Florida

KBS Sells Office Property in West Palm Beach for $40M

by Alex Tostado May 24, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — KBS Real Estate Investment has sold Emerald View at Vista Center, a two-building office property in West Palm Beach, for $40 million. A partnership including Vanderbilt Office Properties acquired the 139,471-square-foot property. Emerald View is situated near the Florida Turnpike and Okeechobee Boulevard within the 500-acre master-planned Vista Center. Vista Center is a mixed-use development that will include office, industrial, hotel and retail space. Emerald View was built to exceed hurricane requirements and provide 100 percent power for 25 days of “business as usual” operations. KBS made several upgrades and improvements to the property, including the construction of move-in ready speculative suites and enhancements to the building common areas and lobby. Christian Lee, Jose Lobon, Kevin Probel, Kevin McCarthy and Tyler Ploshnick of CBRE represented KBS in the transaction.

May 24, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Southeast

Redstone Investments Acquires 17-Building Industrial Portfolio in Tampa for $28.6M

by Alex Tostado May 24, 2019

TAMPA, FLA. — RS Tampa Industrial LLC, an affiliate of Redstone Investments, has acquired the Roth portfolio, a 17-building industrial portfolio that spans 466,460 square feet in Tampa’s Airport/North and East Tampa submarkets. Roth Investment Partnership sold the buildings for a total of $28.6 million. Included in the sale is a building situated at 4410 Crest Ave. which is adjacent to Air Cargo Road and Tampa International Airport. Six of the buildings are situated within Sunstate Industrial Park, which, according to a person familiar with the property, is located near Tampa International Airport’s cargo entrance.

May 24, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Multifamily Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $10.7M Sale of Tampa Bay Apartment Community

by Alex Tostado May 24, 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $10.7 million sale of Serenity Creek, a 90-unit apartment community in St. Petersburg. Serenity Creek is located at 4201 49th St., 20 miles southwest of downtown Tampa. The property was built in 1980 and was renovated in 2007. Serenity Creek offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans across seven two-story buildings. Community amenities include a swimming pool with sundeck, multiple outdoor lounge areas with fire pits and barbecue grilling areas, a central clubhouse, mail kiosk and leasing center and an on-site laundry center. Casey Babb, Luis Baez and Shawn Rupp of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and undisclosed buyer in the transaction.

May 24, 2019

Florida Hospitality Loans Southeast

Mission Capital Arranges $8M Refinancing Loan for Hotel Near Miami International Airport

by Alex Tostado May 23, 2019

MIAMI — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged an $8 million refinancing loan for the EB Hotel Miami, a 133-room hotel located at 4299 N.W. 36th St., across the street from Miami International Airport. The borrower, Eurobuilding Hotels, originally acquired the property in 2007 when it was an office building. Eurobuilding Hotels transformed the asset into a hotel that offers an outdoor pool with poolside bar, 24-hour fitness center, bar and lounge, as well as business, meeting and event facilities. The hotel also features an onsite restaurant, Miranda. Benefit Street Partners provided the fixed-rate loan. Raymond Salameh, Alex Draganiuk, Ari Hirt and Lexington Henn of Mission Capital represented the borrower in the loan transaction.

May 23, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast Top Stories

Joint Venture Acquires 11-Building Office Portfolio in Jacksonville for $231M

by Alex Tostado May 23, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — A joint venture between Starwood Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (SREIT), Vanderbilt Office Properties and Trinity Capital Advisors has acquired an 11-building office portfolio in Jacksonville in an off-market transaction for $231 million. The portfolio spans 1.3 million square feet and is situated within Jacksonville’s Deerwood Park submarket. The portfolio was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to 55 tenants, including Fidelity Investments, The Adecco Group and JPMorgan Chase Bank, with leases that expire in 2026, 2022 and 2022, respectively. Investment-grade companies make up 65 percent of the portfolio’s tenants. “The Florida office portfolio is another example of SREIT acquiring high-quality real estate in markets with strong population and job growth,” says John McCarthy, CEO and president of SREIT. “SREIT focuses on markets with strong growth dynamics because they drive occupancies, rents and values upward.” The Deerwood Park submarket includes St. Johns Town Center and is situated 10 miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville near Interstates 95 and 295. St. Johns Town Center is home to more than 150 restaurants and retailers. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the submarket has the lowest vacancy rate at 9.2 percent in the Butler/Baymeadows region. It also has highest asking …

