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Posted: October 17, 2025
O,R&L sells 199 Oakwood Ave. for $640,000 - to be redeveloped into mental health facility
West Hartford, CT According to O,R&L Commercial Real Estate, Dr. Michael Stokes has purchased the property at 199 Oakwood Ave., to redevelop the property into a mental health facility. The purchase price for this property was $640,000.
199 Oakwood Ave. located off I-84 consists of over 9,000 s/f and 35 parking spaces. This building is an attractive redevelopment project in a well-located, under-served and growing part of the city. The building has been vacant since 2018. Previously purchased by West Hartford Dynasty Cuisine Group, LLC in 2023, they had intentions on redeveloping the building as a restaurant, but after they had decided to take their business growth in a different direction they decided to sell the property in 2024.
Thomas Wilks of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller, West Hartford Dynasty Cuisine Group, LLC.
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