PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — An affiliate of Delray Beach, Fla.-based Menin Development has sold Shoppes at St. Lucie West, a 265,000-square-foot shopping center in Port St. Lucie, to an institutional investor group for $77 million. The center’s anchor tenants include Publix, LA Fitness, Home Goods and Burlington Coat Factory. In addition to the retail space, the sale includes 13 acres of undeveloped land that is entitled for 120,000 square feet of retail space. Menin has now sold more than $300 million of its shopping center portfolio over the past 14 months, shifting its focus toward acquiring single-tenant and high-street retail and mixed-use properties across South Florida and the West Coast.
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POMPANO BEACH AND LAUDERHILL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sales of two shopping centers in Broward County totaling $14.2 million. The properties include the 74,575-square-foot Palm Plaza in Pompano Beach and the 66,103-square-foot Oakbrook Plaza in Lauderhill. Palm Plaza comprises two retail buildings, an Enterprise outparcel, a four-pump gas station and an industrial/flex building. Oakbrook Plaza is leased to a mix of local retailers and Dunkin’ Donuts. A partnership based in Plantation, Fla., purchased Palm Plaza for $7.5 million and Oakbrook Plaza for $6.7 million. Douglas Mandel of Marcus & Millichap represented the sellers in both transactions, and Adam Duncan and Joseph Thomas of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the Palm Plaza transaction.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $68.2M Construction Loan for Seniors Housing Community in Palm Beach County
by John Nelson
LAKE WORTH, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $68.2 million loan for the construction of Atria Villages of Windsor, a luxury independent living, assisted living and memory care community to be built in the Palm Beach County town of Lake Worth. Big Rock Partners, the borrower, is developing the community on a 22.5-acre site. When completed, the property will comprise 186 independent living units, 78 assisted living units and 54 memory care units. Big Rock, an investment firm with offices in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Delray Beach, Fla., plans to open the community in 2017.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — W. P. Carey Inc. and its managed REIT CPA:17 – Global have acquired a 70,000-square-foot, newly constructed student residence hall on the campus of Jacksonville University for approximately $18 million. Completed in 2015, the four-story, three-wing North Hall serves as the primary housing option for all first-year students. The 274-bed residence hall is the first new freshman dormitory at the university since 1968 and incorporates high-tech amenities including fiber optic communications, enhanced performance wiring and cell phone range extenders. The hall is 100 percent occupied and part of the first stage of a multi-phase development plan for the riverfront property adjacent to the university. The seller was Rimrock Devlin Development, a developer based in Lake City, Fla. The triple-net lease has nearly 20 years remaining and includes fixed rental escalations.
BOCA RATON AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Ivy Realty has closed on the purchase of four Class A office buildings in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. The properties include a 21-story office tower and attached six-story office building (Tower 101) in Fort Lauderdale and two office buildings in Boca Raton totaling 132,000 square feet. Ivy Realty purchased Tower 101 from Miami-based Banyan Street Capital for $56.3 million, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Tower 101 was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Uniform Advantage, Quest Workspaces, KEMET, Puma and Thornton Tomasetti. The two Boca Raton properties are located within Meridian Office Center at 6551 and 6601 Park of Commerce Blvd. The two two-story properties are fully leased to LexisNexis (6601) and Cross Country Healthcare (6551). Ivy Realty purchased the assets from Blackrock for $27 million, according to the South Florida Business Journal.
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance group has arranged a $28.7 million acquisition and redevelopment loan for Renaissance Senior Living, a 226-unit seniors housing community in Tampa. The borrower was The Carlyle Group, which will acquire the property and perform significant renovations. Changes include putting the levels of care offered — independent living, assisted living and memory care — into separate buildings, as well as enhancements to community amenities. Jay Wagner and Timothy Hosmer of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Senior Housing Capital Markets team arranged the financing through an unnamed regional bank.
MIAMI — Swire Properties Inc., along with retail co-developers Whitman Family Development and Simon Property Group, has revealed the tenant list for Brickell City Centre’s 500,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center under construction in Miami’s Brickell district. The nearly 40 tenants joining the open-air center include Armani Collezioni, Intermix, REISS, SportsAction, Kendra Scott, Nars, American Harvest, Luke’s Lobster, AT&T and Westime. Swire Properties is incorporating a Miami Metromover stop that exits directly into the shopping center’s third floor. Brickell City Centre’s two condo towers, two office towers and EAST, MIAMI hotel are set for delivery in 2016, prior to the shopping center’s opening.
Franklin Street Capital Advisors Closes $20M Loan for Student Housing Property in Tampa
by John Nelson
TAMPA, FLA. — Franklin Street Capital Advisors (FSCA) has closed the $20 million refinancing of Campus Palms Apartments, a 570-bed student housing property in Tampa. Ben Miller and Casey Siggins of FSCA arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of a private investor based in Miami. The non-recourse loan features a fixed 4.85 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — A joint venture partnership between Rosemurgy Properties, Giles Capital Group and Lewis Rental Properties has sold a three-property student housing real estate portfolio in South Florida for $105.3 million. University Park, University View and University Square are located in Boca Raton near Florida Atlantic University. The properties were purchased by an affiliate of Investcorp, a Bahrain-based investment manager, according to The Real Deal. University Park, which sold for $70 million according to The Real Deal, opened in April 2015. The 11-acre, 280,000-square-foot community features eight, four-story buildings with 598 beds in 159 units. Units in University Park are fully furnished and include flat-screen TVs, private bathrooms and in-unit washers and dryers. The complex includes a clubhouse with a lounge, 24-hour gym, gaming rooms and computer labs. Outdoor amenities include a resort-style pool, fire pits and free transportation to and from nearby universities and colleges. Boca Sol was purchased in January 2014, repositioned for student housing and rebranded as University Square. The property, which was built in 1969 and sold for $15 million according to The Real Deal, consists of five, two-story buildings totaling 90 units with 128 beds. Addison Park was purchased in March 2013 and …
WINTER GARDEN, FLA. — Sonata Senior Living, an Orlando-based owner and operator of senior living communities located in central Florida, has started construction of Sonata West. The luxury independent living and assisted living community will be located in the Orlando suburb of Winter Garden. The property will be located adjacent to Serenades by Sonata, a memory care community also owned and operated by Sonata. The community will feature 78 independent living units and 35 assisted living units in a 139,000-square-foot, two-story building. The community is scheduled for completion in early 2017. Development costs were not disclosed.