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JLL Secures $176.6M Construction Loan for Student Housing Development Near University of Central Florida

Abby Cox — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:20:41 +0000

ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $176.6 million construction loan for The Place at Alafaya, a 1,395-bed student housing development located at 11600 MacKay Blvd. near the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus in Orlando. Mona Carlton, Elliott Throne, Joshua Odessky, Michael Romero, JJ Hovenden and Luke Maganas of JLL secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, Beachwold Residential. Upon completion, The Place at Alafaya will offer 484 units with bed-to-bath parity across three four-story buildings. The property will also feature a standalone, three-story clubhouse spanning 16,000 square feet. Amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool; fitness center with a cold plunge and sauna; private study rooms; pickleball and basketball courts; and a game lounge. A timeline for the development was not released.

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JLL Negotiates $67.7M Sale of Three Industrial Buildings in Lakeland, Florida

Abby Cox — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:27:55 +0000

LAKELAND, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the $67.7 million sale of three industrial buildings located within Lakeland Commerce Center in Lakeland, a city in Central Florida between Tampa and Orlando. Cody Brais, John Huguenard, Luis Castillo, Taylor Osborne, David Orta Jr. and Mia Gian of JLL represented the seller, Atlanta-based Stonemont, in the transaction. MDH Partners, also based in Atlanta, was the buyer. Positioned along the County Line Road corridor between I-4 and Lakeland Linder International Airport, Lakeland Commerce Center Buildings 100, 200 and 300 are three newly constructed, rear-load industrial buildings totaling 557,100 square feet. The property provides same-day delivery access to Florida’s residents, as well as logistics services throughout the Southeastern United States. Lakeland Commerce Center spans four buildings. MetLife purchased the fourth building, the 348,740-square-foot Building 400, for $50 million in March 2025.

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Robins & Morton Tops Out $563M BayCare Hospital Manatee in Palmetto, Florida

John Nelson — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:14:07 +0000

PALMETTO, FLA. — General contractor Robins & Morton has topped out BayCare Hospital Manatee, a $563 million hospital underway in Palmetto, a city in Southwest Florida’s Manatee County. Situated one mile from the junction of I-75 and I-275, the 450,000-square-foot hospital will offer 154 beds in private patient rooms. Gresham Smith designed the hospital as well as the adjacent BayCare HealthHub clinic on behalf of BayCare. The Florida-based healthcare system plans to open BayCare Hospital Manatee, its 17th hospital, in 2028. The BayCare HealthHub facility is expected to open later this year.

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NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale Brokers $6.6M Sale of Industrial Site in Medley, Florida

John Nelson — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:06:30 +0000

MEDLEY, FLA. — NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a 2.6-acre industrial site located at 7501 N.W. 72nd Ave. in Medley, about 14 miles northwest of Miami. Locally based Tekton Construction Corp. purchased the site from the seller, an entity doing business as 7501 Medley Civil LLC. Larry Gautier and Michael Holmquist of NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale represented the seller in the transaction. The site, which features an existing facility, fronts Milam Dairy Road (State Route 969) and provides convenient access to U.S. Highway 27. Future plans for the site were not released.

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

John Nelson — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:27:23 +0000

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.

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

John Nelson — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:13:26 +0000

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.

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

John Nelson — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:09:20 +0000

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.

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

Abby Cox — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:54:02 +0000

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.

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

Abby Cox — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:29:54 +0000

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.

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

Abby Cox — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:28:35 +0000

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.

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

John Nelson — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:16:12 +0000

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.

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

John Nelson — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:03:43 +0000

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).

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

John Nelson — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:02:18 +0000

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.

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

John Nelson — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:43:15 +0000

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.

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Southwest Florida’s Industrial Market Is Primed for a Surge

John Nelson — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:46:00 +0000

When it comes to the Florida commercial real estate market, the conversation typically gravitates toward the larger metro areas. However, for those of us on the ground, it’s clear that Southwest Florida is becoming a key player in the state, particularly for industrial users. By nearly every measurable standard — population growth, job creation and infrastructure investment — Southwest Florida continues to outperform much of the United States. Industrial users and investors have taken notice, and so far in 2026, leasing activity has already outpaced all quarters in 2025. According to the latest Colliers market report, the market has absorbed 115,777 square feet of flex and industrial space in the first quarter alone, compared to fourth-quarter 2025 which saw (-189,303 square feet) of negative absorption. This is due to pent-up demand from users taking a cautious “wait-and-see” approach last year. And while the factors preventing them from making decisions in 2025 still exist, the sheer necessity of a physical presence in the area has finally outweighed the perceived risks. ‘Supply reset’ On paper, the data might give pause. Overall vacancy in Southwest Florida rose to 9.7 percent in first-quarter 2026, a sharp departure from the 7.2 percent we saw just…

