MIAMI — Miami-Dade County and Related Urban Development Group, the affordable and workforce housing arm of Related Group, has opened the Gallery at Marti Park, a 176-unit mixed-income community located in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Residences are reserved for low-income seniors under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, as well as workforce households earning 80 and 120 percent of the area median income (AMI). The project was developed utilizing a 75-year ground lease with Miami-Dade County. Spanning 12 floors, Gallery at Marti Park offers two-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 893 to 1,064 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Monthly rental rates begin at $2,995. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, coworking space, package room, outdoor grilling areas, private bike storage, a fourth-level recreational deck and a ground-level senior center that will serve residents and the public. The site also sits adjacent to Joe Moretti Phase 2B, a 96-unit affordable housing project redeveloped by Related Urban in 2022.
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ORLANDO, FLA. — Foundry Commercial, a commercial real estate services firm, developer and investor based in Orlando, has acquired five seniors housing communities in Georgia and Florida. Totaling 320 units, the portfolio comprises two communities in Warner Robins and Boynton Ridge, Ga., and three communities in Jacksonville, Titusville and Plant City, Fla. Allegro Living Management, an affiliate of Foundry, will operate the portfolio under the Alto brand. Each community features 44 assisted living units and 20 memory care units and has an average vintage age below five years, according to Foundry. Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors represented the undisclosed seller, a regional development firm, in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — Benderson Development has begun the transformation of 702 North Franklin Street, a 300,000-square-foot office building in downtown Tampa. The nine-story property was formerly the longtime corporate headquarters building for Tampa Electric (TECO) and Peoples Gas. Benderson has tapped CBRE to lease and market the building’s office space, while Benderson will lease the property’s 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The renovations will include extensive work on the building’s façade, including new signage opportunities for future tenants, as well as interior upgrades.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. AND WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Private equity firm New State Capital Partners has acquired West Palm Beach-based Vast Coworking Group, which operates more than 200 coworking offices across the world, spanning roughly 2.7 million square feet and serving 70,000 members. The coworking company’s brands include VentureX, Office Evolution and the Intelligent Office. Jason Anderson will continue to serve as CEO of Vast. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP was New State Capital’s legal counsel, while Ice Miller LLP and Boxwood Partners represented the seller, United Franchise Group. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This purchase marks New State Capital’s second major investment from its fourth investment fund.
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — The Zuckerman Group has signed leases with two new national retailers at Midtown at Bonita, a 68-acre mixed-use development under construction in Bonita Springs, about 15 miles north of Naples. T.J. Maxx and Ulta Beauty will join the lineup at Midtown at Bonita, bringing the amount of leased retail space to 100,000 square feet. Other committed tenants include Chipotle Mexican Grill, Panera Bread, The Hangry Bison, Club Pilates, Good Vets, Jeff’s Bagel Run, Noire the Nail Bar, Bonita Beach Wine & Spirits, Gelato&Co., LowBrow Pizza & Beer, Mathnasium, a dental office operated by Pacific Dental Services, Cold Stone Creamery, The UPS Store, Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls and Three Sixteen Cafe, among others. Construction of the development’s retail component broke ground in November, with the first tenants expected to move in this spring. Upon full build-out, Midtown at Bonita will feature a 165-room boutique hotel, a luxury apartment complex and 30 acres of preserved open space, in addition to the shops, restaurants and service retailers.
TAMPA, FLA. — A partnership between Banyan Street Capital and Lafayette Street Capital has acquired Harborview Plaza, a 6.7-acre, waterfront office complex in Tampa’s Westshore submarket. Atlanta-based Cousins Properties sold the 206,329-square-foot property for $39.5 million. Christian Lee and Sean Kelly of CBRE’s National Office Partners team represented Cousins Properties in the transaction. Amy Julian and Andrew Chilgren of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team arranged acquisition financing for the new owners through Prime Finance. Tom Rappa, Matthew Lee, Max Nathan, Joe Chick and Dale Peterson of CBRE supported the transaction. Banyan Street Capital and Lafayette Street Capital have retained Jim Moler and Deana Beer of JLL to handle the leasing assignment at Harborview Plaza. The new owners plan to make several capital improvements at the office complex, including updated elevators, a new lobby, tenant lounge, café, waterfront outdoor patio and a “third workplace.” Future enhancements will include new wayfinding and building signage.
DORAL, FLA. — ANF has topped out Sevilla, a seven-story midrise apartment project underway within the $1 billion Downtown Doral development. The developer, locally based Codina Partners, plans to fully deliver the 405-unit community by year-end 2027. Situated on 4.2 acres at the corner of NW 53rd Street and NW 52nd Terrace, Sevilla will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom residences ranging in size from 720 to 1,708 square feet. The property will also include 15,800 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including a resort-style pool deck with beach entry, private cabanas, grilling stations and a Zen courtyard with a large dog park. The rooftop deck will also offer pickleball courts, a yoga yard, walking paths and lounge areas. Indoor amenities will include a two-story fitness center, resident lounge and a ride-sharing lobby.
BRANDON, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $22 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of The Easton, a 184-unit apartment community located at 804 Fairmaiden Lane in Brandon, about 12 miles east of Tampa. Eric Blumenthal and Cullen O’Grady of KeyBank originated the three-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a private company doing business as Easton Brandon LLC. The seller and sales price were also not disclosed. Built in 1973 and renovated in 2021, The Easton features 23 two-story residential buildings, as well as a barbecue with a picnic area, fitness center, swimming pool and tennis courts.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Locally based Related Ross has acquired The Ben, Autograph Collection, a 208-room luxury hotel property located on the waterfront in downtown West Palm Beach. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, John Caraviello, Tyler Dumon and Tate Keir of Newmark arranged $172.5 million in acquisitioning financing through Nomura on behalf of Related Ross. Robert Webster, Ron Danko, Jr., and Timothy Southard of CBRE represented the seller, Greenwich, Conn.-based Wheelock Street Capital, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Wheelock Street Capital originally acquired The Ben in 2021. Situated near the CityPlace retail lifestyle center (formerly known as Rosemary Square), The Ben opened in 2020 and includes amenities such a rooftop lounge with a heated swimming pool, cabanas and a bar, 24-hour fitness center, library, onsite restaurant and roughly 18,475 square feet of event space. The boutique hotel offers various experiences to guests like private yacht charters and sunrise yoga.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $80M Loan for Multifamily Development on Miami’s Bay Harbor Islands
by Abby Cox
MIAMI — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $80 million in construction financing for 10290 East Bay Harbor Drive, a luxury multifamily development on Bay Harbor Islands in Miami. Adam Schwartz, Jonathan Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Sean Reimer, Michael Diaz and Michael Ianno of Walker & Dunlop arranged the floating-rate, interest-only loan through New York-based Madison Realty Capital on behalf of the borrower, Clara Homes. 10290 East Bay Harbor Drive is the third apartment complex located within a three-phased master-planned development on Bay Harbor Islands. The six-story apartment building will total 250,000 square feet with 77 units, according to South Florida Business Journal, bringing Clara Homes to 150 luxury apartments on the Bay Harbor Islands. Amenities at the complex will include a rooftop swimming pool with panoramic views, fitness center and an outdoor yoga studio. 10290 East Bay Harbor Drive is also situated near Bal Harbour Shops, which is currently undergoing a $550 million redevelopment.
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