire site or an Area • Historic property may be eligible for federal and state Historic Tax Credits • Town supports mixed use development • Adjacent to hundreds of acres of protected agricultural and recreation land • Includes undeveloped rail spur TO OBTAIN THE RFP: www.mass.gov/DCAMM/Monson2017 DIRECTOR AND RISK MANAGER ERM (Hartford Fire Insurance Company — Hartford, CT) Develop cost effective s/w apps to address complex client area reqs & processes (e.g., new enhancements or maintenance) in Personal Lines Tech department. Apply via Careers section of www.thehartford.com & submit resume to Job ID: 1700463 Eligible for employee referral bonus. Project Manager — Systems Design and Development (Farmington, CT): Provide application support for business units. Develop and maintain existing Global Claims Technology and Operations applications by implementing change management and controls to IT software development life cycle practices. Develop project plans, define schedules and budgets, identify needed resources, and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously. Work on Case Management System business operations; .NET websites; required batch jobs configuration; acceptance testing; design, development, and systems integration; resource and equipment requirements identification; capacity planning; and, software and hardware availability management. Req Master's degree + 2 years of exp or Bachelor's degree + 5 years of exp. Mail resume to Lisa Goldner, AIG Claims, Inc., 175 Water St., NY, NY 10038. Job#: Y182AIGCT Griffin Office Park, Windsor. 1 Grove Place, New Britain. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D P H O T O | T E N - X . C O M 14 Tobey Road, Bloomfield. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D