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BSD Capital to Redevelop 148,857 SF Former Sears Department Store and Automotive Center in Ocala, Florida

by John Nelson

OCALA, FLA. — BSD Capital recently purchased a former Sears department store and Sears Automotive Center in Ocala spanning 148,857 square feet. An affiliate of Seritage Growth Properties, the spun-off REIT from Sears Holding Corp., sold the buildings at a private auction for $3.2 million. Louie Granteed of Tobin Real Estate represented BSD Capital in the acquisition and is leading leasing efforts for the new owner’s redevelopment that will convert the property to a retail and entertainment destination. Granteed says that prospective tenants for the redevelopment include grocers, big-box retailers and entertainment operators. Located on 12 acres near I-75, the former Sears once served as an anchor to Paddock Mall, an enclosed regional mall that is still open and operating with tenants including Belk, Macy’s, JCPenney and more than 90 specialty stores.

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JLL Arranges $34M Sale-Leaseback of South Florida Data Center

by John Nelson

DORAL, FLA. — JLL has arranged the $34 million sale-leaseback of a 103,000-square-foot data center located at 2100 N.W. 84th Ave. in Doral, a suburb of Miami. Carl Beardsley, Jake Wagner, Josh Katlin, Luis Castillo and Manny de Zárraga of JLL represented the undisclosed seller, which will lease a portion of the space. The unnamed buyer will occupy the remaining space. Situated within America’s Gateway business park in Miami’s Airport industrial submarket, the freestanding facility features several fiber providers, a covered loading dock and 4,092 square feet of mezzanine space. The seller recently invested “significant capital” to update the property, according to JLL.

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Waypoint Residential Sells 328-Unit Luma Headwater Apartments in Orlando

by John Nelson

ORLANDO, FLA. — Boca Raton, Fla.-based multifamily developer Waypoint Residential has sold Luma Headwaters, a 328-unit garden-style apartment community located in Orlando. Houston-based Venterra Realty purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Luma Headwaters was more than 94 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Rental rates at the property had increased by approximately 22 percent over the prior 12 months, according to Waypoint Residential.

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Matthews Brokers Sale of 40,376 SF Blanding Square Shopping Center in Metro Jacksonville

by John Nelson

ORANGE PARK, FLA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of Blanding Square, a 40,376-square-foot retail center located at 110 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park. The value-add property was stabilized at the time of sale to tenants paying below-market rents, according to Matthews. Johnny Blue Craig and Tripp Brown of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The unnamed, South Florida-based buyer has the option to expand the shopping center by adding an outparcel at the corner of Blanding Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue. Additional land behind the center with frontage on Jefferson Avenue is also available for further development and expansion.

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CoreLogic: Estimated Property Damage in Florida from Hurricane Ian Between $28B and $47B

by John Nelson

IRVINE, CALIF. — CoreLogic, a global property information and analytics solutions provider based in Irvine, has released its new residential and commercial wind and storm surge loss estimates for Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on Wednesday morning near Naples and Cape Coral, Fla. According to this new data analysis, wind losses for residential and commercial properties in Florida are expected to be between $22 billion and $32 billion. Insured storm surge losses in Florida are expected to be an additional $6 billion to $15 billion. “This is the costliest Florida storm since Hurricane Andrew made landfall in 1992 and a record number of homes and properties were lost due to Hurricane Ian’s intense and destructive characteristics,” says Tom Larsen, associate vice president of hazard and risk management at CoreLogic. “Hurricane Ian will forever change the real estate industry and city infrastructure. Insurers will go into bankruptcy, homeowners will be forced into delinquency and insurance will become less accessible in regions like Florida.” Several cities in Hurricane Ian’s path (including those in Southwest and Central Florida) are dealing with flash flood devastation, which will slow recovery timelines. According to the Florida Governor’s office, there are currently 2.6 million Florida residents without …

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Northmarq Secures $78.5M Construction Loan for Pinnacle Apartments in Jacksonville

by John Nelson

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Northmarq has secured a $78.5 million construction-to-permanent financing for the development of Pinnacle Apartments, a 376-unit multifamily community located at 8760 Pinnacle Park Blvd. in Jacksonville’s Southside submarket. Ryan Whitaker of Northmarq originated the loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The 10-year loan features five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Planned amenities at Pinnacle include a business center, clubhouse, lounge, 24-hour fitness center, two resort-style swimming pools with sundecks, grill and picnic areas, a movie theater room with recliner seating, car care center, EV charging, indoor bike storage, game room, parking garage, dog agility park and an indoor pet spa. The construction timeline was not disclosed.