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Jackson Health Completes $400M Emergency Room Expansion in Miami

Abby Cox — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:33:00 +0000

MIAMI — Jackson Health System has completed the first phase of the $400 million renovation and expansion of its emergency room at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. The newly built, ground-up emergency room has doubled its original footprint, which now spans 178,000 square feet. Designed by HKS and built by Skanska, the project included the demolition of two existing buildings to create space for the expanded facility. Phase I of the renovation features 60 general exam rooms, four resuscitation rooms, six triage and 12 fast-track rooms, along with a second floor that comprises 50 observation rooms and seven acute care rooms. Patients also now have access to a full radiology suite with MRI, CT, X-ray and ultrasound capabilities, as well as an on-site pharmacy for immediate delivery of medications. Phase II of the project will continue to expand the existing 45,000-square-foot emergency room with 121 adult emergency rooms, dedicated behavioral health bays and 30 pediatric emergency rooms. Renovations are underway and scheduled for completion in 2027. Lastly, Phase III will further expand the emergency room through the addition of a third floor with more clinical space and a helipad for rapid transfers and life-saving arrivals.

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DSI, Karis Break Ground on Final Phase of Speedway Commerce Center in Daytona Beach, Florida

Abby Cox — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:31:00 +0000

Daytona Beach, Fla. — Development Solutions Inc., in partnership with Karis and the City of Daytona Beach, has broken ground on the final phase of Speedway Commerce Center, an 808,693-square-foot industrial development underway in Daytona Beach. Designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) and constructed by DSI South, Building III will support the needs of logistics, distribution, manufacturing and e-commerce users. Building III will comprise 217,603 square feet and will feature 36-foot clear heights; 32 dock doors and two drive-in doors; 210 car parking spaces and 33 trailer stalls; an ESFR sprinkler system; and the ability to accommodate more than 20,000 square feet of office space and four tenants. The building is expected for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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American Landmark Acquires Two Multifamily Communities in Jacksonville, Florida

Abby Cox — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — American Landmark Properties has acquired two multifamily communities totaling 552 units in Jacksonville. The adjacent properties include Mirador Apartments at River City and Stovall Apartments at River City, which will be rebranded as a singular property, dubbed Levi at River City. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 2007, Levi at River City offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that feature fully equipped kitchens, private patios or balconies, and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include resort-style swimming pools, a fitness center, clubhouse, business center, community playground and controlled-access entry.

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Gilbane, CBRE Investment Begin Leasing 703-Bed Student Housing Development Near University of Florida

John Nelson — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:26:00 +0000

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Gilbane Development and CBRE Investment Management have begun leasing Zaya, a 703-bed student housing project located at 3600 S.W. 20th Ave. in Gainesville. The property, which broke ground last year, is situated less than one mile from the University of Florida campus and Butler Center, a retail destination featuring three power retail centers: Butler Plaza, Butler North and Butler Town Center. Scheduled for completion in fall 2027, Zaya will offer 352 units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities are set to include three courtyards, study rooms on each floor, a coworking lounge, rooftop resort-style pool, pickleball court, clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio and an indoor sauna.

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CP Group Brings Occupancy at Central Florida Office Campus to 93 Percent

John Nelson — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:20:00 +0000

LAKE MARY, FLA. — CP Group has improved the occupancy rate at Northpoint Center, a 334,000-square-foot office campus in the Orlando suburb of Lake Mary, from 76 percent to 93 percent in under two years. The Boca Raton-based office giant has executed more than 126,000 square feet of leases since recapitalizing and renovating the three-building office campus two years ago. Recently, CP Group signed a new 16,586-square-foot lease with Staples Contract & Commercial LLC, a subsidiary of the retailer Staples, and a 13,707-square-foot lease expansion for Westwood Professional Services, which is more than doubling its footprint at Northpoint Center. Madison Kimball of JLL represented the landlord in both transactions. Chris Mullen and Andrei Savitski of CBRE represented Staples, and John Beach and Catherine Gibbons of Newmark represented Westwood.

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