MIAMI — A group of banks led by Regions Bank has provided a $76 million construction loan for the 387-unit 1010 Brickell condominium project in Miami’s Brickell Financial District. Miami-based developers Key International and 13th Floor Investments received the mortgage from Regions Bank, Mercantil Commercebank and City National Bank of Florida. According to Key and 13th Floor, the property is 94 percent pre-sold. The developers broke ground on 1010 Brickell in September and plan to deliver it in 2017. The units will range from studios to three bedrooms, and the property’s amenity package will include a rooftop lounge and pool, a spa, playground and executive business center. Prices for the individual condominium units range from the mid $400,000s to $1.3 million. Sieger Suarez Architectural Partnership designed the property.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of two multifamily communities in Jacksonville spanning 552 units. Olympus Property Management purchased the two adjoining properties from Atlanta-based Cortland Partners for $62 million. The communities include Mirador at River City located at 13100 Broxton Bay Drive and Stovall at River City located at 13000 Broxton Bay Drive. Brian Moulder and Dhaval Patel of CBRE represented Cortland Partners in the transaction.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $26.5 million sale-leaseback of 12 Wendy’s restaurants in South Florida. Adam Tiktin and Debra Franklin of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office, along with Philip Rosen of Bloomgarden, Goudreau & Rosen PA, represented the seller, Starboard Group, in the transaction. Todd Cohen, Drew Kristol and Kirk Olson of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the buyer, a Miami-based limited liability company. Farhan Kabani of Mark One Capital arranged a 10-year acquisition loan that amortizes over 30 years on behalf of the buyer. As part of the transaction, Starboard Group signed a new 20-year lease at the restaurants. The 12 Wendy’s restaurants are located at 831 Yamato Road in Boca Raton; 4950 Linton Road in Delray Beach; 15020 Jog Road in Delray Beach; 1197 S. Military Trail in Deerfield Beach; 10050 W. Sample Road in Coral Springs; 4676 N. University Drive in Coral Springs; 6375 W. Sample Road in Coral Springs; 9960 W. Oakland Park Blvd. in Sunrise; 14900 S.W. 31st St. in Miramar; 7560 N.W. 186th St. in Hialeah; 11925 N.W. 27th Place in Miami; and 1515 N.W. 7th St. in Miami.
MIAMI — Cohen Financial has secured a $48.8 million land acquisition loan for 300 Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami, which will be the site of the Empire World Towers, two 93-story mixed-use towers. Kevin O’Grady, Daniel Sheehan and Eric McGlynn of Cohen Financial secured the loan through an unnamed global investment manager on behalf of the borrower, Property Markets Group (PMG). PMG purchased the two-acre, L-shaped site for $80 million.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Info Tech, a Gainesville-based consulting and software company, will relocate its headquarters to the mixed-use Celebration Pointe project under construction in Gainesville. The company will build a new 60,000-square-foot corporate campus at the 125-acre, 1 million-square-foot development that will be located at the intersection of I-75 and Archer Road. Read more about the Celebration Pointe development here. Info Tech employs roughly 240 associates. Phase I of Celebration Pointe is expected to open in fall 2016.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — HFF has brokered the $112 million sale of Broward Financial Center, a 324,429-square-foot, Class A office property in Fort Lauderdale. The property is located at 500 E. Broward Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale’s central business district. AGS Property Corp. purchased the 24-story office building clear and free of existing debt from DRA Advisors LLC. Hermen Rodriguez, Manuel De Zarraga, Ike Ojala and Jorge Portela of HFF represented DRA Advisors in the transaction. Broward Financial Center was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Sun-Sentinel Co., Fox Sports Net Florida Inc., Premiere Beverage Co. LLC, Northwestern Mutual, Morton’s Restaurant Group and Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Additionally, HFF secured $61million in acquisition financing on behalf of AGS Property Corp. Chris Drew and Paul Stasaitis led HFF’s debt placement team to arrange the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Investments Limited has purchased Hillsboro Commons, an 82,000-square-foot shopping center located in Deerfield Beach, for $12.3 million. The two-story, LA Fitness-anchored retail center located at 1000 E. Hillsboro Blvd. was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Investments Limited purchased the center from Hillsboro Capital LLC. Phil Bloom of Bellestar Partners LLC and Nancy Dockerty of Dockerty Romer & Co. co-brokered the transaction.
DORAL, FLA. — PS Business Parks Inc. has purchased a 148,618-square-foot, Class A industrial building located in the Miami International Commerce Center. Dubbed 2323 at MICC, the industrial building is located at 2323 N.W. 82nd Ave. in Doral and is 100 percent vacant. The property features a two-story open office space, air-conditioned warehouse with 16- to 24-foot clear heights and a fully fenced parking lot.
FORT WALTON BEACH, FLA. — Capital One Multifamily Finance has originated a $6.4 million fixed-rate loan through an unnamed CMBS lender for the acquisition of Colony House Apartments. The 139-unit, garden-style apartment community is located in Fort Walton Beach. Chad Thomas Hagwood of Capital One Multifamily originated the 10-year loan with three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Engel Realty. Jimmy Adams of Multi Housing Advisors’ Birmingham office brokered the sale of Colony House Apartments.
PLANTATION, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $52 million sale of The Manor in Plantation, a newly developed 197-unit apartment community. The mid-rise and townhome residential asset is located at 601 N.W. 82nd Ave. in Plantation. The Manor LLC purchased the apartment community from Veranda II Apartments LLC and Veranda II Townhomes LLC. The Manor’s rents have been averaging $1.99 per square foot and the property was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Amenities include a beach entry pool with a hot tub, clubroom with flat screen TV and WiFi loft, billiards and poker room, private dining room, business center with conference room, theater and a fitness center. Robert Given, Zachary Sackley, Gerard Yetming and Neal Victor of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Related Group of Florida delivered The Manor in 2013.