Patrick Lemp, MAI of Self-Storage Consultants recently brokered the sale of four Connecticut self-storage properties for Edgewood Capital of Southport, Conn. Lemp was the sole broker in the transaction. Two of the properties are located in Simsbury, and the others are in Bloomfield and Waterbury. The properties contain 1,186 units.
The properties were acquired by Albany Road Real Estate Partners, a recently formed private real estate firm based in Boston, Mass. Albany Road's president, Christopher Knisley, has extensive investment and management experience across multiple product types throughout New England. Knisley felt the Edgewood portfolio was a unique opportunity to acquire a critical mass of self-storage facilities, with upside, in the very difficult to penetrate New England market. Knisley plans to use this launch to become one of the dominant regional players in the New England self-storage market.
Knisley brought in J.R. Clisham of CT Self-Stor, a multi-generational, local self-storage owner and third party manager, to assist with the renovations and oversight of the properties. Clisham has extensive development and management experience and is on the board of the national Self-Storage Association.
Self-Storage Consultants provides brokerage, appraisal, and feasibility studies to the self-storage industry throughout New England.
Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades
The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.
The industrial markets have never been stronger. What has happened is that the build out of Devens with new high-tech biotech manufacturing with housing to service these buildings serves as the connector required to really make the I-495 West market sizzle. Worcester has been the beneficiary