CAPE CORAL, FLA. — Studio+ will provide architecture and interior design services for Thrive at Four Mile Cove, a 140-unit seniors housing community in Cape Coral, located on the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers. Fortress Ventures is developing the community on 11 acres. Development costs are estimated at $31 million. The community will offer 60 independent living units, 48 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. The project is scheduled for completion in January 2019.
TAMPA, FLA. — A partnership between Feldman Equities and Two Roads Development has announced plans for Riverwalk Place, a 50-story, mixed-use development located on Ashley Drive in downtown Tampa. The building will be the tallest on the west coast of Florida, according to the development team. The property will include 10 floors of office space and 33 floors housing more than 200 luxury condominiums accessed by private elevators. The property will also feature an integrated parking structure connected by plaza with up to five waterfront restaurants and retail tenants. The development may also feature an adjacent marina for use by residents. An existing building on the property has been vacated, and will be demolished soon in preparation for construction. A timeline for the development was not disclosed, and a rendering has not yet been released. Both parties of the joint venture have invested significant capital into the project, which is currently in the pre-construction phase. The next phase of development will include taking reservations and deposits, followed by going to market for construction funding. Reid Boren, managing partner of Two Roads Development, has noted that several banks are willing to provide financing prior to reservations being taken, but the developer prefers …
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sales of two apartment communities in Miami Beach totaling $32.2 million. The first transaction was for a six-story, 52,133-square-foot redevelopment property located at 550 9th St. ADME Real Estate LLC sold the property to 550 9th LLC for $17.6 million. The second transaction was for a 23,260-square-foot community located at 250 Collins Ave. Drago Capital Miami LLC acquired the 27-unit property from TwoFifth Collins LLC for $14.6 million. Calum Weaver and Perry Synanidis of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in both transactions. The property at 550 9th St. was constructed in 1966 and previously operated as a 196-bed seniors housing community. The property has redevelopment potential for multiple uses including a hotel, apartments, office and medical space. The property at 250 Collins Ave. includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and features a rooftop pool and terraces or balconies in each unit.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $40.5 million acquisition loan for Art Avenue Apartment Homes, a 300-unit multifamily community located at 10201 Lee Vista Blvd. in Orlando. Mitch Sinberg, Matthew Robbins and Wesley Moczul of Berkadia originated the 10-year, Freddie Mac loan with five years of interest-only payments on behalf of the borrower, Robbins Property Associates. Colony NorthStar Inc. sold the property to Robbins for an undisclosed price. Art Avenue includes studio to three-bedroom apartment units with granite-look countertops, stainless steel appliances, faux-wood flooring and patios or terraces. Community amenities include an internet lounge, coffee bar, fitness center, children’s art room, resort-style pool and an outdoor fire pit.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Hall Structured Finance (HSF) has provided a $35.5 million construction loan for the development of The Vantage, a 211-unit apartment community in St. Petersburg. Mike Lemon and Matt Shane of Q10 Lutz Financial Services arranged the loan on behalf of the project developer, Michigan-based DevMar Development. The 11-story apartment community will feature a rooftop pool, terrace and veranda, fitness center and a yoga room. The property is located one mile from downtown St. Petersburg within the EDGE district, a walkable community that houses retail, restaurants, nightlife and art galleries. DevMar Development expects to deliver The Vantage in September 2019.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — HFF has arranged a $23 million loan for the refinancing of Fifth and Lenox, a 43,500-square-foot office building located at 429 Lenox Ave. in Miami Beach. Paul Stasaitis and Maxx Carney of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan through Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Goddard Investment Group. The five-story building is fully leased to WeWork on a triple-net basis through 2031. Fifth and Lenox features common lounge areas, soundproof phone booths, conference rooms, printing stations, a coffee bar with baristas and a dog-friendly workspace.
LEESBURG, FLA. — Phillips Edison & Co. has acquired Shoppes of Lake Village, a 135,437-square-foot shopping center in the Central Florida community of Leesburg. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. Publix anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Advance Auto Parts, Dollar Tree, H&R Block, Bon Worth, Wells Fargo Bank and Wireless Unlimited.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets has purchased a portfolio of nine Publix-anchored shopping centers from Madison International Realty and DDRM Properties, an affiliate of DDR Corp. The sales price was not disclosed. The portfolio totals 732,000 square feet, with eight shopping centers located throughout Florida and one located in McDonough, Ga. In 2017, Madison and DDR recapitalized a 52-property portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers that DDR Corp. previously owned with other partners for $1.05 billion. Following the nine-property sale, DDRM Properties now has 43 assets spanning 6.3 million square feet left from the original portfolio.
MEDLEY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 257,074-square-foot lease with Nestlé Waters North America at Airport North Logistics Park in Medley, roughly 15 miles northwest of Miami. The master-planned logistics park totals 900,000 square feet, and the first phase of the project comprises four buildings. Nestlé Waters will occupy all of Building 3, located at 8501 N.W. 80th St. Wayne Ramoski, Gian Rodriguez and Skylar Stein of Cushman & Wakefield arrangaed the transaction on behalf of the landlord, Dallas-based L&B Realty Advisors LLP. CBRE’s Tom O’Loughlin, Marineh Dermovsesian and Larry Genet represented Nestlé Waters. The industrial park features up to 32-foot clear heights and a 190-foot concrete truck court. In addition, the park is located roughly 10 miles from Miami International Airport and 15 miles from Port Miami. Building 1 at the park is fully leased to Neutralogistics and Eco Windows.
BRADENTON, FLA. — HFF has arranged the $110.5 million sale of Carlton Arms of Bradenton, a 900-unit apartment community located at 5200 Riverfront Drive in the Tampa Bay community of Bradenton. The property is located on a peninsula overlooking the Braden and Manatee rivers. Matt Mitchell and Zach Nolan of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between The Mahaffey Apartment Co. and Brighthouse Life Insurance Co. MetLife Investment Management advised Brighthouse on the acquisition. Elliott Thorne of HFF arranged a $76 million, 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) program on behalf of the buyer, FLF Holdings. Constructed in 1980, Carlton Arms of Bradenton includes a mix of studio to three-bedroom units averaging 880 square feet. The property is also home to 12,519 square feet of fully leased retail space. Community amenities include two waterfront pools, two lighted tennis courts, two basketball courts, two clubhouses, a fitness center, dog park, guest suites, covered parking and five boat docks. The community was 99.7 percent occupied at the time of sale.
