Florida

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Acquires Resort, Private Club in Naples for $185.5M

by John Nelson May 26, 2015

NAPLES, FLA. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, a publicly traded hotel REIT, has purchased LaPlaya Beach Resort and LaPlaya Beach Club in Naples for a combined purchase price of $185.5 million. LaPlaya Beach Resort is a 189-room waterfront resort located on a six-acre tract of beach along the Gulf of Mexico and Vanderbilt Bay. The resort features 11,620 square feet of meeting space, a bar/restaurant, upscale spa, three outdoor swimming pools, 2,200-square-foot fitness center, seven-story parking garage, children’s aquatic and beach camp, watersport rentals and in-room dining. The private club has more than 800 active members and features a private dining room, private pool cabanas and a partnership with the LaPlaya Golf Course, which was not included in the acquisition. In addition to the resort and private club, the transaction includes the leasehold interest in a 23-slip marina on the Vanderbilt Bay side of the property. Daniel Peek, Max Comess, Chris Drew, Alexandra Lalos and Maxx Carney of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between affiliates of Noble House Hotels & Resorts Ltd. and Halstatt, in the transaction. Pebblebrook has retained Noble House Hotels & Resorts under a new operating agreement for the management of the hotel and private club.

May 26, 2015

Miami Beach Convention Headquarter Hotel

Florida Hospitality Southeast

City of Miami Beach Selects Portman Holdings to Develop $405M Convention HQ Hotel

by John Nelson May 22, 2015

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — The city of Miami Beach commission has selected developer Portman Holdings and architect John Portman & Associates to develop and design the $405 million Miami Beach Convention Headquarter Hotel. The selection allows for the city manager to negotiate the terms of the development and ground lease for the hotel. The 800-room hotel will feature several pools, a fitness center, spa, business center and multiple food and beverage outlets, including a café, full-service restaurant and rooftop lounge. Another feature of the hotel is a grand welcoming gateway at the main intersection of 17th Street and Convention Center Drive. The hotel development will not use any taxpayer dollars — Portman’s plan is 100 percent privately funded with both debt and equity sources. The design team includes local architect Revuelta Architecture International and landscape architect West 8.

May 22, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.1M Sale of Doral Shopping Center

by John Nelson May 22, 2015

DORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.1 million sale of Doral Signature Shops, an 11,110-square-foot retail property located at 11401 N.W. 41st St. in Doral. The property’s tenant roster includes Starbuck’s Coffee, Mercantile Commerce Bank and Graziano’s. Scott Sandelin and Edward Romo of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a partnership between local developers Gadinsky Real Estate and Armando Codina. The buyer was a limited liability company based in Miami.

May 22, 2015

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Courtelis, Kislak, HMG/Courtland to Break Ground on $33.6M Apartment Community in Orlando

by John Nelson May 21, 2015

ORLANDO, FLA. — The Courtelis Co., Kislak Organization and HMG/Courtland Properties will break ground next week on Murano at Grande Lakes, a $33.6 million luxury apartment community in Orlando. The trio of South Florida-based developers will build the 240-unit property on a 9.5-acre site at the southeast corner of John Young Parkway and Taft-Vineland Road. The design team includes architect Forum Architecture and Interior Design and general contractor Roger B. Kennedy Inc. Wells Fargo provided construction financing to the development team for the project, which is slated for a summer 2016 completion.

May 21, 2015

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Berkadia Brokers Sale of Two Apartment Communities in Metro Tampa Totaling $96.4M

by John Nelson May 20, 2015

BRANDON AND TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in the Tampa area for a combined $96.4 million. Hamilton Bay Apartments, located at 1801 Princeton Lakes Drive in Brandon, sold for $43.6 million. Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners purchased the 444-unit asset from Nashville-based Covenant Capital Group. Built in 1989, the apartment community’s amenities include two swimming pools, a clubhouse, tennis court, recreation room, playground, laundry facility, controlled-access gate, child care center, complimentary coffee bar, community garden and a dog park. Viera at Westchase Apartments, located at 12401 W. Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa, sold for $52.8 million. Glendale, Colo.-based Forum Real Estate Group purchased the 390-unit property from Covenant Capital Group. Built in 1999, the property’s community amenities include two resort-style swimming pools, a hot tub with a waterfall and grotto, cabana lounges, clubhouse, business center, fitness center, tennis courts and a controlled-access gate.

