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CMX Cinemas Parent Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid Theater Closures

by John Nelson April 28, 2020

MIAMI — Cinemex Holdings USA Inc., parent company of CMX Cinemas, CineBistro and Cobb Theatres, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Miami-based company operates 41 movie theaters that have been temporarily closed since mid-March amid the outbreak of COVID-19. In a written statement, an undisclosed Cinemex Holdings USA spokesman said the Chapter 11 filing will help protect the company’s business viability and employees if and when the company’s movie theaters reopen. The spokesperson said that it’s impossible to forecast if and when ticket sales would ever reach pre-crisis levels. In the state of Georgia, movie theaters were allowed to reopen on Monday, April 27, and movie theaters in Texas can open at limited capacity on Friday, May 1. The spokesperson said that during its “total suspension of business” that landlords and creditors have proven unwilling to work out temporary solutions in terms of rent relief or repayment of debt obligations. The company spokesperson also said that the bankruptcy is a result of an uneven playing field as movie studios typically collect 60 percent of every ticket sold. The person said an equitable long-term “rebalancing” for movie theater operators would be for movie studios to cut their maximum revenue …

April 28, 2020

Development Florida Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast

Moorings Park Institute, London Bay Complete Phase I of Seniors Housing Community in Naples

by Alex Tostado April 27, 2020

NAPLES, FLA. — Moorings Park Institute Inc. and London Bay Development Group have opened the first phase of Moorings Park Grande Lake, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Naples. Located on 55 acres along the Naples Grande Golf Course, the first phase of development included three buildings totaling 47 units, all but three of which were pre-reserved. Entrance fees start at $1.5 million and are 70 percent refundable, and golf club membership is included. Phase II of the project has just opened for preleasing, and includes a clubhouse scheduled to open in late 2021.

April 27, 2020

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Fort Lauderdale Multifamily Sector Offers Investors Shelter from the Viral Storm

by Sarah Daniels April 27, 2020

Many multifamily real estate investors have moved to the sidelines until price transparency returns and the trajectory of property performance becomes clearer. It is a prudent strategy. Indeed, this period of forced inactivity is, perhaps, better used to reflect on the future and consider which U.S. apartment markets will offer the most attractive opportunities when the moment arrives to test the waters again. Conventional wisdom holds that markets with significant reliance on leisure travel employment will be hardest hit by the pandemic, particularly those with outsized exposure to the cruise industry. It’s hard to refute the logic. But investors who interpret it too literally may miss potentially attractive options. Take Fort Lauderdale, for example. The Broward County labor market has one of the highest exposures in the country to the leisure, hospitality and cruise sectors. More than 3.9 million cruise passengers embarked from the port last year, generating direct employment for about 15,000 residents and indirect employment for tens of thousands more in the lodging, dining and entertainment, air transportation and retail sectors. With the cruise industry taking on water surely investors would be well advised to steer clear of the Gold Coast? Perhaps not. In fact, the statistical impact …

April 27, 2020

Company News Florida Retail Southeast

Park Pizza & Brewing Partners with Self-Driving Shuttle Company to Deliver Food to VA Hospital in Orlando

by Alex Tostado April 24, 2020

ORLANDO, FLA. — In an effort to limit contact and feed frontline healthcare workers, Park Pizza & Brewing Co. has partnered with Beep, a company operating self-driving shuttles, to deliver food to the Orlando VA Medical Center in the city’s Lake Nona neighborhood. To limit contact with the delivery, each pizza box is sealed, put onto a cart, loaded into the shuttle by Park Pizza & Brewing restaurant employees and the onboard shuttle attendant, and personnel at the medical center are then able to roll the cart into the hospital. The shuttles typically operate on a fixed route, but that has been paused due to the COVID-19 crisis. Park Pizza & Brewing opened within Lake Nona in November 2018. The VA hospital opened in 2015 and provides acute care, complex specialty care, advanced diagnostic services, a large multispecialty outpatient clinic, and administrative and support services to more than 100,000 veterans in the area. Beep and Lake Nona developer Tavistock Development Co. are exploring other opportunities to utilize the autonomous shuttles to serve the community during COVID-19.

