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One Clearlake
AcquisitionsFloridaOfficeSoutheast

Joint Venture Acquires One Clearlake Office Building in Downtown West Palm Beach for $60.7M

by Julia Sanders

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Tricera Capital, New England Development, NDT Development and Rockpoint Group have acquired One Clearlake, an office building in downtown West Palm Beach. JLL arranged the $60.7 million sale. Velocis, a private equity real estate manager, was the seller. Located on three acres at 250 S. Australian Ave., One Clearlake is 2.3 miles from Palm Beach and 3.4 miles from Palm Beach International Airport. The 18-story property has more than 220,000 square feet of rentable space, with an average floor plate of nearly 13,000 square feet. One Clearlake’s attached 669-space garage provides a parking ratio of three spaces per 1,000 square feet. The building’s amenities include 24-hour security, a new tenant lounge, fitness center and an onsite café. Built in 1986, the office tower recently underwent renovations to the lobby and other building elements. The building is LEED Gold- and Energy Star-certified. The property was 62 percent leased when it was put under contract. Prior to closing, Tricera and its partners successfully executed two new leases at the building. In addition, the new ownership is heading to lease with another large user, which the joint venture expects to finalize soon. The building’s tenant roster includes Intech …

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Jefferson Sand Lake
DevelopmentFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

Jefferson Apartment Group Completes 264-Unit Apartment Community in Orlando

by Julia Sanders

ORLANDO, FLA. — Jefferson Apartment Group has opened Jefferson Sand Lake, a 264-unit apartment complex in Orlando. The multifamily community was developed in partnership with Germantown, Tenn.-based MAA, a publicly traded REIT and owner-operator of apartments. Jefferson Sand Lake is a lakefront property with views of Mirror Lake and Big Sand Lake. Community amenities include a heated pool, outdoor cabanas and sun shelves, a covered outdoor terrace with lounge seating and entertainment space, two fire pit lounges, grilling areas and a clubroom featuring a poker table and billiards. Additional amenities include a business center, conference room, two micro-offices, fitness center, onsite dog park, pet spa, covered garages, electric vehicle charging stations, 24/7 package locker system and a zen garden. The apartment complex has a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Each unit features stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, ceramic tile backsplash, pantries with adjustable shelving, walk-in closets, a full-size washer and dryer, ceiling fans, screened patios/balconies, linen closets and bathrooms with glass enclosed showers and double vanity options. The gated community is already 30 percent leased.

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Osprey Pointe
AcquisitionsFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

Franklin Street Negotiates $56M Sale of Multifamily Community in Tampa Bay Area

by Julia Sanders

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Franklin Street has negotiated the sale of Osprey Pointe Apartments, a 517-unit, garden-style multifamily community in St. Petersburg. The property sold for $56 million, or $108,317 per unit. Darron Kattan, Zach Ames, Avery Jordan and Mark Savarese of Franklin Street brokered the off-market transaction between the seller, Des Moines, Iowa-based BH Equities, and the buyer, New York-based Axonic Properties LLC. Osprey Pointe offers one-and two-bedroom units ranging from 625 to 1,058 square feet. Community amenities include onsite professional management and maintenance, a tennis court, fenced playground area, dog park and a swimming pool and sundeck. Located at 1900 55th Ave. South, the community is situated in south St. Petersburg, and is close to Interstate 275 and U.S. Highway 19. The apartment complex is 5 miles from downtown St. Petersburg, 7.5 miles from St. Pete Beach and 28 miles from Tampa. Axonic Properties, managed by Jonathan Shechtman and Brian Kennedy, is a private equity owner, operator and asset manager of residential properties, focused on acquiring assets throughout Florida. The owner plans to make significant improvements to Osprey Pointe, which was built in 1974. Axonic Properties also currently owns and operates the adjacent 240-unit apartment community known as …

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AcquisitionsDevelopmentFloridaMixed-UseSoutheast

Wharton Equity Partners, Cross Lake Partners Sell Development Site in Downtown Miami for $46M

by Julia Sanders

MIAMI — Wharton Equity Partners and Cross Lake Partners LP have sold a 92,972-square-foot development site located at 16 SE 2nd St. in downtown Miami. Colliers International’s Urban Core Division facilitated the $46 million sale of the full city block, known as Miami Center. The property is currently home to a parking lot. Mika Mattingly of Colliers and Robert Given of Cushman & Wakefield represented Wharton Equity Partners and Cross Lake Partners in the sale. Estrella Perez with EP Realty Group Inc. represented the buyer, a South American family office known as Enrique Manhard. The zoning designation for the property allows several uses, including residential, hotel, office and retail totaling 2 million square feet. The maximum height permitted at the site is 80 stories with unlimited height available through public benefit bonuses.

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Preserve VII
AcquisitionsFloridaOfficeSoutheast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $43M Sale of MetLife-Occupied Office Building in Tampa

by Julia Sanders

TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $43 million sale of Preserve VII, a 115,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 18216 Crane Nest Drive in Tampa. Situated within a corporate office park called Highwoods Preserve, the four-story building is 100 percent leased to MetLife Corp., whose lease runs through October 2031. The building includes large windows and structured parking with a parking ratio of 4.5 per 1,000 square feet. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Rick Colon, Dominic Montazemi, Zachary Eicholtz, Ryan Jenkins and Robert Elms of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Highwoods Properties Inc., in the transaction. New York City-based Sentinel Real Estate Corp. acquired the property.

