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JLL Arranges $76.8M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Jacksonville Beach

by John Nelson July 15, 2026

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $76.8 million construction loan for a 415-unit multifamily development in Jacksonville Beach. Mark West led the JLL team in arranging the four-year, floating-rate loan through Ameris Bank on behalf of the borrower, Trevato Development Group. Located along Beach Boulevard, the community will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 989 square feet in size, as well as 1,800 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include multiple courtyards, a pool complex with cabanas and a sun shelf, fitness centers, coworking spaces, outdoor summer kitchens, bocce ball courts, hammock islands and a dog park with a washing station. Trevato broke ground on the property on July 1 and plans to deliver the first units by fourth-quarter 2028.

July 15, 2026

Acquisitions Florida Hospitality Restaurant Retail Southeast

Bass Pro Shops Acquires 27-Acre Cheeca Lodge & Spa Resort in Florida Keys

by John Nelson July 14, 2026

ISLAMORADA, FLA. — Bass Pro Shops, an outdoors retailer based in Springfield, Mo., has purchased Cheeca Lodge & Spa, a 27-acre resort in the Florida Keys city of Islamorada that was established in 1946. Northwood Investors sold the property to Bass Pro Shops but will continue to manage the 254-room resort and grounds, which includes multiple hotel layouts; several restaurants and bars, including the Pierre’s Restaurant and Beach Café & Bar and 25 South tiki bar; indoor meeting spaces and conference rooms; three swimming pools, including a zero-entry oceanfront pool; a fitness center and spa with treatment rooms; nine-hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus; pickleball and tennis courts; the World Wide Sportsman Store & Marina; and the longest fishing pier in the Keys. The property also includes staff housing and operates under a mixed ownership structure comprising 169 fee-simple hotel rooms and 85 third-party-owned condominiums participating in the rental program. Daniel Peek, Andrew Dickey, Chris Drew and Maciej Polek of JLL represented Northwood Investors, which has owned and managed the Cheeca Lodge & Spa for the past 15 years. The sales price and future plans for the resort were not disclosed.

July 14, 2026

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

NAI Hallmark Arranges $14.7M Sale of Butler Pointe Office Building in Jacksonville

by John Nelson July 14, 2026

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NAI Hallmark has arranged the $14.7 million sale of Butler Pointe, a five-story, 151,815-square-foot office building located at 4500 Salisbury Road in Jacksonville. Daniel Burkhardt, Keith Goldfaden and Alex Caliel of NAI Hallmark represented the seller, an entity doing business as Acorn Butler Pointe LLC, in the transaction. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gabriel Elkaim purchased the multi-tenant office building, which is situated on approximately eight acres in Jacksonville’s Southpoint submarket.

July 14, 2026

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Southeast

JLL Arranges $56.1M Sale of Industrial Property Near Orlando Airport

by Abby Cox July 13, 2026

ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $56.1 million sale of Cypress Park, a 256,838-square-foot industrial property located along Satellite Boulevard in Orlando. Luis Castillo, Cody Brais, Taylor Osborne, David Orta Jr. and Mia Gian of JLL represented the seller, Herbert Management Corp., in the transaction. The buyer was Midtown Capital Partners. Situated directly off Florida’s Turnpike and U.S. Route 441 interchange near the Orlando International Airport, the five-building industrial property sits on roughly 23.4 acres and features 45 dock-high doors, 18 drive-in and grade-level doors, clear heights ranging from 20 to 22 feet and up to 100-foot truck court depths. At the time of sale, Cypress Park was 99 percent leased to 26 tenants across nine industries such as technology, manufacturing, building materials, construction, retail distribution, food-and-beverage, financial services and third-party logistics. Suite sizes range from 1,000 to 34,000 square feet.

July 13, 2026

Development Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

JLL Arranges $111M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Miami’s Edgewater District

by Abby Cox July 10, 2026

MIAMI — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $111 million construction loan for the development of Sense22, a 328-unit multifamily project located in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood. Max La Cava and Pier Barinci of JLL secured the three-year loan through S3 Capital on behalf of the borrower, HA Emprendimientos, a real estate development and construction company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. JLL also previously secured the land and predevelopment loan for the property in 2025. The project is slated for completion in 2028. Sense22 will comprise 36 stories and will offer a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool deck, a furnished rooftop terrace with outdoor grilling areas, spa, a fitness center and coworking spaces, along with 372 parking spaces.

