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.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.3 million sale of Auburn Trace Apartment Homes, a 152-unit affordable housing community located at 625 Auburn Circle W. in Delray Beach. Built in 1990 on a 20.2-acre parcel, the low income housing tax credit property features one-, two- and three-bedroom residences. Community amenities include a large clubhouse, playground, volleyball court, landscaped courtyards, onsite management offices, a leasing center and a laundry facility. The property also features an onsite daycare and learning center that is leased and operated by a third party. Evan Kristol, Still Hunter III and Brandon Rex of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller and developer, Auburn Trace Ltd., and procured the buyer, a private investment group based in New York. The buyer purchased the asset in a 1031 tax deferred exchange.
PLANTATION, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $10.9 million sale of a single-tenant, 24,826-square-foot retail property leased to The Fresh Market in Plantation. Allegra Tribeca Inc. purchased the property from IMOB Investments LLC. Located at 12171 W. Sunrise Blvd., the property was formerly leased to Borders Books and now serves as an outparcel to Petsmart Plaza. The Fresh Market opened for business at the location in December 2014. Todd Weintraub and Christian Napolitano of CBRE’s Miami office represented the seller in the transaction.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged the $3.5 million refinancing of Fort Knox Self Storage, a single-story, 833-unit self storage facility in Pompano Beach. Built in 1975, the property features an onsite U-Haul truck rental, electronic gate access and moving and packing supplies. The borrower has owned the property since 2002 and changed management in 2012. The facility was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale. Paul Ahmed led Walker & Dunlop’s team in arranging the five-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $11.5 million sale of Grove Centre, a 52,253-square-foot office building located at 21301 Powerline Road in Boca Raton. Built in 1983, the three-story property was 86.1 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as C3TS/Stantec, Sequoia Insurance & Financial Inc., Freedman & Spoont PA and Weisberg & Associates. The buyer, TJAC Development, plans to build a retail strip center on the south side of the 3.5-acre parcel that is currently being used for Grove Centre’s overflow parking. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Miguel Alcivar, Greg Miller and Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, SF Partners, in the transaction. Ayal Frist of Stateland Brown represented TJAC Development.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Pipeline Workspaces, a company providing shared workspace utilized by entrepreneurs and start-ups, has entered into a 20-year lease for an entire floor at One Financial Plaza, a 28-story office tower located at 100 S.E. Third Ave. in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Pipeline Lauderdale will become the company’s fourth location in South Florida, following the recent opening of Pipeline in Doral’s business district, as well as existing locations in Miami’s Brickell Financial District and Coral Gables’ Central Business District. Pipeline Workspaces will provide shared office space, conference rooms, phone booths, dedicated desks and private offices. The company will join One Financial Plaza’s existing tenants, including Regions Bank, AXA Advisors, Fowler White Burnett and Tower Club. Shay Pope of CBRE represented Pipeline Workspaces in the lease transaction. Jon Blunk, Laurel Oswald and Cristina Glaria of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner, Crocker Partners. Robert Rausch of Hunton & Williams provided legal counsel to Pipeline.