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April 30, 2024

Former Companions and Homemakers HQ in Farmington sells for $1.7M; buyer plans to move business there

COSTAR 613 New Britain Ave., in Farmington.

About a year-and-a-half after selling one of the state’s largest homecare providers, the former owner of Farmington-based Companions and Homemakers has now sold the company’s former headquarters building. 

A limited liability company controlled by Linda Grigerek has sold for $1.7 million a 34,611-square-foot medical office building at 613 New Britain Ave., in Farmington.

The buyer was MKC Properties LLC, which is controlled by three principals, including managing member Christopher Curtin, who is the founder of an executive leadership training company called Connected Approach Partners. 

Other members of the buying LLC are John Carty, of West Hartford, and Eamonn Long, of Rye, New York, state records show.

Curtin said Tuesday morning that he will be moving his company to the newly purchased building and is looking to rent the remaining available space to other tenants “aligned with the mission of learning, education and development.”  

Grigerek was the founder and CEO of Companions and Homemakers, a major provider of in-home care, before she sold the company in 2022 to two separate businesses. 

She originally bought the Farmington property in 2003 for $1.5 million, property records show. 

Companions and Homemakers no longer occupies space in the New Britain Avenue property, which was vacant at the time of the sale, according to Michael Guidicelli, a broker from Regions Commercial LLC who represented the seller in the deal.

Companions and Homemakers recently moved to another office location in Farmington, at 76 Batterson Park Road, where it leases 10,768 square feet of space. It also has locations in Enfield, Middlebury and Norwich, according to its website. 

Guidicelli said the New Britain Avenue property was auctioned online through Ten-X and saw significant demand, including from potential buyers who wanted to convert the building to apartments. 

However, the town wanted to maintain the building as office space, which blocked any redevelopment plans, he said. 

Guidicelli said he had 40 showings for the building and 10 potential buyers were approved to bid on the property; there were 17 bids overall and the final sale price went 18% above asking. 

Guidicelli said he has recently sold several other commercial properties formerly owned by Grigerek.

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