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Adam America, JW Capital Secure $180M Refinancing for Student Housing Community Adjacent to Florida International University

by John Nelson

SWEETWATER, FLA. — Adam America Real Estate and JW Capital Management have secured $180 million for the refinancing of Terrazul, a 22-story student housing community located adjacent to Florida International University (FIU). Completed in 2024, the 1,201-bed property is located at 700 S.W. 107th Ave. in Sweetwater, a city in Miami-Dade County. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer and Michael Ianno of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing through Corebridge Institutional Investment LLC. The borrowers will use the financing to pay off Terrazul’s existing construction loan and collect proceeds. The property features 932 studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom units that were 98 percent occupied at the time of financing, as well as 647 parking spaces, a suite of amenities and 15,442 square feet of retail space on the ground level.

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Hines, USD Sign Two Office Tenants at T3 FAT Village in Fort Lauderdale

by John Nelson

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Hines and Urban Street Development (USD) have signed two new office tenants to join T3 FAT Village, a mass-timber office building within the $500 million FAT Village mixed-use redevelopment project in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village. GXO Logistics Inc. will open a new 35,000-square-foot office at the six-story, 180,000-square-foot office building, and workplace furniture provider CBI Workplace Solutions will move its Fort Lauderdale operation to the property from Las Olas Boulevard. The companies are the first committed tenants at T3 FAT Village and will open their offices next year. Blanca Commercial Real Estate handles the office leasing assignment at T3 FAT Village. Christina Jolley, Chris Harak and Kevin Carrasco of Blanca CRE represented GXO in the lease negotiations, while David Hillegas and A.J. Belt of Cushman & Wakefield represented CBI Workplace Solutions. Hines and USD plan to announce the property’s ground-level retail and restaurant tenants later this year.

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Newmark Arranges Acquisition Financing for 1.7 MSF BRiC Office Campus in South Florida

by John Nelson

BOCA RATON, FLA. — Newmark has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC), a 1.7 million-square-foot office and research-and-development campus located at 5000 T-Rex Ave. in Boca Raton. West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Related Ross purchased the 124-acre property for an undisclosed price. According to South Florida Business Journal, the selling entity comprised locally based CP Group, DRA Advisors, Las Olas Capital Advisors and Rialto. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, John Caraviello and Josh King of Newmark arranged the acquisition financing through Ares Real Estate funds. The BRiC site used to serve as the regional headquarters campus for IBM. In addition to offices and laboratory space, BRiC features two cafés, an 800-seat presentation hall, multiple event spaces, a gym and direct shuttle service to the Boca Raton Tri-Rail station. Tenants at the campus include D-Wave Quantum Inc., Modernizing Medicine, Cinch Home Services, Allstar Recruiting Locums LLC and Everglades University.

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Merritt Breaks Ground on Third Phase of North Jacksonville Industrial Park

by John Nelson

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Merritt Properties has broken ground on Phase III of Imeson Landing Business Park in north Jacksonville. The new phase will comprise three shallow-bay industrial buildings totaling 126,500 square feet. The new buildings will be situated across the road from the first two phases of Imeson Landing, which total 266,200 square feet across five buildings. Buildings 600, 700 and 800 will feature 16- and 18-foot clear heights, rear-loaded docks, 90- to 100-foot truck courts and move-in ready incubator spaces to support small, growing businesses. Merritt and general contractor ARCO/Design Build plan to deliver Phase III in second-quarter 2027. The Baltimore-based developer has tapped Ross Crabtree and Luke Pope of JLL to handle leasing at Imeson Landing’s third phase.

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JLL Arranges $102M in Financing for Four-Property Industrial Portfolio Spanning Three States

by Abby Cox

NEW YORK — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $102 million loan to finance a four-property industrial portfolio spanning Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Peter Rotchford, Steven Binswanger and Lucas Borges of JLL secured the loan through Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) on behalf of the borrower, SkyREM. The portfolio, which totals 1.9 million square feet, is currently fully leased to six tenants with a weighted average lease term of more than six years.

