TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged an $8.8 million Fannie Man loan for the acquisition of Rolling Hills Apartments, a 152-unit multifamily community in Tallahassee. The 12-year loan utilized Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program and was structured with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, Rolling Hills Investors LLC. The apartment community features a swimming pool, picnic area with grills and a fitness center.
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — US Storage Centers has delivered a five-story, 931-unit self-storage facility located at 15555 W. Dixie Highway in North Miami Beach. The company acquired the property in 2015 for $1.4 million and subsequently began construction on the 122,605-square-foot building. The new facility features drive-up access, climate control, passenger elevators, video monitoring, electronic gate access, boxes and moving supplies, moving carts and alarm units. US Storage Centers owns and operates six facilities in the Miami area and is currently developing two additional facilities, which are slated for completion in the fourth quarter.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Avison Young has brokered the $7.2 million sale of Citizens Bank & Trust Plaza, a 71,190-square-foot office building located at 402 S. Kentucky Ave. in Lakeland, a city in Central Florida. David Duckworth, Tim Callahan, Michael Fay and John Crotty of Avison Young represented the undisclosed seller in the sale to South Florida-based Geneva Group. The six-story building was 89.8 percent leased at the time of sale to government-sponsored, financial, engineering and law-related tenants.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Calkain Cos. has arranged the $6.1 million sale of a retail property located at 1771 S. Congress Ave. in West Palm Beach that is currently leased to Wawa. Patrick Nutt and Scott Campbell of Calkain represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The newly constructed convenience store features a 20-year ground lease. The deal marks Nutt’s 23rd Wawa transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
TAMPA AND ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $16.1 million sale of a two-property industrial portfolio in the Tampa Bay area — Airport Corporate Center, located at 6702-6712 Benjamin Road in Tampa, and Bay Tec Center, located at 2810-2880 Scherer Drive in St. Petersburg. Douglas Mandel of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Massachusetts-based Calare Properties. The IPA team also procured the buyer, California-based Avistone. The properties include 14 buildings totaling 231,867 square feet.
MIAMI — A joint venture between institutional advisors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Magellan Development Group have received a $110.3 million construction loan for the development of Midtown 6, a 31-story apartment tower that will be located at 3101 N.E. 1st Ave. in Miami’s Midtown district. Danny Kaufman, Elliott Throne, Scott Wadler and Mike Tepedino of HFF secured the loan through PNC Bank and BMO Harris Bank on behalf of the borrowers. HFF also arranged construction financing on the borrower’s behalf for the development of the adjacent Midtown 5 tower in 2014. Designed by bKL Architecture, Midtown 6 will include 397,000 square feet of residential space and 40,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Residential units will offer a mix of studio to three-bedroom floor plans averaging 890 square feet. Community amenities will include a fitness center, sport court, spa with sauna and steam room, swimming pool with cabanas and grilling areas, pool bar and a sky lounge. The project is intended to be LEED Silver-certified and is slated for completion in spring 2020.
BRADENTON, FLA. — Lexerd Capital Management LLC has acquired Springs at Braden River, a 270-unit apartment community in Bradenton, a city roughly 50 miles south of Tampa. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Bradenton Herald reports Wisconsin-based Continental Properties sold the asset for $38.7 million. Lexerd, a New Jersey-based sponsor of private equity funds, renamed the property The Lory of Braden River. The property comprises 15 buildings on approximately 41 acres and features a swimming pool, dog park, picnic and grilling areas and bike storage.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $25.7 million acquisition loan for Sonoma Pointe Apartments, a 216-unit, Class A multifamily community in Kissimmee, roughly 20 miles south of Orlando. Chris Black of KeyBank secured the 10-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule through Fannie Mae. The borrower was not disclosed. Constructed in 2015, Sonoma Pointe Apartments features a dog park, clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool and an outdoor kitchen with gas fireplaces.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Knott Realty Group has purchased 27 acres of land located at 10400 Meridian Center Parkway in Fort Myers with plans to develop an industrial park at the site. The Baltimore-based company purchased the site from Meridian Airport Park LLC for an undisclosed price. Dubbed Meridian Center, the park will include two speculative buildings totaling 350,000 square feet that are suitable for distribution, warehousing or manufacturing. The property is situated roughly one mile from Southwest Florida International Airport. Knott Realty will initially construct a single-story, 200,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility equipped with 32-foot ceilings, multiple drive-in and loading dock doors and parking accommodations for more than 350 vehicles. The building is slated for completion in summer 2018. Following completion of the first building, the company will begin construction on 150,000 square feet of additional space in a second facility.
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — Related Development LLC has secured a $52 million construction loan through JP Morgan for Town Southern, a 392-unit apartment community in Royal Palm Beach. The development will include one- to three-bedroom units and feature a private theater, fitness center, yoga and virtual spinning room, steam room, swimming pool, outdoor billiards area, putting green and a tennis court. The project is slated for completion in 2018.
