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MIAMI — Hong Kong-based Swire Properties, along with co-developers Whitman Family Development and Simon Property Group, has announced that five retailers are joining the tenant lineup at Brickell City Centre in Miami. Marabu, which recently opened its doors, is a Cuban-inspired restaurant headed by Cuban-American chef Alberto Cabrera. Opening in July are Indochino, a digitally native menswear suit retailer, and Est.33 Craft Brewery & Kitchen. Los Chinos, a Latino-Chinese fusion restaurant, will open later this summer. The restaurant will feature an after-hours speakeasy and outdoor patio space. Lastly, Lucid Motors, producer of electric cars, will open at the development this holiday season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brickell City Centre closed in March and reopened its doors May 22. The center includes a 500,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center; and five million square feet of office, residential and hotel space in Miami’s Brickell district.

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TRINITY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Tampa-based Senior Housing Team has arranged the sale of The Watermark at Trinity in Trinity. Kayne Anderson Real Estate acquired the community for an undisclosed price. The operator, Watermark Retirement Communities, will continue to manage the property. The newly built, five-story community features 117 independent living units and is adjacent to a 97-unit assisted living and memory care building constructed by the same development team in 2016. Watermark at Trinity is located at 1960 Blue Fox Way, 29 miles northwest of downtown Tampa. Allen McMurtry and David Kliewer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a development group comprising Walt Chancey of Gulf Coastal Development, Ricky Rookis of Rookis Development and Watermark Retirement Communities, in the transaction.

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FORT MYERS, FLA. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $3 million sale of a two-acre, waterfront plot in Fort Myers. The buyer, a subsidiary of Sight Real Estate, plans to develop Riverfront First Street Apartments along the Caloosahatchee River. Comprising more than 200 units, the property will offer studio to three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities will include a pool, pool deck, clubhouse, onsite parking structure and a fitness center. The community will be located at 2543 First St., one-and-a-half miles from downtown Fort Myers. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. In the land transaction, Matthew Rotolante of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Compass USA SPE LLC.

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PORT RICHEY, FLA. — The PMAT Cos. has acquired Regency Crossing, an 85,864-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Port Richey. The property was 70 percent leased at the time of sale. The asset is located at 7003-7051 Ridge Road, 38 miles northwest of downtown Tampa. The seller was not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided three Fannie Mae refinancing loans totaling $45.5 million for three multifamily communities comprising 620 units in Alabama and Georgia. The properties are Tapestry on Vaughn in Montgomery and Trilliam Luxury Apartment Homes in Clanton, Ala.; and Pavilion at Plantation Way in Macon, Ga. Chad Hagwood of New York City-based Hunt Real Estate originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, EBSCO Income Properties LLC. All three loans feature 12-year terms and fixed interest rates with four years of interest-only payments. Tapestry on Vaughn is a 252-unit garden-style community that was built in 1994. The community offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a picnic area, fitness center, pool and a playground. Trilliam Luxury Apartments is a 128-unit affordable housing community that was built in 2002. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, resident lounge, storage space, fitness center, pool and a playground. Pavilion at Plantation Way is a 240-unit property that was built in 2009. The community offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, media center, movie theater, fitness center and a business center.

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BOCA RATON, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $6.9 million acquisition loan for a 52-unit apartment portfolio in Boca Raton. An undisclosed bridge lender provided the fixed-rate, three-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Rental Asset Management (RAM). The properties were unoccupied at the time of sale. Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia represented the borrower in the transaction. The first property, Villas at Camino, comprises five two-story building totaling 28 units. The property is located at 329 W. Camino Real. Built between 1958 and 1968, the asset offers amenities such as a pool, cabana and two laundry facilities. The other property, dubbed the Southwest 14th and 15th Street portfolio, offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The collection of apartments were built between 1966 and 1974 and range from 1,180 and 2,250 square feet.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Legacy Partners and Griffin Capital have broken ground on Legacy at Encore, a five-story, 228-unit multifamily community in downtown Tampa. The property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 763 square feet. Unit interiors will feature 10-foot ceiling heights, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, contemporary cabinets, a smart home technology package, full-sized washers and dryers, soaking tubs, glass-enclosed showers, walk-in closets and balconies. Communal amenities will include a fitness center with a yoga/spin studio, internet café with computers and coffee bar, heated saltwater pool with cabanas and lounges, outdoor living room, community kitchen with grilling stations, dog run, pet spa, package lockers, bike repair shop and storage space. Dynamik Design is the Legacy at Encore’s architect, and Summit Contracting Group is the general contractor. The developers expect to deliver the first units in September 2021 and fully complete the project in early 2022. Patrick Dufour, Ryan Crowley and Pibu Aulakh of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented Legacy Partners in sourcing equity financing for the development.

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PLANTATION, FLA. — Chetu, a provider of custom software solutions, has opened its new office headquarters in Plantation. Chetu will occupy the top floor of a three-story building located at 1248 N. University Drive, nine miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. As the anchor tenant, the company will occupy 21,000 of the building’s 63,600 square feet. The office building features a reception area, multiple conference rooms, a community dining area and break lounges.

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SUNRISE, FLA. — Fairstead has acquired Federation Sunrise Apartments, a 123-unit seniors housing community in Sunrise, for $29.5 million. Fairstead plans to upgrade the property, including new kitchens, baths, flooring, windows and air conditioning units. The New York City-based buyer also plans to upgrade the landscaping, community room and other existing amenities. The community is located at 5010 N. Nob Hill Road, 13 miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. The Housing Finance Authority of Broward County provided the buyer with federal low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds for the acquisition. The seller was not disclosed.

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SARASOTA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.1 million sale of Beneva Oaks, a 40-unit affordable housing community in Sarasota. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 521 to 702 square feet. Communal amenities include a community room with a fully equipped kitchen. Beneva Oaks is located at 650 N. Beneva Road, three miles east of downtown Sarasota. Luis Baez, Miles Tombrink, Casey Babb and Shawn Rupp of Marcus & Millichap’s The Babb Group represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Though neither was disclosed, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports the buyer was Beneva Redevelopment LP and the seller was an affiliate of Goodwill Manasota.

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