TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Real estate investment firm CollegePlace Partners has acquired The District, a 311-bed student housing portfolio located adjacent to Florida State University in Tallahassee. The company purchased the portfolio in an off-market transaction for $22.7 million. The District comprises eight townhome and flat-style buildings, featuring 90 three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom units. Andrew Kirsh and Serineh Baghdasarian of Los Angeles-based law firm Sklar Kirsh LLP represented CollegePlace Partners in the acquisition. CollegePlace Partners has engaged Asset Campus Housing, the nation’s largest third-party student housing management company, to manage the portfolio.
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WEST MIAMI, FLA. — Chicago-based Waterton has purchased Soleste West Gables, a newly built, 206-unit apartment community located in West Miami. Waterton bought the asset from the development group comprising Estate Investments Group, Fortune Capital Partners and Mattoni Group for $57.4 million, or $278,000 per unit. The group’s other projects in the area include the 196-unit Soleste Club Prado, the 221-unit Soleste West Gables II, the 329-unit Soleste Alameda and the 290-unit Soleste Valentina View. Soleste West Gables began leasing in September 2015 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with amenities including a resort-style pool with an oversized sundeck, cabanas, poolside gymnasium, community entertainment lounge and Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the property.
Meridian Capital Group Arranges $19.5M Refinancing of Apartment Community in North Miami Beach
by John Nelson
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $19.5 million loan for the refinancing of Aventura Oaks Apartments, a 204-unit multifamily community located at 1572 N.E. 191st St. in North Miami Beach. The three-story property features a swimming pool, lounge and fitness center. Jonathan Zilber and Steven Halpert of Meridian Capital Group arranged the three-year loan with a fixed 3.1 percent interest rate and one year of interest-only payments through an unnamed balance sheet lender. The unnamed borrower is currently remodeling 75 percent of Aventura Oaks’ apartment units.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11 million sale of Harbour Pointe, a 34-unit luxury apartment building located at 2201 S.E. 18th St. in Fort Lauderdale’s Harbour Inlet neighborhood. Situated south of the 17th Street Causeway, the property features 350 of water frontage with rental boat slips. Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of Harbour Pointe in 2010 for $8.1 million and again in 2013 for $9.2 million. The property was renovated by a previous owner in 2010. Joseph Thomas, Adam Duncan and Derek Soven of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a joint venture between entities based in New York and California.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $13.5 million Fannie Mae loan for Caroline Square, a 356-unit apartment community in Jacksonville. The property was originally built in 1974. Tom Peloquin of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged the loan, which was used to refinance a bridge loan used to acquire the property in September 2015.
LAKELAND, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $3.5 million refinancing of Meadowood Apartments, a 40-unit multifamily property located on Brook Meadow and Pogonia drives in Lakeland. The property comprises duplex townhomes on contiguous individual parcels. Robert Hernandez of NorthMarq Capital’s Tampa office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through its Fannie Mae DUS program.
ROCKLEDGE, FLA. — Continental Realty Corp. has purchased Polo Glen Apartments, a 252-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 3603 Middleburg Lane in Rockledge. The Baltimore-based company acquired the asset from Pollack Shores via its Continental Realty Fund IV for $38 million. Built in 2008, Polo Glen is situated near cities such as Cocoa Beach, Melbourne and Viera and features units averaging 1,200 square feet. Unit interiors feature nine-foot ceilings, screened patios/balconies, cherry cabinetry and full-sized washers and dryers. More than 70 percent of the residences will feature ground-level entries. Community amenities include an interior lake with a lakeside walking path; clubhouse with a swimming pool and fitness center; car wash facility; outdoor barbecue area and fireplace; playground and tennis courts. Patrick Dufour, Scott Ramey, Kevin Judd and Ryan Crowley of ARA represented Pollack Shores in the transaction.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NGKF Capital Markets has brokered the $23.8 million sale of the Stein Mart Building, a 10-story, Class A office property situated along the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. Retailer Stein Mart occupies more than half of the 197,000-square-foot building, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Marks Gray PA and TD Bank. Built in 1985, the asset features a four-story atrium, pedestrian plaza, adjacent six-story parking garage, deli, laundromat, fitness center, conference room and banking facility. Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners LLC purchased the property from Parkway Properties, which has owned the building since 2005. Michael Lapointe and Michael Lohmann of NGKF, along with Bryan Bartlett and Jim Sebesta of Phoenix Realty Group, represented Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners in the transaction.
SEBRING, FLA. — Southern Management and Development LP (SMD) has broken ground on a new 43,690-square-foot Publix at Southgate Shopping Center in Sebring. The 101,621-square-foot Southgate Shopping Center is located at 2802-2940 U.S. Highway 27 S. Southgate’s other tenants include Bealls Outlet, Dollar Tree, Bank of America, CVS/pharmacy and additional restaurants and services. Boca Raton-based SMD has selected Cuhaci & Peterson Architects to design the new supermarket. SMD expects to complete the store’s shell and interior build-out this fall.
MIAMI — Weingarten Realty (NYSE: WRI) has acquired The Palms at Town & Country, a 664,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Miami, for $285 million. WRC Properties, an affiliate of TIAA-CREF, is the seller, according to the Miami Herald. The property features 71 retailers including Publix, Kohl’s, Nordstrom Rack, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Marshalls. National retailers comprise 87 percent of the revenue for the property. The Palms at Town & Country is located on 70 acres at 8505 Mills Drive, and was renovated in 2010. JLL is the exclusive leasing agent for the property, and has created events such as the Festival De Primavera Fashion Show, the Palms Restaurant Crawl and the All-American 4th of July Celebration that attracts thousands. Weingarten Realty’s stock price closed Thursday, July 28 at $42.67 per share, up from $34.62 per share a year ago, a nearly 19 percent increase. Weingarten Realty, a Houston-based REIT, is an owner, manager and developer of shopping centers throughout the United States.