Florida

Brasfield & Gorrie Completes New Residence Hall at UF’s Innovation Square

by John Nelson September 9, 2015

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Brasfield & Gorrie has completed the construction of Infinity Hall, a new residence hall located at the University of Florida’s Innovation Square in Gainesville. The new live-learn community has opened to students for the fall semester. With a capacity to accommodate more than 300 residents, the facility’s four floors of residence suites include eight single rooms, 16 single-suite rooms, 48 double-suite rooms and 20 four-person-suite rooms. The facility also includes team meeting rooms, an entertainment room, flexible spaces to support the university’s entrepreneurship programs, a resident apartment and a maintenance shop. Infinity Hall was privately developed by Signet Development in partnership with the university’s Department of Housing and Residence Education. Specifically designed for students interested in entrepreneurship, the community aims to expose students to the startup community, local entrepreneurs and CEOs. Serving as construction manager-at-risk, Brasfield & Gorrie partnered with developer and owner Signet Development and architect Perkins+Will on the $15.9 million construction project. The team broke ground in 2014 and completed the project on schedule.

September 9, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Rockpoint, Ivanhoe Cambridge to Recapitalize Mary Brickell Village in Miami

by John Nelson September 9, 2015

MIAMI — Rockpoint Group LLC has partnered with Ivanhoé Cambridge to recapitalize Mary Brickell Village, a retail and lifestyle center located at 901 S. Miami Ave. near Miami’s financial district. Ivanhoé Cambridge will continue to hold a minority interest, and Rockpoint will become the majority owner. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Originally developed in 2008, the 195,988-square-foot property is occupied by more than 50 stores and restaurants, including Publix, LA Fitness, P.F. Changs China Bistro, Fado Irish Pub, Oceanaire Seafood Room, Rosa Mexicana, Blue Martini and Brother Jimmys. Mary Brickell Village has immediate access to the Miami Metrorail at Brickell Station and the Metromover.

September 9, 2015

Florida Office Southeast

CBRE Brokers $111M Sale of Suburban Office Park in Tampa

by John Nelson September 3, 2015

TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $111 million sale of a portfolio of five Class A office properties within Highland Oaks office park in Tampa. The properties total 575,852 square feet and include Highland Oaks I, Highland Oaks II, Highland Oaks III, Highland Oaks IV and Highland Oaks V. Located off of I-75 one exit south of the I-4 interchange, Highland Oaks comprises eight office buildings totaling 1 million square feet and a 150-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel. The other three office properties in Highland Oaks are owned by J.P. Morgan Chase. Originally developed by Duke Realty between 1999 and 2008, the portfolio was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to 46 tenants, including Cognizant, McDonald’s, Mosaic, ConAgra, J.M. Smucker Co., First American Title and John Deere. Dale Peterson, Christian Lee, Amy Julian, Charles Foschini, Jose Lobon and Chris Apone of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed, but industry sources are saying Prudential Real Estate Investors acquired the portfolio.

September 3, 2015

Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

NXT Capital Provides $25.6M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Community in Florida

by John Nelson September 2, 2015

BRADENTON, FLA. — NXT Capital has provided a $25.6 million acquisition loan for Riversong Apartments, a newly constructed, 179-unit apartment complex in Bradenton. The property is located along the Manatee River and is adjacent to the Bradenton Riverwalk. Riversong’s amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and resident lounge with Wi-Fi, as well as a fitness center and a business center. According to the Bradenton Herald, a subsidiary of New York-based Beachwold Residential purchased the property from Atlanta-based Hatfield Development for $31.5 million.

September 2, 2015

Florida Loans Mixed-Use Southeast

Avison Young Arranges $46.7M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Development in Miami

by John Nelson September 1, 2015

MIAMI — Avison Young has arranged a $46.7 million construction loan for INTown, a two-tower, 14-story mixed-use project that will be located in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. The $81 million property will feature two split condominium and rental towers with retail space on the ground level. David Eyzenberg and Amanda Saltzman of Avison Young arranged the loan on behalf of the developer, Astor Cos. According to Avison Young, INTown will be the first high-rise developed in Little Havana in more than 10 years.

