PENSACOLA, FLA. — Development firm Daniel has delivered Porte at Pathstone, a 336-unit apartment community in Pensacola. The $60 million property is situated within the Pathstone development across Nine Mile Road from Navy Federal Credit Union’s office campus. The design-build team includes general contractor Doster Construction and design firm Nelson Architects. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor grilling area and game lawn, fitness center, yoga lawn, coworking space with private conference rooms, coffee bar, pet spa and a dog park. Rental rates range from $1,649 to $2,599, according to the property website.
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MIAMI — Colliers has facilitated the sale of a multifamily portfolio comprising 42 units and seven buildings located at 10710, 10742 and 10752 S.W. 5th St. in Miami. An entity doing business as San Miguel Investments Ltd. sold the properties for $10.5 million to an undisclosed buyer. Mitash Kripalani of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction, and Virgilio Fernandez of Colliers represented the buyer. The buildings, constructed between 1970 and 1972, occupy a 1.3-acre site with a combined lot size of 57,950 square feet. Units at the properties include one- and two-bedroom layouts.
TAMPA, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the sale of a 4,000-square-foot single-tenant property located at 12815 Bayou Branch Ave. in Tampa. Banfield Pet Hospital, which is engaged in a 10-year lease, occupies the property. Patrick Nutt, William Wamble and Daniel Becker of SRS arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, locally based Soho Capital. A private, Florida-based investor purchased the property for $2.8 million in a 1031 exchange. The property is located across the street from North Bay Shopping Center, a 270,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Publix and Lowe’s Home Improvement.
MIAMI — PMG and private equity firm Greybrook have opened the Elser Hotel & Residences, a 49-story hospitality tower in downtown Miami. Highgate is managing the property, which features 646 hotel rooms and short-term residences ranging from studios to three-bedroom suites. The tower features a 10,200-square-foot fitness center and a 19,000-square-foot sun deck, which includes eight electric grills, a pool deck, bar, poolside LED screening wall, an outdoor plunge pool and event space all overlooking Biscayne Bay. Other amenities include a cocktail bar and restaurant, a coffee shop by Café Domino and coworking space.
MEDLEY, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 12-building industrial park in the Miami suburb of Medley totaling nearly 1.1 million square feet. Boston-based TA Realty purchased the portfolio from an unnamed global investment advisor for an undisclosed price. José Lobón, Trey Barry, Frank Fallon, Royce Rose and Devin White of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Situated off Okeechobee Road, the park was fully leased at the time of sale to 46 tenants in the aviation, home design and improvement, third party logistics and food distribution industries.
EDGEWATER, FLA. — Tampa-based Onicx Group has acquired 83 acres of industrial land in Edgewater in a joint venture with Aries Capital. The companies, which acquired the site for $4.2 million, will develop a 1 million-square-foot industrial park called Space Coast Industrial Park at Parktowne. Groundbreaking for the development is expected in January 2023. Phase I will include the construction of two buildings comprising 133,500 and 176,000 square feet, for a total 309,500 square feet. Completion of the first phase is anticipated for the first quarter of 2025. Orlando-based C4 Architecture will serve as the project’s architect. Scott Claiborne of Onicx led the site identification and development approval process, with Neil Freeman, Matt Carney and Brandon Perdeck of Aries overseeing the land acquisition and transaction structure and financing.
LUTZ, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a 4,854-square-foot, single-tenant retail building in Lutz, approximately 15 miles north of Tampa. Chick-fil-A occupies the property via a ground lease and plans to open next month. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, Ferber Development, in the $2.7 million transaction. A private Florida-based investor acquired the property, which is located at 17693 Harpers Run and is an outparcel to Cypress Ranch, a 164-acre mixed-use development project.
Lerner Enterprises Purchases Parc at Gatlin Commons Apartments in Port St. Lucie, Florida for $65M
by John Nelson
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Lerner Enterprises, a Rockville, Md.-based multifamily developer and manager owned by Washington Nationals’ principal owner Mark Lerner, has purchased Parc at Gatlin Commons, a 200-unit apartment community in Port St. Lucie. Miami-based JSB Capital sold the property to Lerner for $65 million. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Built in 2020, Parc at Gatlin Commons features a pool, fitness center, pet play area and a basketball court. The community is located on a 14.4-acre site at 1900 Aledo Lane in Port St. Lucie’s Newport Isles neighborhood. Rental rates range from $1,800 to $2,970, according to Rosewood Realty.
Estate Cos. Completes Multifamily Conversion of Former Ramada Inn Hotel in Metro Miami
by John Nelson
HIALEAH, FLA. — The Estate Cos. has completed the conversion of a former Ramada Inn hotel located at 1950 W. 49th St. in Hialeah, a suburb of Miami. The redevelopment, known as Alture Westland, is a four-story garden-style community housing 251 apartments and 5,522 square feet of retail space. The Estate Cos. acquired the shuttered hotel and the five-acre site for $15.3 million in August 2020 and broke ground on the adaptive reuse project in April 2021. Alture Westland, which represents Estate’s first Alture-branded property, features studios and one-bedroom apartments, as well as a pool with a sundeck, fitness center and a clubhouse. The community is currently 85 percent leased, with rental rates starting at $1,636, according to the property website. Additionally, Panera plans to open a new 2,036-square-foot outparcel restaurant on the site with a drive-thru fronting West 49th Street.
Philadelphia Phillies Purchase Distressed Shopping Center Near Metro Tampa Ballpark for $22.5M
by John Nelson
CLEARWATER, FLA. — An affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies has purchased the Clearwater Collection, a distressed shopping center spanning 13 acres at 21800 U.S. Highway 19 N in the Tampa suburb of Clearwater, for $22.5 million. The 134,362-square-foot property is located adjacent to BayCare Ballpark, a city-owned baseball arena that the Phillies lease for its Spring Training operations, as well as its Minor League Baseball affiliate team, the Clearwater Threshers. Control of the underlying land affords the Phillies the opportunity to plan for future redevelopment near the park. Michael Vullis of Avison Young was the court-appointed receiver of Clearwater Collection, which recently went into bankruptcy. Vullis and Avison Young colleagues John Crotty, Michael Fay, David Duckworth, Nick Robinson and Brian de la Fé represented the seller, an entity doing business as Clearwater Collection 15, in the transaction. Floor & Décor is the sole occupant of the shopping center and currently occupies 49 percent of the property’s leasable area.