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.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — American Landmark has acquired Alister Boca Raton, a 448-unit multifamily community in Boca Raton, for $91.5 million. American Landmark will invest $6.2 million in capital improvements and rebrand the property as Cielo Boca. The property was originally developed between 1986 and 1988 and was renovated in 2018. Capital improvements will include glass backsplashes, new cabinets, updated lighting and USB ports for the unit interiors. Community area upgrades will include improved landscaping, parking lot repairs and new pool furniture. Existing amenities include a recently renovated clubhouse, fitness center, leasing office and two swimming pools. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. A joint venture between Mill Creek Residential and AIG sold the complex. Avery Klann, Hampton Beebe and Jonathan Senn of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $8.5 million sale of Commerce Pointe Gold, a four-story, 43,433-square-foot office building in West Palm Beach. Commerce Pointe Gold sits on 2.8 acres at 1800 S. Australian Ave., two miles south of downtown West Palm Beach. Commerce Pointe Gold LLC acquired the building for $196 per square foot. The building was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Law Offices of Craig Goldenfarb; Sasser, Cestero & Sasser; AEG Live SE; and Scuttina Real Estate Group. Scott O’Donnell, Greg Miller, Dominic Montazemi and Miguel Alcivar of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, KAS Gold LLC, an affiliate of Miami-based SF Partners, in the transaction. Jason Sundook and Neil Merin of NAI/Merin Hunter Codman Inc. represented the buyer.
MIAMI — FM Capital has provided a $21 million refinancing loan for a cold-storage warehouse in Miami. The 235,758-square-foot warehouse was originally built in 1968 and is located near I-95 with access to the Florida Turnpike. The property was 82 percent leased at the time of the refinancing to South East Frozen Foods and Super Value. The undisclosed borrower will also invest $1.1 million in capital improvements with the option of selling the asset or refinancing within the loan term.
LADY LAKE, FLA. — SRI Management LLC has opened Village Veranda, a 125-unit assisted living and memory care seniors community in Lady Lake, about 50 miles northwest of Orlando. Gordon Cos. developed the community for owner Village Veranda Lady Lake LLC. SRI Management is the operator. The 117,000-square-foot community offers 100 assisted living apartments up to 875 square feet and ranging from studio to two-bedroom options. In addition, the facility offers 25 memory care apartments between 350 and 449 square feet. Forum Architecture & Interior Design Inc. was the designer on the project, while Core Construction led the building team.
CRESTVIEW, FLA. — Rock Apartment Advisors has arranged the $14.9 million sale of Pinnacle Pointe Apartments, a 150-unit multifamily complex in Crestview. The three-story, garden-style apartment development was built in 2010 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, garage, storage units and a dog park. Boston-based Stratford Management Co. acquired the property. Donald Gambril of Rock Apartment Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Park Partners Residential, a joint venture between Rosemurgy Properties and Giles Capital Group, has received $38.8 million in financing for two student housing communities near the University of Florida in Gainesville. Värde Partners has provided a $27.3 million loan for The Niche community and an $11.5 million loan for The Nook. Both properties recently underwent renovations and offer a combined total of 1,356 beds. Elliott Throne and Jesse Wright of HFF worked to place the financing on behalf of the borrower.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Hotel Motel Inc. has broken ground on Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach, a 104-room hotel in Fort Lauderdale. The property is located at 2231 N. Ocean Blvd., which is within walking distance to North Beach. Amenities will include a swimming pool with ocean views, meeting space and a fitness center. The hotel is expected to open in 2020. Jai Motawni owns Hotel Motel Inc., which has developed several hotels in South Florida. This will be Cambria’s second hotel in Fort Lauderdale, joining Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Airport South & Cruise Port.
MIAMI — Aztec Group has provided an $11.9 million loan to 4141 Design LLC, an affiliate of JCube Development, to redevelop an office building in Miami. The borrower plans to fully renovate the 15,843-square-foot building to include 6,100 square feet of ground-level retail space, 4,400 square feet of office space on the second and third floors and 4,000 square feet of rooftop event space. The building, known as 4141 International Design Center, was built in 1961 and used to be used as a design hub housing more than 150 designers and architects. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.