SWEETWATER, FLA. — Terra, a Miami-based developer, has obtained a $170 million construction loan to fund the development of Upland Park, a planned $1 billion mixed-use development in the west Miami suburb of Sweetwater. Terra is transforming Miami-Dade County’s Dolphin Park-and-Ride/Transit Terminal Facility into a multimodal hub that will feature a transit station, residences, retail space and commercial uses on a 47-acre site near Dolphin Mall. The local developer is teaming up with Miami-Dade County on Upland Park in a public-private partnership. SCALE Lending, Slate Property Group’s debt financing arm, was the lead lender on the construction loan. Terra will use the loan proceeds to fund Phase I of Upland Park, which will comprise 578 apartments. The first phase is slated to break ground in early 2025. Designed by PPK Architects, in collaboration with master plan architect Arquitectonica and urban planner Plusurbia Design, Upland Park will include more than 2,000 new mid-rise and garden-style apartments, about 282,000 square feet of shops and restaurants and approximately 414,000 square feet of commercial space. Upland Park is designed to increase public transit ridership while anchoring the new East-West Corridor of Miami-Dade County’s SMART public transportation plan. Potential transit riders will have direct access …
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OPA-LOCKA, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Ironwood Commerce Center, a four-building industrial park in metro Miami spanning 505,436 square feet. Boston-based TA Realty purchased the newly built park in Opa-locka, a city in the north-central region of Miami-Dade County, for an undisclosed price. José Lobon, Frank Fallon, Trey Barry, Royce Rose, Gabriel Braun and Daniel Sarmiento of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Ironwood Commerce Center comprises four warehouses that were 65 percent leased at the time of sale. The facilities feature 32-foot clear heights, shared truck courts, a total of 168 loading positions and speculative office space that is ready for immediate occupancy.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Altman Living has opened Phase II of Altís Grand Lake Willis, a 230-unit luxury apartment community in Orlando. The second phase is situated adjacent to the first phase of the community, which welcomed residents to the city’s O-Town West neighborhood last year. Located at 6260 Juniper Pine Way, the garden-style complex features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 707 to 1,248 square feet in size, with monthly rental rates spanning $1,750 to $2,700. Amenities include a resident and business lounge, heated saltwater pool, an outdoor entertainment zone complete with a fireplace, TVs, Wi-Fi and ping-pong, an onsite pet park and cyber café, steam rooms, movie theater, virtual gaming space and a private sports simulator. The development is also National Green Building Standard (NGBS) certified, featuring sustainable elements such as energy-efficient, stainless steel appliances, Energy Star-rated refrigerators and dishwashers and high-efficiency water heaters.
MIAMI — The City of Miami’s Urban Design Review Board (UDRB) has approved the design of a new 12-story mixed-use tower in the city’s Little River neighborhood. The project team includes locally based developer B Developments and Stantec, which is serving as architect, MEP engineer and structural engineer for the development. The tower will be located on a 3.5-acre site at 79th Street and Biscayne Boulevard and feature 355 apartments, 589 parking spots and 35,500 square feet of retail space on the ground level. Set to break ground next year, the property will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a beach entry pool, fitness center, outdoor dining terrace and a shaded pet area.
MIAMI — A partnership between DXD Capital and Olympus Ventures has completed a 774-unit, three-story self-storage facility located at 11210 N.W. 105th St. in Miami. Extra Space Storage manages the facility, which spans 74,388 net rentable square feet. ARCO was the general contractor for the climate-controlled storage property, and TBK Bank provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing.
Lee Health Selects Skanska to Construct $435M Healthcare Campus in Fort Myers, Florida
by John Nelson
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Lee Health has tapped Skanska USA Building to construct Lee Health Fort Myers, a new $435 million healthcare campus in southwest Florida. The project will be situated on 52 acres and will comprise a five-story, 416,000-square-foot hospital, 125,000-square-foot medical office building and an onsite central energy plant to ensure stable and efficient power supply. Designed by Flad Architects, the hospital will feature 10 operating rooms, up to 168 patient rooms and 44 emergency department beds. The medical office building will feature an ambulatory surgery center. The project will break ground on vertical construction in early 2025 with a scheduled completion in 2028.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Coworking operator Regus has signed a long-term lease for nearly 46,000 square feet in Miami Beach, committing to occupying an entire Class A, boutique office building. Set to move in before the end of the year, Regus will establish its third and largest space in the submarket at 429 Lenox, where the new location will operate under the firm’s Spaces brand. Designed by Miami-based architect Kobi Karp, the property features modern office spaces, a rooftop deck, an onsite parking garage and multiple signage opportunities. Stephen Rutchik and Ana Paula of Colliers’ South Florida office represented the landlord, Azora Exan, in the lease transaction. JLL’s Adam Bernstein represented Regus in the deal.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.1 million sale of the nearly 50,000-square-foot Cross County Plaza retail center in West Palm Beach. Located at 1922-1948 N. Military Trail, Cross County Plaza is fully occupied and anchored by national retailers including dd’s Discounts and K&G Fashion Superstore. The property is an outparcel to the larger Cross County Plaza shopping mall, which is situated near I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike. Tenants at the larger center include Presidente Supermarket, Ross Dress for Less, YouFit Gyms and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. Douglas Mandel, Zach Levine and Josh Gilbert of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller in the transaction. Pliskin Realty was the buyer.
TAMPA, FLA. — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Prose Park View, a 336-unit apartment community located at 10881 Caladesi Ave. in Tampa. The property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, with monthly rental rates ranging from $1,700 to $2,160, according to Apartments.com. Prose Park View is situated near several top employers in the Tampa Bay area, including Coca-Cola, Citicorp, Chase Bank, USAA and Progressive Insurance. Amenities include a 24/7 fitness center, coworking spaces, pool, fenced-in pet park and direct access to a public park via Estevez Lane.
TAMPA, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $24.5 million loan for the recapitalization of a last-mile industrial facility in Tampa leased to Amazon. Built in first-quarter 2022, the 112,000-square-foot property is located in the city’s Southeast Hillsborough submarket near the Port of Tampa Bay and Tampa International Airport. Brian Gaswirth, Jimmy Calvo and Val McWilliams of JLL arranged the fixed-rate loan through Reinsurance Group of America Inc. on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as AGS TRIP Corp.