ORLANDO, FLA. — Hold-Thyssen Inc. has brokered the $3.7 million sale of Mid Point Plaza, a 21,816-square-foot retail strip center located at 6203 W. Sand Lake Road in Orlando. Built in 1999 at the northwest corner of West Sand Lake Road and Universal Boulevard, Mid Point Plaza’s tenant roster includes Wildside Clothing, Giordano’s Italian Restaurant and Light Bulbs Unlimited. The buyer, a private investor based in Orlando, purchased the property from the estate of the developer of the asset. Martin Forster and N. Joelle Forster of Hold-Thyssen represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
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Parmenter Receives $84M Loan for Acquisition of Primera Towers Office Park Near Orlando
by Nellie Day
LAKE MARY, FLA. — Parmenter Realty Partners has received $84 million in financing to partially fund the company’s acquisition of Primera Towers I–V, a five-building office park in Lake Mary. The 772,000-square-foot park is located at 605, 610 and 615 Crescent Executive Court and 255 and 300 Primera Blvd. just north of Orlando. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) arranged the financing. Primera Towers is 89 percent leased to tenants like Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Liberty Mutual, Paylocity, D+H, Dixon Ticonderoga and HNTB. The park features on-site fitness centers and a café with patio seating. The suburban mid-rise buildings were developed between 1997 and 2000 immediately east of Interstate 4. HFF’s Ed Coco and Matt Casey worked on behalf of Parmenter Realty Partners investment fund and an institutional equity partner to secure the funds through JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Parmenter acquired Primera Towers for $130 million. The seller was a joint venture between Banyan Street Capital, Oaktree Capital Management and Balandis AG. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield represented the JV in the sales transaction. This sale was the first time in the park’s history that ownership has ever been consolidated. Parmenter plans to expand the …
FirstBank Florida Provides $13.5M Refinancing Loan for Best Buy-Leased Property in Metro Miami
by John Nelson
DORAL, FLA. — FirstBank Florida has provided a $13.5 million loan for the refinancing of a single-tenant retail property in Doral that is currently leased to Best Buy. The electronics and entertainment retailer’s lease at the store, located at 10760 N.W. 17th St., is up for renewal in 2019. Mahesh Pattabhiraman of FirstBank Florida originated the loan, which the borrower, Shops at 107th LLC, will use to refinance and cash out the store and other nearby commercial properties.
Colliers Arranges $24M Sale of Student Housing Community Near the University of South Florida
by John Nelson
TAMPA, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the $24 million sale of University Lake Apartments, a 401-bed student housing community located near the University of South Florida campus in Tampa. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity, granite countertops and washers and dryers. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, three saltwater pools, a five-acre lake, sundeck with lounge chairs and a technology center. Travis Prince of Colliers represented the seller, CREI-Tampa LLC, in the disposition of the property to FPA Multifamily LLC.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Equinox Development Properties Inc. plans to develop an $18 million retail project located at the corner of Kirkman Road and Raleigh Street in Orlando’s MetroWest area. Situated on a 9.5-acre parcel, the property will feature a new Wawa gas station and convenience store; a two-story, 38,000-square-foot 24-Hour Fitness location; a quick-service restaurant and 11,000 square feet of additional retail space. Equinox plans to break ground on the project in the first quarter of 2017.
FOUR CORNERS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.3 million sale of Champions Gate Office Building, a 44,836-square-foot office property located at 8390 Champions Gate Blvd. in the resort community of Champions Gate, about 25 miles southwest of Orlando. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale. Dan Mulkey of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The buyer was a family based in Tampa that used the purchase to partially accommodate an exchange for a recent portfolio sale.
Jernigan Capital Invests $12.6M for Development of Two Self Storage Facilities in Florida
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE AND OCOEE, FLA. — Jernigan Capital Inc., a Memphis-based REIT that provides construction and development capital for the self-storage sector, has invested $12.6 million for the development of two self storage facilities in Florida. The first venture was a $7.5 million investment for a planned 784-unit, climate-controlled facility in east Jacksonville that PLG Properties LLC is developing. The self storage property is the first co-investment between Jernigan and PLG Properties. The second venture was a $5.1 million investment commitment for an addition 256 units to be added to an existing CubeSmart-managed facility in Ocoee that opened in May 2016. The facility is currently 65 percent leased. Storage Builders II LLC is the developer of the existing facility and the additional units, which will also be managed by CubeSmart upon completion.
Orlando likely resides in the minds of children and children at heart as “The Happiest Place on Earth,” and those involved in its industrial market today couldn’t agree more. Over the past five years, the Central Florida industrial market has been transformed from its prior position as a spoke in the wheel of distribution to the hub. To service consumers located in the country’s third most populous state, companies are locating large distribution centers in Central Florida (hub) with smaller distribution centers in Tampa, South Florida and Jacksonville (spokes). From a distribution standpoint, Central Florida has become the statewide distribution center for Florida. Warehouse is the New Retail The world of e-commerce began with the birth of the internet in the early 90s, made a big milestone with the first secure online transaction in 1994, and today Amazon is no longer first thought of as a rainforest in South America. In fact, Amazon is so prolific that recent reports from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimate that Amazon Prime now reaches nearly half of U.S. households. That translates to 54 million people, just in the United States, who have paid $99 for an annual membership that enables each consumer access to …
BROOKSVILLE, FLA. — ProVest Properties LLC has acquired Sunrise Plaza, an 86,815-square-foot shopping center located in the Tampa suburb of Brooksville, for $4.8 million. Winn-Dixie anchors the shopping center, which is also home to tenants including Beef O’Brady’s and Winn-Dixie Liquor. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of HFF arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Noble Properties.
Capital One Secures $14.1M HUD Loan Modification for Assisted Living Facility in South Florida
by John Nelson
TEQUESTA, FLA. — Capital One has provided a $14.1 million HUD loan modification to Tequesta Terrace, a 100-bed assisted living facility in Tequesta, approximately 90 miles north of Miami. The borrower, Terrace Communities, owns assisted living communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Florida. Carolyn Whatley of Capital One’s Palm Beach office originated the loan modification. Capital One previously refinanced an entire portfolio of Terrace communities, but Tequesta Terrace ended up with a slightly higher interest rate than the other properties, leading to the loan modification. Tequesta Terrace was built in 2001 and features 71 assisted living units and 29 memory care beds. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan has 32 years remaining on the original 35-year, fully amortizing term.