May 23, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Multifamily Southeast

Toro Real Estate Acquires Three Multifamily Properties in Jacksonville for $39M

by Alex Tostado May 22, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Toro Real Estate Partners has acquired three multifamily properties in Jacksonville for $39 million. The portfolio includes Whispering Oaks, Highlander Apartments and River City Landing, which total 552 units. Toro plans to invest $4 million to renovate the three properties. Renovations will include exterior and amenity enhancements, rebranding and interior improvements. Ben Weddington of CBRE arranged two Freddie Mac small balance loans for Toro’s acquisition of Whispering Oaks and Highlander. Jeremy Nussbaum of Walker & Dunlop arranged the acquisition loan for River City Landing. Dhaval Patel, also with Walker & Dunlop, represented Toro in the sale of River City Landing. Toro purchased the other two assets in off-market deals. Toro has hired Lisa Massis of Lofty Asset Management to manage all three properties.

May 22, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Partnership Acquires Retail Space in South Florida for $8.5M

by Alex Tostado May 22, 2019

DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Konover South LLC and Gary Broidis, principal of Atlantic Commercial Group Inc., has acquired the retail component of City Walk in Delray Beach. The 16,652-square-foot, ground-level retail space is situated in the city’s Pineapple Grove district. The space is part of a four-story condominium building and currently houses Brule Bistro, Joseph’s Wine Bar & Café and Yama Japanese Restaurant. Citywalk Commercial Property LLC sold the property. Continental Casualty provided a $4.9 million loan to the partnership. Konover South will provide property management, and Broidis will handle leasing.

May 22, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Hospitality Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $39.6M Sale of Vacant Hotel in South Florida

by Alex Tostado May 21, 2019

PALM BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $39.6 million sale of The Palm House Hotel, a 79-room hotel in Palm Beach. The hotel was originally built in 1961 and expanded in 1981. In 2006, the hotel underwent renovations that halted in 2014. The hotel is now vacant. The buyer, an affiliate of London + Regional Properties, acquired the site via a Section 363 bankruptcy sale. Robert Given, Errol Blumer, Robert Kaplan and Michael Mulkern of Cushman & Wakefield represented 160 Royal Palm LLC, a bankruptcy court-appointed receiver managed by former Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein, in the transaction. The Palm House Hotel sits on 1.4 acres at 160 Palm Royal Way on Palm Beach Island one block from the Atlantic Ocean.

May 21, 2019

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

HFF Negotiates Sale of 171,352 SF Shopping Center Near Daytona Beach

by Alex Tostado May 21, 2019

PALM COAST, FLA. — HFF has negotiated the sale of Palm Coast Landing, a 171,352-square-foot retail center in Palm Coast. Palm Coast Landing is shadow-anchored by Target and was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, Michaels, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty and Dollar Tree. The property is situated within an opportunity zone about 23 miles north of downtown Daytona Beach. Brad Peterson, Daniel Finkle, Whitaker Leonhardt and Ryan Stoffer of HFF represented the seller, an undisclosed, publicly traded REIT, in the transaction. Acadia Realty Trust acquired the center for an undisclosed amount.

May 21, 2019

Development Florida Office Southeast

Related Cos. Breaks Ground on 300,000 SF Office Building in West Palm Beach

by Alex Tostado May 20, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Related Cos. has broken ground on 360 Rosemary, a planned 300,000-square-foot office building within West Palm Beach’s Rosemary Square neighborhood. The new office building will stand 20 stories and offer 10,000 square feet of amenity space, two indoor/outdoor terraces, seven levels of parking, shared car parking, onsite bike racks, a fitness center and an onsite conference facility. Rosemary Square is undergoing a $550 million transformation from a retail and entertainment center to a vibrant community and destination featuring commercial office space, green spaces, residences, experiential retail and culinary offerings. Rosemary Square sits on 72 acres and is located three miles from Palm Beach International Airport, and adjacent to the West Palm Beach Virgin Trains USA high-speed rail station, which connects West Palm Beach to Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Elkus Manfredi Architects and Leo A. Daly designed 360 Rosemary, which is expected to be complete by early 2021.

May 20, 2019

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