July 10, 2026

Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

Berkadia Secures $85.4M Refinancing of Two Metro Orlando Multifamily Communities

by Abby Cox July 10, 2026

ORLANDO AND DAVENPORT, FLA. — Berkadia has secured a combined $85.4 million for the refinancing of two Orlando-area multifamily communities. Matt Robbins, Mitch Sinberg, Brad Williamson, Scott Wadler and Hugo Hernandez of Berkadia arranged the financing through Walton Street Capital on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Taurus Investment Holdings. The first property, known as The Summit at MetroWest, is located at 6500 Metrowest Blvd., and features 280 multifamily apartments with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Amenities include a swimming pool, game room, sun deck, golf course, a grilling and picnic area and a dog park, according to Apartments.com. The second property, named The Legends at ChampionsGate, is situated at 8101 Champions Circle in Davenport and comprises 252 apartments in one- to four-bedroom configurations. Amenities include a clubhouse, business center, swimming pool, fitness center, playground, sun deck, cabana and grills.

July 10, 2026

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

Partnership Acquires Coral Gables Office Portfolio in South Florida for $97.8M

by John Nelson July 8, 2026

CORAL GABLES, FLA. — A partnership between Intalex Capital, Itero Investments and Greenwall has acquired The Ponce, a three-building office portfolio spanning 365,000 square feet in Coral Gables. The acquisition includes 2525 Ponce de Leon, 2555 Ponce de Leon and 152 Valencia Avenue. Chris Lee, Sean Kelly, Tom Rappa and Matthew Lee of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller, which sold the portfolio for $97.8 million. Amy Julian and Andrew Chilgren, also with CBRE, arranged $105 million in financing for the acquisition and future capital improvement through ACORE Capital. The partnership plans to invest $30 million in renovations to common areas, tenant offices and amenities. The owners have retained Hines Management as property manager and Ryan Holtzman and Lena Weeks of Cushman & Wakefield as leasing agents at The Ponce.

July 8, 2026

Affordable Housing Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Trevato Breaks Ground on $120M Multifamily Development at Former Water Park in Jacksonville Beach

by John Nelson July 7, 2026

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLA. — Locally based Trevato Development Group has broken ground on a $120 million multifamily development at 1944 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville Beach, about 16 miles east of downtown Jacksonville. The property will offer 415 market-rate and workforce housing apartments, as well as 1,800 square feet of retail space on the ground level and public beachfront amenities. The site formerly housed Adventure Landing, a water park that closed its doors last Halloween after three decades of operation. Trevato Development purchased the site in 2021 and began demolition of the amusement park’s buildings and infrastructure this past spring. The developer plans to begin preleasing for the new multifamily community in early 2028. The design-build team includes Dynamik Design (architect) and England-Thims & Miller (civil engineer).

July 7, 2026

Development Florida Retail Southeast

SJC Ventures Opens 43,000 SF Whole Foods Grocery Store in Doral, Florida

by John Nelson July 7, 2026

DORAL, FLA. — Atlanta-based SJC Ventures has opened a 43,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market in Doral, a western suburb of Miami. The grocery store anchors Doral Marketplace, a nearly 90,000-square-foot shopping center, and includes 500 products from Florida-based suppliers. Other tenants at Doral Marketplace include Shake Shack, J.Crew, First Watch, GoodVets, The Spot Barbershop, Pacific Dental, PNC Bank, Warby Parker, Tide Dry Cleaners, Ulta Beauty, Apizza Brooklyn Resto + Vino and Chick-fil-A. The design-build team for the Whole Foods store included architect Dynamik Design and general contractor Oak Construction.

July 7, 2026

Development Florida Office Southeast

Partnership to Develop 131,000 SF Office Building in Boca Raton, Florida

by John Nelson July 6, 2026

BOCA RATON, FLA. — A partnership between Butters Construction & Development Inc., PEBB Enterprises and Konsker Development plans to develop One Midtown, a 131,000-square-foot office building in Boca Raton’s Midtown submarket. The property will comprise 120,000 square feet of Class A office space and 11,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The developers say that One Midtown is approximately 35 percent preleased. Christina Jolley, Kevin Carrasco, Tere Blanca and Danet Linares of Blanca Commercial Real Estate are the office leasing representatives, and Zach Feldman of PEBB is overseeing retail leasing on behalf of ownership. The construction timeline for the project was not released.

July 6, 2026

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