PANTHER PROPERTIES PURCHASES ORLANDO APARTMENTS FOR $26M

ORLANDO, FLA. — Panther Properties Investment has purchased the 306-unit Venue Apartments in Orlando from the FDIC for $26.5 million. The FDIC had acquired the property as part of its takeover of IndyMac Bank. The property, which is located on 27.83 acres, was developed in 2005 by Wood Partners. Features include a fitness room, a media center and a pool. Venue Apartments was first sold in May 2006 for $48 million. Cushman & Wakefield represented the FDIC in the transaction.