Florida

Seller’s Market for Jacksonville Retail Creates Opportunities for Investors

by John Nelson January 29, 2018

The Jacksonville and North Florida retail markets are seeing an increase and influx in new investment activity. Analysts are watching the volume, vacancy rate and new construction, and all signs point to a seller’s market, but compared with other Florida cities, the cap rate and the opportunities are still attractive to retail investors. What sets Jacksonville apart from other cities in Florida and across the country is the area’s strong employment growth and the amount of developable land still available. The rate of employment in Jacksonville is growing at double the national average. In addition, the city continues to attract back-office facilities for major banks and for Amazon, and its seaport is busier than ever. Housing also continues to boom in areas like Northern St. Johns County. According to third-quarter 2017 analyst reports, Jacksonville’s retail vacancy rate went down slightly from 4.6 percent in the previous quarter to 4.5 percent, or 93.5 million total square feet. Absorption totaled 710,101 square feet through the first three quarters of 2017, with about 590,000 square feet ready for occupancy or delivered, and 700,109 square feet under construction. Retail Tenant Shift Nationally, we saw stalled volume of sales during the downturn along with declining …

January 29, 2018

Florida Retail Southeast

Nike Factory Store to Open at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville

by Camren Skelton January 26, 2018

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Representatives of Celebration Pointe have inked a new lease with Nike Factory Store. Celebration Pointe Holdings LLC — a partnership between RaCo Real Estate LLC and Viking Cos. — is leading the 160-acre mixed-use development, located at I-75 and Archer Road in Gainesville. At full build-out, Celebration Pointe will span more than 1 million square feet and will include office and retail space, residential units and a mix of experiential and entertainment venues. Nike will join Bass Pro Shops, which opened in 2016, as an anchor tenant at the development. A 10-screen Regal RPX theater will open at Celebration Pointe this spring, and a 140-room Hotel Indigo will open in the summer.

January 26, 2018

Florida Retail Southeast

HFF Arranges $38.3M Sale of Bed Bath & Beyond-Anchored Center in South Florida

by Camren Skelton January 25, 2018

DORAL, FLA. — HFF has arranged the sale of Bed Bath & Beyond Plaza, a 97,456-square-foot shopping center in Doral, a city in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Retail Properties of America Inc. A joint venture between Schmier Property Group and Independencia Asset Management acquired the center. The sales price was not disclosed, but the South Florida Business Journal reports the property sold for $38.3 million. Nat Scarmazzi of HFF arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. on behalf of the new owners. At the time of sale, Bed Bath & Beyond Plaza was fully leased to tenants including Bed Bath & Beyond, Office Depot, Petco, Party City, Pier 1 Imports, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Doral Dental Partners and Starbucks Coffee.

January 25, 2018

Florida Office Southeast

TerraCap Sells 260,900 SF Office Building in Tallahassee to CoreCivic

by Camren Skelton January 25, 2018

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — TerraCap Management LLC has sold Capital Commerce Center, a 260,900-square-foot office building located at 2601 Blair Stone Road in Tallahassee. Nashville-based CoreCivic, a publicly traded REIT, acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Joe Rossi and Bob Cottle of Colliers International arranged the transaction on behalf of TerraCap, which originally acquired the property, then vacant, in 2013. At the time of sale, Capital Commerce Center was 98 percent leased to tenants including the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), the Florida Department of Agriculture, CareerSource and TEKSystems. Constructed in 1990, the building underwent renovations during TerraCap’s ownership, with tenant improvements for DBPR continuing into this year. The property comprises three interconnected buildings, including a parking garage attached to the building by a covered walkway. In addition, the property is situated approximately two miles from the Florida State Capitol and three miles from Florida State University.

January 25, 2018

Florida Loans Office Southeast

Ready Capital Closes $6.4M Acquisition Loan for Office Building in Palm Beach County

by Camren Skelton January 24, 2018

BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged a $6.4 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 100,000-square-foot office building located at 3301 Quantum Blvd. in Boynton Beach, a city in Palm Beach County. Ready Capital arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan with two extension options and flexible prepayment on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Planned renovations include landscaping upgrades, HVAC replacement, parking lot repairs, common area modernization and roof replacement, followed by a re-tenanting of the property at market rental rates.

