Florida

BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $14.2 million sale of North Bay Village, a 114,545-square-foot retail property in Bonita Springs. North Bay Village was 73 percent occupied at the time of the sale, and the buyer, a private investor through a 1031 exchange, signed long-term leases with Hertz, Emaint and Keller Williams Real Estate to bring the asset to 98 percent occupancy. Other tenants include Bonefish Grill, Mattress Firm and Edible Arrangements. Jim Shiebler, James Garner and James Medefind of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.

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NAPLES, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $34 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Waverley Place Apartments, a 300-unit affordable housing property in Naples. The asset consists of 40 two-story apartment buildings situated on 11 acres. A portion of the units will be reserved for individuals and families earning 80 percent of area median income. Fred Dockweiler of KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group originated the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan with a seven-year term, three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 260 rental units and 78 of 108 condominiums at Lake Azzure in Tampa. A private real estate group based in New York City sold the 334 units for $34.1 million to a private family office. IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged an equity loan totaling $24.8 million on behalf of the buyer. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features five years of interest-only payments. Lake Azzure was built in 1972 and comprises 30 buildings spanning more than 24 acres. Evan Kristol, Ned Roberts, Jason Hague and Adam Podbelski of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction.

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MIAMI — Ceva Logistics, a global logistics supply chain company, has renewed its long-term, 364,608-square-foot lease to fully occupy 5601 NW 72nd Ave. in Miami. The industrial property is situated about seven miles west of Miami International Airport. Thomas Kresse, Ben Eisenberg Walter Byrd and Carlos Gaviria of Transwestern Commercial Services represented the landlord, Clarion Partners, in the lease transaction. Devin White of CBRE represented the tenant.

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TAMPA, FLA. — SkyView Advisors has arranged the sale of Seminole & Heights Self Storage, a 65,224-square-foot facility in Tampa. Located on a 2.1-acre site at 1011 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., the property offers nine non-climate-controlled units and 625 climate-controlled units. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Ryan Clark of SkyView Advisors represented the undisclosed seller.

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MIAMI — Ready Capital has provided an $8 million acquisition, renovation and lease-up loan for an 8,000-square-foot, vacant building in the Miami neighborhood of Wynwood. Ready Capital provided the nonrecourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan that features a 36-month term with two extension options, flexible prepayment and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and tenant leasing costs. The undisclosed borrower will use the funds to redevelop the property into high-street storefronts with a food and beverage concept in the back.

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TORONTO — WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, a publicly traded company based in Toronto, has increased its U.S. holdings by agreeing to acquire a 13-property logistics portfolio for approximately US$226 million. The industrial buildings total 2.2 million square feet and are situated in infill submarkets across the United States. The property names and addresses were not disclosed, but WPT says the portfolio will increase its scale in Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis. The portfolio also includes assets in three new markets for the REIT, including Los Angeles and Miami. Additionally, WPT has confirmed that eight of the assets are leased to a single tenant and the other five are leased to multiple tenants. “We are very pleased to source a high-quality portfolio acquisition that advances the REIT’s strategic priorities to add scale and diversification with a focus on markets and properties that have the greatest potential to drive long-term growth,” says Scott Frederiksen, CEO of WPT. WPT plans to fund the acquisition with cash on hand and proceeds from its senior unsecured credit facility. In anticipation of the purchase, WPT has received lender commitments to amend and extend the credit facility from US$300 million to $450 million. The REIT expects …

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TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $43.2 million sale of Allister Place, a 384-unit multifamily community in Tampa. Located at 4939 E. Busch Blvd., Allister Place was built in 1986 and offers amenities such as a clubhouse, business center, storage space, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool and poolside cabanas. Cole Whitaker and Jason Stanton of Berkadia represented the seller, Aspen Square, in the transaction. The buyer is a joint venture between GMF Capital and The Michaelson Group. Berkadia’s South Florida team provided a 10-year, Freddie Mac acquisition loan to the buyer. The $34.6 million loan features a fixed interest rate and five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.

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GROVELAND, FLA. — The Kroger Co. and Ocado, an online grocery retailer based in England, have selected Groveland as the second city to house the partnership’s customer fulfillment center (CFC). Kroger has committed to build 20 CFCs in partnership with Ocado. In November, the partnership announced that Monroe, Ohio will be the site of the first CFC. The Groveland center will consist of an automated warehouse facility with digital and robotic capabilities. The CFC will span 375,000 square feet at American Way near U.S. Highway 27, about 31 miles west of Orlando. The partnership is scheduled to break ground later this year and open the center in 2021.

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MIAMI AND BOCA RATON, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $45.2 million in financing for two parcels in South Florida. Eric McGlynn and Kevin O’Grady of Walker & Dunlop arranged the refinancing loans in two separate transactions, which effectively lower the interest rates on each property’s existing land loan. The first loan was on behalf of Property Markets Group (PMG) for $33 million for a parcel in Miami located at 300 Biscayne Blvd. that will house Waldorf Astoria & Residences Miami. PMG, Greybrook Realty Partners and S2 Development are co-developing the 98-story building that will feature 140 hotel rooms and approximately 400 for-sale condominiums. BridgeInvest provided the non-recourse, interest-only loan that gives the developers the option to exit with limited prepayment penalties. The second loan, which was for 130 acres in Boca Raton, totaled $12.2 million. The land is the former site of Mizner Trail Golf Club, a public golf course. The owner of the land, Compson Associates, is planning to develop a 255-unit residential development consisting of townhomes and single-family homes. New Gables Capital provided the non-recourse loan that gives the borrower 12 additional months to complete predevelopment activities.

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