JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — TPG Real Estate, a San Francisco-based investment firm, has acquired Town Center One and Two, a 374,123-square-foot office campus in Jacksonville, for $107 million. The property spans 25 acres. It is located in the Deerwood Park area and features proximity to the Southside Quarter mixed-use development and St. Johns Town Center, an open-air shopping and dining destination. Town Center One is a five-story, 155,423-square-foot building that was 94 percent leased at time of sale to tenants including Availity, UBS Bank and Insight Global. Town Center Two is a six-story, 218,700-square-foot building that is fully leased to Web.com. A state-of-the-art common area with a cafe and conference center is located in Town Center Two, while Town Center One features a tenant amenity hub on the first floor. Both buildings were constructed with above-code hurricane resistance. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Karl Johnston, Rick Colon, Zachary Eicholtz and Steve Aiken of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Kansas City, Mo.-based developer VanTrust, in the transaction. “With an influx of new multifamily and mixed-use development, the Deerwood Park submarket is experiencing a rapid transformation from suburban to a more densely populated urban landscape,” says Johnston. “Town Center One and Two have played a significant role in …
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Berkadia Arranges $140M in Construction Financing for Four Orlando Hotels Near Disney World
by Alex Tostado
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged $140 million in combined financing for four extended-stay hotels totaling nearly 1,000 rooms that will be part of Flamingo Crossings, a master-planned development located at the western entrance to the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. Justin Ownby of Berkadia’s Tampa office together with Adrienne Kautzman and Mauricio Rodriguez of Berkadia’s Hotels & Hospitality team arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower and developer, Huntsville, Ala.-based Doradus Partners. The Berkadia team secured the four-year, adjustable-rate, non-recourse construction loan through a private lender. The properties include a 223-room Residence Inn by Marriott, a 273-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, a 229-room Homewood Suites by Hilton and a 272-room Home2 Suites by Hilton. The four properties, which will be managed by Yedla Management Co. Inc., are slated for completion in the fall of this year. The complex will have a structured parking garage, pools and a sports facility to include a soccer field, basketball court and batting cages. Flamingo Crossings will also feature a 200,000-square-foot retail hub with over 50 stores.
TD Bank Provides $28.6M in Construction Financing for Affordable Housing Complex in Fort Lauderdale
by Alex Tostado
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — TD Bank has provided $28.6 million in funding for the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale (HACFL) to redevelop Suncrest Court, a 66-unit public housing community, by replacing it with 116 modern and affordable apartment units. TD Bank has provided a $16 million construction loan and its subsidiary Community Capital Group has provided $12.6 million in low income housing tax credits (LIHTCs). HACFL also received a State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) from the Florida Housing Finance Corp. for the project, which involves the demolition of the existing buildings that were built in 1962. The new Suncrest Court will include seven buildings with 12 units reserved for residents who earn less than 30 percent of the area’s median income (AMI). The remaining 104 units will be reserved for residents making up to 60 percent of AMI. During construction, current Suncrest Court residents were offered vouchers to nearby affordable housing communities. Upon completion in 2021, existing residents will have the right to return to the community.
MIAMI — Greenwich, Conn.-based Ivy Realty has sold the Waterford Centre at Blue Lagoon office building in Miami for $30.4 million. An affiliate of Coral Gables-based Patton Real Estate Group bought the six-story property for $332 per square foot. The 91,431-square-foot office building is located on four acres at 6205 Blue Lagoon Drive. Miguel Alcivar, Dominic Montazemi, Scott O’Donnell and Mike Davis of Cushman & Wakefield’ s Capital Markets team represented Ivy Realty in the sale, while Stuart Kapp of Kapp Morrison LLP provided the seller with legal counsel during negotiations. Ivy Realty originally acquired Waterford Centre for $21.9 million in an entity sale in 2014. Developed in 1999, Waterford Centre is situated in Miami’s Waterford Business District, a 250-acre master-planned, mixed-use park located directly across the Dolphin Expressway (Fla. State Road 836) from Miami International Airport. The park is composed of 22 office buildings totaling more than 3.3 million square feet, as well as four hotels, numerous restaurants, banking facilities, a day care center and a United States Postal Service branch. The building was 88.8 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including The Parker Co., CheckAlt LLC, Travel Traders LLC and Cardinia Real Estate LLC of Omnicom Group.
