TAMPA, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $127 million sale of a four-property, 1,153-unit multifamily portfolio in Florida and North Carolina. The properties include the 298-unit ARIUM Bala Sands in Orlando, the 247-unit ARIUM Citrus Park and the 368-unit ARIUM Bay Pointe, both in Tampa, and the 240-unit ARIUM Pineville in Charlotte. The seller, The Carroll Organization, has implemented interior renovations on select units in all four properties. Patrick Dufour, Kevin Judd, John Heimburger, Scott Ramey, Jason Kon, Dick Donnellan, Marc deBaptiste, Dean Smith and Blake Okland of ARA Newmark represented Carroll in the transaction, which was completed in three phases.
MIAMI — Chicago-based Magellan Development Group has opened Midtown Five, a 400-unit, 24-story apartment tower located at 3201 N.E. 1st Ave. in Miami. The property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 540 to 1,500 square feet. Each unit features 9-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as quartz countertops, contemporary cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, keyless unit entry, USB ports throughout and smart thermostats. Midtown Five also features more than 50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including a fitness center, yoga lawn, meditation garden, children’s play area, dog run, resident-only spa, business center, conference rooms and a swimming pool with a sundeck, canopied cabanas and an outdoor Whirlpool spa.
TAMPA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $18 million sale of Carrollwood Palms, a 204-unit apartment community located at 4302 Gunn Highway in Tampa’s Carrollwood neighborhood. The previous owner renovated more than half of the units and implemented upgrades to the property’s exterior. Carrollwood Palms comprises one- and two-bedroom units that feature sunrooms and patios. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, fitness center and a tennis court. Nicholas Meoli and Michael Donaldson of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
OCALA, FLA. — RD Management LLC has signed Earth Fare, a specialty grocer that sells natural and organic products, to a 29,618-square-foot lease at its Shady Oaks Shopping Center located at 2401-2499 S.W. 27th Ave. in Ocala. The grocer is expected open its store at the 260,419-square-foot shopping center in the spring, joining other newcomers such as Tuesday Morning, Mattress One and Pushti Eyebrows. Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group represented RD Management in the lease deal with Earth Fare.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Passco Cos. has purchased Marisol at Viera, a 282-unit multifamily community located at 2439 Casona Lane in Melbourne, from Pollack Shores Real Estate Group for $50.3 million. The Class A property is situated within Viera, a 22,000-acre master-planned development in Brevard County. Marisol at Viera features two poolside bars and outdoor kitchens, a private club and amenities deck, clubroom and TV lounge, 6,500-square-foot dog park with an outdoor grooming station and electric car charging stations. Ken Delvillar and Jay Ballard of Cushman & Wakefield represented both Passco Cos. and Pollack Shores in the transaction. Chris Black of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged acquisition financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of Passco.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has purchased a newly built, 213,672-square-foot industrial facility located at 14001 Jetport Loop in Fort Myers for $21 million. The facility is net-leased for 10 years to FedEx Ground Packaging System Inc. The building is situated on roughly 22.5 acres directly across from Southwest Florida International Airport. Monmouth is a publicly traded industrial REIT based in Freehold, N.J.
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group and Avison Young have brokered the $12.6 million sale of Northlake Promenade Shoppes, an 82,966-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in North Palm Beach. Woolbright Development purchased the asset from a private investment company based in Canada. The shopping center’s outparcel tenants include CVS/pharmacy, Chase Bank and BP Gas. The property is situated on 21 acres at the southwest corner of Northlake Boulevard and Federal Highway and features a development site for Phase II of the shopping center. Anthony Blanco of The Shopping Center Group and David Duckworth and AJ Belt III of Avison Young led the marketing efforts.
MIAMI — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a relocation and lease expansion for Wells Fargo at Wells Fargo Center in downtown Miami. The long-term, 54,160-square-foot expansion is valued at $32 million and is downtown Miami’s largest office lease in 2016, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Wells Fargo will relocate its personal banking, small business banking, commercial banking and investment advisory services from Southeast Financial Center in downtown Miami in November 2017. The move increases Wells Fargo’s existing footprint at Wells Fargo Center from 96,656 square feet to 150,816 square feet. Built in 2010, Wells Fargo Center is a 47-story, 752,488-square-foot office tower that adjoins the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel and Hotel Beaux Arts. Brian Gale, Andrew Trench, Ryan Holtzman and Jeannette Mendoza of Cushman & Wakefield represented the building owner, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., in the deal. David Preve of JLL represented Wells Fargo.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc. (BRG) has sold EOS Orlando Apartments, a 296-unit multifamily property located at 12221 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando. An undisclosed buyer purchased the asset from BRG for $52 million. The property includes studio, one- and two-bedroom residences featuring granite countertops, kitchen islands, wood flooring, washer and dryer units and balconies or patios in select units. Community amenities include a clubhouse with a kitchen and bar, cyber lounge, billiards, stand-up tanning bed, conference room, indoor mail center, pet walk and a two-story, 24-hour fitness center. Other amenities include courtyards with stack-stoned fireplaces, fountains, hammock havens and two “caves” with media zones and USB connectivity.
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $109 million sale of Las Ventanas, a 15-acre mixed-use development in east Boynton Beach. Atlanta-based Pollack Shores Real Estate Group purchased the asset, which features 494 apartment units and 42,000 square feet of retail space. The residences are configured in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and rent for anywhere from $1,360 to $2,337 monthly, according to Apartments.com. ARA Newmark represented the seller, Epoch Residential and its joint venture partner, in the transaction.