LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the $90 million sale of 22 medical buildings in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Illinois. The sale includes the Dermatology Solutions Group portfolio, an eight-building portfolio totaling 51,505 square feet in Alabama and Florida. The portfolio is fully occupied by Dermatology Solutions Group, which signed 10-year leases at each site at closing. Physician Group sold the properties to a public single-tenant REIT. A 47,936-square-foot building situated at 2061 Peachtree St. in Atlanta’s Buckhead district was included in the sale as well. The asset was built in 2013 and fully occupied by tenants including Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow (GHSE), the largest hand and upper extremity practice in Georgia. Physician Group sold the building to a public healthcare REIT. The other 13 buildings total 197,385 square feet and are located in Chicago. The undisclosed developer sold the assets to Institutional Fund.
Florida
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Becovic Management Group (BMG) has acquired Lost Lake Resort Apartments, a 280-unit community, for $48.5 million. The property was built in 2014 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include an indoor sports court, swimming pool, spa, clubhouse, fitness center, coffee bar, theater room, pet park and a car wash. HFF represented the Indiana-based buyer and the seller, Illinois-based Inland Investments.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Pembroke Place, a 158,463-square-foot shopping center in Pembroke Pines. Sedano’s grocery store, Crunch Fitness and Vargas University anchor the property, which is located 24 miles north of downtown Miami. Longpoint Realty Partners acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Casey Rosen and Dennis Carson of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Sterling Organization, in the transaction.
DUNEDIN, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $13.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Promenade at Edgewater, a 188-unit apartment community in Dunedin. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan includes full-term interest-only payments. Promenade at Edgewater is located at 257 Milwaukee Ave., 25 miles west of downtown Tampa. The asset was built in 1973 and comprises six two- and three-story buildings offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, designated dog walking area, picnic areas with grills and views of the lakes at Dunedin Highland Memorial Park. Charles Foschini, Chris Apone and Lourdes Carranza-Alvarez of Berkadia’s Miami office provided the loan on behalf of the buyer, Pensam Capital. The seller was not disclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — The Bromley Cos. has signed True Food Kitchen to a 5,000-square-foot lease in Midtown Tampa, a $500 million, 22-acre development in Tampa. This marks True Food’s first west central Florida location. Integrative medicine expert Andrew Weil co-founded the Oprah Winfrey-backed health-driven restaurant that operates several locations in Jacksonville, Naples and Boca Raton, Fla. The Bromley Cos., in collaboration with Casto Southeast Realty Services, Jeffrey Anderson Real Estate Co., Crescent Communities and Concord Hospitality, has already signed Whole Foods Market. Whole Foods will relocate its existing Tampa store and occupy 48,000 square feet at Midtown Tampa in 2020.
NEWNAN, GA. AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has acquired two industrial facilities, one located in Newnan and the other in Orlando. IOV purchased the metro Atlanta property from Spancrete for $5.5 million. The vacant former concrete facility sits on 41.3 acres and will be fully redeveloped into a transportation and heavy equipment storage facility. The site is located at 95 Newnan South Industrial Drive, three miles from Interstate 85 and 42 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta. The Orlando asset was bought for $3.4 million from a private seller. Sitting on 6.5 acres at 3732 Bryn Mawr St., the property offers 63 dock-high doors and three drive-thru bays. The facility is fully leased to ABF Freight System Inc.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Apartment Investment and Management Co. (Aimco) has hired Steve Witten to focus on acquisitions as the new senior advisor to the REIT’s chairman and CEO, Terry Considine. Witten previously worked with Marcus & Millichap for the past 20 years, where he helped found the firm’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division. Witten will be based in Fort Lauderdale and will focus on providing support for Aimco to increase its multifamily portfolio across South Florida. Witten graduated from Temple University in 1972 and completed the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) program in 1984.
ZOM Living, Moinian Group Purchase Land to Develop 43-Story Apartment Tower in Miami Worldcenter
by Alex Tostado
MIAMI — ZOM Living and The Moinian Group have partnered to purchase the land necessary to develop Luma, a 43-story, 434-unit apartment community within downtown Miami’s Miami Worldcenter project. The joint venture plans to break ground in the coming weeks. Luma will offer floor plans ranging from 566 to 1,808 square feet and amenities such as a wellness center, speakeasy, sundry shop, dog salon, fitness center and a swimming pool. Miami Worldcenter is a $4 billion mixed-use project that will sit on 27 acres, span 10 city blocks and offer more than 2,000 hotel rooms, 500,000 square feet of office space and 300,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space at full buildout. Robert Given and Robert Kaplan of Cushman & Wakefield arranged equity and debt financing on behalf of the joint venture to acquire the land.
OCALA, FLA. — Gladstone Commercial Corp. has acquired a two-building, 383,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Ocala for $19.1 million. The two buildings are fully leased to Signature Brands LLC with a 20-year lease term. Gladstone acquired the buildings in a sale-leaseback transaction with Signature Brands, a food manufacturer and distributor focusing on confectionary products like sugar, sprinkles and icings. The first building, a 207,000-square-foot facility located at 1900 SW 38th Ave., was built in 2001 and expanded in 2010 and primarily serves as Signature Brands’ popcorn manufacturing and distribution center. Signature Brands has invested more than $15 million in the facility. The other building is located at 808 SW 12th St., spans 176,000 square feet and is used for the manufacturing of decorative baking products.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Mast Capital has acquired The Quay, a 73,000-square-foot mixed-use shopping center in Fort Lauderdale. The Quay sits on seven acres along South 17th Street near the Stranahan River, three miles south of downtown Fort Lauderdale. The asset was fully leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Boatyard Restaurant, the United States Postal Service and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The property also includes a two-story office building and Boathouse of Fort Lauderdale marina. Hudson Capital Group Inc. sold The Quay. CIT Bank provided acquisition financing, and Roberto Susi of Axiom Capital Advisors arranged the sale.