September 1, 2015

Florida Industrial Southeast

Public-Private Partnership to Start Construction on $19.1M Facility at Port Tampa Bay

by John Nelson September 1, 2015

TAMPA, FLA. — A public-private partnership that includes Port Logistics Tampa Bay I Inc. and Port Tampa Bay will start construction on a 130,000-square-foot cold storage food products facility at Port Tampa Bay early next year. Set to open in November 2016, the $19.1 million intermodal facility will employ 50 full-time workers and up to 200 part-time workers. The Tampa Port Authority Board recently approved a 27-year lease to Port Logistics Tampa Bay I for the 13.7 acres where the facility will be developed on Hookers Point in downtown Tampa. The Tampa Port Authority has engaged Atlanta-based Batson-Cook Co. as contract manager for the project. The facility will accommodate 8,000 pallet positions in several different rooms with independent temperature controls for produce and perishables. The building will include office space for truckers and regulators such as USDA and Customs officials, and 15 temperature controlled doors for truck shipments. The project team includes George Livingston, principal of Port Logistics; Huie, an investment banker in Hong Kong; Seatrade; Time Definite Services; and Canton Port Services.

September 1, 2015

Florida Office Southeast

JLL Arranges 52,683 SF Office Lease in Downtown Fort Lauderdale

by John Nelson September 1, 2015

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL has secured a 52,683-square-foot lease transaction at Tower 101, a newly renovated, 21-story office tower located at 101 N.E. 3rd Ave. in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The tenant, Uniforms Direct, is relocating its corporate headquarters from Plantation, Fla., to Tower 101. Uniforms Direct will be the building’s largest tenant and will bring roughly 200 employees to occupy Tower 101’s penthouse level, the 20th floor and half of the 16th and 19th floors. Existing tenants at Tower 101 include Kemet Corp., Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, the city of Fort Lauderdale and Advantage Opco LLC. Alice Lucia Jackson and Brady Titcomb of JLL represented the landlord, Banyan Street Capital, in the lease transaction. Matthew Cheezem and Zach Wendelin of Cresa represented Uniforms Direct. The transaction is the largest office lease completed in downtown Fort Lauderdale year-to-date.

September 1, 2015

Florida Loans Office Southeast

Meridian Capital Arranges $15.2M in Acquisition Financing for Office Campus in Broward County

by John Nelson August 31, 2015

CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $15.2 million in acquisition financing for Heron Bay Corporate Center I & II in Coral Springs, a city in Broward County. The 89,000-square-foot office campus houses 19 tenants, including Regus. Avi Weinstock and Josh Rhine of Meridian’s New York City office arranged the seven-year loan through a regional balance sheet lender on behalf of the borrower, The Benedict Realty Group. The loan features a fixed 4 percent interest rate and three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.

August 31, 2015

Florida Industrial Southeast

Colliers Brokers $2.1M Sale of Industrial Facility in Southwest Florida

by John Nelson August 31, 2015

NAPLES, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the $2.1 million sale of an 18,645-square-foot, Class A warehouse located at 3600 Westview Drive in Naples. The property is fully air-conditioned and features 20-foot ceilings, a truck well and grade-level overhead doors. The buyer, RICDEN LLC, plans to convert a portion of the warehouse into a fitness and training facility. The buyer also intends to keep Herbeau Creations of America Inc., a sanitary ware and sink distributor, as an industrial tenant. Jim Tamblyn of Colliers International’s Southwest Florida office represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller was Naples-based Baron Investment Corp.

August 31, 2015

Florida Industrial Southeast

Newmark Grubb Phoenix Realty Arranges 208,000 SF Industrial Lease in Florida

by John Nelson August 28, 2015

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLA. — Newmark Grubb Phoenix Realty Group has arranged a 208,000-square-foot industrial lease at 4627 JP Hall Blvd. in Green Cove Springs, a town located along the St. Johns River roughly 33 miles south of Jacksonville. Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers leased the space at the 793,583-square-foot, multi-tenant warehouse and cold-storage distribution facility, which is located on a 141-acre tract and is rail-served by CSX. John Richardson and Bryan Bartlett of Newmark Grubb Phoenix Realty represented the landlord, Green Cove LLC, in the lease deal. Kevin Kelly of CBRE represented Calavo Growers. The deal is expected to bring 262 new jobs to the area.

August 28, 2015

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