ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. — Capital Health Group LLC and Fortress Ventures LLC have formed a joint venture to develop a 64-bed memory care community on nine acres of land located at 840 State Road 16 in St. Augustine. The land was purchased by the venture in December 2014, and the new facility is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2016. Symphony Manor at St. Augustine will be a single-story facility with a secure memory care courtyard, large activity space, surround sound theater with an 80-inch screen and a dining room. Resident apartments will have cable TV, Wi-Fi, 24-hour emergency call systems, walk/roll-in showers and individual thermostats. Symphony Manor will also offer residents 24-hour staffing, dining services, concierge assistance, linen services, housekeeping, daily entertainment, fitness programming, educational services, social events and a private town car for resident appointments. Compass Pointe Healthcare System will manage Symphony Manor at St. Augustine.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. has purchased Towne Square Shopping Center, a 126,000-square-foot retail center located at 11029 W. Colonial Drive in Ocoee, a suburb of Orlando. Continental Realty purchased the asset for $10.1 million through CRC Fund III LP, the company’s value-add retail and multifamily investment fund. The center is currently 95 percent occupied and is anchored by an Old Time Pottery. Ray Turchi of Marcus & Millichap’s Orlando office represented the seller, a private investor based in New York, in the transaction. Charlie Boscarino of Retail Solutions Advisors has been selected as the exclusive leasing broker for the center.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $14.7 million acquisition loan for Park South at Deerwood Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily property located at 7932 Southside Blvd. in Jacksonville. Ory Schwartz of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles office arranged the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Schwartz arranged the loan through an unnamed CMBS lender on behalf of the borrower, a private investor based on the West Coast.
ST. CLOUD, FLA. – The SRS Southeast Investment Sales team has brokered the $7.7 million sale of Canoe Creek Plaza, a 61,333-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in St. Cloud. The Winn Dixie-anchored property is located at 3318 Canoe Creek Road, which is situated just north of the intersection of Canoe Creek and Old Canoe Creek roads. The seller, Miller Group Development, sold the property to Canoe Creek SC LLC, an affiliate of Tricon Development. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer did not have brokerage representation.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $14.9 million sale of Lincoln Palms, a portfolio of five multifamily parcels totaling 66 units located off Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. The community comprises 35 studios, 28 one-bedroom apartments, two two-bedroom apartments and one four-bedroom townhouse. Apartment units feature ceramic tile and solid oak wood flooring, wall air-conditioning units and walk-in closets. Some units feature private patios or balconies. All five buildings have a connected courtyard with sitting areas and bicycle racks for residents. Arthur Porosoff of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a private investor from New York. Joseph Thomas and Frank Fausone of the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office secured the buyer, a private investor from Miami.
MACCLENNY, FLA. — Integra Real Estate Capital, a commercial mortgage brokerage and advisory firm based in New York City, has secured a $4 million loan for the refinance of Cornerstone Square Shopping Center, a 111,681-square-foot property located in Macclenny. The center is anchored by Tractor Supply, Peebles, Dollar Tree, CATO and Hibbett Sporting Goods. Russell Kimyagarov of Integra arranged the non-recourse, 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a California-based ownership group.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has completed the construction of Village Place Apartments, a $15 million, 112-unit senior affordable housing community for ages 55 and up. The mid-rise community is located at 720 N.E. 4th Ave. in downtown Fort Lauderdale, blocks from the Las Olas Boulevard district. The property, which is already 100 percent leased, features units with granite countertops, split-level designs and eco-friendly features such as low-flow plumbing fixtures, low-VOC paint, Energy-Star qualified appliances, Energy-Star windows and energy efficient HVAC systems. HTG and architect Sotolongo Salman Henderson of Miami have designed and constructed Village Place to be designated a green building in line with the National Green Building Standards. The apartment community includes a gated entrance, community center with computers and Wi-Fi access throughout, swimming pool and a fitness room with exercise equipment. Residents will also have access to The Wave Modern Streetcar transit system that is scheduled to open in 2017. Project financing was provided by U.S. Bank in the amount of $38.6 million through its community development subsidiary, including a $13.2 million construction loan; a $3 million permanent financing loan; and $22.4 million of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity from U.S. Bancorp Community …
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $47.1 million sale of Art Avenue Apartment Homes, a new 300-unit luxury apartment community located at 10201 Lee Vista Blvd. in Orlando. An undisclosed entity purchased the property from the Rohdie Group, a residential real estate management firm. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Completed in 2014, the community features a large clubhouse, computer lounge, TV lounge, coffee bar, fitness center, children’s art room, outdoor fire pit and resort-style pool.
LAKE PARK, FLA. — Oak Grove Capital has arranged two refinance loans totaling $26.1 million for San Marco Villas I and II, two affordable housing communities. The two apartment communities in Lake Park span 400 units. Tim Leonhard of Oak Grove Capital arranged the two loans through Freddie Mac.
MIAMI — RKF has brokered the sale of a 22,248-square-foot retail property located at 3800 N.E. Miami Court in Miami’s Design District. Poltrona Frau Group Miami, a luxury furniture retailer, is the sole tenant of the newly constructed, two-story property. Benjamin Mandell, John Ellis and Marty Arrivo of RKF represented the buyer, Chicago-based L3 Capital LLC, in the transaction. The seller, Tirrenia Developments LLC, was represented in-house.