LAKELAND, FLA. — Robert Hernandez of NorthMarq’s Tampa regional office has arranged the $38.2 million Fannie Mae Green Rewards loan for The Shore Apartments, a newly constructed, 300-unit multifamily property in Lakeland. The permanent, fixed-rate loan was structured with a 10-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan includes five years of interest-only payments. Built in 2019-2020, The Shore features 15 three-story residential buildings spread across a 65-acre site. The lakeside property is located at 5680 Waterside Blvd., about 58 miles from Orlando. The Shore’s community amenities include a private lake, resort-style pool and spa, cabanas with outdoor kitchen, fire pit, gas grills, walking trail with fitness stations, playground, dog park, 54-detached garages for rent, two electric car charging stations, car care center, clubhouse, cyber café with coffee bar, theater room, business center, 24-hour fitness center and yoga and spin room. The Shore’s unit interiors feature nine-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, full-size washer and dryer and a private screened-in balcony and most units offering views of the lake and nature preserve. At loan closing, the property was 100 percent occupied.
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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $61.3M Acquisition Loan for Bank of America Tower in Downtown Jacksonville
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged $61.3 million in financing for the acquisition of Bank of America Tower, a 44-story office building located at 50 N Laura St. in downtown Jacksonville. Adam Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Michael Ianno, Sean Bastian and Ian Hawk of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing for the buyer, Group RMC. Prime Finance provided the three-year, interest-only bridge loan, which features a low floating interest rate. Bank of America Tower is the only LEED-certified office tower in Jacksonville, according to Walker & Dunlop, and features views of the St. Johns River. The Class A high-rise building features over 662,241 rentable square feet, a five-story annex with an additional 35,881 square feet, as well as 900 parking spaces. In addition to a new HVAC system, recent upgrades have been made to the property’s amenities, lighting systems, security systems, elevator modernization, and refurbishment of all the common areas and lobby. Group RMC bought the tower from Hertz Investment Group, according to the Jacksonville Daily Record.
DORAL, FLA. — Terra and Terranova Corp. have sold a 23.7-acre site in Doral for $55 million, or $2.3 million per acre. The land houses PepsiCo’s former bottling plant, which spans 232,000 square feet. Terra and Terranova, two South Florida investment firms led by David Martin and Stephen Bittel, respectively, initially acquired the site for $40 million in January 2018 and subsequently leased the property back to PepsiCo through July 2020. The unnamed buyer shares a Santa Monica address with GLP Capital Partners (GCP), an investment firm that specializes in logistics properties. The former PepsiCo bottling plant is located at 7777 Northwest 41st St. and is situated less than two miles from Miami International Airport. The property is zoned for industrial development and can accommodate up to 500,000 square feet of commercial space. Terra is a Miami-based real estate development and investment company. Terranova Corp. is a South Florida commercial real estate investment firm.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Bluerock Real Estate has sold Grandewood Pointe, a 306-unit apartment community in Orlando, for $46.2 million. Jay Ballard and Ken DelVillar of JLL represented Bluerock in the sale to the buyer, a joint venture led by Miami-based multifamily investor and operator Lloyd Jones LLC. Elliott Throne, Jesse Wright, Tarik Bateh and Jennifer Swanson and Drew Jennewein of JLL arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan on behalf of the borrower. The loan is a Fannie Mae Green Rewards Program product, which JLL will service. Grandewood Pointe features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The new ownership group is planning to make renovations to the building’s exterior, community amenities and units, including new countertops, vanities and lighting. Current community amenities include a courtyard, barbecue and picnic area, playground and a business center. Located at 3701 Grandewood Blvd., Grandewood Pointe is situated close to Lake Nona’s Medical City and 17 miles from downtown Orlando.
MIAMI — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Monty’s Coconut Grove, a fully leased mixed-use marina in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. Also known as Bayshore Landing, the property features retail, office and restaurant. Manny de Zárraga, Luis Castillo, Ted Taylor and Kim Flores of JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Aligned Bayshore Marina LLC. Suntex Ventures LLC purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Monty’s Coconut Grove is situated along Biscayne Bay at 2550 S. Bayshore Drive, with direct access to the Atlantic Ocean. The property features a 111-slip marina, a 30,535-square-foot boutique office and retail building and Monty’s Raw Bar, a 750-seat restaurant that has been around for 50 years. Dallas-based Suntex Ventures is a real estate firm focused on the ownership of marina properties.