May 20, 2015

Florida Office Southeast

Atlantic Commercial Group Brokers $14.2M Sale of Office Building in Clearwater

by John Nelson May 20, 2015

CLEARWATER, FLA. — Delray Beach, Fla.-based Atlantic Commercial Group Inc. has brokered the $14.2 million sale of Bayview Pavilion, a 94,144-square-foot, three-story office building in Clearwater. The Class A office building is located on Lightwave Drive immediately west of the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. YMP Real Estate Management purchased the property from an undisclosed seller. Cliff Weisner of Atlantic Commercial Group brokered the transaction.

May 20, 2015

Florida Mixed-Use Southeast

City of Miami Approves Site Plan for $2B Miami Worldcenter

by John Nelson May 19, 2015

MIAMI — The city of Miami has given its approval to the development team of Miami Worldcenter, a $2 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development in downtown Miami. The green light allows the development team to apply for building permits. Miami Worldcenter is a collaboration between master developer Miami Worldcenter Associates and a team of development firms following a master plan created by Elkus Manfredi Architects. The Forbes Co. and Taubman will deliver a 765,000-square-foot shopping mall, which will be anchored by Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s alongside high-end dining and entertainment options. The team behind the PARAMOUNT Miami Worldcenter condo, the project’s signature residential tower, includes Miami-based developer Daniel Kodsi in partnership with Art Falcone and Nitin Motwani. Nearby, a 429-unit luxury apartment building developed by ZOM will rise adjacent to Bloomingdale’s. Two blocks west, Miami-based MDM Group will develop a new Marriott Marquis hotel, which will feature 1,800 hotel rooms and 600,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The groundbreaking for these components of Miami Worldcenter is scheduled to take place in the third quarter of 2015.

May 19, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Publix Super Markets Buys Freestanding Publix in Fort Lauderdale for $22.5M

by John Nelson May 19, 2015

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Continuing its buying spree of Publix grocery stores in Florida, Publix Super Markets Inc. has purchased the Publix at Sunrise, a 44,840-square-foot, single-tenant Publix grocery store located at 1415 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Publix Super Markets purchased the net-leased asset from Stiles Corp. for $22.5 million free and clear of existing debt. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo and Nat Scarmazzi of HFF represented Stiles in the transaction.

May 19, 2015

Florida Multifamily Southeast

ARA Newmark Brokers $10M Sale of Waterfront Development Site in Fort Lauderdale

by John Nelson May 19, 2015

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — ARA, A Newmark Company (ARA Newmark) has brokered the $10 million sale of a 0.6-acre waterfront development site at 321 N. Birch Road in Fort Lauderdale. The site has more than 200 feet of frontage on the Intracoastal Waterway and is steps away from the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. The site is approved for an 11-story, 22-unit condominium project, as well as a marina with four 70-foot boat slips. Troy Ballard, Avery Klann and Marc deBaptiste of ARA Newmark represented the sellers, Jeremy Bedzow and Grand Birch LLC. An affiliate of Sobel Co. known as 321 Birch LLC purchased the development site. According to ARA Newmark, the sales price of $454,000 per unit is the new record for land pricing per unit for a non-oceanfront site in South Florida.

May 19, 2015

Florida Loans Retail Southeast

CIT Group Provides $41M in Refinancing for Shopping Center in Palm Beach Gardens

by John Nelson May 18, 2015

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — CIT Group Inc.’s subsidiary CIT Real Estate Finance has provided a $41 million secured credit facility to refinance PGA Plaza Shopping Center in Palm Beach Gardens. The shopping center is anchored by Trader Joe’s and Ulta Beauty. CIT provided the loan through CIT Bank on behalf of the borrower, Menin Development. In November 2013, CIT provided $26 million in financing to a joint venture headed by Menin Development to support PGA Plaza’s renovation, which included adding 5,646 square feet of retail space, a redesigned façade, upgraded parking lot, landscaping, site lighting and updated signage.

May 18, 2015

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