BLT posts Harbor Point milestone

The 240-unit Beacon at Harbor Point in Stamford has surpassed the 50 percent occupancy metric in the six months after its introduction to the market.

Harbor Point developer Building and Land Technology, which describes the building as the only luxury high-rise on the Stamford waterfront, made the announcement.

Carl R. Kuehner, CEO of BLT, praised the launch.

“At Harbor Point, we continue to expand the variety of housing options and it”™s gratifying to see the market respond so quickly to this outstanding luxury property,” he said. “We see this as further affirmation of the increasing appeal of Harbor Point to a wide variety of residents. BLT is working every day to make this a great place for residents and the people of Stamford to enjoy.”

The 22-story, all-rental Beacon represents Harbor Point”™s most high-end offering to date, BLT said. The building has two rooftop observatory decks offering views of Long Island Sound and the New York City skyline. There are studio, one- and two-bedroom residences.

Other amenities include what BLT called “luxury hotel-like shared spaces” on the ground floor, a health club with yoga studio, game room, pool plaza, a waterfront “great room” and concierge service.

The address is 1 Harbor Point Road.

BLT reported more than 2,300 apartments are now available at Harbor Point, ranging from efficiencies to historic lofts and luxury high-rises. The development east of Interstate-95 offers more than 20 acres of parks, a mile-long waterfront boardwalk, marinas and an event-filled calendar with events like corporate 5Ks.

The community is promoted as a live-work-play environment. 

BLT”™s holdings include more than 100 active real estate companies, a majority interest in William Pitt Sotheby”™s residential brokerage firm with 28 offices and 1,100 agents, a mortgage and insurance company and numerous private equity investments. BLT dates to 1982.