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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Port Richey, Florida

by John Nelson

PORT RICHEY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Regency Crossings, an 85,865-square-foot shopping center located in Port Richey, roughly 40 miles northwest of Tampa. Publix anchors the property, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. The center was originally built in 1985 and renovated in 2021. PMAT Cos. sold the property to Essential Growth Properties for an undisclosed price. Mark Gilbert, Adam Feinstein and Mitchell Halpern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $7M Sale of Shopping Center in Pensacola, Florida

by John Nelson

PENSACOLA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $7 million sale of a shopping center located at 6235 N. Davis Highway in Pensacola. Hobby Lobby and Books-A-Million are tenants at the property, which was built in 1987 and comprises 103,485 square feet across two tenant spaces. Hobby Lobby and Books-A-Million occupy 70,100 and 33,385 square feet at the center, respectively. Sean Glickman and Chris Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Triple A Properties, in the transaction. The buyer, Destiny Worship Center, plans to convert the center into a church. Books-A-Million will either shutter its store altogether or reduce its footprint at the center, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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Nordstrom Rack to Open Two Florida Stores Totaling 51,000 SF

by John Nelson

MELBOURNE AND SARASOTA, FLA. — Nordstrom Rack has announced plans to open two new stores in Florida. Located in Melbourne and Sarasota, the stores will comprise 24,000 and 27,000 square feet, respectively. The Melbourne store will be situated within The Avenue Viera and is scheduled to open next fall. Scheduled to open spring 2026, the Sarasota store will be situated within Sarasota Pavilion. InvenTrust Properties owns and manages Sarasota Pavilion, and WS Development owns and manages The Avenue Viera. Nordstrom Rack is a discount apparel retailer and subsidiary of Nordstrom Inc. The Seattle-based retailer operates more than 350 Nordstrom, Nordstrom Local and Nordstrom Rack stores.

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Swire Properties Announces 11 New Tenants at Brickell City Centre in Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Swire Properties has announced 11 new tenants as part of the North Block expansion at Brickell City Centre, a mixed-use development located at 701 S. Miami Ave. in Miami’s Brickell district. The new deals total 65,800 square feet and feature a mix of recent openings and openings for later this year and 2025. The new tenants joining Brickell City Centre include an anchor store for H&M (open); Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer (open); FP Movement; 7 For All Mankind (open); Anthropologie; John Varvatos; Lacoste; Marc Jacobs; Nespresso; Mango; and Aritzia. Brickell City Centre is a $1 billion, 4.9 million-square-foot mixed-use development comprising two residential towers, two mid-rise office buildings, the EAST Miami hotel and 500,000 square feet of retail and restaurants.

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Easton Group Acquires JCPenney-Leased Department Store at Miami International Mall for $12M

by John Nelson

DORAL, FLA. — An affiliate of The Easton Group has acquired a single-tenant department store and adjacent parking lot in the Miami suburb of Doral for $12 million. Situated on a 10-acre site within Miami International Mall, the property totals 150,108 square feet of big box retail space. JCPenney currently occupies the building. Edward Easton, CEO and chairman of Easton Group, says that the company will keep JCPenney in place “as long as the rent payments remain current.”

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Newmark Arranges $533M Refinancing for Sun Belt Multifamily Portfolio 

by Hayden Spiess

NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Newmark has arranged a $533 million loan for the refinancing of a multifamily portfolio located across six states in the Sun Belt. Boston-based investment firm West Shore is the borrower.  Totaling 2,806 units, the portfolio comprises nine Class A, garden-style multifamily communities. The properties include: Citigroup provided the fixed-rate CMBS financing, which features a single-asset, single-borrower (SASB) loan structure. Purvesh Gosalia, vice chairman of Newmark, secured the financing on behalf of West Shore.  According to a press release issued by the firm, this loan transaction reflects continued investor interest in the Sun Belt markets, which benefit from population growth and demand for rental housing.  Newmark also recently announced an assignment to market 10 multifamily properties comprising 2,845 units across eight states for sale. The assets are expected to draw a total of roughly $500 million.  — Hayden Spiess

