DAVIE, FLA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $6.3 million sale of Davie Plaza, a 24,623-square-foot shopping center located in Davie. Greg Matus and Jonathan De Maa of Franklin Street represented a local private investor in acquiring the property. An entity doing business as Davie Investments LLC was the seller. Located at 7110-7162 Stirling Road in South Florida’s Broward County, Davie Plaza is situated on the corner of Stirling and Davie roads and is surrounded by neighboring retail plazas, as well as several multifamily development projects. The 1970s-era property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchor Boost Mobile. The center includes a retail outparcel ground-leased to McDonald’s.
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CELEBRATION, FLA. — Hold-Thyssen Inc. has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a 7,435-square-foot, freestanding office building in Celebration. Martin Forster of Hold-Thyssen brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, an entity doing business as 1216 Patrick Street LLC. A firm doing business as 1216 SCARF LLC was the buyer, who comprises some leaders of Serving Children and Reaching Families LLC, a woman-owned behavioral health service provider. Located at 1216 Patrick St., the office property was built in 1997 and refurbished in 2017. The buyer has leased the one-story building since October 2017 and decided to take advantage of current low interest rates. One Florida Bank provided an acquisition loan that was originated internally by Shane McCutchen. Florida First Capital Finance Corp.’s John Hanrahan arranged a mezzanine loan insured by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — ACRES Capital Corp. has provided a nearly $86 million loan to refinance The Ray Hotel Delray Beach, a new hotel located at 233 NE 2nd Ave. in Delray Beach. The property is a member of the Curio Collection by Hilton brand of hotels. The loan was provided to sponsor Menin Development Inc., a real estate development firm. The Ray Hotel Delray Beach is slated to open at the beginning of September 2021. Ray Hotel will span 141 rooms and four stories. The property’s amenities will include a 20,000-square-foot rooftop with an outdoor pool, restaurant and bar. In total, the hotel will also offer more than 45,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space. Additionally, the property will also include a 3,590-square-foot event space called The Cube, which will be used for weddings, charity functions, parties and other major events. Additional food and beverage options will include a restaurant, as well as a lobby bar and coffee bar. Other amenities will feature a fitness room, valet laundry, shuttle service to the beach and a private beach section for hotel guests. Ray Hotel is located 0.4 miles from the Delray Beach and approximately two blocks north of …
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Berkadia has secured the refinancing of San Marco East Plaza, an office and retail park in Jacksonville. Rebecca Van Reken and Alec Fox of Berkadia’s Orlando office secured the financing on behalf of the owner, Prescott Group. The Dallas-based borrower took ownership of San Marco East Plaza via foreclosure in March 2019, following the purchase of a defaulted $52 million note. Prescott Group completed a capital improvements plan that included new roofs, new green spaces and enhanced lighting. In 2020, RF Smart moved its headquarters to the property, which brought occupancy up to 94 percent. Then in March, Prescott completed the sale of the former Jacksonville Ice and Sportsplex to the Jacksonville Iceman and local investors who plan to spend over $11 million to renovate the ice center to a modern rink and training facility known as the “Igloo.” Other tenants at San Marco East Plaza include Baptist Health Wells Fargo, First American Title, Excel Church and The Edge Rock Gym. San Marco East Plaza features parking and outdoor green spaces with weekly food trucks offering lunches for office tenants. Berkadia secured the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with Florida-based City National Bank. The property had previously been encumbered …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Park Center, a 200,400-square-foot industrial complex in Orlando. The Geneva Group, a real estate investment and property services firm based in Deerfield Beach, Fla., has purchased the property for $19 million. A private investor group doing business as Park Center Properties LLC was the seller. Park Center, which was fully leased at the time of sale, is located west of North John Young Parkway and north of Lake Breeze Drive, in Orlando’s Northwest Orange submarket. The transaction included eight parcels with a total of 16.7 acres. In addition to one vacant lot, the property includes six single-story small bay warehouses and one dock-high warehouse and assembly building. Geneva Group has begun on renovations of Park Center, including new paint and roofs, enhanced lighting, a parking lot overlay and new signage. Park Center was leased to 44 tenants at the time of the sale to predominantly local and regional businesses. Joe Rossi and Nick Hanson of Colliers brokered the transaction. With the acquisition of Park Center, Geneva Group now owns 631,352 square feet of industrial space in Central Florida.