3650 REIT Provides $50M Construction Loan for Multifamily Community in Miami Gardens
by Alex Tostado
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — 3650 REIT has provided a $50 million construction loan for the development of the Center at Miami Gardens, a 259-unit multifamily property to be located at 19279 NW 27th Ave. in Miami Gardens. Located 18 miles northwest of Miami and less than three miles from Interstate 95, the Center at Miami Gardens will feature three residential buildings and a clubhouse. Los Angeles-based multifamily developer The Latigo Group LLC broke ground in October 2019 and plans to deliver the first apartments in late 2020, with completion scheduled for spring of 2021. The complex will be situated on approximately 10 acres of land along with parks and ponds.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $10.9 million sale of Speedway Village, a three-building, 28,075-square-foot retail center located directly across the street from Daytona International Speedway. The center was fully occupied at the time of sale to tenants including Verizon Wireless, Jimmy John’s, FedEx Office, The Vitamin Shoppe, Eyeglass World and Smashburger. The seller, Evans Speedway LLC, developed the property in 2008. The buyers, Ty and Tovah Lohman, represented themselves. Kevin Yaryan, Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS represented the seller in the transaction.
MAITLAND, FLA. — Berkadia has secured $68.5 million in acquisition financing for Town Trelago, a recently completed, 350-unit multifamily property in Maitland, a suburb seven miles north of Orlando. J. Tyler Blue, Ted Hermes, Nick Nicholson and Jonathan Pratt of Berkadia’s metro D.C. office secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, McLean, Va.-based Kettler Inc. An unnamed life company provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan that features interest-only payments for half of the loan’s term. Located at 601 Trelago Way, Town Trelago features studio through three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a pool, Jacuzzi, fitness center, game room, business center, clubhouse, assigned parking and an outdoor grilling area. Residents have nearby access to Interstate 4 and Lake Maitland.
ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL has arranged the $50.4 million sale of Resource Square One and Three, two fully occupied buildings in Orlando’s Central Florida Research Park. A joint venture between Crocker Partners LLC and PCCP LLC purchased the assets from TerraCap Management LLC. The JLL Capital Markets team led by Ike Ojala, Hermen Rodriguez, Robbie McEwan and Matt McCormack represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. JLL’s Maxx Carney and Reid Carleton worked on behalf of the buyers to secure a seven-year, floating-rate acquisition loan with Synovus Financial Corp. Totaling approximately 245,000 square feet, the buildings are located at 13501 Ingenuity Drive and 12001 Research Parkway, near University of Central Florida (UCF) and Fla. State Routes 50 and 408. Resource Square One is a three-story building constructed in 1999, and Resource Square Three is a five-story building delivered in 2003. As the largest office landlord in the state, this acquisition brings Crocker’s total assets under management in Central Florida to almost 1 million square feet.
Highwoods Signs Fanatics to Lease 92,000 SF at Office Building in Tampa’s Westshore District
by Alex Tostado
TAMPA, FLA. — Highwoods Properties Inc. has signed a three-floor, 92,000-square-foot lease at the 5332 Avion office building with Fanatics Brands, the in-house apparel division for sports apparel company Fanatics Inc. 5332 Avion is a 176,000-square-foot, six-story office building in Tampa’s Westshore submarket. The building, which was developed by Highwoods, will serve as one of more than a dozen worldwide office locations for Fanatics. Laser Spine Institute previously used the space for its company headquarters and an ambulatory surgery center. Fanatics has begun to build out its office space within the property.
Cushman & Wakefield Secures $30M Acquisition Financing for Tri-County Business Park in Tampa
by Alex Tostado
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $30 million in financing for the acquisition of Tri-County Business Park, a collection of 14 light industrial buildings in Tampa totaling 492,235 square feet. The buyer and borrower is a joint venture between South Florida-based companies Biscayne Atlantic and Genet Property Group Inc., which acquired the property for $36.9 million. Jason Hochman and Michael Ciadella of the Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt & Structured Finance team represented the joint venture in securing a fixed-rate loan from BankUnited Inc. The loan includes funds for the full acquisition as well as future funds for property improvements and leasing-related expenses. The seller is BAR JCR Tampa Flex Owner LLC. Located at 13300 McCormick Drive, the buildings offer varying clear heights with grade-level and dock-high loading. Bay sizes range from 1,000 to 25,000 square feet. Tri-County Business Park was a 78 percent leased at the time of sale.