Florida

MIAMI — Eyzenberg & Co. has arranged a $21.3 million construction loan for the Towers at Blue Lagoon, a planned mixed-use development featuring a multifamily community and hotel space. The borrower and developer, the Weiss Group of Cos., will build Phase I of the project to include 428 multifamily units across two buildings. The property will offer studio to three-bedroom floor plans. The master plan also includes two hotels. The site is located at 4865 NW 7th St., seven miles west of downtown Miami. Kobi Karp is designing the property’s multifamily component. Robert Ginsberg and David Eyzenberg of Eyzenberg & Co. arranged the loan on behalf of Weiss, which has owned the land since the 1970s.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Prime Finance has provided a $20.1 million refinancing loan for One Deerwood, a 161,167-square-foot office building in Jacksonville. The three-year loan features a floating interest rate. The property is situated at 10201 Centurion Parkway, 11 miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville. The six-story asset was 88 percent leased at the time of the financing. Porter Terry and Tarik Bateh of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Taurus Investment Holdings LLC. San Francisco-based Prime Finance was founded in 2008 and provides loans for property types including office, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, retail and student housing.

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FORT PIERCE, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $20 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan for Sabal Chase, a 340-unit affordable housing community in Fort Pierce. The property comprises 20 three-story building spanning 29 acres. Sabal Chase offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, pool, business center, fitness center and a car care center. The borrower, Harmony Housing, acquired the property in 2014. The community was built in 2001 and offers units reserved for residents earning 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Al Beaumariage and Kyle Kolesar of KeyBank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged a $16.1 million construction loan for Gallery 3100, a planned 122-unit, four-story multifamily community in St. Petersburg. The borrower, a joint venture between Mosaic Development LLC and The Brookview Cos., plan to complete the project by spring 2021. Gallery 3100 will feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 663 to 1,098 square feet. The community will also offer 17 workforce housing units. Matthew Williams and James Maynard of NKF arranged the loan through Synovus Bank.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Cedarwood Development has completed a 787-unit, 117,000-square-foot self-storage facility for operator US Storage Centers in Orlando. The property features climate-controlled units, passenger elevators, moving carts, 24-hour video surveillance and moving supplies. The property is situated at 930 Sligh Blvd., a mile south of downtown Orlando. Orange, Calif.-based US Storage Centers, which operates more than 9 million square feet of self-storage space in the U.S., will manage the property. Fairlawn, Ohio-based Cedarwood Development is an affiliate of Cedarwood Cos.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Brennan Investment Group has delivered a 411,000-square-foot industrial facility for City Electric Supply/Tamco in Port St. Lucie. The property, which features 40,000 square feet of office space, will also serve as City Electric’s North American Manufacturing headquarters. The tenant manufactures and distributes lighting and electrical equipment products through City Electric Supply branches throughout the country. Tamco, one of City Electric’s retail brands with stores nationwide, is consolidating its space from five locations around Port St. Lucie to the new facility. In addition to developing the new facility, Brennan also acquired the five locations that Tamco occupied before selling them to an undisclosed Florida-based investor.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — LV Lending, a local private lender, has provided a $4.2 million refinancing loan for a 7.7-acre vacant site in Cape Canaveral, a town on Florida’s Space Coast. The borrower, Danny Ringdahl of La Casa Canaveral LLC, plans to build a four-story, 248-bed assisted living and memory care community on the site. Camilo Niño, Ricardo Uribe and Alen Hernandez of LV Lending arranged the financing. Hart Advisors Group was the mortgage broker.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $24.5 million Fannie Mae refinancing loan of a construction take-out loan for Torino Lakes Townhomes in Port St. Lucie. Mitch Sinberg and Matt Robbins of Berkadia originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with an interest-only payment period on behalf of the borrower, Rich Properties, a local developer that delivered the community in 2019. The property offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans, which include hardwood floors, walk-in closets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and a kitchen island. Communal amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, spa, playground, clubhouse, walking/biking trails and a media center with a movie theater. Torino Lakes Townhomes is located at 5511 NW Sandhill Trail, eight miles north of downtown Port St. Lucie.

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MIAMI — With Miami under a citywide curfew since March 27 to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, musician Pitbull and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez have teamed up to help Miami residents know when 10 p.m. strikes and the city’s curfew goes into effect. The curfew ends at 5 a.m. daily. The side of the recently delivered Paramount Miami Worldcenter, a 700-foot condominium tower in downtown Miami, illuminates with an American flag and iHeart Radio broadcasts Pitbull’s new song “I Believe that We Will Win.” In addition to the flag, the side of the building also has a tickertape that features the lyrics of the song. When the song begins, the tower illuminates, signaling stores and businesses to close and all citizens remain home. The song will play nightly for 10 minutes until further notice. The light show on the $600 million Paramount Miami Worldcenter will play for a two-minute duration every half hour from sunset to 11:30 p.m. and again from 4:30 a.m. until sunrise. As of this writing, Johns Hopkins University reports Miami-Dade County and Broward County combine to have 6,032 active cases of COVID-19. Miami-Dade has been under a Stay-at-Home order since mid-March and on Friday, …

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KISSIMMEE, FLA. — A joint venture between Fore Property and Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC will develop 19 South, a planned 384-unit multifamily community in Kissimmee. BBVA provided a $49.6 million construction loan for the project, which is situated within an Opportunity Zone. Canyon Partners invested $29.8 million in the community, which is slated to open in May 2022. The project will comprise four four-story buildings offering studio to three-bedroom floor plans with chef-inspired gourmet kitchens, quartz countertops, energy-efficient stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and hardwood-style flooring. Units will range in size from 670 to 1,437 square feet. Communal amenities will include two pools, an arcade, gaming area, 24-hour fitness center, park and a pet spa. Fore Construction LLC is leading the development of 19 South.

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