Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Historic Homes of Greenwich Built by Super-Rich

  
                       Sunridge Farm, built by John B. Pierce, 
                has just come on the market priced at $9.2 million.


Photo credit:  Chris Meech
Source: www.compass.com

John B. Pierce
GREENWICH, CT -- By the early 1900s, Greenwich, Connecticut, with its proximity to New York City, good beaches, nice summer weather and a deep harbor for yachts, had attracted some of America’s richest people who built massive mansions for full-time living or smaller “summer cottages,” that were still quite large, for seasonal stays.

A few of the super-rich homeowners included I. N. Phelps Stokes, a New York architect who in 1905 built his own home, Khakum Wood Estates, that included 177 acres and an 8,000-square-foot Tudor manor home that was dismantled in England, shipped to Greenwich and rebuilt;

 John Hamilton Gourlie, an insurance executive from New York who built a 15,000-square foot French Renaissance home in 1896 that was later expanded even more, renamed as Copper Beech Farm, and most recently sold in 2014 for $120 million;

I. N. Phelps Stokes
and a 12,000-square-foot, English-cottage-style home built in 1914 for Samuel Pryor who was the president of Remington Arms Company.

One of the prettiest of Greenwich’s great estates was Sunridge Farm built in 1900 for John B. Pierce, the founder of American Standard Company. Sunridge Farm has just come on the market priced at $9.208 million.

Pierce was born in Maine into two of the state’s oldest families.  With family money backing him, Pierce bought his own hardware store in 1872 where he became interested in steam and hot water boilers and radiators. 

In 1880, Pierce built a small factory in Buffalo, New York to build boilers and in 1882 opened a factory in Westfield, Massachusetts to manufacture cast-iron radiators. 

 John Hamilton Gourlie 
(Courtesy Century Association
 Archives Foundation)
 These ventures evolved into bathroom, kitchen and related plumbing fixtures and became American Standard in 1929 - still one of the country’s largest manufacturers of kitchen and bath products.

In his will, the childless Pierce gave all his stock and much of his wealth to his employees and friends who had been instrumental in creating the American Standard Company that we know today, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.

Behind the wrought-iron entry gate and down a winding drive, Pierce’s romantic Italian-style villa stands as an elegant statement of the luxury and wealth of America’s Industrial Age. 

 Spread across 10.68 acres, the compound consists of the 11,017-square-foot main house, guest house, tennis court, pool and a pool house with kitchenette, changing room and bath.

  Landscaping includes endless green lawns punctuated by mature trees, shrubs, flower gardens and even a secret garden.  


Samuel F. Pryor 
Inside the main residence of seven bedrooms and eight baths are large elegant formal living and dining rooms, garden room dining, a family room and bar. 

Architectural features include a tiled entry hall, arched doorways, beamed ceilings and multiple fireplaces.  

Large terraces invite outdoor dining and plenty of recreation can be had at the pool and enjoying a few sets of tennis.

  Grounds and the secret garden beckon for outdoor strolls and exploration.

One of the great Industrial Age homes in Greenwich, Connecticut has just come on the market, only 35 miles from Midtown Manhattan.  Priced at $9.208 million, it is listed by Robin Kencel of Compass, Greenwich.

Robin Kencel

CONTACT:

Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone:  434-480-4504
Twitter:  @toptenrealestat
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Self-Taught Harry Gesner’s Triangle House in Tarzana, CA for Sale at $4 Million


     Harry Gesner

Photo Credit:  SAEPhotography
Source:  TopTenRealEstateDeals.com   

TARZANA, CA -- Surfer-turned-self-taught architect Harry Gesner’s thinking was unique.  Instead of going to years of school to learn the trade, he did it on his own and became one of America’s best architects.

His homes have drawn international fame such as his Wave House that he designed with a grease pencil onto his surfboard while astride it in the water, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com   


Gesner's spacious 5,278-square-foot home,
Triangle House, sits on 1.3 acres down a long drive, 

has four bedrooms and four baths. 

 Gesner’s design ideas were the inspiration for the Sydney Opera House; his acclaimed works include Sandcastle, where he lived for 50 years, Ravens Eye, Eagles Watch, Scantlin House, now on the grounds of the Getty center, and the Triangle House which is for sale at $3.9 million.



Gesner designed all his homes with an eye to the environment, how the home would sit on its location, the views (which he feels creates perspective to one’s life), and the home’s relationship to the movement of the wind and sun. 



  He designed one of his most famous works, the Triangle House, with the indoor and outdoor living areas blending together through opening walls of glass and taking advantage of the mild Southern California climate.  

Located inland in Tarzana, California on 1.3 acres down a long drive, Gesner’s 5,278-square-foot home is spacious and open with four bedrooms and four baths. 

 The guest house accessed across the terrace is a replica of the main house and can also be used as an office with glass walls to appreciate more views of the natural landscape. 



