AUBURNDALE, FLA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Imperial Plaza, a Winn-Dixie-anchored, 129,807-square-foot shopping center located at 303-413 Havendale Blvd. in Auburndale. Jonah Yulish and Ben Snyder of Matthews Real Estate represented the undisclosed buyer, which purchased the property for $12.4 million. Core Imperial Plaza was the seller, and Palomar Group was the brokerage firm representing the seller. For 44 years, Imperial Plaza has been anchored by Winn-Dixie, and the retailer completed a $1 million interior renovation in 2020. About 97 percent occupied, Imperial Plaza is co-anchored by Harbor Freight, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Fresenius.
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PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Lloyd Jones LLC has acquired a 10.6-acre parcel in Port St. Lucie for the development of AVIVA Port St. Lucie, a 159-unit independent living community. The project developers plan to break ground next month, and occupancy is anticipated for January 2023. Located on Lake Whitney Road, AVIVA Port St. Lucie is located close to Interstate 95, a Super Walmart, restaurants and a medical office park. The floorplans will include one- and two-bedroom apartments with dens, balconies, full kitchens and closets. Community amenities will include a pool, putting green, bar, walking trails and multipurpose rooms for social activities. Independent living services include two meals per day, housekeeping, linen services and planned entertainment and activities. The property will operate under Lloyd Jones’ proprietary AVIVA brand, which caters to lifestyles ranging from active adult to independent living. AVIVA Port St Lucie will be operated by Lloyd Jones Senior Living Management, the senior housing management division of Lloyd Jones.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Robbins Property Associates, a multifamily owner and operator, has acquired SoBA Apartments, a 147-unit multifamily property in Jacksonville. Robbins Property acquired the property from Atlanta-based Catalyst Development Partners for $35.4 million, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal. Built in 2020, SoBA Apartments is four stories tall and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The units feature kitchens with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and patios. Community amenities include a pool with in-water lounge chairs, clubroom, open-air game lounge, kitchen with gas grill stations, outdoor lounge, self-service grooming pet spa, 24-hour fitness club and an outdoor yoga garden. The property’s clubroom has a Starbucks beverage café, game room and a business lounge. Located at 1444 Home St., SoBA Apartments is situated on the Southbank in the downtown submarket of Jacksonville. The apartment complex is situated about 0.7 mile from San Marco Square, which has dining and shopping options. Robbins Property Associates is a real estate private equity firm with offices in Tampa and Boston. The company currently owns and operates 22 properties totaling over 5,700 units in Florida.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of 6651 Gate Parkway, a 120,407-square-foot office building in Jacksonville. Mike Davis, Karl Johnston, Rick Brugge, Rick Colon, Dominic Montazemi, Zach Eicholtz and Chloe Strada of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Real Capital Solutions, in the transaction. Aventura, Fla.-based MG3 REIT LLC acquired the property for $43.8 million. Located in the heart of Deerwood Park, the four-story building is fully leased to McKesson Corp., a provider of healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care and healthcare information solutions. Built-to-suit for McKesson in 2019, 6551 Gate Parkway houses nearly 800 employees and features collaborative workspace, lake views, highway visibility and walkable amenities. Additionally, 6551 Gate Parkway has received WELL and LEED Silver certifications.
ST. JOHNS, FLA. — Earth Fare, an organic and natural grocery chain based in Asheville, N.C., will be reopening a location within Shoppes at St. Johns Parkway in St. Johns. Earth Fare will once again occupy a 24,000-square-foot space as an anchor tenant. Located at 120 Shops Blvd., Earth Fare previously was in this location but had to close, following the company declaring bankruptcy at the beginning of 2020. Sleiman Enterprises, which is the developer and owner of Shoppes of St. Johns Parkway, helped arrange the reopening of Earth Fare. When Earth Fare filed for bankruptcy in February 2020, it caused a nationwide liquidation of its stores. However, Dennis Hulsing of Hulsing Enterprises purchased the company in March 2020. Under the new ownership of Hulsing Enterprises, Earth Fare has since opened 22 locations throughout the East Coast with plans of ongoing expansion. The Shoppes of St. Johns Parkway also includes retailers such as Ember and Iron, Canopy Road Café, Xtreme Wings, Massage Envy, RaceTrac and Engel & Volkers. Space is still available for lease at the center.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a five-building industrial portfolio totaling 1.4 million square feet in Jacksonville. The sales price was not disclosed. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Rick Colon, Zach Eicholtz, Chloe Strada and Dominic Montazemi of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Tyler Newman and Jacob Horsley of Cushman & Wakefield assisted in the sale and have been retained to lease the portfolio on behalf of the buyer, Hartz Mountain Industries.
