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MIAMI — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $8.9 million ground lease sale of a restaurant property located at 18240 S. Dixie Highway in Miami. Chick-fil-A occupies the 5,399-square-foot property, which was built in 2024, on an absolute triple-net, corporate-guaranteed lease with 13 years remaining on the initial term. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a joint venture between Coconut Grove, Fla.-based Berkowitz Development Group and Landsea Development Group, in the transaction. The New York-based buyer requested anonymity.

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MIAMI — Adler Real Estate Partners has received a $212.8 million loan for the refinancing of an eight-property industrial portfolio spanning several states in the Southeast and Texas.  Together, the properties total 43 buildings and roughly 1.6 million square feet in Alabama, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Texas, located in markets including Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, South Florida, Charlotte, Birmingham and the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The collection includes multi-tenant business parks and light industrial assets.  At the time of financing, the properties were leased to more than 115 tenants within 22 industries, including the medical and pharmaceutical, building services, manufacturing, technology, professional services, healthcare and logistics industries. The average tenant tenure across the portfolio is 10.5 years.  Melissa Rose, Michael DiCosimo, Jack Britton, Kate Rathman, Nicole Diaz and Magnus Kron of JLL Capital Markets secured the financing on behalf of the borrower. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the loan.  Based in Miami, Adler Real Estate Partners specializes in acquiring and operating multi-tenant light industrial properties throughout the United States.  This transaction marks the second major recapitalization for the company this year. In July, Adler secured a $343 million refinancing for a portfolio of light industrial assets, including $140 million in equity and …

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BOYNTON BEACH AND WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Atlanta-based Hunter Advisors has negotiated the portfolio sale of two hotels in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. The hotels in the 275-room portfolio include the Hampton Inn & Suites Boynton Beach and the Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Florida Turnpike. Brasswater acquired the hotels from an institutional seller. The sales price was not disclosed. Robert Taylor and Sophia Pittaluga of Hunter Advisors brokered the transaction. Hampton Inn & Suites Boynton Beach was built in 1997 and features 134 suites, an outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, business center and approximately 1,160 square feet of meeting space across two rooms. Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Florida Turnpike was built in 2001 and features an outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, business center and 624 square feet of meeting space.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Grover Corlew has purchased 200 East Broward, a 21-story, 235,211-square-foot office building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, for $69.7 million. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based firm plans to invest $20 million in capital improvements at the office building over the next two years, including overhauling the elevator bay and main lobby and building an amenity deck with a gym and conference facilities. Hermen Rodriguez and Ike Ojala of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Paul Stasaitis, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through BridgeInvest.

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WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $133 million sale of a 685,000-square-foot, single-tenant industrial property in Winter Haven occupied by Sherwin-Willaims. Situated on nearly 40 acres about 46 miles south of Orlando, the property serves as a major distribution center for Sherwin-Williams, which operates on a corporate-guaranteed triple-net lease with a new long-term extension option. Sherwin-Williams uses the property for the storage and distribution of paint and related products.  John Redfield of SRS represented the seller, a New Jersey-based private owner. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther, also with SRS, represented the buyer, an East Coast-based, family-owned company with interests in real estate and agriculture. Both parties requested anonymity. SRS also managed the multi-loan financing strategy for the property. Originally constructed in 1992, the industrial property underwent a significant expansion this year, adding new buildings and office space to enhance the facility’s operational capacity.

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BOCA RATON, FLA. — JLL has arranged the $64 million sale of North 40, a 354,376-square-foot office park in Boca Raton. Related Ross purchased the two-building office campus from Mainstreet Capital Partners and Partners Group. Hermen Rodriguez, Matt McCormack, Ike Ojala, Patrick Salata, Blake Koletic and Hunter Smith of JLL represented the sellers in the transaction. Situated on 23.1 acres near I-95 and a Tri-Rail commuter station, North 40 was 74 percent leased at the time of sale. The property was originally delivered in the mid-1980s and was last renovated in 2025. Earlier this year, Related Ross also purchased Boca Raton Innovation Campus, a nearby office and research-and-development campus spanning 1.7 million square feet.

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GAINESVILLE, FLA. — 908 Group has broken ground on Chapter House UF, a 684-bed student housing development located at 920 S.W. Depot Ave. in Gainesville near the University of Florida campus. The project is being developed in partnership with Batson-Cook Development Co. and an undisclosed, Fortune 100 insurance company. The community will offer 219 units alongside 9,000 square feet of shared amenity space. The development team includes ARCO/Murray, Humphreys & Partners Architects and NV5. Pacific Life provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing. Asset Living has been tapped to manage Chapter House UF upon completion, which is scheduled for summer 2028.

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LARGO, FLA. — MCB Real Estate has acquired Keene Plaza, an 81,272-square-foot shopping center located at 2150 E. Bay Drive in Largo, roughly 23 miles northeast of Tampa. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Sprouts Farmers Market and BioLife Plasma Services anchor the retail property, which features a mix of additional tenants such as McDonald’s, Little Caesars, Dollar General, Hibachi Express, The Corner Skillet and Corner Wash Laundry. Renovated in 2025, recent improvements at the retail center include fresh building façades, resurfaced parking facilities, enhanced lighting, modernized retail suite interiors, updated mechanical systems and new roof installations.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Newmark has arranged $76.2 million in construction take-out bridge financing for Citron at The Packing District, a 354-unit multifamily community in Orlando. Matthew Williams, Rob Wright, David Williams, Kyle Schlitt and James Maynard of Newmark secured the financing on behalf of the landlord, EMBREY. The multifamily community is situated within the $700 million Packing District, a 202-acre mixed-use redevelopment that offers access to retail, dining and employment centers, as well as Publix and the Great Southern Box Co. food hall. The former property was a historical industrial zone and former cypress swamp that served as the 20th-century epicenter of Central Florida’s citrus industry. Dr. Phillips Charities, along with its affiliated entity Dr. Phillips Inc., is the master developer of the district. Delivered in 2025, Citron comprises a five-story residential building with one- and two-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 632 to 1,346 square feet, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at the property include a top-floor deck with a media room; resort-style swimming pool with an adjacent lounge and poolside cabanas; a Wi-Fi lounge with a conference room and dedicated micro-offices; and an adjoining six-story structured parking garage.

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CHICAGO — Chicago-based JLL Capital Markets has arranged $463 million in bridge financing for Thompson Thrift’s eight-property multifamily portfolio comprising 2,412 Class A apartment units across Florida, Georgia and Arizona. JLL secured the floating-rate construction take-out loan through Barings. The portfolio includes: Floor plans average 1,023 square feet. Unit interiors feature gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances, quartz or granite countertops, smart home technology, full-size washers and dryers, and private balconies or patios. Examples of amenities include fitness centers, resort-style pools, resident social hubs with coffee bars, pickleball courts, dog parks with pet spas, business centers and outdoor spaces.  Danny Kaufman, Medina Spiodic, Mark Gibson and Matthew Lawton of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of Thompson Thrift. Daniel Hedgepeth of Barings originated the financing. With offices in Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Ind., Denver, Houston and Phoenix, Thompson Thrift develops, constructs, leases and manages multifamily communities. The firm has developed more than $7.9 billion in ground-up real estate projects across 25 states. — Kristin Harlow

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