KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Axilla Capital LLC has arranged a $15.5 million loan for The Royale Parc Suites Hotel, a 224-room hotel located in Kissimmee, roughly 20 miles south of Orlando. Joel Mazur and Tom Fleming of Axilla Capital represented the undisclosed borrower in the transaction. Proceeds of the loan were used to finance the property’s acquisition and fund the hotel’s impending upgrades. Constructed in 1988, Royale Parc Suites Hotel is currently operating as a Choice Hotels-branded Quality Suites, but will be undergoing a renovation over the next 18 months. Located at 5876 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, the hotel is roughly three miles southeast of Walt Disney World.
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DAVIE AND TAMARAC, FLA. — TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, has acquired two industrial properties in South Florida for $54 million. Principal Global Investors sold the properties, which include Pointe West in Davie and Westpoint in Tamarac. Constructed between 2001 and 2004, the warehouses were 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Daikin and Kapco Global.
Orlando’s retail market is experiencing renewed vigor. Construction cranes are rising in key areas due to increasingly high demand, and low vacancies are fueling rental rate growth, which has been somewhat stagnant over the last several years. There is also demand for larger vacated boxes as a result of the downsizing and bankruptcies of retailers. Spaces once occupied by Sears, Sports Authority and hhgregg, for example, are being filled by retailers entering or expanding their presence in the market, such as Luckys Market, Earth Fare, Orchard Supply, Ollie’s, 24 Hour Fitness and At Home. The activity is both resulting in and benefitting from exciting new developments and infrastructure improvements in the market. Development, Infrastructure Current development activity in Orlando is in direct response to considerable consumer demand, with many major retail projects recently completed or under construction. Lake Nona Landings, a 53-acre development in Tavistock’s master-planned Lake Nona community, opened in early 2017 with the area’s first Walmart Supercenter and Sam’s Club, and will serve as an anchor for the growing Narcoossee corridor south of State Road 417. Horizons West/Four Corners is a thriving residential area encompassing parts of western Orange and north Osceola counties where retail, restaurant and multifamily …
MIAMI — Jernigan Capital Inc. has invested $14.7 million for the development of a 69,175-square-foot self-storage facility in Miami. Ocoee, Fla.-based Self Storage Associates Inc. is developing the ground-up project, which will be located at 4250 S.W. 8th St., roughly one mile from the central business district of Coral Gables and approximately two miles from the University of Miami. Construction on the multi-level, climate-controlled facility is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2018, with completion slated for the second quarter of 2019. Jernigan Capital and Self Storage Associates have co-invested in four other self-storage development projects.
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $12.8 million sale of the Shoppes of Hillsboro, a 61,465-square-foot retail center located at 2201-2265 W. Hillsboro Blvd. in Deerfield Beach, roughly 18 miles north of Fort Lauderdale. Douglas Mandel and Elon Gerberg of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the sellers, BREF Hillsboro LLC, managed by Butters Construction and Development Partners, and Dhanya of Miami, managed by Sukrit Agrawal. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor based in Hallandale Beach, Fla. At the time of sale, the Shoppes of Hillsboro was leased to tenants including Bank United, Sage Dental, Optimum Bank and JByrd’s Muddy Waters.
Lessons Learned: Hurricane Andrew Helped Prepare South Florida’s Industrial Market for Irma
by John Nelson
Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida on Sunday afternoon, tearing through The Keys and heading up the western portion of the state through the Tampa area. For a time, it appeared the hurricane was heading straight for Miami before it ultimately changed course. “A few days ago when we are all staring down the barrel of a Category 4 storm that was heading straight for us, it was concerning,” says Ken Krasnow, executive managing director of Colliers International’s South Florida division. “We ended up having some Category 2 force winds, but we feel fortunate that the storm changed course.” Despite being out of Irma’s direct path, parts of Miami were flooded and most of the region experienced power outages, with many residences remaining without power as of this writing. Irma was the worst storm to hit South Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, but the destruction caused by the storm 25 years ago was much worse, specifically for the industrial sector. “Hurricane Andrew was the worst this market experienced,” says Walter Byrd, senior managing director of Transwestern’s industrial team. “It blew through entire floors on projects in the southern part of Miami-Dade County.” Byrd says that the difference this go-around …
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Arrimus Capital has purchased Forum at Tallahassee, a 264-unit student housing property located at 2525 W. Tennessee St. in Tallahassee, roughly one mile from Florida State University. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Arrimus Capital acquired the asset from Parkland Development for an undisclosed price. The transaction is Arrimus Capital’s second purchase from the Boca Raton, Fla.-based company. Constructed in 2014, Forum at Tallahassee offers fully furnished units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood plank flooring and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a clubhouse, two-story fitness center, business center, study lounges, swimming pool and an outdoor grilling station. The property qualifies as a certified green property through Fannie Mae’s Green Globes program. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent occupied.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Asset Campus Housing has completed development of Domain at Tallahassee, a 125-unit student housing property located half a mile from Florida State University. Meeks + Partners was the architect for the project, which features a swimming pool, computer lab, study lounge and a fitness center. The five-story community offers a mix of one- to four-bedroom units ranging in size from 659 to 1,399 square feet. Domain at Tallahassee began leasing for students entering the fall 2017 semester.
SANFORD, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured a $10.1 million Fannie Mae Loan for Dalton Place Apartments, a 172-unit multifamily community in Sanford, a city in Central Florida. Hayley Suminski of KeyBank arranged the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Proceeds of the loan were used to refinance existing debt. Constructed in 1985, Dalton Place features a swimming pool, playground, tennis court and a picnic area.
CHICAGO AND GREENWICH, CONN. — A joint venture (JV) between Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group and Greenwich-based Arch Street Capital Advisors LLC has acquired a portfolio of 11 industrial properties totaling roughly 2.5 million square feet. The portfolio is valued at approximately $100 million. The properties are located in various markets throughout the Midwest and Southeast, including Chicago, Minneapolis and Grand Rapids, Mich., as well as Jacksonville, Fla., and Birmingham, Ala. The transaction marks the JV’s sixth acquisition since its formation in 2011. Since that time, it has acquired more than $1 billion in single-tenant, net-leased industrial properties. “This acquisition represents the breadth and depth of our net-lease platform,” says Michael Brennan, chairman and managing principal of Brennan. “We have the ability to both acquire large portfolios and to aggregate individual long-term, net-lease assets and can invest across the U.S. in both long- and short-duration net-leased properties with an emphasis on mission-critical assets.” The JV will continue to target investment opportunities involving all types of industrial properties, including assembly plants, research and development facilities and distribution centers. Specifically, it will pursue properties that are located in a top 100 market, have a remaining lease term of at least 10 years and …