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The Mason
DevelopmentFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

Summit Contracting Group Breaks Ground on Mason Port St. Lucie Apartments in Southeast Florida

by Julia Sanders

PORT ST LUCIE, FLA. — Summit Contracting Group has broken ground on The Mason Port St. Lucie, a 252-unit multifamily development located along South US Highway 1 in Port St. Lucie. The Mason Port St. Lucie will feature seven, three-story buildings totaling 301,039 square feet. The market-rate property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes, as well as amenities that include a clubhouse, fitness center, dog park, swimming pool and detached garages. Construction is planned to be complete in early 2023. A Waypoint Residential LLC subsidiary is the developer, and Group 4 Architectural Services LLC is the architect. Summit Contracting Group is a Jacksonville-based multifamily general contractor firm.

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Hollywood Bread Building
AcquisitionsFloridaMixed-UseMultifamilySoutheast

BTI Partners, Bridge Investment Acquire Hollywood Bread Building in South Florida for $11M

by Julia Sanders

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners, along with equity partner Bridge Investment Group, has acquired the Hollywood Bread Building located at 1747 Van Buren St. in downtown Hollywood. MG3 Hollywood LLC sold the property to BTI and Bridge for $11 million. BTI plans to replace the existing Hollywood Bread Building with a 25-story high-rise totaling 362 market-rate apartments and approximately 16,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is slated to begin later this year. The Hollywood Bread Building used to be a landmark, but over the years has fallen into disrepair. BTI Partners plans to demolish the building this summer, but will preserve the original “Hollywood Bread Building” sign on the property. The developer is also planning to replace a rundown strip mall located close to the Bread Building with two modern towers on the east side of Young Circle. The project will include residential living, shops, restaurants, office space and a skywalk connecting the two towers. Both projects together will represent a direct investment of over $500 million in Hollywood’s Young Circle neighborhood. Steve Kohn, Chris Moyer, Brad Capas, Zachary Kraft and Ricky Giles of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team represented BTI in the …

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Sawyers Walk
Affordable HousingDevelopmentFloridaMixed-UseSeniors HousingSoutheastTop Stories

Swerdlow Group Breaks Ground on $300M Sawyer’s Walk Mixed-Use Development in Miami

by Julia Sanders

MIAMI — Swerdlow Group has broken ground on Sawyer’s Walk, a 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood that will include 250,000 square feet of retail space below 578 apartments designated for low-income seniors. Swerdlow Group is collaborating with the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on the $300 million project. Swerdlow Group and its partners, Delray Beach, Fla.-based SJM Partners and Miami-based Alben Duffie, acquired the 3.4-acre property at 249 NW 6th St. from the Community Redevelopment Agency for $10 million. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2023. Sawyer’s Walk will include a 50,000-square-foot Target and a 25,000-square-foot Aldi supermarket, as well as new locations for Ross Dress for Less, Five Below and Burlington. The development will provide approximately 1,000 parking spaces. Sawyer’s Walk will also feature 25,000 square feet of public space that includes outdoor seating for the project’s restaurants, a children’s playground, pedestrian promenade and dog park. The residential portion of Sawyer’s Walk will include studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments reserved for seniors earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool deck, a clubhouse and entertainment lounge, meeting rooms and a complimentary health club membership …

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Soleste Alameda
AcquisitionsFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

Estate Cos. Sells Soleste Alameda Apartments in West Miami for $83M

by Julia Sanders

WEST MIAMI, FLA. — The Estate Cos. has sold Soleste Alameda, a new eight-story multifamily development in West Miami, for $83 million. Soleste Alameda features 306 rental units and is located at 6320 SW 8th St. Dallas-based Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management was the buyer. Completed in the second quarter of 2020, Soleste Alameda is over 90 percent occupied with a variety of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. The units feature modern kitchens, stainless steel appliances, porcelain floors, washer and dryer, private balconies, and impact-resistant windows and sliding glass doors. Community amenities for the property include a pool deck with sundeck and private cabanas, fitness center, parking with electric car charging stations, children’s playground, dry cleaning service and Luxer One package management technology. Other amenities include a resident entertainment lounge with a cyber café, al fresco dining and grilling areas. The Estate Cos. is a Miami-based developer, owner and operator of residential communities throughout South Florida.

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16000 Pines Market
DevelopmentFloridaLoansMixed-UseSoutheast

Thorofare Capital Provides $43.7M in Financing for 16000 Pines Market Retail Development in South Florida

by Julia Sanders

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Thorofare Capital Inc. has provided $43.7 million in senior mortgage financing to an entity managed by Miami-based Terra for 16000 Pines Market, a 135,000-square-foot mixed-use development nearing completion in Pembroke Pines. Keith Kurland, Jackson Sastri and Ian Hawk of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing. Terra will utilize the loan proceeds to finish construction, capitalize the tenant improvements/leasing commissions and carry the project until it’s stabilized. The first phase of construction for 16000 Pines Market was completed earlier this year, with construction of Phase II now underway and slated to deliver in 2022. 16000 Pines Market is situated on 13.2 acres with visibility along Pines Boulevard and Dykes Road. The shopping center is anchored by Publix as well as Burlington and Crunch Fitness. Additional tenants include Verizon Wireless, Regions Bank, a United States Postal Service branch, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Vivo Pizza & Pasta, FirstWatch Café, Cheddar’s and MD Now. Thorofare Capital Inc. is a commercial real estate debt fund manager and affiliate of Thorofare LLC. Terra is a real estate development and investment company.

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