TAMPA, FLA. — Two new retail tenants have opened at Westshore Marina District in Tampa. The construction of the retail portion of the 52-acre mixed-use development is currently being completed. The two new tenants are Cru Cellars and Sand Surf Co. Cru Cellars, which signed a lease in August 2019, and Sand Surf Co., which signed a lease in September 2019, are the first of several retailers that will open their doors at Marina Landings, Westshore Marina District’s 70,000-square-foot town center. Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners is the developer of Westshore Marina District. The 2,400-square-foot Cru Cellars wine bar and restaurant is set to open on May 10. The restaurant will serve wines-by-the-glass and cooking by executive chef Zack Sylvester. Marina Landings at Westshore Marina District is Cru Cellars’ third Tampa location. Sand Surf Co., which opened at the beginning of May, occupies 1,270 square feet of space and offers women’s and men’s apparel, as well as accessories tied to surf culture. Sand Surf Co. at Marina Landings is the store’s new flagship location and is home to many different brands, including Quicksilver/Roxy, Billabong, Duvin, Frankie’s Bikini’s, Kulani Kini’s, Maaji, Olukai, Rainbow Sandals and Lulifama. Located on Old Tampa Bay across …
CAPE CORAL, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the $7 million sale of Shops at Surfside Center, a 117,566-square-foot shopping center located in Cape Coral. The property is situated on 8.3 acres at 2342/2354 Surfside Blvd. at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway. Built in 2007, architecture firm Cuhaci & Peterson designed the Shops at Surfside Center and Hawkins Construction built the property. The center was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to Belk, Anytime Fitness, SalonPlex and Humana. The seller, a private service entity, sold the property to Patagonian Holdings LLC. Kevin Yaryan, Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.
TAMPA, FLA. — Westmount Realty Capital LLC has bought Interstate Business Park, a seven-building suburban office/flex property in Tampa. The Class B, 12.5-acre business park is close to Interstates 75 and 4, U.S. Highway 301 and State Roads 60 and 618. The acquisition is Westmount’s first office purchase in Florida. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Interstate Business Park, which also has a small portion of warehouse space with grade-level access, is 73 percent occupied with more than 32,000 square feet of vacancy. National credit, government and construction tenants at the property include Kissinger Campo & Associates, Cohen Veterans Network, Ferguson Enterprises, Flatwoods Consulting Group, Nova Engineering & Environmental and the Florida Department of Agriculture. Most current leases expire between 2023 to 2026, according to Westmount. The property has five two-story buildings and two one-story buildings. The seller, an institutional owner and operator, invested over $1.6 million dollars on capital improvements. Renovations in 2020 totaled more than $340,000 including exterior painting, window replacements, awning replacements, parking lot updates and an elevator remodel. Westmount Realty Capital is a Dallas-based commercial real estate company that specializes in value add and big opportunity investments within the U.S.
MIAMI — Transcendent Electra, a joint venture between single-family rental (SFR) platform Transcendent Investment Management (TIM) and multifamily owner/operator Electra America, has purchased 1,889 new single-family homes. The company has $496 million in contract process and closing and another $1 billion in the pipeline. This acquisition marks Transcendent Electra’s first significant acquisition since launching in February. The properties are new single-family homes and townhomes that are purchased directly from homebuilders throughout the following markets: Birmingham and Huntsville, Ala.; Florida; Savannah and Atlanta, Ga.; North Carolina; South Carolina; Nashville, Tenn.; and Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin in Texas. Transcendent Electra aims to acquire or develop approximately $3 billion in SFR housing over the next three years, with a focus on new-build homes in the $175,000 to $300,000 price range, where average rent will be $1,500 to $2,800 per month.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Centennial Bank has provided a $68 million loan to Unicorp National Developments Inc. for the construction of The Bentley, a 396-unit apartment tower in Orlando. The high-rise is part of Unicorp’s $1 billion mixed-use development O-Town West. Robby Barrows of Centennial Bank led the loan transaction for developer Unicorp. O-Town West will be a multi-phase, live-work epicenter delivering single-family homes, apartments, a Publix-anchored retail package and office space. Confirmed tenants for The Town Center at O-Town West include Publix, AT&T, Heartland Dental, McDonalds and Planet Smoothie. The Bentley is one of the first phases of the development, in addition to Town Center, both of which are slated to break ground soon. The Bentley is slated for completion at the end of next year. The Bentley’s amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool with a Jacuzzi, resident lounge with a coffee bar, social area featuring billiards and arcade games, theater room, entertainment lanai with a TV, Zen garden with hanging moon chairs and water features, outdoor walking trail, a firepit, 24-hour fitness center with TRX and yoga studio, conference room, bike rentals, outdoor gaming areas and electric car charging stations. Centennial Bank has financed more than $149 million …
