PENSACOLA, FLA. — HFF has brokered the sale of Tradewinds Shopping Center, a 178,557-square-foot retail center in Pensacola. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Hackney Real Estate Partners acquired the asset. Tradewinds Shopping Center was 91.8 percent leased at the time of sale to a T.J. Maxx/HomeGoods combination store, Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts, Shoe Station, Tuesday Morning, Dollar General, Sprint, Massage Envy, GNC and Advanced Dental Care.
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LAKE WORTH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $25.6 million sale of Oakwood Apartments, a 160-unit, townhome-style multifamily community in Lake Worth, a city in Palm Beach County. Yoav Yuhjtman, Tal Frydman and Nicholas Perrone of Berkadia arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Coast Capital Partners. Brad Williamson and Jared Hill of Berkadia arranged a $19.2 million Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the buyer, One Real Estate Investment. The seven-year, fixed-rate loan was arranged through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program. Constructed in 1993, Oakwood Apartments comprises two-story, attached townhome units, each with four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. Community amenities include a pool, resident clubhouse, business center, fitness center, internet café and onsite management.
MIAMI — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $23 million sale of Airport East Distribution Center, a 397,585-square-foot industrial campus located at 7000 N.W. 32nd Ave., roughly five miles north of Miami International Airport. Wayne Ramoski, Mike Davis, Gian Rodriguez, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Equitable Real Estate Partners. CenterPoint Properties acquired the three-building campus, which features 18- to 22-foot clear heights, truck courts and exterior storage. The complex was 76 percent leased at the time of sale.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — Sterling Organization has sold Center of Winter Park in suburban Orlando to AEW Capital Management for $72.8 million. The 244,977-square-foot shopping center is located at the southwest corner of Orlando Avenue and Lee Road in Winter Park, roughly eight miles northeast of Orlando. Sterling’s value-add institutional fund, Sterling Value Add Partners LP, originally acquired the asset in 2013 for $27.7 million and re-tenanted the property after Kmart shuttered its store at the center in 2014. Sterling backfilled the vacant box with a Marshalls/HomeGoods combination store, Ross Dress for Less and DSW. An adjacent Office Depot was downsized to its smaller prototype and Five Below opened in what was Kmart’s garden center. Sterling Organization also upgraded the property’s façades, lighting, parking lot, signage and landscaping. In addition, the firm signed leases with Petco, Zoës Kitchen, Blaze Pizza, Tropical Smoothie Café, Great Clips, MetroPCS and Stretch Zone, and negotiated lease extensions with existing anchors LA Fitness and Michaels. Center of Winter Park was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of Sterling Organization.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the $59 million sale of a 23-story office tower located at 76 S. Laura St. in downtown Jacksonville. VyStar Credit Union acquired the asset from a joint venture between CarVal Investors LLC and Mainstreet Capital Partners. Colliers arranged the transaction on behalf of the joint venture, which originally acquired the building in 2015 for $31.1 million. The previous ownership invested $2 million to update to property, which was originally constructed in 1989. In addition to mechanical and common area improvements, notable changes included the completion of a 612-space parking garage adjacent to the building, new elevator cabs, lobby improvements, food and beverage options, a fitness center, tenant lounge and a conference center. The new ownership will rename the property VyStar Tower. Colliers International Northeast Florida has been retained as the leasing agent for the building, which was more than 90 percent leased as a result of the sale.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Irvine-based real estate investment trust HCP (NYSE: HCP) has entered into a definitive agreement to form a new $605 million joint venture with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment (MSREI) on a 2 million-square-foot medical office building portfolio. MSREI will provide cash to the joint venture for a 49 percent stake, while HCP will contribute nine wholly owned medical office buildings valued at approximately $320 million. These assets, located primarily in Texas and Florida, comprise 1.2 million square feet of leasable space and are 80 percent occupied. The joint venture will use the cash contributed by MSREI to fund the $285 million acquisition of a medical office portfolio in Greenville, S.C. Healthcare Trust of America Inc. (NYSE: HTA) has agreed to sell the Greenville portfolio, which includes 16 medical office buildings totaling approximately 856,000 square feet. HTA originally acquired the portfolio in 2009 for $163 million as part of a sale-leaseback transaction. HCP and MSREI will immediately market for sale three of the smaller assets within the Greenville portfolio, leaving the venture with a combined 832,000 square feet of leasable space. Greenville Health System, the largest health system in South Carolina, occupies 94 percent of the portfolio’s square …
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — Franklin Street and CBRE have arranged the $23.2 million sale of Magnolia Shoppes, a 114,118-square-foot shopping center in the South Florida community of Coral Springs. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, a private investor based in Lexington, Ky. Casey Rosen and Dennis Carson of CBRE represented the seller, Regency Centers. In addition, Franklin Street arranged a $15.5 million acquisition loan through Citibank on behalf of the buyer. A recently renovated Regal Cinemas anchors Magnolia Shoppes, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Dollar Tree, Ben & Jerry’s, Broward Health, Creative Child Learning Center, H&R Block and W Salon & Spa.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $11.5 million sale of Hollywood Medical Office Building, a 57,815-square-foot facility located on the Memorial Regional Hospital South campus in Hollywood. Scott O’Donnell, Greg Miller, Dominic Montazemi, Miguel Alcivar, Jason Hochman and Donna Kom of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Miami-based SF Partners. A private real estate investor acquired the asset. The five-story building was constructed in 1975 and was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Oncology Associates of South Florida, Pinnacle Healthcare System, Reyes & Reyes MD, Internal Medicine Specialty and HealthCare Support Administrators.
HIALEAH, FLA. — HFF has arranged the sale of three industrial buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet within Hialeah’s Countyline Corporate Park. Luis Castillo, Adam Herrin, Manny de Zárraga, Rusty Tamlyn, Coleman Benedict and Tracey Goo of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller and developer, Flagler Global Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Florida East Coast Industries LLC. Duke Realty Corp. acquired the assets for $180 million, according to local media reports. At full build-out, Countyline Corporate Park will include 8 million square feet of space on approximately 500 acres. The three buildings were fully leased at the time of sale to KLX Aerospace, CGI Windows & Doors and Hyde Shipping, among others.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Transwestern has arranged the $24.5 million sale of BB&T Tower, a 285,497-square-foot office building located at 200 W. Forsyth St. in downtown Jacksonville. John Bell of Transwestern arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, special servicer LNR Partners. Talara Investment Group LLC acquired the 18-story tower through the Ten-X auction platform. The prior owners invested $3.9 million in property upgrades, including an elevator modernization program. BB&T Tower was 63 percent leased at the time of sale.