Greystone Provides $29M HUD Loan for Affordable Housing Property in Palm Beach County
by John Nelson
MANGONIA PARK, FLA. — Greystone has provided a $29 million HUD loan to refinance Hampton Court Apartments, a 288-unit affordable housing property in the Palm Beach County town of Mangonia Park. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, North Miami-based Royal Castle Development. The HUD 223(f) financing carries a 35-year term and 35-year amortization schedule, along with a low, fixed interest rate. The property has a LIHTC land-use restriction agreement (LURA) that requires limits on tenant income and rent restrictions for all units. Hampton Court Apartments is located on 4761 N Australian Ave., about nine miles from the Palm Beach International Airport. Constructed by the borrower in 2000, the property consists of 19 apartment buildings featuring two- and three-bedroom units with updated appliances, washer/dryer hook-ups and private outdoor living spaces. Amenities to the gated community include a clubhouse and business center, swimming pool, fitness center, tennis court, picnic and playground area, laundry facility and onsite parking.
Stonehaven Properties Acquires Main Street Landing Apartments in New Port Richey, Florida for $19.5M
by John Nelson
NEW PORT RICHEY, FLA. — Stonehaven Properties has acquired Main Street Landing, an 80-unit multifamily property located at 5500 Main St. in New Port Richey. McGurn Management Co. sold the apartment complex to Stonehaven for $19.5 million, or $243,750 per unit. Joseph Thavis of CBRE’s Tampa office represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Completed in 2020, Main Street Landing sits directly on the Pithlachascotee River in downtown New Port Richey. The apartment complex is located 40 miles northwest of Tampa and 35 miles from Tampa International Airport. The property offers units with an average size of 1,412 square feet and average effective rents of $1,554 per unit. Stonehaven Properties looks to improve the asset by adding an onsite fitness center and boat docks.
Hodges Ward Elliott Arranges Sale of 486-Room Sheraton Lake Buena Vista Resort in Orlando
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) has arranged the sale of Sheraton Lake Buena Vista Resort, a 486-room hotel located at 12205 S Apopka Vineland Road in Orlando. Mark Elliott, Daniel Peek, Rudy Reudelhuber and Alexandra Lalos of HWE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed. The seller previously implemented an extensive multimillion-dollar renovation to upgrade the property to a resort-style complex. The Sheraton Lake Buena Vista Resort is located one mile from Walt Disney World. The property offers numerous guest amenities including four restaurants, two outdoor pools and a full-service spa. In addition, the resort features two bars/lounges, a 24-hour fitness center, a poolside bar and free transportation to all Disney theme parks. Hodges Ward Elliott is a hospitability brokerage firm based in Atlanta.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — GreenWise Market has opened a new location in Fort Lauderdale. The grocer occupies the ground floor of The Main Las Olas building on Southeast Third Avenue. The 27,758-square-foot store is the first GreenWise Market to be located in a multiuse high-rise. The owner of the tower is a joint venture between Fort Lauderdale-based Stiles Corp. and San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties, according to South Florida Business Journal. GreenWise Market is a grocery concept owned and operated by Publix Super Markets. The new store is the eighth location in the United States and features health-conscious and gourmet foods, as well as vitamins, nutritional supplements, natural soaps and shampoos, meats, seafood, made-to-order meals and grab-and-go foods like sandwiches and pizza. The Fort Lauderdale GreenWise Market also features a mural by Steven Teller depicting a variety of tropical plants common to South Florida.
Butters Construction, Greystar Buy Metro Miami Site for $53.5M, Planning Industrial and Multifamily Project
by John Nelson
HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — Butters Construction & Development has partnered with Greystar for the future development of Miami Midway Park, a 45.1-acre site at NW 97th Ave. and NW 170th St. in Hialeah Gardens. The joint venture partnership will develop a 500,000-square-foot, Class-A distribution industrial park and 360 garden-style multifamily apartments. The Butters-Greystar joint venture purchased the site from Miami-based Terra Group and New Valley for $53.5 million. Terra and New Valley broke ground on an adjacent multifamily project dubbed Natura Gardens, which will span 460 units on 27 acres and open in 2022. CBRE Capital Markets helped match Greystar with Butters Construction for Miami Midway Park. CBRE identified Greystar and its partner, Whitman Peterson, as the development and equity partner for the industrial component of the project, while a Greystar affiliate is closing on the multifamily portion of the project. Christian Lee, Chris Riley and Jose Lobon of CBRE led the transaction. The firm’s Devin White, David Albert and Royce Rose assisted.