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BOCA RATON, FLA. — The CBRE team of John Criddle, Joe Freitas and Allie Lancashire have executed 20 lease deals totaling 99,015 square feet at Mizner Office Tower & Plaza, two office buildings within Mizner Park in Boca Raton. The largest lease deals were a new 26,429-square-foot lease with San Diego-based Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd at Mizner Park Office Tower and a lease renewal with coworking giant Regus for 16,624 square feet at Mizner Park Plaza Real. Other deals include new leases and renewals with law firms, medical tenants, real estate companies and financial services firms. All together the deals bring Mizner Park Office Tower to 96 percent occupied and Mizner Park Plaza Real to 93 percent occupied. In addition to offices, Mizner Park features retail, residential and cultural space, as well as a 5,000-person-capacity amphitheater. Notable tenants include iPic, a high-end movie theather that includes its Tanzy dining concept and bowling alley Strike 10, as well as restaurants Loch Bar, Yard House, KaPow!, Max’s Grille, Villaggio Restaurant and Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

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MIAMI — Trion Properties, a private equity investment firm with offices in West Hollywood and Miami, has purchased Art 88 Apartments in Miami for $87.3 million. The seller was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports that Grand Peak Properties was the previous owner. Built in 1971 within one mile of Miami International Airport, Art 88 comprises 294 one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 787 square feet. The community is configured in eight two- to five-story elevator buildings and features two pools, a fitness center, laundry facilities and a dog park. Maurice Habif, Simon Banke and Ted Turner of JLL brokered the transaction, and Jesse Wright with JLL arranged acquisition financing. Art 88 was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, and the new ownership plans to make capital improvements to the property in the near future.

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ATLANTA — PMG and Toronto-based Greybrook Realty Partners have broken ground on Society Atlanta, a 31-story mixed-use development at 811 Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. Designed by Cooper Carry, the mixed-use property will feature 460 residential units, 81,000 square feet of office space and 16,500 square feet of retail space. Juneau Construction Co. is serving as general contractor for project, which is slated to open in late 2024. Society Atlanta will offer traditional layouts alongside “rent-by-bedroom” (also known as co-living) options. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool and restaurant, a coworking lab with private conference rooms, a gym and a fitness studio. The property is the first of PMG’s Society Living multifamily platform to enter the Atlanta market.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Publix Super Market Inc. has purchased River Bridge Centre, a community shopping center situated on 28.4 acres at 6714-6868 Forest Hill Road in West Palm Beach. An affiliate of Apollo Global Management sold the asset to the Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer for $56.5 million. Danny Finkle, Eric Williams and Kim Flores of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Opened in 1986 and renovated in 2005, River Bridge Centre features 229,781 square feet of retail space. Publix, Ross Dress for Less, Crunch Fitness, Five Below, Ace Hardware, Chipotle Mexican Grill, MD Now Urgent Care, Humana and Pizza Hut are tenants at the retail center. The value-add center was 86.3 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — FrostPoint Capital has purchased Bridgewater Commons, a shopping center in Orlando, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based HS Capital for $9.9 million. Winn-Dixie anchors the 62,460-square-foot retail center, which is shadow-anchored by a CVS/pharmacy outparcel that was not part of the transaction. Other tenants include Subway, Avalon Dance Studio, Two Guys Pizzeria, Amigos Barbershop, New Shang Hai Restaurant, Winn-Dixie Liquors and Greenberg Dental. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the West Palm Beach, Fla.-based buyer in the deal.

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When the world shut down in March 2020, “Chicken Littles” everywhere proclaimed the end of one of the primary asset classes in commercial real estate: retail. Retail tenants largely abandoned expansion plans and entered survival mode by shifting focus to seeking rent abatements and lease restructurings. Landlords in weak financial positions fought to meet significant debt obligations, while those in stronger positions took the opportunity to evict struggling tenants and refresh inventory, hoping that more creditworthy tenants would come calling. Fast forward two years and any lingering uncertainty about the survival of retail has waned, and, today, we seem to be in one of the stronger landlord markets in recent memory. What drove this radical shift from fear and hesitation to boundless market optimism? Increased competition among tenants with strong financial backing. Two factors have changed the landscape: private equity-sponsored healthcare companies and capital-rich restaurant groups. Medtail in Miami Healthcare businesses appeared to thrive during the pandemic as most were able to remain operational through state and local “shut down” orders. Many of these businesses used the pandemic as an opportunity to pounce on large spaces vacated by big box retailers and service-oriented businesses, like nail salons, barbershops and dry …

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Snell Properties, an investment firm based in the Washington, D.C. area, has acquired Citi Tower, a 233-unit apartment building in downtown Orlando’s South Eola district, for $106 million. The price equates to roughly $455,000 per unit. Built in 2017, the 25-story building contains studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, all of which have private balconies. Apartments feature granite countertops, floor-to-ceiling windows, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Citi Tower also houses 11,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and an outdoor lounge, all of which offer panoramic views of downtown Orlando, as well as a conference room and an outdoor kitchen area with grilling stations and seating areas. There are also more 185 retail and restaurant establishments within walking distance of the property, according to Snell. “Citi Tower is our third successive acquisition in Central Florida,” says Chris Hanessian, president of Snell Properties. “Orlando’s thriving economy, impressive infrastructure and strong demographics make it an ideal market for investment.” “Citi Tower’s many strengths include high-quality construction, an unbeatable location in downtown and the coolest rooftop in Orlando,” adds Peter Colarulli, vice president of Snell Properties. Brian Moulder and Chris Chadbourne of …

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POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — John Knox Village of Florida (JKV), a continuing care retirement community in the South Florida city of Pompano Beach, has broken ground on Westlake, a two-tower, $120 million expansion. The groundbreaking comes on the heels of the completion of The Pavilion, a $35 million addition that included a 380-seat cultural arts center, two restaurants and a bar. “Over the past five years, a master site plan has been developed to guide the capital improvements of our 70-acre campus and the opening of our Pavilion and, in 2024, Westlake are the next steps to accomplishing our ambitious goals,” says Gerry Stryker, CEO and president. Westlake will add 146 apartments ranging in size from 1,277 to 2,346 square feet in two towers, The Vue and The Terrace. A large component of the project is to enlarge and enhance JKV’s water views. The first-floor common area lobby of the towers will boast new amenities, including a projection theater, technology hub, business center, art studio, spiritual space, club room, library and two dining venues. The project team includes John Knox Village residents and staff, its board of directors, Gallo Herbert Architects, Moss Construction, Keith & Associates Engineers, EDSA Landscape Architects, …

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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — A North Carolina-based real estate investor has purchased Tropical Winds Oceanfront Hotel at 1398 N. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach. A New York-based family sold the asset for $14 million. Constructed in 1988, Tropical Winds Oceanfront Hotel features 94 guest rooms, direct beach access, oceanfront balconies, outdoor and indoor heated swimming pools, outdoor sundeck and poolside café. Leo Reilly and Robert Hunter of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale-based team represented the seller in the transaction.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $6.7 million loan for an apartment property located in Jacksonville. The borrower is Chelsea Owner LLC. Dennis Bernard and Joshua Bernard of Bernard Financial Group originated the loan, which Ameritas Life Insurance Co., a correspondent of BFG, provided. BFG will also service for the loan. The Class B multifamily property features 138 apartments.

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