Florida

MIAMI — CBRE has arranged multiple leases at a retail, showroom and office development located at 48 N.W. 25th St. in Miami’s Wynwood district. The lease transactions include GoPro leasing 4,469 square feet, Scripps Network leasing 4,640 square feet and Cooltech Inc. leasing 3,713 square feet. Existing tenants at the recently renovated building include Revlon, Shorecrest Construction and Bieffe Designs. Each suite in the Wynwood property features 22-foot ceilings, updated restrooms, new HVAC and polished cement floors. Zach Winkler and Kevin Gonzalez of CBRE represented the landlord, Forte Capital Management, in each transaction. Will Morrison of JLL represented GoPro, and Dave Steinfeld of JLL represented Scripps Network.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Crescent Communities has opened Crescent Westshore, a new 374-unit luxury apartment community located at 2202 N. Lois Ave. in Tampa’s Westshore district. Situated near the intersection of Lois Avenue and Boy Scout Boulevard, Crescent Westshore features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences ranging from a 528-square-foot studio to a 1,431-square-foot, three-bedroom apartment. Unit interiors include stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, quiet-close cabinets and drawers and full-size washer and dryers. Community amenities include a two-story clubhouse with an outdoor elevated terrace and three courtyards. The community also features a meeting area with a flat screen TV, shared indoor/outdoor summer kitchen, dog run for small and large dogs, two saline pools, a fitness center and an 18-foot, aluminum-plated sculpture with an LED lighting core. The sculpture is situated at the front of the community.

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CLEVELAND — KeyBank has structured and arranged a $39.9 million Fannie Mae master credit facility for Harmony Housing, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on preserving affordable housing rental properties. Harmony Housing will use the facility for a five-property affordable housing portfolio in Florida and Wisconsin. The properties include Centre Court Apartments in Bradenton, Fla.; Villas at Cove Crossing in Lantana, Fla.; The Overlook at Monroe in Sanford, Fla.; Foxbrook Senior Apartments in Brookfield, Wis.; and Prairie Ridge Senior Apartments in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. The facility structure allows Harmony Housing to add properties to the facility, accounting for future acquisitions, and to refinance assets in its existing portfolio.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — BankUnited has provided a $65 million loan to McCraney Property Co. to refinance its 1 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Florida. The assets include Vista Business Center and Belvedere Business Park in West Palm Beach, Orlando Central Park and Discovery Lakes in Orlando and Treasure Coast Commerce Center in Stuart. Robert Hummel led BankUnited’s Miami office in providing the long-term loan.

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LADY LAKE, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $37.8 million sale of Rolling Acres, a 189,390-square-foot shopping center located along U.S. Highway 441 in Lady Lake. The property is anchored by TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Petco, Staples, Beall’s Outlet and Michaels. Outparcel tenants include Chick-fil-A, Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill. Cole Credit Property Trust IV Inc. purchased Rolling Acres from an affiliate of Sterling Global Financial Ltd. Dennis Carson and Casey Rosen of CBRE’s national retail investment group’s Florida team represented the seller in the transaction.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $56.1 million in construction financing for the development of a new dual-branded hotel located at 299 N. Federal Highway in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The property is slated to contain both a 209-room Tribute Portfolio hotel, named The Dalmar, and a 114-room Element by Westin hotel, both brands of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. The 23-story property will feature a rooftop lounge, sky lobby, infinity pool, gym, landscaped deck with a garden relaxation area, approximately 24,000 square feet of meeting space, coffee bar, restaurant, roughly 4,000 square feet of retail space on Northeast 3rd Street, as well as a 212-space parking garage. Ronnie Levine and Aggelos Sklavenitis of Meridian Capital’s New York City headquarters arranged the four-year construction loan with full-term interest-only payments through Bank of the Ozarks on behalf of the borrowers, Wurzak Hotel Group and DoveHill.

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GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two student housing properties near the University of Florida in Gainesville. Dispositions include The Polos, a 1,104-bed community offering one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments; and Lexington Crossing, a 1,020-bed community offering two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments. Community amenities at The Polos include three swimming pools, a hot tub, 24-hour fitness center, dog park and an indoor racquetball court. Community amenities at Lexington Crossing include two resort-style swimming pools, a media lounge, 24-hour fitness center, sand volleyball courts, tennis courts and basketball courts.

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LONGWOOD AND SANFORD, FLA. — Orlando-based Roger B. Kennedy Construction has broken ground on two upscale apartment communities in metro Orlando totaling $41.9 million. The projects include The Alexander at Sabal Point in Longwood and The Residences at Seminole Commons in Sanford. Roger B. Kennedy signed a $28.4 million contract with Winter Park, Fla.-based Alexander Investments International for the Longwood project and a $13.5 million contract with Atlanta-based Inland Atlantic Development Corp. for the Sanford community. The Alexander, designed by Orlando-based Charlan Brock & Associates, will be a three-story, 286-unit community set for an early 2018 completion. The Residences, designed by Raleigh-based ORA Architects, will be a four-story, 175-unit set for an August 2017 completion.

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CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital, a subsidiary of Cleveland-based KeyCorp, has provided $249 million in FHA financing to Formation Capital, a private investment management firm focused on seniors housing. The financing will be used for a 22-property skilled nursing portfolio. Seventeen of the facilities are located in Florida, and the remaining five are located in Mississippi. The properties have a combined total of 2,682 beds. John Randolph and Paul Di Vito of KeyBank’s Healthcare Mortgage Group arranged the financing through FHA’s 232/223(f) mortgage insurance program. Proceeds of the loan were used to pay down an existing bridge loan, which funded the acquisition of 66 facilities.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the sale of Chickasaw Crossing, a 292-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 7960 Pine Crossing Circle in Orlando. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Orlando Business Journal reports the property traded for $26.9 million. Built in 1986, the property comprises one- and two-bedroom units and features gated access, a fitness center, business center, laundry facility, racquetball court and a tennis court. Kevin Judd, Patrick Dufour, Scott Ramey, Marc deBaptiste and Dick Donnellan represented the sellers, Villabar Real Estate Inc. and Westdale Property Management, in the transaction. Oak Residential Partners purchased the property, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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