DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged a $7.6 million loan for the refinancing of Stirling Square, a 25,515-square-foot shopping center located in Dania Beach. Located at 700 Stirling Road, Stirling Square is ground-leased to Aldi and 7-Eleven. The 22,000-square-foot Aldi was built in 2018, and the 3,515-square-foot 7-Eleven will be completed in May. The 4.1-acre property is situated at the northwest corner of Stirling and Phippen Waiters roads. Howard Taft and Joel Zusman of Aztec Group originated the financing through an unnamed life insurance company based in Idaho on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Salzman Real Estate Advisors. The 15-year loan featured a fixed interest rate below 3.8 percent and was structured at 60 percent loan-to-value.
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WEST MELBOURNE, FLA. — Ackerman & Co. and Trout Daniel & Associates have arranged the sale of a CubeSmart Self Storage facility located at 1060 Polo Drive in West Melbourne. Missouri-based StorageMart acquired the facility, which features 397 climate-controlled storage units and 288 drive-up units. David Paulson, Stephen Lapierre and Wyatt Whitaker of Ackerman & Co. and Steven Cornblatt and Coleman Tirone of Trout Daniel & Associates represented StorageMart, which plans to rebrand the self-storage property into a StorageMart. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new StorageMart spans more than 70,000 rentable square feet. Planned upgrades to the property include improvements to loading accessibility and enhancements to security systems.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Sentinel Real Estate Corp. has purchased a 452-unit multifamily portfolio in Miami Beach for $96.6 million. The portfolio includes a total of 30 individual properties, 25 of which are located in the heart of South Beach, with the other five located in the submarket of Bay Harbor in north Miami Beach. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Boardwalk Properties, in the transaction. Located between 7th and 16th Streets, the South Beach properties are close to Lincoln Road, Ocean Drive, Collins and Washington Avenues and the Miami Beach Convention Center. The Bay Harbor properties are located on East Bay Harbor Drive, which runs along the eastern waterfront of Bay Harbor Island across from the Miami Beach peninsula and Bal Harbor. The previous ownership had invested approximately $10 million into the structures within the portfolio over the last six years. In acquiring the assets, Sentinel intends to capitalize on the opportunity to upgrade the interiors to feature high-quality finishes, and drive up rent growth. The portfolio will be rebranded as Helios Apartments Miami Beach. Sentinel Real Estate Corp. is an independently owned real estate investment management firm based in New York City.
Greystone Provides $43M in HUD-Insured Financing for Multifamily Property in Port St. Lucie, Florida
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Greystone has provided a $43 million HUD-insured loan to refinance a 396-unit multifamily property in Port St. Lucie known as Kitterman Woods. Reuben Dolny of Greystone’s New York office originated the loan on behalf of K&J Residential Group. The non-recourse loan carries a 35-year term and 35-year amortization schedule, along with a sub-3 percent fixed interest rate. The property is Energy Star-certified and qualified for HUD’s Green MIP program. Kitterman Woods includes 25 three-floor buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The property was built in 2007 by Florida-based KD Construction, an affiliate of K&J. Community amenities include an exercise room, community room, two swimming pools, tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts, dog park, playground and a car care center.
WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — Boutique National has arranged the sale of a 407,500-square-foot industrial facility in Winter Haven. The property is situated on 22.3 acres and includes an adjacent 15.1 acres. Bobby Sampson with Boutique National represented the undisclosed buyer. David Murphy with CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
MIAMI — Tricera Capital, a Miami-based real estate investment firm, and LNDMRK Development have acquired Cube Wynwd, a newly constructed office building with ground-floor retail space in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. RedSky Capital sold the property to the buyers for $28 million. Scott Wadler and Michael Basinski of Berkadia arranged the $27.5 million loan for the sale. Developed by RedSky Capital LLC, Cube Wynwd is an eight-story building with approximately 100,000 square feet of office and retail space with a rooftop terrace. Located at 222 NW 24th St., the property is close to area attractions including Wynwood Walls, Panther Coffee, Salty Donut, KYU and Bar Taco. Coworking operator Spaces occupies about 30 percent of the office space and about 1,700 square feet of the retail space in Cube Wynwd’s lobby. Other retail tenants include a Rome-based Bonci Pizza and Mini Market. Tricera and LNDMRK obtained acquisition financing from South Florida-based Amerant . Glacier Credit Strategies provided a mezzanine loan to the buyers as well. Law firm Polsinelli represented Tricera and LNDMRK in the transaction.