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Berkadia Arranges Sale of 221-Room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in South Florida

by John Nelson

DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Deerfield Beach – Boca Raton, a 221-room hotel located at 100 Fairway Drive in South Florida’s Deerfield Beach. Michael Weinberg, Preston Reid and Wyatt Krapf of Berkadia represented the Canadian-based seller, Vista Hospitality, in the transaction. The privately owned seller has invested more than $7 million in capital improvements at the hotel since 2018. Scott Wadler of Berkadia’s Miami office secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, DoveHill Capital Management, a private equity investment and development organization based in Fort Lauderdale. A local Florida bank originated the three-year loan with two one-year extension options. The sales price and loan amount weren’t disclosed, but Berkadia says the total amount combined is nearly $70 million. Spanning 6.2 acres near I-95 and the Atlantic Ocean, the DoubleTree hotel features an onsite restaurant, outdoor heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, pet-friendly rooms, digital keys, business center and 22,000 square feet of meeting space.

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Rooker Breaks Ground on 187,000 SF Industrial Building in Wesley Chapel, Florida

by John Nelson

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Rooker has begun construction on a 187,000-square-foot, Class A industrial building located at 7526 Old Pasco Road in Wesley Chapel. The facility is Building 1 within North Tampa Bay 75 Business Center, an 85-acre industrial park in metro Tampa located near a new I-75 interchange. North Tampa Bay 75 Business Center can accommodate up to 850,000 square feet of Class A industrial space across four buildings, according to Rooker. The Atlanta-based developer expects to complete construction on Building 1 in the first quarter of 2023. Rick Narkiewicz of Newmark is marketing the project for lease. The design-building team includes civil engineer Coastal Design, architectural firm Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects and general contractor Itasca Construction.

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Berkadia Arranges $11M Construction Loan for Boutique Office Conversion Project in Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Berkadia has arranged an $11 million construction loan for the redevelopment of Wyncatcher, a former warehouse in Miami’s Wynwood district that was converted into a boutique office property. Knotel, a flexible workspace platform founded in 2015, is slated to occupy the entire 46,072-square-foot property located at 2143 Northwest 1st Ave. Scott Wadler and Mike Basinski of Berkadia’s Miami office secured the financing on behalf of Morabito Properties, a real estate developer based in Miami Beach. Banesco provided the eight-year loan, which features two years of interest-only payments and a fixed interest rate. Morabito has the option to convert the financing to a mini-perm loan for an additional five years. Designed by Arquitectonica, Wyncatcher features double-height, industrial-style windows, a rooftop terrace with views of the neighborhood and over 12,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor restaurant space.

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Impressive Metrics for Orlando’s Retail Market May Mask Looming Storm Clouds

by John Nelson

The retail market in the Orlando MSA is doing well, on the surface. According to the numbers, the region has recovered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Orlando’s economy is heavily driven by tourism and when travel stopped and the initial state-wide shutdown orders went into effect on April 3, 2020, the impacts were profound and widespread, since four of the top 10 employers in Central Florida are in hospitality or retail, as well as Orlando International Airport. Since then, life in Central Florida has largely returned to normal. Tourism is back, hotel occupancy is up and people are dining out again. Retail numbers for the second quarter are actually better than in the first quarter of 2019, according to CoStar Group. The availability percentage at the beginning of 2019 was 5.9 percent, compared to 4.7 percent at the end of the second quarter. The average rent is up as well, rising from $21.94 per square foot to $25.52. Consumer habits have changed as e-commerce is still enormously popular, although it’s now more about convenience than mitigating risks. For those who can, working from home has become the preferred mode. As a consequence of the remote work trend, local …

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