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Walmart to Anchor 40-Acre Retail Development in St. Cloud, Florida

by John Nelson

ST. CLOUD, FLA. — Walmart plans to anchor a new 40-acre retail development underway in St. Cloud, an Orlando suburb in Osceola County. Situated at the intersection of U.S. Highway 192 and Puffin Road, the property will include a 187,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter, a Walmart convenience store and gas station and seven to 10 outparcels. The master developer of the project is The Ferber Co., a privately held development firm. The Ponte Vedra, Fla.-based company is currently underway on site work and underground utility installation at the site. First tenants are expected to open by early 2028. The project team includes Hanson, Walter and Associates Inc., Traffic & Mobility Consultants, JR Davis and Cogent Bank. Alex Bisbee of Insite Real Estate helped identify the two-parcel assemblage opportunity for Ferber.

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University of South Florida, Partners Break Ground on $500M Mixed-Use Project in Tampa

by Hayden Spiess

TAMPA, FLA. — The University of South Florida (USF) and its development partners have broken ground on the $500 million first phase of Uptown Landing, a new mixed-use project situated within walking distance of the planned USF on-campus football stadium.  The first phase of the project comprises 30 acres and will include 717 beds of student housing; 152 apartments reserved for graduate students and USF employees; four to six restaurant venues; 68,000 square feet of retail space; a hotel and conference center and academic research facilities.  Delivered through a master development agreement with ACE Fletcher LLC, this development marks the largest public-private partnership (PPP) in the history of the State University System of Florida. ACE Fletcher is a partnership between Capstone Development Partners, Aureate Development and Ellison Development. The project team also includes Provident Resources Group, CBI Construction, Baker Barrios Architects and Kimley-Horn.  Funding for the project includes $270 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the student housing, hospitality, restaurant and retail uses, as well as a roughly $225 million investment for the Translational Research Institute.  Capstone Management Partners will provide maintenance and operations services at the student housing building in a shared services agreement with USF.  The first phase is …

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Nuveen Sells 207,877 SF Shopping Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

by John Nelson

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Nuveen Real Estate has sold Promenade Shopping Plaza, a 207,877-square-foot shopping center located in Palm Beach Gardens. Boston-based Mount Vernon Co. purchased the Publix-anchored center. Danny Finkle, Jorge Portela and Kim Flores of JLL represented Nuveen in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports that the shopping center traded for $67 million. Promenade was originally developed in 1989 and renovated in May 2025. The property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Planet Fitness, Bealls Outlet, Goodwill and Ace Hardware, as well as professional services and medical tenants.

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BWE Secures $101M Loan for New Active Adult Community in Jacksonville

by John Nelson

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — BWE has secured a $101 million bridge loan for the refinancing of RISE at Glen Kernan Park, a new active adult community located at 4890 Sweetgrass Place in Jacksonville’s Southside neighborhood. Andy Effler of BWE led the team that closed the three-year, floating-rate loan through BlackRock affiliate HPS on behalf of the borrower, RISE, A Real Estate Company. The locally based developer is using the nonrecourse loan to retire the existing senior construction loan from Benefit Street Partners and the mezzanine loan from Pearlmark Real Estate, as well as funding reserves while RISE at Glen Kernan Park is in lease-up. The 308-unit property is reserved for households age 55 and older and features a mix of 109 one-bedroom and 127 two-bedroom luxury apartments, as well as 72 single-story cottage units with attached garages. Monthly rental rates range from $1,704 to $3,871, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a fully equipped fitness facility, resort-style pool, pickleball courts and a bar and lounge room.

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Colliers Negotiates $23M Sale of Shopping Center in Trinity, Florida

by John Nelson

TRINITY, FLA. — Colliers has negotiated the sale of Trinity Village Center, a 76,834-square-foot shopping center located in Trinity, roughly 30 miles north of Tampa. According to the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Crow Holdings purchased the center for $23 million. Tommy Isola and Whitaker Leonhardt of Colliers represented the buyer, Colterra Capital Corp., in the transaction. Trinity Village Center was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bonefish, Synovus Bank and Tampa General.

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