GULF BREEZE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $19.9 million sale of Tiger Point Pavilion, a 66,279-square-foot neighborhood shopping center anchored by Publix in the coastal Pensacola-area community of Gulf Breeze. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt and Tommy Isola of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between MAB American and DRA Advisors, in the transaction. Pasadena, Calif.-based ExchangeRight is the buyer. Completed in 2018, the 98 percent-leased Tiger Point Pavilion has national and local tenants, including Aspen Dental, AT&T, Dickey’s Barbeque Pit, Great Clips and Select Physical Therapy. With an attached drive-thru pharmacy, the Publix and the adjacent Publix Liquors store account for approximately 57 percent of the rental income at the property, according to JLL. The retail center is located at 1430 Tiger Park Lane.
LAKE WORTH, FLA. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC), a Baltimore-based real estate investment and management company, has acquired The Shoppes at Sherbrooke, a 57,901-square-foot neighborhood shopping center anchored by LA Fitness. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the undisclosed seller in the $11.3 million deal. The Shoppes at Sherbrooke was purchased via Continental Realty Fund V LP, a $210.8 million private equity fund focused on acquiring value-add retail and multifamily properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. The Shoppes at Sherbrooke represents the seventh retail property and ninth asset acquired by the fund, following last year’s acquisition of Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, a 510,000-square-foot, open-air regional shopping venue near Charleston, S.C.. Constructed in 2004 and positioned at 8954 Lantana Road, The Shoppes at Sherbrooke has a tenant mix comprising six retailers. The approximate eight-acre site includes a nearly one-acre undeveloped land parcel. The property is approximately 15 miles from Palm Beach International Airport and less than 15 miles from downtown West Palm Beach.
TAMPA, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the $3.8 million sale of Double Branch Plaza, an 8,996-square-foot, multi-tenant retail strip center located at 12856 W Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa. The property was completed in 2020 and is situated on 1.5 acres. Patrick Nutt and Will Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based developer, in the sale. The buyer was a private investor that owns a portfolio of multi-tenant properties in the area. At the time of initial marketing, Double Branch Plaza’s tenant roster included Le Peep Café, Ocean Nail Salon and Tropical Smoothie Cafe. There was still one vacancy left to fill whose lease was negotiated during the due diligence period, according to SRS.
TAMPA, FLA. — Strategic Property Partners LLC, the Tampa-based developer behind the $3 billion Water Street Tampa development underway, has opened Heron, a 420-unit apartment community located at 815 Water St. Water Street Tampa’s first residential building is now offering in-person tours for potential residents. Construction on the development started in November 2018. The residential property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 555 to 2,206 square feet. Each unit features a private terrace ranging from 122 to 753 square feet, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows, quartz counters, custom cabinetry and kitchen appliances by Fisher & Paykel. Additionally, each residence includes floating bathroom vanities, soaking tubs and rainfall showerheads. Heron includes a parking garage and 40,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, including a GreenWise Market. Orlando-based ZRS Management Co. manages Heron and will oversee its programming, including virtual and in-person events. These will include cooking demonstrations with chefs, fitness and meditation classes and expert discussions on topics like sleep wellness and urban gardening. Heron’s amenities include a rooftop pool with cabanas, outdoor kitchen and barbecue areas, fitness center, bar and lounge spaces on each of its dual towers. The property will be the first residential development …