MIAMI — Miami Beckham United (MBU), an investment group led by international soccer star and celebrity David Beckham, has purchased two parcels of land in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood for a new soccer stadium. In December 2015, Major League Soccer (MLS) approved the location of the $300 million project, which is expected to have about 30,000 seats and 7,000 parking spaces, according to the South Florida Business Journal. The new stadium will be the home of an MLS expansion team in Miami. In addition to Beckham, MBU is headed by Marcelo Claure, CEO of Sprint, producer Simon Fuller and sports executive Tim Leiweke. The partners have said the project will be privately funded. “We have the right site, the right ownership group, and a loyal base of fans counting down the days until our first match,” said Claure in a prepared statement. “We’re all-in on Overtown, and we couldn’t be more excited about moving forward with plans to deliver the most responsible stadium in Miami history.” MBU purchased the two sites, which total 6.2 acres, at 650 N.W. 8th St. The stadium site is situated midway between Miami Beach and Miami International Airport, within walking distance of downtown Miami and two blocks …
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PENSACOLA, FLA. — Capital Senior Living Corp. has acquired two seniors housing communities totaling 179 units in the Florida panhandle town of Pensacola for $48 million. The two communities are Carpenters Creek, which offers independent living and assisted living services, and Creekside, which offers memory care. Capital Senior Living will rename the communities under its “The Waterford” brand. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of HFF arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, San Diego-based Pacifica Senior Living. The properties were 93.9 percent occupied at the time of sale.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $30.1 million sale of Corporate Center at the Gardens, a two-building, 113,565-square-foot office campus located at 4200-4400 Northcorp Parkway in Palm Beach Gardens. The property is situated on a 6.2-acre parcel within PGA Professional Center along I-95. The Class A campus was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Garden of Life, Oxford Global Resources, Olympus Insurance Co. and Weiss Research Inc. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Miguel Alcivar, Greg Miller and Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Anthony Librizzi of CBRE, represented the seller, Lexington Palm Beach LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Breakers Capital and Alchemy-ABR-BCP Gardens LLC.
ORLANDO, FLA. — First Capital Property Group Inc. has arranged the $17 million sale of The Village at Hunter’s Creek, a 52,537-square-foot shopping center located at 13526 Village Park Drive in Orlando. The center’s tenant roster includes Massage Envy, Edward Jones, Liberty Mutual, Firehouse Subs and Coldstone. Jean-Paul Beaulieu of First Capital represented the buyer, Village HC LLC, in the transaction. Sean Glickman of Colliers International represented the seller, GB BM2 LLC.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Magic Development LLC has revealed plans for Magic Place, an 87-acre, $3.3 billion mixed-use development near Walt Disney World Resort in the Orlando suburb of Kissimmee. Rodrigo Cunha and Luis Claudio Sinelli are co-CEOs of Magic Development LCC, which is developing several other projects in Florida. Italian designer Paolo Pininfarina designed the project. At full build-out, the project will include five towers, shops, restaurants and resort amenities. The multifamily portion will be a mix of residential, condo and fractional units as well as nightly rental hotel rooms. Construction will begin on the first phase in July, according to the Orlando Business Journal. Phase I will include a 25-story, 251-unit resort tower, 40,000 square feet of retail and a 20,000-square-foot office building on U.S. Highway 192. Plans call for the finished development to include 250,000 square feet of retail and 1,850 residential units. The residential portion has a construction value of around $1.7 billion, according to the Business Journal. James Mincy, the project’s manager, says the company plans to build one building every four or five years, making a total construction time of between 20 and 25 years. — Haisten Willis
DORAL, FLA. — Suffolk Construction and The Related Group have topped off Phase II of City Place Doral, a mixed-use and residential development in Doral, a western suburb of Miami. Upon completion at year-end 2016, the project will feature 300,000 square feet of retail including entertainment, dining, spa and fitness components. The project will also feature 280,000 square feet of Class A office space and 322 residential units. Last year, The Related Group secured a $137 million construction loan for the development. In 2014, Suffolk Construction completed Phase I of the project, Manor at City Place Doral.
NorthMarq Capital Arranges $15.2M Construction Loan for Metro Orlando Apartment Community
by John Nelson
SANFORD, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $15.2 million construction loan for Residences at Seminole Commons, a 175-unit apartment community in Sanford, a northern suburb of Orlando. The property will be situated on Rinehart Road south of West 1st Street, near the extension of the SunRail subway line. Will James of NorthMarq’s Atlanta office, along with Bill Hardman of the firm’s Orlando office, arranged the three-year, interest-only loan through Synovus Bank of Orlando on behalf of the borrower, Inland Atlantic Development Corp.
TAMPA, FLA. — Rosemurgy Properties has purchased The Shops on South Howard, a 21,393-square-foot retail center located at 533 S. Howard Ave. in south Tampa, for $10.5 million. The property’s tenant roster includes Chipotle, Jimmy John’s, GNC, The Optic Shop and Edward Jones. Nat Scarmazzi of HFF’s Miami office represented Rosemurgy Properties in the transaction.
MIAMI — A joint venture between KeyBank Real Estate Capital and an affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC has closed a $106.5 million loan for the recapitalization of Courvoisier Centre in Miami. Built between 1986 and 1990, the two-building, Class A office complex spans 343,000 square feet and features an upscale retail arcade and attached structured parking. The property is situated at 501 and 601 Brickell Key Drive on the upscale Brickell Key Island, a 23-acre manmade island. The loan was arranged on behalf of the borrower, Orlando-based Parkway Properties Inc. KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which carries a fixed interest-only rate of 4.6 percent through maturity and a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio. KeyBank will service the loan through maturity. Masaveu Corp., a Spanish investment company, bought an 80 percent stake in the asset from Parkway Properties for roughly $175 million, and Parkway Properties still retains a 20 percent interest in the property. Parkway Properties bought Courvoisier Centre in April 2014 from Tishman Speyer for $145.8 million.
DORAL, FLA. — Codina Partners has signed a lease with Publix Super Markets to anchor Downtown Doral, a live/work/play/learn development under construction in downtown Doral, a suburb of Miami. The Publix will be located on N.W. 53rd Terrace and serve as the development’s sole grocer. Downtown Doral will also feature 70 retail stores and restaurants, 400,000 square feet of office space, 2,840 residential units, a charter elementary school and public green spaces. Construction on the Publix is expected to begin in September 2016 with an expected December 2017 opening.