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LAKELAND, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $15.5 million sale of Northtowne Square, a 96,009-square-foot shopping center located in Lakeland. Built in 1988, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Harbor Freight Tools, Fancy Fruit & Produce and Brewlands Bar & Billiards. Tarek Chbeir of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, and Garrett Fierstein of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) arranged $6.5 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.

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MIAMI — Newmark has arranged two loans totaling $1.75 billion for the refinancing of a pair of hotel resorts in Miami. Jordan Roeschlaub, Jonathan Firestone, Nick Scribani and Tyler Dumon of Newmark arranged the loans on behalf of the borrower, national hospitality owner-operator Fontainebleau Development. In the first deal, the Newmark team arranged a $1.2 billion loan through Goldman Sachs for Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Originally developed on 22 acres in 1952, the beachfront property totals 1,594 guestrooms across four towers and features a newly built convention center. Amenities include 11 pools with luxury cabanas; nine food-and-beverage outlets; three nightlife and lounge venues; 200,000 square feet of meeting and event space; and a 40,000-square-foot spa with a 5,800-square-foot fitness center. In the second transaction, the quartet of financial intermediaries placed a $550 million loan through J.P. Morgan for the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa. Built in 1967 and renovated and expanded in 2019, the 270-acre resort comprises 685 guestrooms; two golf courses with a private country club; 120,000 square feet of meeting and event space; six restaurants and lounges; a waterpark; and a 25,000-square-foot spa. “These financings underscore the enduring appeal of South Florida’s premier hospitality assets,’’ says Roeschlaub, …

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OPA LOCKA AND BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Miller Construction, working on behalf of Orlando-based commercial real estate services and development firm Foundry Commercial, has begun construction on two warehouse projects in South Florida totaling 832,000 square feet. The facilities, which combined for $68 million in value, include Meek International Business Park Phase IV (375,000 square feet) in Opa Locka, and Egret Point Logistics, a two-building park (457,000 square feet) in Boynton Beach. The project team for Meek International include Arcadis (architect), Puga & Associates (MEP engineer), DDA (structural engineer) and Langan (civil engineer). Arcadis and DDA were also part of the project team for Egret Point, which also included B&K Engineering (MEP engineer) and Kimley-Horn (civil engineer).

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SPRING HILL, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $17 million sale of Seven Hills Plaza, an 87,286-square-foot retail center located roughly 50 miles north of Tampa in Spring Hill. Planet Fitness and Walgreens anchor the center, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Altitude Trampoline Park, AFC Urgent Care, Rehability, Okinawa Ramen Restaurant, GNC and Nails So Happy. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of IPA represented the seller, Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. (CRC), and procured the buyer, Bezrat H. Corp., in the transaction. 

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TAMPA, FLA. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has acquired Henley Tampa Palms, a 315-unit apartment community located at 15350 Amberly Drive in Tampa. 29th Street Capital sold the asset to CRC for $82 million. Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. CRC purchased the community on behalf of one of its sponsored private equity funds called Value-Add Multifamily I LP. Built in 1997, Henley Tampa Palms was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,375 square feet in size, as well as a large clubhouse and fitness center with an indoor racquetball court, conference room, laundry room, package retrieval system, a resort-style swimming pool, picnic area, dog park and a car wash. CRC intends to implement a multi-year property improvement strategy at Henley Tampa Palms to enhance the exterior curb appeal, address exterior deferred maintenance and upgrade common area amenities as well as unit interiors. The previous owner recently completed interior upgrades to approximately 25 percent of the units.

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DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Affinius Capital has provided a $75 million loan for the refinancing of Soleste SeaSide, a 340-unit apartment community located at 4 N. Federal Highway in Dania Beach, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz and Tom Melody of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, The Estate Cos. The eight-story multifamily community features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities include parking, a health club with a yoga/spin room, 12,800 square feet of retail space and a swimming pool with poolside cabanas and daybeds. Soleste SeaSide is situated close to Dania Pointe, a 102-acre mixed-use development, and the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk. The Estate Cos. developed the apartment community in summer 2023 in partnership with Merrimac Ventures.

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DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Stellar at Emerald Hills, a 197-unit apartment community located at 5840 Lakeshore Drive in Dania Beach, a suburb in South Florida’s Broward County. JSB Capital Group purchased the property from locally based Stellar Communities for an undisclosed price. Roberto Pesant, Jaret Turkell, Yoav Yuhjtman and Omar Morales of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. Built on 7.2 acres in 2022, Stellar at Emerald Hills features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with eco-smart home features. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center with a yoga and spin studio, business center, pet play area, pet washing station, sundeck and pool and bike storage.

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TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Britton Plaza, a 460,136-square-foot shopping center located at 3900 S. Dale Mabry Highway in south Tampa. Pennsylvania-based Brixmor Property Group purchased the Publix-anchored property for an undisclosed price. Dennis Carson, Casey Rosen, Michael Etemad and Sriram Rajan of CBRE represented the seller, a private investor that owned the property for more than 50 years. David Conn, Denny St. Romain and Scott Peek of CBRE assisted in the transaction. Britton Plaza is situated on 32 acres near Tampa Bay and downtown Tampa. The property’s tenant roster includes Publix Liquors, Marshalls, Burlington, Michaels, Dollar Tree, Pet Supermarket, Dunkin’ and Taco Bell. The acquisition of Britton Plaza represents a prime value-add and/or redevelopment opportunity for the new owner due to store vacancies in recent years including Stein Mart, Beall’s Outlet and Big Lots, according to local media outlets.

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MIAMI — A partnership between development firm Related Group and Boston-based private equity firm Rockpoint has delivered The Highley House, a mixed-use project in Miami. Situated at 2150 N. Miami Ave. in the city’s Wynwood district, the development features two towers comprising 304 rental apartments, approximately 72,000 square feet of Class A offices and 18,000 square feet of retail space. The co-developers named the project after Locke Highleyman, a developer behind local projects like Hibiscus and Palm Islands and the judge responsible for christening the area as “Wyndwood” in 1917, which was later streamlined to “Wynwood.” Amenities at The Highley House include a rooftop with a swimming pool, summer kitchen, bar and sky lounge. Other amenities include a private dining and wine room, private cinema and lounge, podcast suites, game room, art murals throughout, electric vehicle charging stations, coworking spaces, package services, storage and a wellness center with a gym, yoga room, spa, steam room, cold plunge and treatment suites. The Highley House’s apartments feature studio to three-bedroom layouts with monthly rental rates ranging from $2,389 to $5,657, according to Apartments.com.

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BOYNTON BEACH AND JUPITER, FLA. — Redfearn Capital has purchased two industrial facilities in South Florida for a total of $10.8 million. The Delray Beach, Fla.-based investment firm acquired a 17,215-square-foot, multi-tenant facility at 4875 Park Ridge Road in Boynton Beach for $3.4 million and a 30,920-square-foot property at 1445-1449 Jupiter Park Drive in Jupiter for $7.4 million. The seller(s) was not disclosed.

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