MIAMI — Major Food Group and New York-based JDS Development Group have plans to develop MAJOR, a mixed-use residential tower located at 888 Brickell Ave. in Miami. Upon completion, MAJOR will be the tallest building in Miami at 1,049 feet, according to the developers. MAJOR will offer 259 for-sale condominiums, as well as a collection of food and beverage amenities, including standalone restaurants and private clubs. No other project plans were disclosed. William Sofield of Studio Sofield will oversee design of the tower, lobby and residences. Ken Fulk Inc. will be responsible for the food, beverage and club spaces at MAJOR. New York-based Major Food Group will oversee all branding and hospitality programming at the project. Major Food Group currently operates over 30 restaurants, hotels and private clubs. Michael Stern of JDS is leading the development team for the project. JDS Development Group has projects including the Walker Tower, The American Copper Buildings, Brooklyn Tower and 111 West 57th St. in New York City, as well as Monad Terrace, Echo Brickell and Echo Aventura in South Florida.
LARGO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Mystic Bay Apartments, a 228-unit garden-style multifamily property in Largo. Jason Stanton, Cole Whitaker, David Etchison, Mary Beale, Lauren Gassie, Greg Rainey of Berkadia represented the seller, New York-based Ashcroft Capital, in the transaction. Indiana-based The Sterling Group purchased the property for $42.1 million. Mystic Bay Apartments features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The units include features such as walk-in closets, granite countertops and balconies. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center, tennis court and a business center. Located at 600 Starkey Road, the property is located 1.3 miles from the Largo Central Park Nature Preserve, a park with a lookout tower, pond, trails, butterfly garden and kayak launch. Mystic Bay Apartments is 5.1 miles from the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, 21.3 miles from Tampa and 5.8 miles from Clearwater.
AVENTURA, FLA. — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $45 million construction loan for a speculative medical office building located in Aventura, approximately 19 miles north of Miami. The borrower was an entity of Gomez Development Group. The medical office project will have 142,000 square feet of space. Located at 21291 N.E. 28th Ave. on 1.6 acres, the property will include a seven-story building, as well as a four-level parking garage with 346 spaces. The site is adjacent to the Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. Caymares Martin Architectural & Engineering Design is the project’s architect. A general contractor has not yet been announced. The project will break ground in early 2022 with completion slated for November 2022.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Nashville-based Nicol Investment Co. has acquired Madison Pointe, a 240-unit, four-story, garden-style apartment community located at the intersection of Interstate 95 and LPGA Boulevard in Daytona Beach. The purchase price was $68.5 million. The seller was not disclosed. Madison Pointe offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with a size range of 731 to 1,275 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Constructed in 2020, Madison Pointe units feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-style plank flooring and full-size washers and dryers. Community amenities include a pool, elevators, outdoor kitchen and gathering area, fitness center with a separate yoga and spin studio and a clubhouse with multiple gathering and game areas. Located at 1310 Tomaka Town Center Drive, the property is situated adjacent to the 125-acre Tomoka Town Center mixed-use project that features retail tenants including Dave & Busters, Sam’s Club and Academy Sports + Outdoors. Madison Pointe is also across from Tanger Factory Outlets and near employers such as AdventHealth Daytona Beach, Halifax Health Medical Center and Daytona International Speedway.
