NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a freestanding restaurant in New Smyrna Beach, about 14 miles south of Daytona Beach. Built in 2022, the building is occupied by Wendy’s, which has 16 years left on a triple-net lease that features 7.5 percent rental increases every five years in the initial term. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn Retail Group brokered the transaction. The buyer and seller requested anonymity. The sales price was also not released. “We were able to generate multiple offers and ultimately close with an out-of-state, all-cash buyer in under 30 days,” says McMinn. “The combination of a 16-year corporate triple-net lease, scheduled rent increases and a strong Daytona Beach-area location created significant investor demand for the property.”
Florida
Berkadia Arranges $62.3M Sale of Office Building in Miami’s Coconut Grove Neighborhood
by John Nelson
MIAMI — Berkadia has arranged the $62.3 million sale of The Grove at 3250 Mary, a five-story, 80,000-square-foot office building located on a 1.3-acre site in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. An entity doing business as Mary Street 3250 LLC purchased the asset from Azora Private Solutions and Vizcaya Capital. Omar Morales and Jaret Turkell of Berkadia’s South Florida office represented the sellers in the transaction.
UNIVERSITY PARK, FLA. — Benderson Development has acquired three retail properties on the Gulf Coast side of Florida totaling 400,000 square feet. The first acquisition is Granada Plaza, a Publix-anchored retail center located in the Tampa suburb of Dunedin at the intersection of Main Street and Keene Road. The second acquisition is Venice Market Place, a shopping center located where Tamiami Trail meets Center Road in Venice. Benderson also purchased a retail building leased to Lowe’s Home Improvement at 10070 Estero Town Commons Place in Estero. The sellers and sales prices were not released. Benderson is based in University Park and has more than 4.5 million square feet of retail space in its development pipeline in Florida.
UNIVERSITY PARK, FLA. — Benderson Development has acquired three properties totaling 400,000 square feet along the west coast of Florida. The first, Granada Plaza, is a Publix-anchored retail center located in the Tampa suburb of Dunedin at the intersection of Main Street and Keene Road. The second acquisition is Venice Market Place, a shopping center located where Tamiami Trail meets Center Road in Venice. Finally, Benderson purchased a building tenanted by Lowe’s Home Improvement Center at 10070 Estero Town Commons Place in Estero.
Transwestern Arranges $65M Sale of Medical Outpatient Building in Downtown Jacksonville
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Transwestern has arranged the $65 million sale of Southbank Medical Pavilion, a 493,012-square-foot medical outpatient building located at 841 Prudential Drive in downtown Jacksonville. The buyer, Baptist Health, operates its flagship hospital campus adjacent to the 22-story property. Steve Leathers, Bill Boyd, Seth Gilford, Jake Jordan, Angela Heidman and Max Hastings of Transwestern represented the seller, Alpharetta, Ga.-based ShareMD, in the transaction. Situated on 7.9 acres along the south bank of the St. Johns River, Southbank Medical Pavilion was 94 percent leased at the time of sale.
Bluecrest Capital Acquires 226,500 SF Flex Development in Jacksonville, Plans Industrial Conversion
by Abby Cox
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Nashville-based Bluecrest Capital Advisors has acquired Cypress Point Business Park, a 226,500-square-foot industrial flex development in Jacksonville, for $28 million. Philip Rachels of CBRE secured debt financing through First Horizon Bank on behalf of Bluecrest Capital. Robbie McEwan and Jesse Jones of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, an entity doing business as Viking Partners Cypress LLC, in the transaction. Constructed between 1999 and 2004, the six-building park features four office buildings totaling 146,500 square feet and two light industrial buildings totaling 80,000 square feet. The property was 62 percent leased at the time of sale to five regional and national tenants including US Assure Insurance and ADT. Bluecrest Capital plans to convert 85,000 square feet of vacant space to small-bay light industrial infill space (SBLI). Within three years, the company says it expects to have converted approximately 76 percent of the gross leasable area converted to SBLI through lease rollovers and strategic build-outs. The remaining 24 percent is expected to be converted following year three. Bluecrest Capital also plans upgrades and renovations to subdivide larger suites into smaller units.
NRP Group Breaks Ground on 312-Unit Luxury Apartment Community in Port St. Lucie, Florida
by Abby Cox
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — The NRP Group has broken ground on a 312-unit luxury apartment complex located within the master-planned community of Tradition in Port St. Lucie. Situated on approximately 18 acres, the project will comprise 10 three-story buildings offering a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 720 to 1,300 square feet. Amenities will include a 24-hour fitness center; resort-style swimming pool; coworking suites and dedicated work-from-home offices; a multipurpose resident lounge with a full kitchen; package concierge and storage facilities; outdoor grilling areas; and landscaped courtyards, gathering spaces and a walking trail surrounding the community’s onsite lake. Designed by Group 4 Architecture, the project is slated for completion in summer 2028. M&T Bank provided construction financing for the development.
KEY WEST, FLA. — Sixth Street, a global investment firm based in San Francisco, and partner Riller Capital have acquired Pier House Resort & Spa, a 142-room luxury oceanfront resort located at 1 Duval St. in Key West. Dallas-based Braemar Hotels & Resorts sold the property to the partnership for $190 million. Situated on five acres, Pier House offers two oceanfront restaurants, a full-service spa, oceanfront pool, 75 linear feet of private beach frontage and 3,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Starwood Property Trust provided acquisition financing for the deal. CBRE represented Sixth Street in the transaction, and The Plasencia Group represented Braemar.
NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale Arranges Retail Lease Near Miami Marlins Stadium With Biscayne Bay Brewing
by John Nelson
MIAMI — NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale has arranged a 9,916-square-foot retail lease at 1588 N.W. 7th St., a retail space within a parking garage at LoanDepot Park, home ballpark of the Miami Marlins. The tenant is Biscayne Bay Brewing Co. LLC, one of the leading craft breweries in South Florida and the official craft beer of the Marlins and LoanDepot Park. Claire Holash and Jeremy Larkin of NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale represented the sublandlord, the Department of Off-Street Parking of the City of Miami, also known as the Miami Parking Authority, in the transaction. The new Biscayne Bay Brewing location is replacing an existing brewery and is expected to open this fall.
NAPLES, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $89.9 million sale of Orchid Run, a 282-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 10991 Lost Lake Drive in Naples. Matt Mitchell and Chris Burtner of Berkadia represented the seller, an affiliate of The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc., in the transaction. The buyer, Cardone Capital, utilized funding from 282 Bitcoin for the acquisition, which increases the Miami-based company’s portfolio to 14,800 apartments and its total assets under management to more than $5.4 billion. Built in 2015, Orchid Run features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,040 square feet in size. Amenities at the gated community include a swimming pool and spa with private cabanas, fitness center with a dedicated yoga studio, clubhouse with a resident lounge and demonstration kitchen, coffee bar, outdoor grilling and entertaining areas, pet washing station and a car wash.