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Glenstar, Columnar Investments Sell 818,000 SF Industrial Park in Fort Myers, Florida

by John Nelson

FORT MYERS, FLA. — A joint venture between Chicago-based Glenstar Logistics and Dallas-based Columnar Investments has sold Tri-County 75, an 818,000-square-foot industrial park located on a 72-acre site in Fort Myers. The four-building, Class A park was built in October 2023 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Jose Lobon, Frank Fallon, Trey Barry, Royce Rose, Kris Courier, Rian Smith, Gabriel Braun and Daniel Sarmiento of CBRE represented Glenstar and Columnar in the transaction. Tri-County 75 is located at 6115-6150 Tri County Commerce Way and offers proximity to I-75 and Southwest Florida International Airport. Designed by Ware Malcomb, the park’s rear-load and cross-dock facilities range in size from 76,210 to 404,050 square feet and feature concrete tilt-up construction, 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 142 trailer parking spots, large truck courts and trailer stalls. Tenants at Tri-County 75 include Ferguson Enterprises, a national distributor of plumbing and HVAC supplies; a Fortune 500 beverage company; Orlando-based Mechanical One, a home repair and maintenance company; NB Handy, a Virginia-based distributor of metals, HVAC, commercial roofing and machinery products; Coldest, a Florida-based manufacturer of water bottles; and a Fortune 500 third-party logistics firm.

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Stonemont Financial Signs LG Electronics to Occupy 348,740 SF at Lakeland Commerce Center in Central Florida

by John Nelson

LAKELAND, FLA. — Stonemont Financial has signed LG Electronics USA to a full-building lease at Lakeland Commerce Center in Lakeland, roughly 30 miles from Tampa via I-4. The tech manufacturer will occupy the park’s Building 400, a 348,740-square-foot facility that was delivered in the first quarter of this year. LG Electronics will utilize the facility as a distribution center for its home appliances and consumer electronics. Stonemont Financial has also recently signed other tenants to join the tenant roster at Lakeland Commerce Center, including Lifting Gear Hire (36,420 square feet at Building 200) and a 75,740-square-foot lease at Building 100 with an undisclosed tenant. The LG Electronics lease brings the park to 51 percent leased, according to Stonemont Financial.

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Target Opens 50,000 SF Store at Sawyer’s Walk in Miami’s Overtown Neighborhood

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Target has opened a new 50,000-square-foot store at Sawyer’s Walk, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development underway in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. SG Holdings, a partnership between Swerdlow Group, SJM Partners and Alben Duffie, is the master developer. Construction on the 3.4-acre development began in summer 2021. The project includes a 578-unit apartment community that is predominantly reserved for low-income seniors; 130,000 square feet of offices anchored by MSC Group that will serve as the North American headquarters for MSC Cruises; and 175,000 square feet of retail space. In addition to Target, Sawyer’s Walk will soon be home to Burlington (38,000 square feet), Aldi (25,000 square feet), Five Below (10,000 square feet) and Ross Dress for Less (26,000 square feet). The property also features a 25,000-square-foot public plaza and parking for 1,000 vehicles.

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 222,406 SF Shopping Center in Brandon, Florida

by John Nelson

BRANDON, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Collection at Brandon Boulevard, a 222,406-square-foot shopping center in Brandon. Tenants at the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include Home Centric, Crunch Fitness, Chuck E. Cheese and Kane’s Furniture. Substantially redeveloped in 2019, the property features three outparcels and a 30,000-square-foot anchor space that is currently unoccupied but subject to a long-term lease with Kroger. Mark Gilbert, Adam Feinstein and Mitchell Halpern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an affiliate of SITE Centers Corp., in the transaction. Alto Real Estate Funds was the buyer.

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