SAFETY HARBOR AND TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $47.5 million sale of two multifamily properties in the Tampa Bay region: Twenty 35 in Safety Harbor and The Park at Windsor in Tampa. Jason Stanton, Cole Whitaker, Mary Beale and Greg Rainey of Berkadia arranged both transactions. Blue Roc Premier Properties LLC acquired Twenty 35 from Nashville-based Covenant Capital Group LLC for $21 million. The property features one- and two-bedroom units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a fitness center, picnic area, courtyard and gated entry. Redwood Capital Group acquired The Park at Windsor from Blue Roc Premier Properties LLC for $26.5 million. The property features balconies or patios for each unit, a fitness center, pool, barbeque area and a laundry center.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Miami-based Lloyd Jones Capital has acquired Deerwood Park, a 282-unit apartment community in Jacksonville. The Florida Times-Union reports the asset sold for $40.9 million. The property is located within Deerwood Office Park on Touchton Road, home to 5.2 million square feet of office space. Constructed in 2002, Deerwood Park offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include attached garages, a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen with gas grills and a dog park. Finlay Management, the operations group at Lloyd Jones Capital, will manage the property.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged a $19.2 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of Landmark at Waverly Place, a 208-unit apartment community in Melbourne, roughly 70 miles southeast of Orlando. Adam Bieber of Phillips Realty Capital arranged the loan through Ares Management on behalf of the borrower, BG Capital Management. Landmark at Waverly Place features a resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center, poolside kitchens and a dog park. Constructed in 1987, the property offers one- to three-bedroom floor plans. BG Capital Management will upgrade 88 of the units over the next two years.
ORLANDO, FLA. — HFF has arranged $103.3 million in financing for the development of a mixed-use, student housing development in downtown Orlando. The project is part of the University of Central Florida (UCF)/Valencia Downtown Campus at Creative Village. The Creative Village project is a redevelopment of the former Amway Arena site into a 68-acres mixed-use, transit-oriented community. Michael Weinberg, Brian Kelly and Mike Higgins of HFF arranged the financing on behalf of the project’s co-developers, DEVEN – Development Ventures Group Inc. and Ustler Development Inc. The financing included a $68.1 million construction loan from PCCP LLC, $29.9 million in joint venture equity from Halstatt Real Estate Partners and $5.3 million in sponsor equity contributed by the co-developers. The 15-story building will include 600 student housing beds, 11,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, 600 parking spaces and 102,500 square feet of space that is long-term leased to UCF and Valencia College for education and education support services. The project is slated for completion in August 2019 and will coincide with the opening of the UCF/Valencia Downtown Campus at Creative Village.
MIAMI — Thor Equities has broken ground on Wynwood Walk, a 63,000-square-foot restaurant and retail development located at 2800 N.W. 2nd Ave. in Miami’s Wynwood Art District. Upon completion, the project, designed by Oppenheim Architecture, will feature new retail and restaurants, a green rooftop, paseo and a landscaped terrace with outdoor seating. Construction is scheduled for completion in November 2018.
BONITA SPRINGS AND FORT MYERS, FLA. — CRE Consultants has arranged the $43.2 million sale of a 421,324-square-foot, three-campus office portfolio located in Bonita Springs and Fort Myers. Randal Mercer and Brandon Stoneburner of CRE Consultants represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Massachusetts-based Brookwood Financial acquired the assets, which include 15 individual buildings located throughout three office campuses: Riverview Corporate Center and Bonita Executive Center in Bonita Springs and Renaissance Center in Fort Myers. Brookwood Financial has retained Mercer and Stoneburner to handle leasing efforts for the portfolio.
DAVIE, FLA. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has acquired Ridge Plaza, a 155,204-square-foot shopping center located at 9000-9200 State Road 84 in Davie. Danny Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of HFF represented the seller, Regency Centers Corp., in the transaction. Paragon Theater and Off the Wall Family Entertainment Center anchor Ridge Plaza, which was constructed in 1985 and was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property is also home to five pad sites, including properties leased to Dunkin’ Donuts and Metro PCS.
SUNRISE, FLA. — KGH International Development has completed the first of two planned infrastructure phases totaling more than $50 million at Metropica, a 65-acre planned mixed-use development in Sunrise. The infrastructure work, managed by John Moriarty & Associates, readies the community for its multi-phased construction. Conclusion of the first infrastructure phase also marks Metropica’s first two named streets: Metropica Boulevard and Metropica Way. At full build-out, the $1.5 billion Metropica development will span 4 million square feet and feature condominiums, apartments, a boutique hotel, office space and retail and entertainment offerings. Metropica’s initial tower, a 28-story residential condominium, will be topped off in the first quarter of 2018. Construction on Metropica’s retail phase, totaling approximately 280,000 square feet, will also begin in the first quarter of next year. Signed retailers at the project include Fogo de Chao, City Works Eatery & Pour House, Harry’s Pizzeria, Sugarboo & Co., Anthropologie and Free People.
MIAMI — Estate Investments Group (EIG) has secured $52 million in construction financing for the development of Soleste Blue Lagoon, a new 33-unit apartment community that will be located at 5375 N.W. 7th St. in Miami. EIG secured the financing through Florida Community Bank. Soleste Blue Lagoon will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 400 to 1,100 square feet, with rents starting at $1,300 per month. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, sun deck with private cabanas, private beach with sand volleyball court, health and fitness club and a rooftop garden. Construction is slated for completion by summer 2019.
PETERSBURG, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a $48 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Peridot Palms, a 381-unit apartment community in St. Petersburg. Benjamin Roelke of CBRE arranged the long-term financing on behalf of the borrower, Parkland Development Corp. Delivered in March, the property features wood-style flooring, European-style cabinets and granite or quartz countertops. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and a resort-style swimming pool. In addition, the property has an energy-efficient certification from the Green Building Initiative.