January 24, 2018

Florida Industrial Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $22.8M Sale of Flex Industrial Park in Miami-Dade County

by Camren Skelton January 23, 2018

DORAL, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $22.8 million sale of Transal Park, a six-building flex industrial campus located at 8200-8290 N.W. 27th St. in Doral. Mike Davis, Miguel Alcivar, Dominic Montazemi, Scott O’Donnell, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield, in conjunction with Cushman & Wakefield leasing partners Wayne Ramoski and Gian Rodriguez, arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. SVF Acquisitions LLC acquired the property. Transal Park comprises six one-story buildings totaling 134,175 square feet. The buildings feature flexible bays with a combination of direct-access front office space and rear warehouse with grade-level entries to truck courts. Other features include tenant signage, on-site security, a restaurant and a parking ratio of 3.6 spaces per 1,000 rentable square feet. At the time of sale, Transal Park was 88 percent leased to tenants including United States Medical, South Florida Health Management, Office Bargain Center, Encore Optical, Miami Vet Center and Doral Digital Reprographics.

January 23, 2018

Florida Retail Southeast

The Shopping Center Group Secures $8.4M Sale of Retail Center in Tampa Via Auction

by Camren Skelton January 23, 2018

TAMPA, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group has arranged the $8.4 million sale of Shoppes of Amberly, an 88,000-square-foot shopping center in Tampa. Anthony Blanco and Lynn De Marco of The Shopping Center Group represented the seller, a special servicer, in the transaction that was finalized through the RealINSIGHT Marketplace auction platform. Shoppes of Amberly LLC acquired the center. At the time of sale, Shoppes of Amberly was 86 percent leased to tenants including Crunch Fitness and Peabody’s Billiards. In addition, the center is home to local restaurants and medical, health and beauty services.

January 23, 2018

Data Centers Florida Industrial Southeast

Lincoln Rackhouse to Develop 35,000 SF Data Center in South Florida for Mobile Network Provider

by Camren Skelton January 23, 2018

SUNRISE, FLA. — Dallas-based Lincoln Rackhouse will break ground this month on a 35,000-square-foot build-to-suit data center in Sunrise. In a sales-leaseback agreement, Bo Bond and Ali Greenwood of JLL’s Data Center Solutions secured a 20-year prelease with an undisclosed U.S. mobile network provider. The telecom switch center will expand the network’s delivery platform in the region. Burr Computer Environments Inc. is the project’s engineer, Gensler is the architect and Smith Commercial Contracting Inc. is the general contractor. Lincoln Property Co.’s South Florida office will oversee development and management for the project, which is slated for a fourth-quarter completion.

January 23, 2018

Florida Multifamily Southeast

CBRE Negotiates Sale of Three-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Florida

by Camren Skelton January 22, 2018

INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH AND PALM BAY, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio located in Indian Harbor Beach and Palm Bay. Abacus Capital Group acquired the properties from CFH Group for an undisclosed price. Still Hunter, Chris Smiles, Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. The 594-unit portfolio includes two communities in Indian Harbour Beach: The Dunes, located at 201 Harbour City Parkway, and Harbour Pointe Apartments, located at 675 Rosewood Court. In Palm Bay, Abacus acquired The Vinings at Palm Bay, located at 1000 Palm Place Drive. The communities feature 24-hour fitness centers, resort-style pools, poolside kitchens, carports and business centers.

January 22, 2018

Florida Retail Southeast

Investment Properties Arranges $14M Sale of Retail Building in Naples

by Camren Skelton January 17, 2018

NAPLES, FLA. — Investment Properties Corp. has arranged the $14 million sale of a retail building located at 990 1st Ave. N. in Naples. Hoffman Commercial Real Estate acquired the 11,560-square-foot building from NRE Design Park LLC. David Stevens of Investment Properties Corp. arranged the transaction.

January 17, 2018

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