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.
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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.
Continental Realty Buys Apartment Community in Tampa from PGIM Real Estate for $65.5M
by John Nelson
TAMPA, FLA. — Continental Realty Corp. has purchased The Grand Reserve at Tampa Palms, a 390-unit apartment community located at 16616 Palm Royal Drive in Tampa. The Baltimore-based real estate investment firm acquired the asset from PGIM Real Estate for $65.5 million on behalf of Continental Realty Fund IV LP, which is focused on acquiring value-add retail and multifamily properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. Constructed in 1999 on approximately 41 acres, The Grand Reserve is a gated community comprised of 15 three-story garden buildings that feature one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans ranging from 890 to 1,800 square feet. The property is located within the master-planned community of Tampa Palms and features a clubhouse with a health and fitness facility and resident lounge; an outdoor pool, sundeck and Jacuzzi; screened outdoor kitchen area; sand volleyball pit; lighted tennis and basketball courts and a children’s playground. Individual storage units and a car care center are also integrated within the residential community. Greg Engler, Pat Jones and Chris Chadbourne of Walker & Dunlop Investment Sales represented PGIM Real Estate in the sale.
CBRE Arranges $49.1M in Financing for Four-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Tallahassee
by John Nelson
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets has secured $49.1 million in permanent financing for a four-property, 630-unit multifamily portfolio in Tallahassee. The properties in the refinancing include the 104-unit Arbor Station II, the 132-unit Azalea Place, the 274-unit Arbor View and the 120-unit Eagles Landing. Glenn Housman of CBRE’s Orlando office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Arbor Properties Inc. The financing included four separate non-recourse loans originated via CBRE’s Fannie Mae DUS program. The loans featured 10-year terms and fixed interest rates below 4 percent.
Bridge Development, Premier Design + Build to Construct 255,846 SF Industrial Facility in Metro Miami
by John Nelson
HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has selected Premier Design + Build LLC to construct a 255,846-square-foot distribution center in Hialeah Gardens, a suburb of Miami. Premier plans to break ground on the asset as early as first-quarter 2017. Situated near the Turnpike, U.S. 27, State Route 826 and I-75, the new distribution facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 75 truck dock positions, an ESFR sprinkler system and 252 parking spaces. Wayne Ramoski and Gian Rodriguez of Cushman & Wakefield are leasing the facility on behalf of Bridge Development. Other key members of the design team include architect RLC Architects and civil engineer Thomas Engineering Group.
TAMPA, FLA. — ZOM, in partnership with affiliates of The Mattoni Group and Clarion Partners LLC, has broken ground on Azola at Magnolia Park, a 366-unit apartment community located on Progress Boulevard in Tampa. ZOM is constructing the multifamily property on behalf of a commingled fund managed by the firm. Synovus Bank’s Orlando office provided construction financing for the project. ZOM expects to deliver Azola’s first units in the fourth quarter of 2017, with pre-leasing expected to begin in late summer 2017.
TAMPA, FLA. — Citi, a global bank based in New York, has purchased Citibank Center, a 672,500-square-foot, six-building office campus located at 3800 Citibank Center in Tampa. Citi is the sole occupant of the Class A development, which was built in 1998 on a 92-acre site within Sabal Park, a 1,000-acre master-planned development. The sales price was undisclosed, but court documents show the sales price as $116 million. Citi purchased the campus from an affiliate of Zurich Alternative Asset Management. Situated near I-75 and I-4, Citibank Center features a full-service cafeteria, fitness center and wellness center. Christian Lee, Dale Peterson, Jose Lobon, Marcos Minaya, Andrew Chilgren and Amy Julian of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Lou Varsames, David Harris, James Garvey and Ryan Reynolds of Cushman & Wakefield represented Citi.
LAKE MARY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $20 million sale of Northpoint III, a 108,499-square-foot, Class A office building located within Northpoint Center Office Park in Central Florida. Built in 2001, the four-story property is located at 2200 Exchange Place in Lake Mary. Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy, Northpoint III’s sole tenant, purchased the asset from Gramercy Property Trust, a New York-based investment firm. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team represented Gramercy in the sale.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $28.7 million sale of Cranes Landing, a 252-unit, garden-style apartment community located in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. New York-based White Eagle Property Group purchased the asset from the undisclosed seller for $113,690 per unit. Cranes Landing features one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and amenities such as an indoor racquetball court, fitness center, tennis court, sand volleyball court and two swimming pools. Scott Ramey, Kevin Judd, Patrick Dufour, Marc deBaptiste and Dick Donnellan of ARA Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
WINTER SPRINGS, FLA. — Watermark Retirement Communities has started construction of The Watermark at Vistawilla, an 89-unit memory care community in the Orlando suburb of Winter Springs. Watermark, The Freshwater Group and development partners Rookis Investment Partners and Gulf Coastal Development Inc. broke ground on the community earlier in December. The project is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2017. Tampa-based Chancey Design Partnership designed the project. Watermark will both own and operate the community. Watermark Retirement Communities, based in Tucson, Ariz., is the 13th largest operator of seniors housing communities in the United States, managing 6,713 units across 36 communities, according to the American Seniors Housing Association’s 2016 calculations.