NAPLES, FLA. — Halvorsen Holdings has broken ground on Fiddler’s Creek Plaza, a 60,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Naples. The 48,000-square-foot Publix is one of the company’s newest prototype models, featuring a drive-thru pharmacy and an updated layout with a mezzanine level. There is 12,000 square feet of shop space available as well, including a 2,925-square-foot end-cap restaurant space with an outdoor patio. Three outparcels are available for sale or ground lease. The property is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Sandpiper Drive, 12 miles southeast of downtown Naples. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Halvorsen Holdings expects to complete Fiddler’s Creek Plaza in summer 2021.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Moss Construction will expand John Knox Village, a seniors housing community in Pompano Beach, by 150 units and 508,513 square feet of retail, outdoor and event space. The two-phase expansion is expected to cost $120 million to execute. Construction on the first phase has started. The 37,117-square-foot project will consist of a first-level pavilion featuring a performing arts center, pre- and post-event gallery space, two restaurants with indoor and lakeside dining, a bar in between the two restaurants, a lakefront promenade and gathering spaces. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. The second phase is scheduled to start in the first quarter 2022. The 471,396-square-foot project will include two podium-style towers with 150 independent living residences, a 153-space parking garage, three restaurants and other common areas. The expansion will also involve infrastructure improvements and revisions to lakes and roadways in the vicinity.
LANTANA, FLA. — HPI Real Estate Services & Investments has purchased a 752-unit, 72,910-square-foot CubeSmart self-storage facility in Lantana. CubeSmart manages the property, which is situated at 420 N. Fourth St., 11 miles south of downtown West Palm Beach. The asset was delivered in 2018 and offers 24-hour video surveillance, climate-controlled units and elevator access. The sales price was not disclosed, though Texas-based HPI says this is the first transaction of its new self-storage acquisition fund, which will acquire more than $125 million of assets over the next 12 months. According to Jon Erickson and Jonathan Vollinger of HPI, the all-cash deal closed in 37 days. Zack Urow and Richard Riddle of SkyView Advisors represented the seller, Florida-based Acorn Mini Storage, in the transaction.
LAND O’ LAKES, FLA. — Passco Cos. has acquired Tapestry Cypress Creek, a 341-unit multifamily community in Land O’ Lakes, for $76.4 million. The property, which was delivered in 2019, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Unit interiors feature granite countertops, hurricane-impact windows, screened-in patios and balconies, washers and dryers, walk-in closets and stainless steel appliances. Communal amenities include a saltwater pool, clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, club room and a dog park. The community is located at 2300 Tapestry Park Drive, 20 miles north of downtown Tampa. Patrick Dufour, Ryan Crowley, Andrew Visnick and Pibu Aulakh of Newmark represented the seller, Arlington Properties, in the transaction. Caleb Marten of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Commercial Mortgage Group originated acquisition financing on behalf of Passco.
DORAL, FLA. — Logistics firm Clover Systems has sold a 113,891-square-foot warehouse in Doral for $16.2 million. The family-owned company signed a short-term lease to remain at 1910 NW 97th Ave., which is situated nine miles east of Miami International Airport and 15 miles east of downtown Miami. The buyer was Los Angeles-based 1910 NW 97th Ave Owner LLC, an institutional investor registered in Delaware. The warehouse was originally built in 1979 and was most recently traded in 1996 for $4.7 million. Jose Sasson-Lerner of Axiom Capital Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction. Stephen DiGiacomo, Roger Zuniga and Patty Marquez of DiGiacomo Group represented the seller.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — An affiliate of Stoneweg US has bought Trellis at the Lakes Apartments, a 688-unit multifamily complex in St. Petersburg, for $114 million. The asset is situated at 11401 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N., 15 miles east of downtown Tampa. Trellis at the Lakes offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a fitness center, pool, media center and a courtyard. The seller, an affiliate of ESG Kullen, acquired the property in 2016 for $80.9 million and invested in capital improvements during its ownership. Mark Meland and Bryan Vega of Miami-based Meland Budwick PA provided legal services for the seller. Patrick Dufour, Ryan Crowley, Andrew Visnick and Pibu Aulakh of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Matt Williams, James Maynard, Steve Comly and Adam Randall of Newmark arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Additionally, Chinmay Bhatt, Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia secured a joint venture equity partner for Stoneweg’s acquisition. The unnamed life insurance company invested $36 million for the deal.
Futura, Linkvest Receive $52.5M HUD Construction Loan for Multifamily Project in Orlando’s Lake Nona
ORLANDO, FLA. — Joint venture partners Futura and Linkvest Capital have received a $52.5 million construction loan for the development of Futura at Nona Cove in Orlando. Berkadia originated the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 221(d)(4) loan on behalf of the developers. The community will be situated within Lake Nona, a master-planned community featuring, retail space, office space, multifamily units, single-family homes and hotels. Tavistock Group is the master developer of Lake Nona. The 260-unit property will offer studio through three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 623 to 1,315 square feet. Communal amenities will include a two-story clubroom, fitness center, dog spa and park, coworking space and a pool. Construction at the 17-acre site has begun and the developers expect to deliver the community in the third quarter of 2022.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — Spectra Student Living has begun construction on Rhelm, a 180-bed student housing community located a half-mile south of the University of West Florida campus in Pensacola. The property is scheduled for completion in August 2021. The community will feature eight three-story buildings offering 66 units alongside shared amenities including a media production room, computer center, swimming pool and sundeck, private study areas, a gaming area and indoor bike storage. Spectra Student Living is a student housing developer and investor based in Indianapolis. The company’s management division, Spectra Management LLC, operates Rhelm. The property’s leasing office is now open and all units are priced per bed and include most utilities.
MIAMI — Newmark has brokered the $44 million sale of a 312,000-square-foot industrial facility located within Dolphin Commerce Park in Miami. Tech Data Corp. sold the property to Badia Spices, a local manufacturer and distributor of spices and herbs that will eventually move into the building. Built in 2002, the property at 2200 NW 112th Ave. is situated in Miami’s Sweetwater neighborhood near Dolphin Mall, the Florida Turnpike and Dolphin Expressway. Steve Medwin and Nick Wigoda of Newmark represented Badia Spices in the transaction.
MIAMI — Miami-Dade County’s retail market posted 120,934 square feet of negative net absorption in the third quarter, according to research from Colliers International. The decline is a sizable improvement from the second quarter, a period where the market gave back 230,698 square feet of retail space. Year-to-date absorption remains positive for Miami-Dade County at 883,859 square feet. Despite the negative absorption in the third quarter, vacancy only dipped 20 basis points from the previous quarter. The negative absorption in Miami-Dade County, as well as retail markets around the country, has a direct correlation with the recession-inducing COVID-19 pandemic, which has accelerated the trend of consumer spending habits to more e-commerce shopping. The list of retailers closing big boxes in the market include national brands such as Stein Mart, Neiman Marcus, Chuck E. Cheese’s, 24 Hour Fitness, JC Penney, CMX Cinemas, Pier 1 Imports, Bloomingdales, Lucky’s Market, Sears, Sur La Table and Justice. Tenants opening in the market in the third quarter included Publix, Hobby Lobby, Five Below and AT&T, among others. Amped Fitness and Happy Floors are boutique concepts that signed leases this past quarter. Rents continued to decline in Miami-Dade’s shopping centers in the third quarter. Average rental …