Florida

ORLANDO, FLA. — BTI Partners has sold 30 acres located at the interchange of Interstate 4 and U.S. Highway 27 in the Orlando suburb of Davenport, and opened The Grove Resort & Spa Orlando at 14501 Grove Resort Ave. in Orlando. The 30-acre site, which sold to a retail developer for $9.9 million, is part of Posner Park, a 104-acre, master-planned community that features 200,000 square feet of retail space, as well a hotel and residential units. The first phase of Grove Resort & Spa, a 106-acre property that spans roughly 2 million square feet and includes a lakefront pier with watersports and a water park, opened March 10.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners has sold two Class A industrial buildings in South Florida totaling nearly 400,000 square feet for $53 million. The assets include Bridge Point Davie in south Broward County and Bridge Point Crossroads West in northwest Miami-Dade County. Chris Riley, Christian Lee and Jose Antonio Lobon of CBRE represented Bridge Development Group in the sale to an unnamed institutional investment management firm. Built in the second quarter of 2015, the 145,800-square-foot Bridge Point Davie was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Pet Supermarkets and Challenge Warehouse. Steve Wasserman and David Wigoda of JLL managed the leasing assignment for the asset on behalf of Bridge Development. Built in the third quarter of 2016, the 243,300-square-foot Bridge Point Crossroads West was nearly 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ace Transport and Pas Cargo. Wayne Ramoski and Gian Rodriguez of Cushman & Wakefield marketed the asset on behalf of Bridge Development.

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TAMPA, FLA. — TIER REIT Inc., a Dallas-based REIT, has sold Eisenhower I, a 130,000-square-foot office building in Tampa’s Westshore district. An undisclosed buyer purchased the four-story property for $31.4 million. TIER REIT has been disposing assets in non-target markets, resulting in roughly $300 million in gross aggregate disposition proceeds this year. Recent transactions include the $52.5 million sale of Buena Vista Plaza in Burbank, Calif., as well as the $114 million sale of the majority interest in The Wanamaker Building and the $95 million sale of Three Parkway, both situated in Philadelphia’s Center City district. The sale of Eisenhower I includes an incentive to earn up to an additional $3 million for the buyer if certain criteria are met, according to TIER REIT.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $22.5 million bridge loan for the repositioning of the former Bank of America office building located at 625 N. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. The borrowers, led by FRI Investors, purchased the 110,000-square-foot, 10-story asset last year in an all-cash transaction with the intent to convert the property into a medical office building. Bank of America vacated its 40,000-square-foot lease at the property late last year. The building is currently 50 percent leased to tenants including Mount Sinai Hospital and Jupiter Medical Center. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged the three-year loan with an adjustable interest rate through PCCP LLP.

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COCONUT GROVE, FLA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust, Grass River Property and Comras Co., owners of the CocoWalk development in the Miami urban district of Coconut Grove, plan to develop a 73,000-square-foot office building within the project. The ownership group plans to break ground on the five-story asset, known as One CocoWalk, in early 2018 for a mid-2019 target delivery. Situated at Main Highway, McFarlane Road and Grand Avenue, One CocoWalk will be Coconut Grove’s first new office building since 1989. Beame Architectural Partnership designed the property to include four levels of Class A offices atop street-level retail space, as well as a rooftop terrace. The ownership group has selected Blanca Commercial Real Estate to lease One CocoWalk.

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CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — CREC has brokered the $27.4 million sale of Turtle Crossing, a 99,174-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and Wiles Road in Coral Springs. The transaction is the largest shopping center sale in Broward County so far in 2017, according to CREC. Warren Weiser and Harry Blyden of CREC represented the seller, Turtle Run Venture LLC, in the transaction. A joint venture between Ross Realty Investments and SunCap Real Estate Investments known as Turtle Crossing Coral Springs LLC purchased the shopping center for roughly $275 per square foot. Turtle Crossing is shadow-anchored by Super Target and features Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Panda Express, AutoZone, Panera Bread, Buffalo Wild Wings, Vision Works and Chipotle Mexican Grill on its tenant roster. Tuesday Morning recently leased 14,427 square feet of junior anchor space at Turtle Crossing with plans to open this fall. Sabrina Stimming and Steven Henenfeld of CREC led the leasing for the shopping center, which increased in occupancy from 60 percent to 86 percent in the past 24 months.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Liberty Property Trust plans to develop a build-to-suit industrial facility in Orlando on behalf of STIHL Southeast, an exclusive distributor of STIHL outdoor power equipment for Florida, Georgia, Alabama and portions of the Caribbean. The new 154,400-square-foot facility will be situated on 13 acres within Liberty Park at AIPO on Tradeport Drive. The long-term lease includes 20,000 square feet of office space, 25,000 square feet of climate controlled assembly space and the balance will be for warehouse and distribution. The property will feature 32-foot clear heights, a 60-foot speed bay and more than 25 dock-high and drive-in doors. The STIHL Southeast facility is the seventh property that Liberty Property Trust has developed in the park, which totals 1.7 million square feet. The design team includes architect C4 Architecture and general contractor Kelsey Construction. Stephen Whitley of Whitley Capital LLC represented STIHL Southeast in the lease deal, and John Johnston represented Liberty Property Trust internally.

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DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has structured a $35.8 million Freddie Mac Immediate Delivery Tax Exempt Loan (TEL) for Smith & Henzy Advisory Group. The funds will be used to acquire and renovate Lake Delray Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Delray Beach in Palm Beach County. The community features 404 units, with assisted payment vouchers available for 193 units and the rest reserved for seniors making 60 percent of the area median income. The Delray Housing Group manages the 14-acre property. The borrower will use $14.3 million of the financing to replace kitchens, baths, windows, flooring and mechanical systems. Enhancements will be made to the amenity spaces as well, including renovations to the clubhouse and pool areas and the addition of a 1,200-square-foot gym, yoga room, library with computer rooms, barbeque area and outdoor LED lighting. The loan was originally structured as HUD tax-exempt bonds, then later converted to Freddie Mac to acquire more flexible terms. The 17-year acquisition loan features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 35-year amortization schedule. The Palm Beach Housing Finance Authority provided the capital. Frank Baldasare led the Walker & Dunlop origination team.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — HC Real Estate Capital has arranged a $30 million acquisition loan for Carlyle at Bartram Park, a 336-unit apartment community in Jacksonville. Built in 2009, the property was 98 percent occupied at the time of financing and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, leasing and management offices, resort-style pool, lakes, barbecue grills, fitness center, cardio theater and an aerobics/yoga room. Chris Caveglia and Kurt Hoffman of HC Real Estate Capital arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through New York Life Real Estate Investors.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AND STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — Robbins Electra has purchased three multifamily communities totaling 880 units in Jacksonville and Stockbridge for a combined $78.4 million. The properties include the 352-unit Vue at Baymeadows and the 160-unit Palm Trace in Jacksonville and the 368-unit Marbella Place in Stockbridge. The multifamily investor purchased Vue at Baymeadows for $34.2 million, Palm Trace for $11.7 million and Marbella Place for $32.5 million. Robbins Electra will invest $2.2 million to upgrade Vue at Baymeadows, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale; an undisclosed amount to upgrade Palm Trace, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale; and nearly $2 million to upgrade Marbella Place, which was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Robbins Electra’s portfolio now includes more than 22,400 apartment units totaling over $2.5 billion in value.

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