For a second time in the last month, a major downtown Stamford office building on East Main Street has traded hands.
The 189,896-square-foot, seven-story Soundview Plaza office building, at 1266 East Main St., sold on Jan. 15 for $6.5 million, land records show.
The buyer was Soundview Plaza LLC, which is controlled by Abraham Gottesman, who lists a Spring Valley, New York business address, state business records show.
Gottesman is a developer/investor who has been involved in a plan to convert a major Bridgeport office building, at 855 Main St., into apartments.
It’s not clear what he plans to do with the Stamford office building, which has views of the Long Island Sound, was built in 1981 and renovated in 2016. He didn’t immediately return an email request seeking comment.
Tenants in the building include shared office space and coworking provider Regus, which has been expanding its presence in Connecticut.
The seller was 1266 Main Street Stamford LLC, which is controlled by Jason Piel, who lists a Stamford business address at 300 Main St., state records show.
According to his LinkedIn page, Piel is the controller at Twenty Lake Holdings, a subsidiary of New York-based Alden Global Capital, a private equity firm that owns the Hartford Courant.
Piel’s LLC bought the property in September 2019 for $15.15 million, property records show.
The Soundview Plaza office building is located across the street from another major office property that recently traded hands — WWE’s former corporate headquarters at 1241 E. Main St.
According to real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, 30.7% of Stamford’s 15.7 million square feet of office space was vacant as of the fourth quarter of 2024.
