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MERRITT ISLAND, FLA. — A tenancy-in-common (TIC) entity including MHCommercial Real Estate Fund II, a private equity fund launched by South Florida-based commercial real estate services firm NAI Merin Hunter Codman, has acquired the Shoppes at Victoria Square on Florida’s Space Coast for $16 million. Situated approximately 50 miles east of Orlando in Merritt Island near the Kennedy Space Center, the Shoppes at Victoria Square totals 109,000 square feet and is anchored by Burlington, Five Below and Ulta Beauty. The property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. This acquisition marks the second Merritt Island investment for MHC Fund II, following the purchase of Merritt Crossing, a 90,000-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center, in July 2025. John Crotty, Michael Fay, David Duckworth, Brian de la Fe and Philip Shapiro of Avison Young represented the seller, an entity doing business as Victoria Square Partners, in the transaction. Stuart Kapp and Jake Seiler of Kapp Morrison Aker LLP law firm represented the TIC buyers, an entity doing business as Ocala North Partnership, which includes Ted Lightman and James O’Connor of Charles Wayne Properties; Jim Scalo and Brian Walker of NAI Burns Scalo; and MHCommercial Fund II. BankUnited provided financing. NAI Merin Hunter Codman …

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BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.8 million sale of a 4,665-square-foot retail strip center located at 27250 Bay Landing Drive in Bonita Springs, a city in southwest Florida. Built in 2000 and renovated in 2014, the freestanding center was fully occupied on long-term, triple-net leases by Starbucks Coffee and Tide Cleaners. Chris Garavaglia, Andrew Muth and Alex Perez of Marcus & Millichap’s St. Louis office represented the seller, a private developer, and procured the buyer, a Florida-based investor, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. Ryan Nee served as Marcus & Millichap’s Florida broker of record.

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ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — Concord Wilshire Capital has acquired a 43-acre mixed-use development site in Royal Palm Beach for $60 million, with plans to move forward with a previously planned project, dubbed Main Street at Tuttle Royale. The site was originally approved for multifamily, retail, office and hospitality uses before the property owner filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Concord Wilshire Capital will rebrand and develop the property to serve as a central hub for residential living, retail activity and community engagement. Located at the intersection of State Route 7 and Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County, the master-planned development will include 401 multifamily residences; approximately 426,764 square feet of retail space; a 125-room hotel; an 82,875-square-foot office building; an activated park plaza with public spaces, a sculpture garden and experiential amenities. Construction will begin soon following the permitting process. Concord Wilshire will announce additional details in the coming months, including the formal rebranding of the development and announcements of residential and retail development partners.

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VENICE, FLA. — Goodwill Industries-Manasota, an affiliate of nonprofit retailer Goodwill, has signed a 54,189-square-foot flex lease at the former Tervis headquarters located at 201 Triple Diamond Blvd. in Venice. The 120,000-square-foot campus will serve at Goodwill’s newest Sustainability & Logistics Center and is expected to create more than 40 new jobs. Michelle Senner and Lori Hellstrom of Colliers represented the landlord, Buligo Capital, which purchased the campus in 2023. Jack Siragusa and Sara Williams of CBRE represented the tenant, Goodwill Industries-Manasota. The lease includes 16,000 square feet of office space, with the remaining space for industrial and warehouse use. The site will include a Goodwill Bargain Barn, which is a clearance center where unsold items from regular Goodwill stores are sold in bulk by the pound.

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NEW YORK CITY AND TAMPA, FLA. — Affiliates of Blue Owl Capital (NYSE: OWL), a New York City-based private equity firm, have entered into an agreement to acquire Tampa-based REIT Sila Realty Trust (NYSE: SILA) for $2.4 billion. The deal, which will make Sila a private company, is expected to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter of this year. The valuation represents a per-share stock price of $30.38 for Sila. That price constitutes a 19 percent premium over Sila’s closing stock price of $25.53 per share on April 17, the last full day of trading prior to the announcement. The share price also represents a 25.6 percent premium over Sila’s average volume weighted price for the last 30 trading days. BofA Securities is serving as Sila’s exclusive financial advisor, and Hogan Lovells US LLP is acting as Sila’s legal counsel. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as lead financial advisor to Blue Owl, with Truist Securities Inc. also acting as a financial advisor. Newmark is Blue Owl’s real estate advisor. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal advisor to Blue Owl. “The Sila team has curated a highly diversified collection of critically important …

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TAMPA, FLA. — New York City-based GTIS Partners has acquired approximately 116 acres in Tampa to develop 4Ward Logistics Center, an industrial development that will span 382,500 square feet across two rear-load distribution buildings. Situated near I-4 in the East Tampa submarket, the site benefits from two nearby interchange access points, providing immediate access to local and regional logistics corridors, as well as direct connectivity to Port Tampa Bay. 4Ward Logistics Center is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2027. JLL will handle leasing and marketing for the project.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of 8000 Baymeadows Way, a 458,617-square-foot office campus located in Jacksonville’s Butler/Baymeadows submarket. Robbie McEwan, Tucker Brooks, Hunter Smith, Jesse Jones and Jesse Shimp of JLL represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, Orlando-based Foundry Commercial. J. Paul Reynolds represented Foundry Commercial in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed. 8000 Baymeadows Way spans five buildings and previously served as an office campus. Foundry Commercial plans to redevelop the property.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — PCCP LLC has provided a $92.5 million construction loan for Emi on 50, a 336-unit apartment development located at 1840 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando’s Mills 50 neighborhood. The borrower is Terian Development. Set for completion in second-quarter 2028, the nine-story community will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 895 square feet in size, with 20 apartments designed as live/work units and 15 planned as two-story townhomes. Amenities will include a fitness center, speakeasy and a café, as well as a rooftop deck with a pickleball court, pool, grilling stations and a Zen garden.

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CASSELBERRY, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Casselberry Square, a 96,946-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of State Road 436 and Red Bug Lake Road in Casselberry, a suburb of Orlando. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Pet Supermarket and Dollar General. Dennis Carson, Casey Rosen, Dan Baker and Michael Etemad of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction, which included two vacant outparcels. Daryl Carter and Emily Brown of Maury L Carter & Associates co-represented the seller. The buyer was an affiliate of Present Equity, a value-add retail and industrial investment firm based in Aventura, Fla.

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MIAMI — Los Angeles-based CIM Group, through its CIM Real Estate Debt Solutions business, has provided a $154 million loan for the refinancing of 2 and 3 MiamiCentral, two adjacent office towers in downtown Miami. Eastdil Secured arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Blackstone, which acquired the office towers in 2021. Built in 2018, 2 and 3 MiamiCentral span 17 and 12 stories, respectively, and total approximately 339,000 square feet of commercial space, including a Publix grocery store. Amenities include wellness and fitness facilities, an outdoor roof deck, private work lounges and conferencing space, concierge services, valet parking and secure access to 1,357 structured parking spaces. In addition to owning 2 and 3 MiamiCentral, Blackstone is also an office tenant. The towers anchor MiamiCentral, a mixed-use development adjacent to the MiamiCentral Station transit hub that includes more than 800 luxury residential units, an 18,000-square-foot food hall, a Starbucks and Chick-fil-A.

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