ORLANDO, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the sale of Regency Oaks, a 343-unit, value-add apartment community located in Casselberry, roughly 10 miles north of downtown Orlando. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Common area amenities include a barbecue and picnic area, dog park, carports, a lighted tennis court, playground, three laundry facilities, three swimming pools with sundecks, a 24/7 fitness center and a self-serve car wash. Kevin Judd, Patrick Dufour, Richard Donnellan, Marc deBaptiste and Scott Ramey of ARA Newmark represented the Norfolk, Va.-based seller, Harbor Group International LLC, in the transaction. Jacksonville-based Michaelson Real Estate Group LLC purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
Florida
MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY, FLA. — Berkadia Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in Brevard County for a combined $18 million. The assets include the 138-unit Park Village located at 3099 Park Village Way in Melbourne and the 112-unit Malabar Lakes located at 1018 Malabar Lakes Drive in Palm Bay. White Eagle Property Group LLC purchased Park Village for $10.1 million and Malabar Lakes for $7.9 million. Cole Whitaker, Hal Warren and Jason Stanton of Berkadia represented the seller, Deancurt Melbourne LLC, in the portfolio transaction.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — On behalf of Tremont Realty Capital, Avison Young has secured a joint venture operating partner for the existing ownership of Delray Square II, a 150,157-square-foot retail center. The new ownership is a joint venture between Tremont and Isram Realty Group. John Crotty and Joshua Ladle of Avison Young secured Isram, which will soon begin to lease up the property. Located at 14530-14590 Military Trail in Delray Beach, the value-add property was 40 percent leased at the time of the arrangement to tenants such as Planet Fitness, H&R Block, Subway and Express Docs Urgent Care. Built in 1987 on a 15.1-acre lot, Delray Square II features 700 parking spaces and is in a position to accommodate big-box tenants.
Capstone Apartment Partners Brokers $9.1M Sale of Apartment Community in Daytona Beach
by John Nelson
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the $9.1 million sale of Forestlake Apartments, a 146-unit apartment community located at 132 Forest Lake Blvd. in Daytona Beach. Timberland Partners purchased the 1980s vintage property for $61,986 per unit from Harbor Group. Enon Winkler, Deucie Bies, Jad Richa and Brian Hunsicker of Capstone Apartment Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
Blue Rock Partners, Konover South Buy Multifamily Portfolio in Jacksonville for $64.8M
by John Nelson
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Blue Rock Partners LLC and Konover South LLC have partnered to purchase a three-property, 1,040-unit multifamily portfolio in Jacksonville for $64.8 million. The properties include Madison at Bay Pointe located at 4500 Baymeadows Road, Madison at Savannah Oaks located at 60174 Roosevelt Blvd. and Madison at Spring Woods located at 445 Monument Road. The communities will be re-branded and marketed as The Park at Avellino, The Park at Marbella and The Park at Via Veneto, respectively. The partnership will invest another $8.5 million in interior and exterior upgrades, including updated fitness centers, internet cafés and upgraded landscaping. Dhaval Patel of CBRE brokered the transaction, and Equus Capital Partners was the seller. Wells Fargo provided acquisition financing on behalf of the partnership.
LAUDERHILL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12 million sale of Royal Palms at Inverrary, a 208-unit midrise apartment community located at 2900 N.W. 56th Ave. in Lauderhill. Built in 1978 on seven acres, Royal Palms at Inverrary features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse and playground. Derek Gibbs and Daniel Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Felipe Echarte of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the buyer, also a private investor.
TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has originated five loans totaling $75.8 million for five multifamily communities in Florida. Mitch Sinberg, Michael Wallace and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged all five loans on behalf of the borrower, Insula Cos., an owner and manager of apartment communities in Florida. The loans included a $23 million refinance loan for The Valencian Apartments in Kissimmee; $19.2 million acquisition loan for Charter Pointe Apartments in Altamonte Springs; $12.6 million refinance loan for Park East Apartments in Tampa; $10.5 million recapitalization loan for St. Moritz Apartments in Tampa; and a $10.5 million recapitalization loan for Miramar in Kissimmee.
ORLANDO, FLA. — HFF has arranged the $21.1 million sale of Southchase Village, a 229,410-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located at 12381 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. The center’s tenant roster includes Aldi, Bealls Outlet, Ross Dress for Less, Fallas Paredes, Planet Fitness, Tuesday Morning and a seven-screen Touchstar Cinemas. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of HFF represented the seller, Equus Capital Partners Ltd., in the transaction. Viking Partners LLC purchased the property from Equus free and clear of existing debt.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $10.2 million sale of Horizons Office Building, an eight-story, 64,247-square-foot asset located at 1401 Forum Way in West Palm Beach. AW Horizons LLC purchased the office building and an attached parking garage from Pebb Forum LLC. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Miguel Alcivar, Greg Miller and Anthony Librizzi of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Jason Hochman of CBRE arranged an $8 million, 10-year acquisition loan through an unnamed CMBS lender on behalf of the buyer.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged the $6.6 million sale of a three-story, 20,000-square-foot office building located at 3801 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Bank of America anchors the multi-tenant property. Howard Taft and Charles Penan of Aztec Group brokered the sale and arranged a five-year, $3.9 million acquisition loan through City National Bank on behalf of the buyer, an affiliate of New York-based RAF Ridge. The loan features a fixed 4.25 percent interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule.