MIRAMR AND PALM BAY, FLA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided two HUD 221 (d)(4) construction loans for multifamily projects in South Florida totaling $67 million. Both loans will amortize over 40 years and will include two years of interest-only payments. Hunt Real Estate provided $42 million to Boardwalk 280 LLC for the development of Boardwalk 280 Apartments, which will offer 280 units. Community amenities will include two swimming pools, cabana beds, playground areas, a dog park, grilling areas, tennis tables, Wi-Fi connectivity/stations throughout the common areas, and a clubhouse that will have a lounge/social room, café bar, business center and a fitness center. Boardwalk 280 will be located in Miramar, two blocks from American Dream Miami, a 200-acre shopping and entertainment complex. According to a press release from Cushman & Wakefield, American Dream Miami will be the largest mall in the country. In the second transaction, Hunt Real Estate provided a $25 million loan to Alliance Palm Bay Holdings LLC and general partner Robert Cambo of Alliance Cos. for the construction of San Filippo Apartments in Palm Bay. San Filippo Apartments will be a 197-unit community spread across three- and four-story buildings. The project is classified as green/energy …
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Bay Oaks, a 176-unit multifamily community located in south Tampa. The Related Group acquired the property for $26.3 million, or $149,148 per unit. Bay Oaks was built in 1974 on 4.7 acres at 3105 Bay Oaks Court, four miles south of downtown Tampa. The complex offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans and was 97 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Communal amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, community grilling stations, clubhouse, on-site management, a car care center and laundry facilities. Luis Elorza, Brad Capas, Robert Given and Michael Mulkern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Nashville-based Carter-Haston, in the transaction. Chris Lentz and Robert Kaplan of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing through Barings Multifamily Capital on behalf of The Related Group.
MIAMI — WeWork has signed a four-floor lease within the 55-story Southeast Financial Center, Miami’s tallest office building. WeWork will move into the space in phases, with two floors expected to open by the end of 2019 and the other two floors expected to be ready in summer 2020. Southeast Financial Center is located at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. in downtown Miami. Southeast Financial Center is attached to The Cube, a 15-story office building that will offer WeWork members and others access to a fitness center, 30,000-square-foot outdoor plaza and access to I-95. Eric Groffman and Donald Cartwright of JLL represented the landlord, Ponte Gadea Biscayne LLC, in the lease negotiations. Matthew Goodman and Jeffrey Gordon of JLL represented WeWork.
NEW YORK CITY — Global asset manager Investcorp, which is based in Bahrain and has its U.S. office in New York City, has acquired 11 multifamily properties totaling 2,615 units across the United States. The sales price was $370 million. The properties are located throughout six primary markets: Orlando, Tampa, Raleigh, Atlanta, Philadelphia and St. Louis. Madison Apartment Group, an affiliate of the seller, Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners, will continue to manage the communities after overseeing capital improvement programs at each property. The portfolio was approximately 95 percent leased at the time of sale with an average construction date of 1994 and an average unit size of 1,020 square feet. Equus acquired the properties between 2013 and 2015 and collectively spent about $20 million upgrading them. “The portfolio is positioned to deliver an attractive, stable and predictable cash flow for the new venture with Investcorp, while at the same time the markets continue to support further enhancement opportunities and ability to push rents higher,” says Christopher Locatell, senior vice president and director of dispositions for Equus. Investcorp executives noted that the deal marked the firm’s largest real estate acquisition in the United States in the last decade, and was appealing …
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Bellwether Arranges $115M in Acquisition Financing for 12 Affordable Housing Communities in the Southeast
CLEVELAND — Bellwether Enterprise has arranged a total of $115 million in acquisition financing for 12 affordable housing communities in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia. The borrower, Atlantic Housing Foundation Inc., used the financing to purchase the 1,776-unit portfolio. The South Carolina communities include Shemwood Crossing Apartments in Greenville, Boulder Creek Apartments in Greenville, Crescent Hill Apartments in Spartanburg and Spring Grove in Taylors. The Virginia communities include James River Crossing in Lynchburg, Gretna Village Apartments in Gretna and Afton Gardens Apartments in Roanoke. The North Carolina properties are Timber Ridge Apartments in Charlotte, Cedar Moor Apartments in Raleigh and Brentwood Crossing in High Point. Brittany Woods & Park Chase Apartments in Valdosta, Ga.; and Temple Court in Miami were also included in the acquisition. Bellwether Enterprise arranged the financing in three transactions and arranged a $14.5 million bridge loan through Tilden Park Capital Management LP for the acquisition of Shemwood Crossing. The Cleveland-based mortgage broker also arranged the equity needed for the purchases of James River Crossing and Gretna Village Apartments, which Atlantic Housing Foundation used to assume existing loans from the Virginia Housing Development Authority. The remaining nine properties were financed through a $69.6 million, 10-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan. Phil Melton of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the …
HOMESTEAD, FLA. — CREC Capital has purchased Homestead Pavilion, a 302,346-square-foot retail center in Homestead, for $62.3 million. The property is situated on 42.1 acres and includes a six-acre site for future development. CREC Capital plans to hold the undeveloped portion of the property for the long-term and develop the site in the future. The center is located near the Florida Turnpike and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx, Old Navy, Michaels, Petco, Five Below, Bed Bath & Beyond, Panera Bread, Planet Fitness and Olive Garden. Casey Rosen, Dennis Carson and Paul Ahmed of CBRE represented the seller, RVT Homestead Pavilion, in the transaction.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $14.8 million sale of Altamonte Commerce Center, an eight-building industrial property in Altamonte Springs. The property is located at 217-311 Altamonte Commerce Blvd. and 620-658 Douglas Ave., 10 miles north of downtown Orlando. SunCap Opportunity Fund acquired the 185,000-square-foot property from EastGroup Properties. Altamonte Commerce Center is situated near Interstate 4 between state roads 436 and 434. David Murphy and Monica Wonus of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — HFF has arranged a $100 million construction loan for the development of The Plaza Coral Gables, a mixed-use project in downtown Coral Gables. Developer Agave Holdings LLC will use the loan to finance the first of two phases of the project. Phase I will include a 14-story, 291,129-square-foot office building; 135 residential units; and 101,439 square feet of retail space. CallisonRTKL is designing the first phase to incorporate Fred B. Harnett Ponce Circle Park, which will add to the project’s outdoor space. At full buildout, the development will comprise a 242-room hotel and 222,541 square feet of rentable office, retail and living space. Manny de Zárraga, Jim Dockerty and Matthew McCormack of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower.
LAKE MARY, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $15 million sale of Contact Pointe, a 92,127-square-foot office building in Lake Mary. The building was fully occupied at the time of sale to tenants including AT&T and Falck USA. The asset is situated 17 miles north of downtown Orlando. Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE represented the sellers, Orlando-based Tower Realty Partners and Dallas-based TriGate Capital Partners, in the transaction. Exeter Property Group acquired the property.
MIAMI — Key International and 13th Floor Investments have sold Highland Park Center, a fully occupied, 44,740-square-foot office building in Miami’s Health District, for $13.9 million. TopMed Realty, a healthcare real estate private equity firm, acquired the property. Highland Park Center was built in 2011 and is situated two blocks from the Miami-Dade Courthouse and less than one mile from the intersection of Dolphin Expressway and Interstate 95. The partnership acquired the then-vacant building in 2014 for $7.9 million. Douglas Mandel and Benjamin Silver of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the transaction.