Florida

PCCP LLC Provides $34M Acquisition Loan for Boca Raton Office Complex

by John Nelson October 17, 2014

BOCA RATON, FLA. — PCCP LLC has provided a $34 million acquisition loan for Fountain Square, a three-building, Class A office complex in Boca Raton totaling 241,000 square feet. CBRE and MHCapital Funding LLC arranged the loan on behalf of the buyer, Fountain Square Owner LLC. The buyer plans to lease up the office complex, which was 61 percent leased at the time of sale. Fountain Square Owner has retained NAI Merin Hunter Codman Inc. to handle the property’s leasing and management responsibilities.

October 17, 2014

Florida Multifamily Southeast

CBRE Brokers $57.7M Sale of Luxury Apartment Community in Metro Orlando

by John Nelson October 16, 2014

WINTER PARK, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $57.7 million sale of Sun Key Apartment Homes, a 596-unit luxury apartment community in Winter Park, roughly 7.5 miles northeast of Orlando. The multifamily property is located at 7502 Sun Key Blvd. BC Property Investments purchased the asset from an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, which bought Sun Key back in September 2010. The property has recently undergone $12 million worth of renovations and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. The community’s amenity package includes a Wi-Fi business center, two swimming pools, an 1,800-square-foot fitness center, renovated clubhouse, firepit, spa and a game room with flat-screen TVs, video game consoles, air hockey, foosball and billiards. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

October 16, 2014

Florida Multifamily Southeast

ZOM, AIG Global to Build Lakefront Multifamily Community in Orlando

by John Nelson October 16, 2014

ORLANDO, FLA. — ZOM and its joint venture partner AIG Global Real Estate have completed the land purchase for the site of a new luxury lakefront multifamily community. The 483-unit property, known as Baldwin Harbor, will be located in the master-planned Baldwin Park community in Orlando. Baldwin Harbor’s amenity offerings will include a clubhouse with a resident’s lounge, an entertainment kitchen, pool with cabanas, summer kitchen and a golf simulator. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank provided construction financing for the project, and ZRS Management LLC will provide property management services upon completion. Pre-leasing for Baldwin Harbor will begin in the fall of 2015. CBRE’s Orlando office represented the seller in the land transaction.

October 16, 2014

Florida Loans Southeast

Dockerty Romer & Co. Arranges $70M Loan for Upscale Multifamily Community in Boca Raton

by John Nelson October 15, 2014

BOCA RATON, FLA. — Dockerty Romer & Co. has arranged a $70 million loan for Broadstone North Boca Village, a newly constructed luxury multifamily community in Boca Raton. The property features 384 rental units in a variety of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The community’s amenity package includes an 11,000-square-foot clubhouse, movie theater, resort-style swimming pool with cabanas, pool pavilion bar, fireplace, outdoor billiards table, putting green, fitness center, gourmet demonstration kitchen and wine room. Craig Romer of Dockerty Romer & Co. arranged the Fannie Mae DUS loan on behalf of an unnamed institutional pension fund advisor. The permanent loan will replace the original construction loan, according to Romer.

October 15, 2014

Florida Loans Southeast

KeyBank Provides $28M Loan for Motorola Florida Campus

by John Nelson October 15, 2014

PLANTATION, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed a $28 million loan for Motorola Campus Building I and III, an office and research and development building in Plantation. The properties were built in 1982 and renovated this year. Michael Keach of KeyBank secured the loan, which was used to retire an existing KeyBank balance-sheet loan.

October 15, 2014

Florida Office Southeast

Investors Purchase 4.5 Acres of Commercial Space in Historic Downtown Pensacola

by John Nelson October 15, 2014

PENSACOLA, FLA. — One Palafox Place LLC, a group of investors managed by Robert Switzer, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a block of commercial space in the Palafox Historic District in downtown Pensacola. The 4.5-acre city corner is bound by Garden, Palafox, Romana and Baylen streets. The purchase includes a parking lot on the west side of Baylen Street and the historic Blount and Brent buildings. One Palafox Place LLC is purchasing the properties from Durnford Enterprises Ltd., which purchased the city block in 1980. The new ownership plans to honor all current tenants’ leases and contracts for their full term.

October 15, 2014

Florida Retail Southeast

Disney Store Opens at St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville

by John Nelson October 14, 2014

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Disney Store has opened its newest store location at St. Johns Town Center, a super-regional, open-air mall located at 4663 River City Drive in Jacksonville. The mall is operated by Simon Property Group. The store will include a path for guests known as the Pixie Dust Trail that guides shoppers through “storytelling neighborhoods” involving Disney, Marvel and Star Wars characters. The store also includes an interactive video library known as the Disney Store Theatre and a limited time Halloween Shop. The Disney Store retail chain, which debuted in 1987, is owned and operated by Disney in North America, Europe and Japan. Disney Store is the retail merchandising arm of Disney Consumer Products, the business segment of The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) and its affiliates. There are currently more than 200 Disney Store locations in North America; more than 40 Disney Store locations in Japan; and more than 100 Disney Store locations in Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.

October 14, 2014

Florida Retail Southeast

HFF Brokers $32.8M Sale of Shopping Center in Destin

by John Nelson October 14, 2014

DESTIN, FLA. — HFF has brokered the $32.8 million sale of the Shoppes at Paradise Isle, a 171,837-square-foot retail power center in Destin. Located at 34940 Emerald Coast Parkway, the shopping center is 89.7 percent leased to tenants such as Best Buy, Big Lots, Michaels, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty and Office Depot. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of HFF represented the seller, Weingarten Realty Investors, in the transaction. Stoltz Real Estate Partners purchased the center through its fifth U.S. diversified fund.

October 14, 2014

Florida Office Southeast

Swire Announces Akerman LLP as Lead Office Tenant of Brickell City Centre

by John Nelson October 13, 2014

MIAMI — Swire Properties Inc. has announced that Akerman LLP, a leading transactions and trial law firm, will be the lead office tenant of Brickell City Centre, a $1.05 billion, 5 million-square-foot mixed-use development underway in Miami. Akerman will occupy approximately 108,000 square feet once construction is complete in 2015. The law firm will occupy 80 percent of the Class A office space at Brickell City Centre Green, which is one of two office buildings under construction at the development. Brickell City Centre Green will be located at 98 S.E. Seventh St. Akerman’s Miami office employs 160 lawyers, making it the largest law office in Florida. The law firm has played a significant legal role in the development of Brickell City Centre as real estate and land use counsel to Swire Properties. Tere Blanca of Blanca Commercial Real Estate represented Akerman in the lease transaction. Alexander Cahlin and David Valdez of Blanca Commercial Real Estate assisted in the deal.

October 13, 2014

Florida Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $32.3M Sale of Two Port Orange Retail Centers

by John Nelson October 10, 2014

PORT ORANGE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two retail centers in Port Orange totaling $32.3 million. The properties include an 86,464-square-foot BJ’s Wholesale Club and fuel center and the 63,257-square-foot Altamira Village shopping center. Altamira Village’s tenant roster includes LA Fitness, CVS/pharmacy and Golden Corral. John Nuzman of Marcus & Millichap’s Detroit office represented the seller, Collett, a developer based in North Carolina, in both transactions. Robert Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. Kirk Felici of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office is the firm’s broker of record in Florida. The BJ’s is under a 20-year lease that began in September 2013, and LA Fitness has a 15-year lease that started this year.

October 10, 2014

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