TAMPA, FLA. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the $25.5 million sale of Seastone and River Rock Apartments, a two-property, 160-unit multifamily portfolio in Tampa. Jad Richa, Brian Hunsicker, Tom Huffsmith and Nasser Al-Hafi of Capstone represented the seller, Trinity Property Group. The buyer, Axcent Investments, bought the apartment properties for about $159,375 per unit. Seastone and River Rock Apartments were built in 1973 and 1974, respectively, on about 8.9 total acres. The properties are approximately 0.3 miles from one another. The properties’ combined occupancy was approximately 96.9 percent at the time of sale. Seastone is located at 11050 Le Jardin Circle. The property offers two-bed/two bath and three-bed/two bath units. Community amenities include a dog park, guest parking, on-call maintenance and a pool. The units offer a balcony or patio, granite countertops, walk-in closets, all-electric kitchen appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Located at 11301 N. 53rd St., River Rock offers two-bed/two-bath and three-bed/two-bath units. Community amenities include a laundry facility, picnic area, pool, guest parking, on-call maintenance and a play area. Unit amenities include a balcony or patio, dishwashers, pantries, walk-in closets, extra storage and in-unit washers and dryers. Axcent Investments plan to add upon the previous owner’s …
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Seefried Industrial Properties is developing a 1.1 million-square-foot build-to-suit warehouse facility in Port St. Lucie for Amazon. The project, which is dubbed Project Midway, is being constructed on 110 acres at Midway Business Park along West Midway Road near Interstate 95. The property will feature tilt-up concrete wall panels, a little over 1 million square feet of warehouse space, 32,457 square feet of office and social space, 1,000 employee parking spaces and 390 trailer stalls. Amazon says the company will hire around 500 full-time employees at its new location, according to the Commercial Observer. Construction is expected to begin late fall 2021 with completion slated for summer 2022. The Conlan Co. is serving as general contractor, Ford & Associates is the architect and Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer for Project Midway.
MIAMI — Federal Realty Investment Trust, The Comras Co. and Grass River Property have signed five new retailers to join the tenant lineup at CocoWalk, a mixed-use shopping center in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami. CocoWalk’s newest retailers include GlossLab, a membership-based nail studio based in New York that is set to open in summer 2022; Antidote Wellness Labs, a boutique fitness studio; Gas Bijoux, a jewelry brand based in Saint-Tropez; Skin Lab by Barba Skin Clinic; and 3D Brow Studio, which is a salon concept specializing in curating eyebrows. Antidote Wellness Labs will occupy about 2,577 square feet on the second floor of CocoWalk, the Barba Skin Clinic will span 2,181 square feet and 3D Brow Studio will occupy 1,062 square feet. Gas Bijoux will be located on the first floor with 562 square feet facing the open-air plaza, and GlossLab will take up a 1,349-square-foot space. In addition, Botanico Gin & Cookhouse is slated to open at CocoWalk later this summer, and Sushi Garage is expected to open this fall. CocoWalk will feature 150,000 square feet of retail space and include local, national and international restaurants and retailers such as Planta, Mister 01 Extraordinary, Salt & Straw, …
FORT MYERS, FLA. — George Smith Partners has secured a $26 million construction loan for a new 130 single-family rental development in Fort Myers. Ed Steffelin, Evan Kinne, Jonathan Lee, Shahin Yazdi and Paul Monsen of George Smith Partners secured the financing on behalf of the developer, Soltura Development Group. The entire project is slated for completion by the end of 2022. The new development will be a part of The Forum, a 706-acre master planned community adjacent to Top Golf and located on the eastern side of Fort Myers. The community features restaurants, retail, office, medical, assisted living and residential communities. George Smith Partners secured the construction debt at a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio. A Kansas-based bank, Equity Bank, provided the loan. Soltura is a Naples, Fla.-based real estate development company that focuses on residential, hospitality, restaurants/bars and commercial projects. George Smith Partners is a Los Angeles-based provider of capital market advisory services to the commercial real estate industry. The firm specializes in arranging financing for commercial and multifamily properties, including acquisition, construction, bridge and permanent loans.