ORLANDO, FLA. — MetLife has provided a $60 million loan for the refinancing of Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando, a 247-room luxury hotel located at 325 S. Orange Ave. in downtown Orlando. Michael Weinberg led HFF’s debt placement team to arrange the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc. Built in 2011, the AAA Four Diamond award-winning hotel is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection and features 9,117 square feet of meeting and ballroom space, 1,518 square feet of pre-function space, a heated outdoor pool and whirlpool, Poseidon Spa, 24-hour fitness center, Grand Bohemian Art Gallery and three food and beverage options — The Boheme Restaurant, Bösendorfer Lounge and Starbucks. The hotel is situated across the street from the new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and is within walking distance of the Amway Center, home of the Orlando Magic NBA basketball team.
Florida
DAVENPORT, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $22.4 million Fannie Mae first mortgage loan for Landings at Four Corners, a 270-unit multifamily apartment complex located in Davenport. Developed in 2009, the community was originally known as Alta Corners. Chris Black and Ben Meeron of KeyBank’s commercial mortgage group arranged the financing, which the undisclosed borrower used to acquire the property.
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has sold a 30,500-square-foot retail center located at 101 S. State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach for $7.5 million. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Office Depot and Mattress Firm. Uriel Investments LLC purchased the property from the seller’s investment fund, CRC Fund III. David Donnellan and Mark Drazek of CBRE represented Continental Realty in the transaction. Alexandra Escudero of Fortune International Realty represented the buyer.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $26.1 million sale of a 189,543-square-foot Walmart Supercenter in Fort Lauderdale. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has a 20-year absolute net ground lease for the store, which is located within Riverbend Marketplace, a new 36-acre retail development less than three miles from Fort Lauderdale’s central business district. The store is the newest prototype for Walmart Supercenters, according to Marcus & Millichap. Lori Schneider of Marcus & Millichap, along with Aztec Group, represented the seller, Gatlin Development, in the transaction. Drew Kristol and Kirk Olson of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the buyer, a 1031 exchange investor.
Cohen Financial Secures $73.2M Construction Loan for Apartment Community in Metro Miami
by John Nelson
DORAL, FLA. — Cohen Financial has secured a $73.2 million construction loan for the development of two Class A luxury residential buildings in Doral, a suburb of Miami. The two eight-story buildings will total 418 apartment units and be part of Landmark at Doral, a multifamily development located at the northeast corner of the intersection of N.W. 107th Avenue and N.W. 58th Street. Upon completion, Landmark at Doral will feature 631 units and three buildings, as well as 40,000 square feet of retail space. Daniel Sheehan and Eric McGlynn of Cohen Financial’s equity practice in Miami arranged the loan on behalf of the borrowers, The Congress Group Inc. and Encore Housing Opportunity Fund.
Dougherty Mortgage Closes $18M HUD Construction Loan for Central Florida Apartment Community
by John Nelson
DAVENPORT, FLA. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has closed an $18 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of The Portofino at Champions Gate, a 120-unit apartment community in Davenport. The property will be built within the Champions Gate area of the city. The community will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units with attached garages. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with a fitness center, pool area with hot tub, a business center, volleyball court and a car wash. Dougherty Mortgage’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Portofino at Champions Gate LLC.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS AND WINTER GARDEN, FLA. — NGKF Capital Markets has brokered the sales of two commercial properties in metro Orlando totaling $10.7 million. The transactions include the $6.2 million sale of a 100,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Altamonte Springs and a 7-Eleven store and gas station in Winter Garden. Michael Davis of NGKF represented the seller, CenturyLink, in the sale of the fully leased office building, which is located at 850 E. Altamonte Drive. Adam Greenberg and Michael Lapointe of NGKF represented the seller of the 4,798-square-foot 7-Eleven, Boca Brickell 13 LLC.
DAVIE, FLA. — Park Partners Residential plans to develop PARC3400, a 259-unit apartment community located at 3400 Davie Road in Davie, roughly 25 miles north of Miami. Park Partners, a joint venture between Giles Capital Group, Rosemurgy Properties and FSG Holdings, plans to deliver the Class A property in spring 2017. The community will include one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, modern lighting fixtures, walk-in closets, washer/dryer units, ceiling fans, impact resistant doors and windows and private balconies/patios. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, swimming pool and pavilion, 84 bicycle parking spaces and car charging stations. The project team includes law firm Dunay, Miskel & Backman LLP, architect RLC Architects, general contractor Current Builders and interior designer VPA Interiors. Park Partners will manage and lease the asset, and HFF’s Miami office is managing construction financing.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $18 million in CMBS financing for the refinancing of Deerfield Plaza, a 106,292-square-foot shopping center located at 12700 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. The property is anchored by LA Fitness, which has 10 years remaining on its lease, and a Wendy’s outparcel. The shopping center was 95 percent leased at the time of financing. Tal Bar-Or of Meridian Capital’s New York City office arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through an unnamed CMBS lender on behalf of the borrower, Blue Sphere. The loan features four years of interest-only payments.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Crossman & Co. has arranged a 45,928-square-foot lease for NYZ Apocalypse to open a new interactive Zombie Survival Experience in Orlando. The new themed attraction will open at Artegon Marketplace, a retail destination located at the north end of International Drive, in the second quarter of 2016. Zombie Survival Experience will join existing tenants such as Ron Jon, Cinemark, Bass Pro Shops, Book Warehouse and Boot Barn. The attraction will create between 60 to 70 full-time jobs. Tyler Wilkins of Crossman & Co. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction.