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Avanti Residential Acquires Soleste Grand Central Apartment Complex in Miami for $181M

by Kristin Harlow July 6, 2022

MIAMI — Avanti Residential has acquired Soleste Grand Central, a 360-unit luxury apartment complex in downtown Miami, for $181 million. The seller was The Estate Cos., which developed the property in 2021. Located at 218 NW 8th St., Soleste Grand Central is walkable to various retail and dining options and features immediate access to I-95. Floor plans range from studios to three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fourth-floor pool, fitness center, yoga and spin studios, salon, dog park, clubroom, café, gaming lounge and a business center with individual coworking spaces and a conference room. The acquisition marks Avanti’s fourth South Florida investment in the past year, following purchases in Boynton Beach, Doral and St. Petersburg. Avanti has now invested nearly $500 million in Florida and continues to actively seek Class A apartments in the state and other key markets nationwide. “We continue to see strong fundamentals in several South Florida multifamily markets, where employment growth and migratory trends remain impactful demand generators in an already supply-constrained apartment sector,” says Christian Garner, president and CEO of Avanti. Walker & Dunlop’s South Florida investment sales team, led by Still Hunter, brokered the sale. Headquartered in Denver, Avanti is an investor and owner-operator of …

July 6, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Georgia Industrial Southeast

JLL Brokers $157.8M Sale of Industrial Portfolio in Sun Belt

by John Nelson July 5, 2022

ATLANTA — JLL has brokered the sale of an industrial portfolio in the Sun Belt totaling nearly 1.3 million square feet across 12 individual buildings. Taurus Investment Holdings LLC purchased the assets from Summit Real Estate Group for $157.8 million. Dennis Mitchell, Trent Agnew and Louis Castillo of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The portfolio includes Creekside Distribution Center in East Point, Ga.; Peachtree Nortech in Peachtree Corners, Ga.; Maggie Boulevard in Orlando; West Bay Corporate Center and Metropointe Commerce Center in North St. Petersburg, Fla.; and Corporate Center Fannin I in Houston. The portfolio was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to public and private companies, including Raytheon, Iron Mountain and DAP Americas.

July 5, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Multifamily Southeast

Walker & Dunlop Negotiates $92M Sale of First Apartments in Miami

by John Nelson July 5, 2022

MIAMI — Walker & Dunlop has negotiated the $92 million sale of First Apartments, a luxury mid-rise multifamily community located in Miami’s East Little Havana neighborhood. Still Hunter and Kaya Suarez of Walker & Dunlop represented the buyer, Lloyd Jones, in the transaction. The seller, Premium Development, delivered First Apartments in September 2021. The community was Premium’s first project in the United States. Amenities include fitness facilities, a resort-style lap pool, business center, bike storage, an outdoor courtyard and a large dog park. Units range from studios to four-bedroom apartments and span from 578 to 1,790 square feet, according to Apartments.com.

July 5, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

Pebb Enterprises, Contrarian Capital Acquire Boca Raton Offices for $29.9M

by John Nelson July 5, 2022

BOCA RATON, FLA. — A partnership between Pebb Enterprises and Contrarian Capital Management has purchased Meridian Office Center, two single-tenant net-leased office buildings situated within The Park at Broken Sound in Boca Raton. Christian Lee, Marcos Minaya and Sean Kelly of CBRE Capital Markets, represented the seller, Ivy Realty, in the $29.9 million transaction. Cross Country Healthcare occupies the 70,406-square-foot building located at 6551 Park of Commerce Blvd., and Lexis Nexis occupies the 61,274-square-foot building located at 6601 Park of Commerce Blvd. Professional Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal. Meridian Office Center is Pebb’s third acquisition within the 700-acre Park at Broken Sound development, which is situated off I-95.

July 5, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast Top Stories

CP Group, DRA Advisors Acquire 47-Story Office Tower in Downtown Miami

by John Nelson July 5, 2022

MIAMI — A joint venture between CP Group and DRA Advisors has purchased Miami Tower, a 47-story office tower located at 100 SE Second St. in downtown Miami. The seller is USPO Miami LLC, an entity established by Sumitomo Corp. of America, which purchased Miami Tower in 2016. The sales price was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports the tower traded for $163.5 million, a significant decrease from the $220 million price tag Sumitomo paid six years ago. Built in 1987 as offices for CenTrust Bank, Miami Tower spans 636,000 square feet and features a tiered glass façade and an exterior LED lighting system. The property features 37 floors of offices, 10 levels of parking, street-level retail space, an onsite Miami Metromover station, sky terrace and a 13,100-square-foot event lobby on the 11th floor. The new ownership plans to make significant capital improvements at Miami Tower, which was 67 percent leased at the time of sale. Transwestern, which handled leasing at Miami Tower under the previous owner, recently executed leases with firms including AST & Science, World Wide Express, LKLSG, ABKD Group, Best Buddies, AWE Medical Group and Pardo Jackson Gainsburg PL totaling more than 40,000 square feet. …

July 5, 2022

Development Florida Loans Mixed-Use Southeast

Forest Development Obtains $269M Construction Loan, Joint Venture Partner for South Florida Mixed-Use Project

by John Nelson July 1, 2022

LAKE PARK, FLA. — Forest Development, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based development firm, has obtained a $269 million construction loan for Nautilus 220, a mixed-use project in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. Located at 220 Lake Shore Drive in Lake Park, the waterfront development will comprise 330 condominium residences in two 24-story towers, as well as restaurants, shops and offices alongside a marina. Concord Summit Capital arranged the financing through Fortress Investment Group LLC, a New York City-based private equity firm. In addition to the financing, Forest Development has engaged in a joint venture partnership with Royal Palm Cos., a development firm based in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Other project partners for Nautilus 220 include architect R+N Architecture, interior designer Interiors by Steven G. Inc. and landscape architect Insite Studio. Forest Development expects to complete Nautilus 220 in summer 2024.

July 1, 2022

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Presidium to Break Ground on 334-Unit Apartment Community in Jacksonville

by John Nelson July 1, 2022

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Presidium plans to break ground on Presidium Regal Apartments, a 334-unit multifamily community located at 14051 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville. The gated community will be situated on a 15-acre site that once housed a Regal Cinemas theater. Designed by Atlanta-based Dwell Design Studio, apartments will feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, private balconies, smart lighting and lock systems, Ecobee thermostats and built-in Alexa capabilities. Amenities at Presidium Regal will include a zero-edge pool with grilling stations, cabanas and outdoor fireplaces with lounges. The clubhouse and leasing office will include a fitness center, game lounge, golf simulator, coworking spaces, podcast rooms and a rooftop lounging deck. Other amenities will include an onsite car wash, juice and java bar and a dog park and spa. Presidium expects to deliver the property, which represents the firm’s fourth multifamily community in the Jacksonville market, in late 2023.

July 1, 2022

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Alliance Residential Opens 264-Unit Prose Stevens Pointe Apartments in St. Cloud, Florida

by John Nelson June 30, 2022

ST. CLOUD, FLA. — Alliance Residential has opened Prose Stevens Pointe, a 264-unit apartment community located at 3010 Camber Drive in St. Cloud. The Central Florida property features one- and two-bedroom apartments that range in size from 835 to 1,180 square feet, and monthly lease rates range from $1,500 to $1,845 per month. Units feature kitchens with white shaker-style cabinets, satin nickel hardware, granite countertops, entertainment islands, pantries and Whirlpool stainless steel appliances. All bedrooms have walk-in closets, and all bathrooms feature linen pantries. All units also include entry/coat closets, washer and dryer closets with appliances and wood-style plank flooring throughout. Amenities include a pool with sunshelves, chaise lounges, grilling stations, a dog park with a pet washing station, catering kitchen, entertainment lounge, business center with coworking spaces, fitness center and concierge services provided by Parcel Pending.

June 30, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Mixed-Use Office Retail Southeast

Colliers Arranges $38.1M Sale of Grand Central at Kennedy Mixed-Use Development in Tampa

by John Nelson June 30, 2022

TAMPA, FLA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of 115,899 square feet of office and retail space within Grand Central at Kennedy in Tampa’s Channel District. An affiliate of Maryland-based Mosaic Realty Partners purchased the shops and offices for $38.1 million, which is the largest retail transaction in Tampa’s core districts in terms of sales price, according to Colliers. In addition to the 60,329 square feet of retail space and 55,570 square feet of office space, the transaction includes a transfer of interest in the management for the property’s two parking garages that comprise 862 spaces. Grande Central at Kennedy was developed in 2007 and four tenants — retailers CVS/pharmacy and Crunch Fitness and office users Kraft Heinz Foods and Quality Carriers (a division of CSX Corp.) — occupied 80 percent of the gross leasable space at the time of sale. Other tenants include Massage Envy and several bars and restaurants, including Cena, City Dog Cantina, Pour House and Maloney’s Irish Pub. Grand Central at Kennedy also includes condos that were not part of the sale. Mike Milano, Nicholas Coccodrilli and Brandon Rapone of Colliers’ West Florida Retail Investment Team represented the seller, Mercury Advisors, the original developer of the …

June 30, 2022

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $12.3M Sale of Oak Ridge Plaza Shopping Center in Orlando

by John Nelson June 30, 2022

ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered sale of Oak Ridge Plaza, a 75,701-square-foot shopping center located at 2332 W. Oak Ridge Road in Orlando. Aloma International Properties Inc. purchased the property from an entity doing business as 2332 West Oak Ridge Road LLC for $12.3 million. Nick Ledvora of Marcus & Millichap’s Orlando office procured the buyer in the transaction. Oak Ridge Plaza was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to 19 tenants, including Family Dollar, Biomat USA, La Familia Pawn, United Temps and Boost Mobile.

June 30, 2022

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