ORLANDO, FLA. — Jefferson Apartment Group has sold Azul Baldwin Park, a 178-unit multifamily community in Orlando, to Palm Heights LLC for $43.3 million. Built in 2004, Azul Baldwin Park features a clubhouse, business center, pool, fitness center and an outdoor kitchen/grilling area. The community is located next to Baldwin Park and Lake Baldwin. Peter Sherman and Rosendo Caviero of Avison Young represented Palm Heights, and Walker & Dunlop represented Jefferson Apartment Group in the sale.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has brokered the $29 million sale of Fairfield Lakes Apartments in Pensacola. Built in 2003, the 268-unit apartment complex comprises 16 residential buildings, a clubhouse and seven garages, as well as a swimming pool, fitness center, playground and a tennis court. Nearby employment centers include the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Corry Station and Saufley Field, a military airport and support facility. Frank Carriera and Michael Regan of IPA represented the undisclosed seller. IPA is a division of Marcus & Millichap.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — The Bainbridge Cos. has acquired an 11-acre site in Gainesville located near the University of Florida for the development of a 492-bed student housing community. The property — to be named Campus Circle Gainesville — will be developed in a joint venture with Diamond Realty Investments Inc. The four-story, garden-style community will offer shared amenities including an outdoor lounge and study area; resort-style courtyards; swimming pool with private cabanas; 24-hour fitness center with a cardio theater and yoga studio; clubhouse featuring lounge space and a game room; 24-hour private study space with group study areas and a large conference room; and dog-walking trails. The property is set to open prior to the 2020-2021 academic year.
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Colliers International has acquired Coral Gables-based Continental Real Estate Cos. Commercial Properties Corp. (CREC) and its portfolio of more than 12.6 million square feet of office, industrial and retail space; and more than 100 employees across three offices in Florida. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Warren Weiser and Carol Greenberg Brooks founded CREC in 1989. “We are thrilled to join Colliers and be part of a team that is aligned with our entrepreneurial culture and focus on service excellence. We are now ideally positioned to accelerate our growth in the Florida market by leveraging the Colliers global brand, infrastructure and relationships,” says Greenberg Brooks. This is Colliers’ fifth acquisition in the U.S. this year, says Dylan Taylor, president and chief operating officer of Colliers.
TAMPA, FLA. — Strategic Property Partners, LLC (SPP) has broken ground on Water Street Tampa’s first residential building, 815 Water Street, in Tampa. In addition to 420 rental residences, the dual-tower project will feature new dining, grocery and shopping options. The two towers will rise 21 and 26 stories and each tower’s roof will include an outdoor pool, fitness center, community kitchen, bar and club lounge. 815 Water Street Tampa is expected to open in late 2020. The two-tower project is part of SPP’s $3 billion mixed-use redevelopment, which will include more than 2 million square feet of office space; 1 million square feet of retail, cultural, educational and entertainment space; two new hotels totaling more than 650 rooms, including the city’s first five-star hotel; and the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute. SPP is a partnership between Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment LLC. The design team for 815 Water Street includes New York City-based architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), Toronto-based interior designer Cecconi Simone and Miami-based landscape architect Raymond Jungles Inc. This is KPF’s fifth project in Florida, but first in Tampa.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — McCraney Property Co. has signed Atlanta-based UPS to a full-building lease at 27 Logistics Park, a 207,676-square-foot, Class A industrial warehouse in Davenport, about 35 miles south of Orlando. The property is adjacent to McCraney’s Park 27, a 602,971-square-foot, Class A development. CBRE Orlando’s David Murphy and Monica Wonus represented McCraney Property, which has offices in West Palm Beach, Fla., and Charlotte.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Mosaic Development has completed the disposition of Mosaic at the Forum, an apartment community located at 3100 Champion Ring Road in Fort Myers. An entity led by InvestRes acquired the property for $49.7 million, or $197,321 per unit. Brad Capas, Luis Elorza and Robert Given of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Developed in 2017 and situated on 13 acres, the property comprises 10 three-story buildings featuring a total of 252 units, with an average unit size of 908 square feet. Community amenities include a resident clubhouse, leasing center, pool deck with fire pit, grills and gazebos, fitness center, two dog parks, Wi-Fi, a resident package delivery system, detached garages and storage closets. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied.
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — Hunt Midwest and Integral Senior Living have broken ground on The Capstone at Royal Palm, a seniors housing development located on Okeechobee Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach, a village in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. Slated to open in early 2020, The Capstone at Royal Palm will feature 84 studio, one- and two-bedroom assisted living and memory care suites, offering accommodates for up to 114 residents. Community amenities will include a great room, formal dining room, fitness center, bistro lounge, sunroom, walking trails, gazebo and a dog park. Integral Senior Living will manage the property upon completion.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Pacer Properties has purchased a two-building office portfolio located within Orlando’s SouthPark Center, a suburban master-planned business center near Orlando International Airport. AEW Capital Management sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 700 and 800 SouthPark Center and totaling 151,479 square feet, the properties are 100 percent leased to a diverse group of tenants, including Catamaran (a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group), Walgreens and Banco de Brasil. Michael Lerner, Mike Davis, Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team represented the seller in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Jefferson Apartment Group (JAG) has completed the sale of Azul Baldwin Park, an apartment property located at 4460 Lower Park Road in Orlando. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $43 million. Developed by JAG and Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, the property features 178 apartments. On-site amenities include a spa, resort-style pool with sundeck and an outdoor kitchen, as well as a grilling area, fitness center and clubroom.
