An affiliate of a Windsor-based site-work contractor and a West Hartford power-equipment retailer has purchased a former Mitsubishi dealership property on Hartford’s New Park Avenue for $3.15 million.
According to a deed recorded Nov. 5, a limited liability company tied to BCI Inc. — which operates as The Butler Co. — acquired the 3-acre parcel at 398-412 New Park Ave. from an LLC affiliated with the Crowley Auto Group.
The site includes a 26,143-square-foot dealership building constructed in 1988 and recently vacated by a Mitsubishi franchise that had been leasing the property.
The deal was completed as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
Principals of the buying entity include Robert, Thomas and Timothy Butler — the president, vice president and a project manager at BCI, respectively.
The family also owns Butler Equipment, a power-equipment retailer located a short distance down New Park Avenue in West Hartford. The store sells landscaping and construction machinery ranging from lawn mowers and leaf blowers to excavators and loaders.
BCI provides site-work services to public agencies, developers, higher-education institutions and healthcare organizations.
The firm’s portfolio includes work on Lowe’s stores in Cromwell and Bloomfield; a Home Depot in Bristol; Dick’s Sporting Goods in Manchester; aerospace facilities in Windsor Locks and Bloomfield; the University of Connecticut in Storrs; and General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, according to its website.