BOSTON — Cabot Properties Inc. has sold its Value Fund V portfolio in two separate transactions for a total of $2.8 billion. Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) acquired the portfolio, which features logistics properties in the United States and Europe. The U.S. portfolio includes 102 properties totaling 15.2 million square feet located in major logistics markets such as the Inland Empire, California; Eastern Pennsylvania; South Florida; and the New York metropolitan area. In a separate transaction, Blackstone’s European Core Plus business and its affiliates acquired the remaining European properties, which feature 22 properties totaling 2.2 million square feet of industrial space. The properties are located in European markets such as the Midlands, North West and South East in the United Kingdom; Amsterdam; and Düsseldorf in Germany. “The sale of our Value Fund V portfolio completes our most ambitious logistics property investment program over the past 20 years,” says Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld, chairman and chief executive officer of Cabot. “This portfolio was created through 90 transactions, including 24 development projects throughout the U.S., U.K. and Europe completed over the past five years. We are pleased to have now completed approximately $5 billion in three transactions with Blackstone Real Estate over …
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $32.3 million sale of Canyon Park, a 252-unit apartment community in Tallahassee. Nick Meoli and Mike Donaldson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Stratford Management, in the transaction. Nashville-based Inman Equities acquired the property. Canyon Park offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Units feature washers and dryers in every unit, granite countertops, wood-style flooring, spacious closets and a private patio in select units. Community amenities include a fitness center with a yoga room, swimming pool, sand volleyball court, playground, nine-hole disc golf course, dog parks and a nature workout trail. The property was 56 percent leased at the time of the sale. Located at 1326 W. Tharpe St., Canyon Park originally was built as a student housing community as the property is situated 1.5 miles from Florida State University and 3.7 miles from Florida A&M University. However, in 2020, the property was converted to a multifamily property by previous ownership, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Stratford Management renovated 142 of the units, as well as all the common area spaces.
TEMPLE TERRACE, FLA. — Cullinan Properties Ltd. plans to develop the new VA Mental Health Clinic and Domiciliary in Temple Terrace, about 10.4 miles north of Tampa. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with the General Services Administration (GSA) awarded Cullinan Properties the lease for the clinic. The project team includes architecture and design firm Leo A. Daly, general contractor Hoar Construction, civil engineer Prosser and property management firm Lincoln Harris. The VA Mental Health Clinic and Domiciliary will be a 144,000-square-foot project situated on approximately 20 acres. The clinic will serve veterans and provide outpatient mental health care. The project is slated for completion by the second half of 2023. Located in Hillsborough County at the southwest quadrant of Temple Terrace Highway and Davis Road, the new two-story facility will be situated near Interstate 75 and Highway 301. The property will offer outdoor elements including gardens, courtyards and walking paths. Cullinan Properties is a Peoria, Ill.-based commercial mixed-use, governmental, multifamily and medical office developer. The company has experience working with the VA previously as it developed the 275,000-square-foot Austin VA Outpatient Clinic located in Austin, which opened in 2013. The company also developed the 21,000-square-foot McLean County VA Outpatient …
ORLANDO, FLA. — TerraCap Management LLC has acquired The Place on Millenia, a 371-unit apartment community in Orlando. Scott Ramey of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the disposition. The sales price was also not disclosed. Built in 2007, The Place on Millenia features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. In certain units, features include quartz kitchen and bathroom countertops, new cabinetry and hardware and vinyl plank flooring. TerraCap plans to execute a renovation program to add the features to more of the units. Community amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen and gas grills, fitness center, clubhouse with a media room and a billiards room. The property also has three interior lakes that provide tenants with water views. Naples, Fla.-based TerraCap is in the process of adding debt financing to the property post-close, and the financing is expected to close within the next few weeks. Matt Williams and Kyle Schlitt of Newmark were retained to help originate the debt. ZRS Management will be the property manager.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Ready Capital has closed an $8.1 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 113-unit multifamily property in Jacksonville. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will renovate units and property exteriors. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures. The borrower and property name were not disclosed.
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLA. — American Commercial Realty Corp., a Palm Beach Gardens-based commercial real estate firm, and Investment Capital Partners, a commercial real estate firm based in Connecticut, have acquired Crystal Cove Commons, a mixed-use property in North Palm Beach totaling over 120,000 square feet of commercial space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Crystal Cove Commons includes 73,738 square feet of retail space and 46,787 square feet of office space on three floors. The property is anchored by Cod & Capers, a seafood market and restaurant, as well as Cucina Cabana, a fine Italian dining and entertainment attraction. Stormhouse Brewery, a family-owned brewpub, also recently joined the tenant roster. Other tenants include Fuse Specialty Appliances, USA Tile & Marble, Crystal Tree Carpet by STARK, Cabinets by Lenore and The Ice Cream & Yogurt Club. In total, more than 50 businesses call the center their home, many of which have been in the plaza for more than thirty years. The mixed-use property is situated along US 1 just south of PGA Boulevard. Built in 1982, Crystal Cove Commons was substantially renovated between 2017 and 2019.