 With uninterrupted views across the living area, the chef’s kitchen has a large island for prepping and eating.  The dining room, with its wall of glass, gives the impression of being outdoors and is served by a large wine cellar. 

The den is sunken with a fireplace; there is a large media room, expansive outdoor terraces for entertaining and a pool and sauna.  Just inside the modernist entry gate is a futuristic garage. 

 The sweeping, triangular lines of the house create a special serenity both inside and out.


Gary Wolfe 

Harry Gesner, now 95, has been designing homes since 1945 and was still surfing up until a few years ago.

  In the book Houses of the Sundown Sea, published in 2012, his life in design, plans and notes from his archive along with his most famous homes are presented and reviewed.  

Built in 1960 with 21st-century updates, Gesner’s Triangle House is for sale. Priced at $3.9 million, the listing agent is Gary Wolfe of Trisha Perez & Associates, Coldwell Banker, Westlake Village, California.

CONTACT:

Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone:  434-480-4504

Twitter:  @toptenrealestat
facebook.com/toptenrealestat  

New Orlando, FL 7-Eleven store sold for $7.5 million



 John Krzyminski 

ORLANDO, FL, July 21, 2020 – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has closed the $7.5 million sale of a newly constructed, 3,010-square-foot, single-tenant retail building ground leased to 7-Eleven within one of the country’s top hospitality and retail corridors in Orlando, Florida.

JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Destination Shoppes LP, and procured the buyer, SRE Holdings, LLC.

With more than 70,000 stores serving 18 countries, 7-Eleven, Inc. (S&P: AA-) is the world’s largest store chain in the convenience retailing industry.

 Max Krzyminski

The building, which includes gasoline pumps, was completed in 2020 and has 15 years remaining on its lease. The property is situated on 1.05 acre at 9725 Universal Blvd. in the heart of Orlando’s highly sought-after Tourist Corridor.

The property has a growing and built-in customer base of more than 36,600 residents within a three-mile radius and is proximate to Universal Studio Orlando’s newest theme park, Epic Universe.

The JLL Capital Markets team that represented the seller was led by Senior Director John Krzyminski and his brother, Analyst Max Krzyminski..

Newly constructed 7-Eleven situated on 1.05 acre at 9725 Universal Boulevard in Orlando’s highly sought-after Tourist Corridor.

 John and Max Krzyminski specialize in investment advisory and sales in the Tourist Corridors, especially the International Drive market.

“The phenomenal trophy location is in a high-growth area exploding with more than $2 billion in projected and approved developments,” John Krzyminski said.

“The Kirkman Road Extension from Universal Boulevard to Carrier Drive will provide another north-south corridor to improve residential and commercial mobility that will increase traffic and accessibility to the 7-Eleven.”

For more news, videos and research resources on JLL, please visit our newsroom.

CONTACT:

Kimberly Steele
 JLL Senior Associate
 Public Relations
Phone: +1 713 852 3420


Hold Thyssen Fills Longtime Vacant Retail Space With Quality Tenant in Rosemont Village Shopping Center, Orlando, FL



Vik Mahadeo 

ORLANDO, FL--- Hold Thyssen, Inc., a full service commercial property firm based in Winter Park , recently negotiated a new multi-year lease agreement for 4,480 rentable square feet at Rosemont Village Shopping Center, 4459 N. Pine Hills Rd. in Orlando .

 Hold Thyssen leasing associate Vik Mahadeo brokered the transaction on behalf of the landlord and the tenant in the transaction. 

Mahadeo negotiated relocation of the well-established church – Center for Israel United in Christ -- placing the quality tenant into the space that was vacant for more than three years.

Rosemont Village Shopping Center
 Hold Thyssen, Inc. provides commercial property brokerage and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide.  

The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more that 100 commercial properties throughout the United States .



CONTACTS:

Anthony Fisher, Vice President, Hold Thyssen Inc.,
 407-691-0505, afisher@holdthyssen.com

Robert P. Hold, Principal, Hold Thyssen, Inc.,
407-691-0505, bhold@holdthyssen.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 
407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com.





Dothan Lock Storage

PRICE: $2,500,000
CALL FOR OFFERS:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19th, 2020 5:00PM EST



Parker Sweet
DOTHAN, AL -- BH Storage Group is coordinating the $2.5 million sale of Dothan Lock Storage, a self storage facility located in Dothan, AL.

The opportunity consists of 35,625 net rentable square feet and 273 climate and non-climate units, according to Parker Sweet, president, BH Storage Group.

Sweet states in a printed flyer that offers will be considered by contacting Parker@BHStorageGroup.com or phone
239.770.0601.


Facility Highlights:
·             96% physically occupied (Area)
·             3 Mile Supply: 5.62 sqft
·             Stabilized cash-flowing property
·             Opportunity to implement institutional management and marketing to drive rate and economic occupancy.
·             No planned storage developments in the trade area



 CONTACT: 

Parker Sweet
President
239.770.0601