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NEREJ: Besen Partners leases 30,000 s/f building to Bankwell Financial Group – located at 258 Elm St. in New Canaan

New Canaan, CT An affiliate of Besen Partners, LLC, a New York-based full-service real estate advisory firm, has leased 258 Elm St. to Bankwell Financial Group. Bankwell signed a 10-year lease for the entirety of the 30,000 s/f office building, which will serve as the group’s headquarters. Its award-winning subsidiary, Bankwell Bank, is considered one of the state’s leading banking institutions, with 12 branches throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties.

NYREJ: Gelernter of Spur House Partners and Bernstein of Besen Partners facilitate $7m off-market sale

According to Spur House Partners the firm has completed the $7 million off-market sale of 166 First Ave., a five-story walk-up between East 10th and 11th Sts. in the East Village. Shlomo Gelernter of Spur House Partners represented the buyer, Drew Popkin of Highpoint Property Group; and Jay Bernstein of Besen Partners represented the seller, 166 1st Avenue Realty Group. The 6,695 s/f building that was...

Hospitality Net: MCR Acquires the Aloft by Marriott in Downtown Houston

Everything is bigger in Texas — including the hotel rooms! MCR — the country’s 4th-largest hotel owner-operator — has acquired the 168-room Aloft Houston Downtown, a modern, 11-story hotel located in Houston. This is the company’s 38th hotel in the Lone Star State. The Aloft’s location is a huge draw: The hotel is just a five-minute drive from the George R. Brown Convention Center (the...

Real Estate Weekly: 147 Duane Street Sold – $7.1 Million

Besen Partners completed the sale of 147 Duane Street in TriBeCa for $7,100,000. Ron Cohen and Jay Bernstein represented the seller, and Anna Ji of Kian Realty procured the purchaser. The property is a 5-story mixed use elevator building containing four free market apartments and 1,000 s/f of retail on the ground floor. The 6,200 s/f building is 25 ft. wide and has a usable basement. The apartments...

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