MIAMI, FLA. — Melo Group has completed Downtown 5th, a pair of 52-story towers in downtown Miami with 1,042 rental apartments and approximately 12,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction began in late 2019 and move-ins are currently underway. Downtown 5th apartments include one-, two- and three-bedroom units measuring between 650 and 1,200 square feet in size. Monthly rental rates range from approximately $1,700 to $4,000. East Tower is now open for tenant move-ins, and South Tower is about to open. Both towers are fully leased. “As corporations, finance firms and tech companies continue to look to relocate or expand to downtown Miami, the city is evolving into a global destination for business and lifestyle,” says Martin Melo, principal of the Melo Group. “We’re seeing people moving here from major cities across the country. At Downtown 5th, about 25 percent of our tenants are coming from out of state, with many relocating from cities in the northeast and California.” Located at 55 & 25 NE 5th St. in the center of downtown Miami’s Central Business District, Downtown 5th is situated approximately seven miles from the Miami International Airport and is about 5.9 miles from Miami Beach. The property is …
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BATON ROUGE, LA. — Dwight Capital has provided a $31.4 million HUD-insured loan for Highland Club Apartments, a 279-unit garden-style multifamily community in Baton Rouge. Located at 17505 Jefferson Highway, Highland Club is situated about 15.5 miles from downtown Baton Rouge. Built in three phases between 2003 and 2019, the property includes 28 buildings and a clubhouse situated on over 23 acres. The average square feet of the units is 1,162 square feet. Community amenities include a pet park, swimming pool, poolside cabanas, picnic/barbecue area, business center, fitness center and walking trails. Josh Sasouness of Dwight Capital originated the transaction. The loan benefitted from a green mortgage insurance premium (MIP) reduction set at 25 basis points because the property is Energy Star-certified. The loan was given to HCone LLC, the borrowing entity.
AUBURNDALE, FLA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Imperial Plaza, a Winn-Dixie-anchored, 129,807-square-foot shopping center located at 303-413 Havendale Blvd. in Auburndale. Jonah Yulish and Ben Snyder of Matthews Real Estate represented the undisclosed buyer, which purchased the property for $12.4 million. Core Imperial Plaza was the seller, and Palomar Group was the brokerage firm representing the seller. For 44 years, Imperial Plaza has been anchored by Winn-Dixie, and the retailer completed a $1 million interior renovation in 2020. About 97 percent occupied, Imperial Plaza is co-anchored by Harbor Freight, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Fresenius.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Lloyd Jones LLC has acquired a 10.6-acre parcel in Port St. Lucie for the development of AVIVA Port St. Lucie, a 159-unit independent living community. The project developers plan to break ground next month, and occupancy is anticipated for January 2023. Located on Lake Whitney Road, AVIVA Port St. Lucie is located close to Interstate 95, a Super Walmart, restaurants and a medical office park. The floorplans will include one- and two-bedroom apartments with dens, balconies, full kitchens and closets. Community amenities will include a pool, putting green, bar, walking trails and multipurpose rooms for social activities. Independent living services include two meals per day, housekeeping, linen services and planned entertainment and activities. The property will operate under Lloyd Jones’ proprietary AVIVA brand, which caters to lifestyles ranging from active adult to independent living. AVIVA Port St Lucie will be operated by Lloyd Jones Senior Living Management, the senior housing management division of Lloyd Jones.
ATLANTA — Skyline Seven Real Estate has brokered the sale of an office building in the Buckhead submarket of Atlanta. Elliott Kyle and Chase Murphy of Skyline Seven represented the buyer, an Atlanta-based private investor that purchased the asset for $8.8 million. Jeff Richardson of CTR Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, Inman Property Co. Located at 1801 Peachtree St., the office building is situated about 0.4 mile from Piedmont Hospital, about 2.4 miles from Piedmont Park and 14.5 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The building totals 52,833 square feet and is leased to 10 tenants with three vacant spaces.
HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — Locally based developer JPI has received construction financing for Jefferson Fossil Creek, a 386-unit multifamily project that will be located north of Fort Worth in Haltom City. Units will feature stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and walk-in closets. Amenities will include a pool with cabanas, demonstration kitchen, coffee bar and an outdoor CrossFit area. Construction is scheduled to begin in September, and the first units are expected to be available for occupancy by early 2023. The name of the lender and other details of the financing were not disclosed.
LANCASTER, OHIO — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 483,048-square-foot industrial property in Lancaster, about 30 miles southeast of Columbus. The purchase price was undisclosed. MAG Capital Partners acquired the facility in a sale-leaseback transaction with the tenant, The Babcock & Wilcox Co., a fully owned subsidiary of the publicly traded energy and environmental technologies giant Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. Located at 2600 E. Main St., the property primarily supports Babcock & Wilcox’s thermal business and is the company’s largest manufacturing and production facility. Built in 1949, the property includes three buildings on 51 acres. Mary Garnett and Jim Tuesley of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented MAG Capital Partners in the transaction. Gary Gladder of Cresa represented Babcock & Wilcox. Led by Dax Mitchell and Andrew Gi, MAG Capital Partners is a Fort Worth, Texas-based real estate investment firm.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Denver-based Avanta Residential, a division of Hunt Cos., has acquired 27 acres in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney for the development of a 276-unit single-family rental community. The new residential complex will be located within the Painted Tree master-planned development. Communal amenities will include a pool, clubroom, leasing office and a fitness center. Residents will also have access to green space, pocket parks and electric car charging stations. Walker & Dunlop arranged the equity financing for the project. Construction is slated to begin in November and to be complete in mid-2023.
DES PERES, MO. — Avison Young has negotiated the sale of a 181,631-square-foot Class A office building at 12800 Corporate Hill Drive in Des Peres, just west of St. Louis. The sales price was undisclosed. The six-story property, built in 1984 and renovated in 2020, is fully occupied on a long-term basis by Centene Corp. The building features 30,000-square-foot floor plates and a three-story parking garage that can accommodate nearly 1,000 vehicles. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young represented the seller, a regional institutional asset manager. Sovereign Capital was the buyer.
FLINT, MICH. — Colliers International Ann Arbor has brokered the sale of an 80,000-square-foot industrial building in Flint for an undisclosed price. The sale also includes nearly 13 acres of vacant land. Jim Chaconas and Joe Campbell of Colliers represented the seller, Fenton, Mo.-based Creative Foam Concepts. The buyer, Overhead Conveyor Co., specializes in custom manufacturing and installations of overhead conveyor systems.