Wednesday, March 27, 2013

HFF closes REO sale of Stamford, CT office property




9 West Broad Street, Stamford, CT
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – HFF announced today that it has closed the REO sale of 9 West Broad Street, a 200,301-square-foot office property located  in downtown Stamford, Connecticut.

HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller. The purchaser is a joint venture between Forstone Capital LLC and certain funds managed by Westport Capital Partners LLC.

Jose Cruz
9 West Broad Street is situated on 2.88 acres at the north end of Mill River Park in Stamford, with quick access to Interstate 95, Route 1, Merritt Parkway, the Stamford Metro North commuter rail station and Stamford Town Center. 

Andrew Scandalios
Renovated in 1999, the nine-story property is anchored by American Institute for Foreign Studies. 9 West Broad Street features a full-service cafeteria and a separate parking garage.

The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by senior managing directors Jose Cruz and Andrew Scandalios, managing directors Kevin O’Hearn and Jeffrey Julien as well as associate director Steve Simonelli.

Kevin O'Hearn
“9 West Broad Street is well-positioned for value creation through lease-up and will benefit from its location in Stamford, which is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and top financial firms,” said Cruz.  

 O’Hearn added, “Forestone continues to expand their presence in the Fairfield County and is one of the most active investors in this submarket.”

Forstone Capital, LLC is a boutique real estate investment firm located in Darien, Connecticut that provides a full range of commercial real estate services to private equity investors and select individual clients.

Jeffrey Julien
 Since its inception in 2007, Forstone Capital has acquired over 1 million square feet of office, retail, and multi-family properties throughout Connecticut.

At Forstone Capital, the firm strives to provide clients with valuable investment opportunities through off-market deal sourcing, intimate market knowledge and hands-on execution of their asset strategies through proprietary leasing, development and management services.
Steve Simonelli

Westport Capital Partners LLC is an investment management company focused exclusively on opportunistic and distressed real estate investments. The company invests in real estate through direct and indirect property ownership and through public and private real estate securities and financial instruments. 

The company focuses on distressed assets, value-added transactions, and domestic and international development opportunities

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact

 Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3500 | cel 617.543.4873 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com

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