Florida

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Franklin Street has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Regency Point, a 51,381-square-foot retail center located at 9430 Arlington Expressway on the east side of Jacksonville. Franklin Street’s Bryan Belk and John Tennant represented the seller, Phoenix-based Sand Capital, in the transaction. The buyer, which plans to hold the property long-term, is a Jacksonville-based private investor. Built in 1981, the Regency Point shopping center includes tenants such as Skechers, Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Wingstop and T-Mobile. Recent capital improvements to the shopping center include the façade, parking lot and property lighting. Regency Point is situated across the street from Regency Square Mall.

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CLEARWATER, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of The Vue at Belleair, a 339-unit multifamily community in Clearwater, 20 miles west of Tampa. Located at 1551 Flournoy Circle W., the property sold for $78 million, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Luis Elorza, Brad Capas, Robert Given and Michael Mulkern of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Advisory Group represented the seller and developer, Columbus, Ga.-based Flournoy Development Co., in the transaction. Suffern, N.Y.-based Castle Lanterra Properties acquired the community, which consists of 11 two- and four-story residential buildings. Built in 2019, Vue at Belleair offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as gated access, elevators, a rooftop terrace, clubhouse, coffee bar, two dog parks, car care center, saltwater pool, fitness center, fire pits and a business center with a conference room, video game room and a billiards table. The property was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. The Vue at Belleair is located on the east side of U.S. Route 19.

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ORLANDO FLA. — Miami-based investment firm Black Salmon has acquired a 245,201-square-foot office building located at 111 N. Orange Ave. in Orlando for $68 million. The 21-story building is 94 percent leased to tenants including Regions Bank, UBS, Geico and coworking space provider Regus. Located at the corner of North Orange Avenue and East Washington Street, 111 North Orange is near the LYNX Central and Church Street SunRail stations. The building’s amenities include access to the free LYMMO shuttle service, building security, a common conference center, Nature’s Table Cafe in the building and a fitness center. Ron Rogg of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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DORAL, FLA. – Miller Construction Co. has completed two buildings for Orlando-based Foundry Commercial, creating 318,043 square feet of industrial space within the Miami Central Commons business park. Located at 2301 NW 107th Ave. in Doral, 11 miles northwest of Miami, Building 1 contains showroom space and Building 2 contains industrial space. Foundry Commercial purchased the business park in 2017 and began the major demolition, renovation and expansion in fall 2018. Designed by RLC Architects, Buildings 1 and 2 provide 32-foot clear heights, 54-foot column spacing and a 60-foot speed bay. Puga & Associates served as mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers, and Kimley-Horn served as civil engineer. Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fairchild Partners is the property’s exclusive leasing agent.

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HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $67.6 million refinance loan for Artsquare at Hallandale, a multifamily property located in Hallandale Beach, approximately 13 miles south of Fort Lauderdale. The borrower is Hallandale Land Ventures LLP, a subsidiary of Integra Investments. The Freddie Mac Lease-Up loan has an 11-year term with four years of interest-only payments, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Built in 2018, the 358-unit community is located at 401 N. Federal Highway, less than two miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The property comprises six residential buildings located on a contiguous 2.7-acre parcel. Three of the buildings are walkups and the other three are mid-rises. Artsquare’s amenities include a pool, fitness center, yoga/spin studio, outdoor lounge, dog wash station, club room, social lounge, conference room, kids’ room and a private theater. The property also features six retail spaces totaling 13,500 square feet, as well as 328 covered parking spaces and 210 surface parking spaces. Artsquare’s current retail tenants include Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee and Orangetheory Fitness.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Vesper Holdings has acquired 4050 Lofts, a 722-bed student housing community located at 4050 Rocky Circle, less than a mile from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Built in 2009, the property offers three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include two swimming pools, a tanning dome, fitness center, aqua lounge, coffee bar, clubhouse, outdoor kitchen and a pool table. The new ownership plans to invest $1.4 million in capital improvements, which will include a renovation of unit interiors and shared amenity spaces, as well as extensive enhancements to the property’s exterior and technology upgrades throughout. The seller and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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MIAMI — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged $142 million in agency debt financing for the developer Melo Group’s new Art Plaza development in Miami. Berkadia’s Miami office will act as seller-servicer for the Freddie Mac loan. The 10-year loan features full-term interest-only payment and a fixed interest rate under 3.5 percent. Aztec’s Peter Mekras arranged the financing on behalf of Melo, which is using the loan to refinance an $85 million construction loan for the project. Located at 58 NE 14th St. in Miami’s Arts & Entertainment District, the Art Plaza multifamily tower consists of 667 rental apartments and 15,000 square feet of retail space. The building, which opened in June, is now 95 percent occupied. Located one block from the Metromover School Board station, Art Plaza features a pool, fitness center, social lounge and covered parking.

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HIALEAH, FLA. — Terra plans to break ground early next year on 1,369 multifamily units across three master-planned subdivisions in Hialeah, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Miami. Prologis sold the land to Terra for $52 million. The 70-acre development site is situated along NW 170th Street near the border of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The project will include a series of garden-style apartment buildings with each subdivision centered around a communal clubhouse with pools, resident amenities and fitness centers, while a network of green spaces will create outdoor recreation areas. Pascual, Perez, Kiliddjian Architecture (PPK) is designing the development’s master plan. Brian Smith of JLL represented Prologis in the land transaction. Jason Shapiro and Sean Harrington of Aztec Group arranged a $43 million acquisition loan through Synovus on behalf of Terra.

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MIAMI — UrbanX Group has inked new lease agreements with fast casual restaurant Chick-fil-A and clothing retailer Old Navy to occupy a total of 19,000 square feet along the Miami River. The tenants will join  River Landing Shops & Residences, the 8.1-acre mixed-use development currently under construction. Chick-fil-A and Old Navy are both scheduled to open in spring 2020 and join already signed tenants Publix, Burlington, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, GNC, Chase Bank, AT&T and Hobby Lobby. The $425 million River Landing in the Mid River district, west of downtown Miami, is scheduled to open in early 2020. UrbanX Group’s Andrew Hellinger and Coralee Penabad are River Landing’s lead developers. The project will consist of approximately 345,000 square feet of retail space, 135,000 square feet of office, 528 apartments, more than 2,000 parking spaces, a 25,500-square-foot restaurant row and a landscaped riverwalk.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. has acquired The Strand, a 212,000-square-foot retail center in Jacksonville, for $62.7 million in a 1031 tax exchange. The Strand was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to 20 tenants, including four anchors: Hobby Lobby, PGA Superstore, 2nd & Charles and Best Buy. The property is located at 1401 Riverplace Blvd., 12 miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville and adjacent to St. Johns Town Center, home to more than 150 retailers. Colliers International’s Northeast Florida office will handle leasing efforts on behalf of the new owner. The seller was not disclosed.

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