TAMPA, FLA. — NXT Capital has provided a $29.5 million acquisition loan for 251 units within Crosswynde Apartments, a 453-unit, Class A multifamily property located in Tampa. The remaining units are condominiums. Crosswynde’s community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, basketball court, business center, playground, swimming pool, volleyball court and racquetball court. David Horowitz in the New York office of Cooper-Horowitz placed the loan with NXT Capital.
BRANDON, FLA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $7.5 million sale of Brandon Crossroads, a 30,182-square-foot shopping center located at 2050 Badlands Drive in Brandon, a suburb of Tampa. The center’s tenant roster includes Orangetheory Fitness, Amazing Lash, My Gym, Pinot’s Palette and Massage Envy. Joe Morrow of Franklin Street represented the seller, Kennedy Investments Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was Sauteur LLC, a private investor based in Gulfport, Fla. Ryan Derriman of Franklin Street led the leasing assignment for Brandon Crossroads on behalf of Kennedy Investments and elevated the property from 63 percent occupied to fully leased within three years.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Insite Properties plans to develop The Refinery, a five-story office development located at 1213 W. Morehead St. near Uptown Charlotte. Insite’s joint venture partner on the development is Washington, D.C.-based Northridge Capital LLC. Situated a half mile from Bank of America Stadium, The Refinery will span 105,000 square feet of office space and feature a connected parking structure, rooftop indoor/outdoor conference center, first floor showers and lockers, community meeting space, tenant café and an interior bike room. The project team includes civil engineer LandDesign, architect BB+M Architecture and leasing agents Barry Fabyan and Charley Leavitt of JLL. The design team is aiming for LEED certification. Insite and Northridge plan to deliver the project in the fall of 2018.
COCONUT GROVE, FLA. — Terra and partner Mayfair Real Estate Advisors plan to transform a 1980s-era parking garage in Coconut Grove into Mary Street, a Class A mixed-use project. Designed by Touzet Studio, the property will include three levels of office space, a public parking garage component and 20,000 square feet of street-level retail space fronting Mary, Oak and Rice streets. The property will include a main lobby, 24-hour security, covered valet and drop-off, dedicated elevators, electric car charging stations and bike storage. Construction on Mary Street is set to begin early this year. Terra has two other projects in Coconut Grove under construction: Grove at Grand Bay, a condominium property, and Park Grove, a multifamily community. Mary Street will represent the first construction of office space in Coconut Grove in more than 20 years, according to Terra.
OCALA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $29.4 million sale of Tuscany Place, a 288-unit, value-add apartment community located at 3420 S.W. 34th St. in Ocala. A partnership between Gainesville, Fla.-based The Collier Cos. and Houston-based ApexOne Investment Partners acquired the asset from Richmond, Va.-based GrayCo Inc. Jay Ballard and Ken Delvillar of Cushman & Wakefield’s Orlando Capital Markets Multifamily Advisory Group represented GrayCo in the transaction. Built in 1997, Tuscany Place features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,126 square feet. The average rental rate is $858 per month, and the community features a resort-style pool, heated jacuzzi, 24-hour laundry center, pet walk, playground, resident business center, 24-hour fitness center, jogging path, two-car wash areas with vacuums, barbecue grills, lighted tennis court, professional landscaping and two VIP/guest suites.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged two loans totaling $55.5 million for two apartment communities in Orlando on behalf of the borrower, Insula Capital. The financing included the $41.5 million refinancing of The Glenn, a 396-unit apartment community off University Boulevard, and a $15 million acquisition loan for the 168-unit Landmark at Hailey Walk. Insula purchased Landmark at Hailey Walk from ELRH Investments for $18.6 million. The 10-year, floating-rate refinancing for The Glenn features an interest-only period, and the three-year loan for Landmark at Hailey Walk is interest-only for the full term. Mitch Sinberg, Michael Wallace and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged both loans through Freddie Mac’s Green Up program, and the financing for Landmark at Hailey Walk was also derived from Freddie Mac’s Value-Add program.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $22.8 million Fannie Mae loan for The Luxe on West Call, a 390-bed student housing property near Florida State University in Tallahassee. Built in 2013, the community features 14,329 square feet of retail space leased to Maple Street Biscuit Co., Asian Rox and Bellezza Beauty Bar. Erik Storz of KeyBank arranged the seven-year acquisition loan with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Blackhawk Properties & Investments LLC plans to begin construction in May on the 550 Building, a seven-story office property located at 550 S. Andrews Ave. in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Demolition has begun on the site, which formerly housed the 30,734-square-foot Justice Building. Blackhawk purchased the site in 2013 for $3.6 million. Situated across from the new Broward County Judicial Complex, the 86,257-square-foot 550 Building will feature 7,500 square feet of ground-level retail and patio space and six floors of offices. The property will also feature an attached 663-space parking garage with 14,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space on the ground floor known as The SOLO Shoppes. The project team includes Kate Murphy of Collins Capital Partners, Thomas McDonald of Craven Thompson & Associates, William Murphy of Douglas Management and architect Falkanger, Snyder, Martineau and Yates. Blackhawk has hired Berger Commercial Realty/CORFAC International to market the 550 Building, which is slated for a spring 2018 delivery.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the $26.5 million sale of Canopy at Belfort Park, a 192-unit, Class A apartment community located at 7750 Belfort Parkway in Jacksonville. Built in 2013, the property was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool and private lake, and units range in size from 844 square feet to 1,434 square feet. Bradley Coe, Douglas Blair and Morgan Williams of Colliers International’s Jacksonville office brokered the transaction between the private buyer, Mid-Atlantic-based TC Belfort Park LLC, and the seller, Canopy at Belfort Park Apartments LLC.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $14.1 million sale of Shoreview at Baldwin Park, a 184-unit apartment community located at 1001 Shoreview Drive and 5533 Lehigh Ave. in Orlando. Situated near Rollins College, Florida Hospital Orlando, University of Central Florida and Walt Disney World, the 160-unit Shoreview Drive structure was built in 1976 and the 24-unit Lehigh Avenue portion was constructed in 1973. Francesco Carriera and Michael Regan of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the seller and procured the buyer, which plans to upgrade the property’s interiors.