DEBARY, FLA. — CBRE has secured the refinancing for Integra 289 Exchange, a 289-unit multifamily property in DeBary. The borrower, Integra Land Co., completed the project in 2020 after closing a HUD 221(d)(4) construction loan in 2018. The $39 million refinancing will allow Integra Land to save over $285,000 in annual debt-service payments with the interest rate reducing from 4.80 percent loan to 3.80 percent. Ann Cone and David Borge of CBRE originated the new HUD loan. Located at 115 Integra Reserve Lane, Integra 289 Exchange includes one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Rents ranges from $1,235 to $1,795 per month and units range in size from 639 to 1,300 square feet. The property is 97 percent occupied. Community amenities include a clubhouse, saltwater pool, fitness center and pet park. Interior finishes on the apartments include granite countertops, standalone islands and breakfast bars and a full appliance package, including microwaves and washers/dryers in each unit.
DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Trez Capital has provided a $64.7 million loan to help fund construction of Elevate Apartments, a 293-unit, mid-rise multifamily community underway in Dania Beach. Miami-based Royal Palm Cos. is the developer for the project. The project is slated for completion in two years. The financing provided was a non-recourse, three year term loan. Located at 600 E. Dania Beach Blvd., Elevate will have studio, one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 700 square feet to 1,000 square feet. Community amenities will include a pool deck, fitness center and storage space for water sports equipment. Ben Jacobson of Trez Capital’s Palm Beach office originated the loan on behalf of Royal Palm Cos. Trez Capital is funding residential and multifamily developments throughout Florida. In February 2021, the company financed a $70 million construction loan for Block 40, a rental building totaling 273 units in nearby Hollywood.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.8 million sale of a three-story, 15,250-square-foot medical office property located at 1790 Coral Way in Miami. Douglas Mandel and Adam Klein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Miami-based L2 Partners, a limited liability company, was the seller. The seller will occupy about 30 percent of the building. The property’s corner location is directly on the south side of the historic Coral Way Corridor that connects Coral Gables and Miami. The property is also close to both Brickell and Coral Gables. The building is on about one-third of an acre. In 2018, the property had a full renovation including a new roof, hurricane-impact windows and exterior painting, as well as common area and mechanical upgrades. The office features onsite covered parking, gated and fenced grounds, impact windows and doors, secured access and modern finishes.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Pinebrook Apartment Homes, a 208-unit multifamily property located in Jacksonville. Bella Property LLC acquired the property for $26.1 million, or $125,481 per unit. Cliff Taylor and Joe Ayers of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Pinebrook CE Partners LLC, in the transaction. Originally built in 1974, Pinebrook is located at 7500 Powers Ave. and features 13 apartment buildings and one clubhouse. The apartment community is situated 7.7 miles from downtown Jacksonville and 34 miles from St. Augustine. Pinebrook has had improvements completed to the property over the past 18 months, including renovations to the exterior and unit interiors.
MIAMI — CP Group, formerly Crocker Partners, has acquired One Biscayne Tower, a 38-story office tower in downtown Miami, in a joint venture with funds managed by Rialto Capital Management and Sabal Capital Partners. Dow Chemical sold the asset for $225 million, according to the Daily Miami News. L&B Realty has managed One Biscayne Tower on behalf of Dow for the last 20 years. Located along the waterfront, the property overlooks Bayfront Park, Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Trammell Crow Co. developed the property in 1973, with Gutierrez-Latimer and Praga Associates as designers, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. One Biscayne Tower features nine floors of parking below 24 floors of office space. Amenities include a newly renovated lobby, fitness center, Pilates studio, two banks, a deli and a variety of services such as a florist, car wash, hair salon, print shop and Amazon locker delivery. The acquisition brings CP Group’s total downtown Miami holdings to over 2 million square feet, including SunTrust International Center and Citigroup Center, formerly known as Miami Center. The company claims it is now the largest office landlord in downtown Miami, largest commercial landlord in Florida, third-largest landlord …