April 24, 2020

Acquisitions Florida Georgia Retail Southeast

SRS Arranges $13M Sale of Nine Retail Properties in Florida, Georgia Leased to Hydraulic Supply Co.

by Alex Tostado April 24, 2020

DALLAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $13 million sale of nine retail properties leased to Hydraulic Supply Co. The locations are in Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Riviera Beach, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, Florida City and Belle Glade, Fla.; as well as Forest Park, Ga. Each location has nine years remaining on the lease. The assets range from 7,000 to 12,000 square feet and double as last-mile distribution and storage properties for the retailer. Motion Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., owns Hydraulic Supply Co. Hydraulic Supply carries a selection of more than 20,000 hydraulic, pneumatic and industrial products. Patrick Nutt, Kyle Fant and Britt Raymond of Dallas-based SRS represented the seller, Florida-based SunCap Investment Fund, in the transaction. There were eight undisclosed, individual buyers for the assets.

April 24, 2020

Development Florida Loans Mixed-Use Retail Southeast

PEBB Enterprises, Banyan Development Receive $27M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Development in Palm Beach County

by Alex Tostado April 23, 2020

BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — PEBB Enterprises and Banyan Development have received $27 million in financing for their Mainstreet at Boynton mixed-use project underway in Boynton Beach. Buffalo, N.Y.-based M&T Bank provided the loan. The property is situated at 6405 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., 13 miles north of Boca Raton in Palm Beach County. A 26,000-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market will anchor the project, which will also feature a Wawa on an outparcel. The retail portion is 85 percent preleased. A 158-bed, 117,000-square-foot co-living facility will also be a part of the project. Jupiter, Fla.-based general contractor Mason Construction expects to complete the project in second-quarter 2021.

April 23, 2020

Development Florida Multifamily Seniors Housing Southeast

Gates Construction Delivers Seniors Housing Community in Naples, Florida

by Alex Tostado April 23, 2020

NAPLES, FLA. — Gates Construction has delivered The Pineapple House at Sapphire Lakes, a two-story, 127-unit seniors housing community in Naples. The owner and operator is Senior Care Residence Sapphire Lakes at Naples LLC. The property spans 115,381 square feet and offers an open-air courtyard, fitness center, massage areas, hydrotherapy room, pool, beauty salon, theater room, library, chapel, craft room, private dining room, clubroom bar and dining options that will include a bistro and an open-air patio. The new community is located at 7901 Radio Road, seven miles east of downtown Naples. Michael Kerner, Development Consulting LLC and Phoenix Associates of South Florida Inc. designed the community.

April 23, 2020

Development Florida Office Southeast

Skanska to Construct $42M Mixed-Use Building for University of South Florida in Tampa

by Alex Tostado April 22, 2020

TAMPA, FLA. — Skanska USA will construct a three-story, 120,000-square-foot office and research lab for the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. The $42 million project is situated within USF’s Research Park, which is located at 3802 Spectrum Blvd. on the southern end of campus and 10 miles north of downtown Tampa. The building will also offer ground-floor retail and restaurant options. Completion is slated for fall 2021. Gensler designed the building, which will expand the park’s capacity by 30 percent.

April 22, 2020

Florida Loans Multifamily ORIX Southeast

Hunt Real Estate Capital Provides $8.2M Refinancing Loan for Multifamily Community in South Florida

by Alex Tostado April 21, 2020

HIALEAH, FLA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided an $8.2 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for Oceanmar Park Apartments in Hialeah. The 104-unit community was built in 1967 and comprises 26 two-story buildings. The borrower, Oceanmar Park Apartments LLC, plans to invest $330,000 for new paint, new appliances and air conditioners, a security system, new garbage enclosure and repaving. The proposed plans will span a four-year period. The 15-year term loan features interest-only payments for the full term. The property is situated at 7155 W. 14th Court, 17 miles northwest of downtown Miami.

April 21, 2020

Florida Leasing Activity Retail Southeast

Bromley Signs Joffrey’s Coffee to Lease within Midtown Tampa Mixed-Use Development

by Alex Tostado April 21, 2020

TAMPA, FLA. — Bromley Cos. has signed Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Co. to a 1,500-square-foot lease within Midtown Tampa. The coffeehouse, which has been headquartered in Tampa since 1984, will open the flagship location near Midtown Commons, a central greenspace within the mixed-use project. Joffrey’s will serve a wide variety of coffee and tea beverage options including espresso, lattes, cold brew, nitro cold brew, ready-to-drink offerings, as well as premium iced and hot teas. Additionally, customers will be able to “create” latte art from pre-selected images, selfies and uploaded designs of their choosing with a Ripple machine. Bromley Cos. is developing Midtown Tampa, a planned $500 million mixed-use development. The Whole Foods Market-anchored project is 75 percent preleased and is expected to open in early 2021, which is slightly ahead of schedule even in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

April 21, 2020

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