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has secured $59 million in bridge financing for the development of Dolce Living Royal Palm, a 326-unit multifamily property located in Kissimmee. Gregory Nalbandian and Jesse Wright of JLL led the team representing the borrower, Sovereign Properties, to secure a three-year, non-recourse bridge loan through Värde Partners. The property is set to open in May. The lease-up bridge financing will retire the existing constriction loan and preferred equity, lower the sponsor’s cost of capital as it begins to lease-up the property, fund remaining construction costs to complete the project and return a portion of the sponsor’s invested equity. Dolce Living Royal Palm apartments will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 956 square feet. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, media center, movie theater, billiards and game room and golf simulator. Located at 3250 Orleans Ave., the property is situated 5.3 miles from Walt Disney World Resort, 26 miles from Orlando International Airport and 31 miles from downtown Orlando.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $197 million in senior debt for the refinancing of a 10-property retail portfolio totaling over 1 million square feet located in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle metros. Tarik Bateh, Greg Brown, Bruce Ganong, Keith Largay, Chris Hew and Drew Heitstuman of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a co-investment partnership managed by Jacksonville-based Regency Centers Corp. Hartford Investment Management Co. (HIMCO) provided the 10 interest-only loans, all of which featured 10-year terms and fixed interest rates. The portfolio is approximately 97 percent leased overall and includes grocery and pharmacy neighborhood centers anchored by Trader Joe’s, Giant, Safeway, Ralph’s, Albertson’s, Mariano’s, Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Virginia-based Snell Properties has purchased Arcos, an apartment community covering an entire city block in downtown Sarasota bounded by Central Avenue, Fourth Street and Lemon Avenue. Snell was the partnership lead in pursuit and closing of the acquisition, and will lead management of the asset, on behalf of the new ownership group. Built in 2019, Arcos is a 228-unit community located at 320 Central Ave. that offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with keyless entry access, walk-in closets, in-unit washer/dryers and kitchens with quartz countertops, tiled backsplashes and stainless steel GE appliances, including French door refrigerators with indoor ice and water dispensers. The apartment homes feature large windows, recessed lighting and city and courtyard view options. Community amenities include a resort-style heated pool with sun deck; an outdoor pavilion with a fireplace, entertainment center, outdoor kitchen and a bar with grills, ice-mines and seating; a courtyard with water features and tropical landscaping; onsite spa with massage rooms and saunas; parking garage; fitness center; fenced dog park; coworking space; and a Starbucks coffee station. Brian Moulder and Chris Chadbourne of Walker & Dunlop represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Tim Weldon and Brian Kochan of Newmark …
MIAMI — Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm focused on the software sector, has signed a long-term lease at 830 Brickell, a 55-story, Class A office building in Miami’s Brickell district. The founder of Thoma Bravo, Orlando Bravo, relocated to Miami late last year, and partner Chip Virnig and other existing members of the Thoma Bravo team have already moved to the Miami region. OKO Group and Cain International are co-developing 830 Brickell, which is currently under construction and expected to be delivered in 2022. Thoma Bravo will occupy roughly 36,500 square feet on the two top floors and establish a flexible workspace to accommodate the firm’s growing employee base. Thoma Bravo expects to open its office at 830 Brickell in the fourth quarter of 2022. Thoma Bravo’s Miami-based employees have already begun working from a temporary office space. Cushman & Wakefield represented the developers in the lease negotiations, and CBRE represented Thoma Bravo.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — New York-based O’Connor Capital Partners has sold the Tupperware Brands corporate headquarters campus in Kissimmee Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged the $43 million sale of the 43-acre property. The buyer was Spirit Realty. The campus is 100 percent triple-net leased to Tupperware Brands, as it relocated its headquarters to the area in 1951. In 2020, Tupperware Brands executed a new 11-year lease with options enabling them to remain on the campus for up to 25 years. The eight-building campus is located on Orange Blossom Trail, just west of the Florida Turnpike and 10 miles south of Orlando International Airport. Douglas Mandel and Barry Wolfe of IPA represented O’Connor Capital Partners in the sale. The duo also procured the buyer, an unnamed investor based in Dallas. O’Connor is currently developing a mixed-use project on the land surrounding the Tupperware campus that will include residential, medical office and retail space.