ATHENS, GA. AND TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Pierce Education Properties LP has acquired two student housing communities located in Florida and Georgia. The acquisitions include The Commons at Tallahassee, a 732-bed community located just north of the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee; and The Reserve at Athens, a 612-bed community located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens. KeyBank Real Estate provided debt financing for both acquisitions. Amenities at The Commons at Tallahassee include a resort-style swimming pool and hot tub, lighted tennis court, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor basketball court, upgraded game room and high-speed wireless internet. Amenities at The Reserve at Athens include a resort-style saltwater swimming pool with a hot tub and sun deck, cook-out and lounge areas, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor basketball court, lighted tennis court, game room, dedicated “Night Life Shuttle” service to downtown Athens and high-speed wireless internet.
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BRADENTON, FLA. — Passco Cos. has purchased ParkCrest Landings, a 400-unit, Class A apartment community located on a 67-acre site at 5725 1st Ave. East in Bradenton, a city in the Tampa Bay area. Passco Cos. bought the asset from the Tampa-based developer, CKT Development, for $75 million. Built in 2015 by CKT Development, the grounds include nine acres of lakes, 1.5 miles of walking trails and 40 acres of nature preserves along a tributary of the Manatee River. The property is also situated next to Tom Bennet Park, a 200-acre park owned by Manatee County. ParkCrest’s community amenities include a resident clubhouse and theater, fitness center, lakeside sundecks, resort-style swimming pools, children’s splash area, 1.2-acre dog park, cyber café, game room and kayak storage. Jamie May of JBM represented Passco and CKT Development in the transaction. Chris Black of KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged acquisition financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of Passco Cos.
HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has selected PREMIER Design + Build Group LLC to construct Crossroads East, a 420,373-square-foot industrial facility comprising two warehouses in Hialeah Gardens, a suburb of Miami in Miami-Dade County. Situated on 30 acres, the warehouses will feature TPO roofing systems, 32-foot clear heights, 75 truck dock positions in each building, two drive-in doors per building, an ESFR sprinkler system and a 449-space parking lot that will accommodate both buildings. Kirk Conners of PREMIER is overseeing the project’s construction, and PREMIER’s Ed Lebak is the superintendent. Bridge Development Partners, the developer of the project, has selected Wayne Ramoski and Gian Rodriguez of Cushman & Wakefield to lease the asset, which is set to open in the fourth quarter of this year. PREMIER recently delivered Crossroads West and plans to construct Crossroads South, which will mark the completion of the new industrial park.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $18 million sale of West Sunset Square, a 67,974-square-foot shopping center located on the corner of Sunset Drive and S.W. 157th Avenue in Miami. The buyer, Sabina 40 Street LLC/West Sunset Square Members LLC, is an affiliate of IMC Equity Group. Built in 2009, West Sunset Square was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dollar Tree, Planet Fitness, Valsan and a Taco Bell outparcel set to open in September. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a Miami-based limited liability company, and procured the buyer. Sabadell United Bank provided a $12.6 million acquisition loan on behalf of IMC Equity Group.
DORAL, FLA. — Capital One has provided a $74 million loan for the refinancing of The Manor CityPlace Doral, a 398-unit, Class A apartment community in Doral, a city in Miami-Dade County. Joshua Howes of Capital One originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between the Related Group of Florida and an investment fund managed by PGIM Real Estate (formerly known as Prudential Real Estate Investors). The joint venture used the loan to retire an existing construction loan. The apartment community is part of CityPlace Doral, a 48.3-acre master-planned development that will include retail, condominiums, multifamily and single-family homes.
Carrfour, Pride Center to Develop Affordable Housing Community with Focus on Senior LGBT Renters
by John Nelson
WILTON MANORS, FLA. — Miami-based Carrfour Supportive Housing has teamed with The Pride Center to build an affordable housing development with a special focus on aging members of the LGBT community. The project, known as The Residences at Equality Park, will be located in Wilton Manors, a city in Broward County. Phase I will feature 48 apartments, 34 of which will be reserved for low-income seniors living with disabling conditions due to HIV/AIDS and other challenges. The remaining units will be reserved for seniors earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), or roughly $35,000 per year according to Carrfour. Phase I will break ground in the fourth quarter of 2017 with an expected completion in late 2018. Phase II, which will comprise 74 units, will begin at a later date. The Pride Center, a nonprofit LGBT community center, will provide residents with on-site services such as recreation, healthcare consulting and counseling. Carrfour will serve as the project’s developer and operator.
TAMPA AND BRANDON, FLA. — An unnamed private investor has purchased two apartment communities in Tampa and Brandon for a total of $95.6 million. The portfolio sale included Columns at Brandon West, a 342-unit, Class A apartment community located at 10011 Balaye Run Drive in Tampa. A joint venture between ECI Group and funds managed by Ares Management LP sold the asset for $46 million. Completed in 2001, the 96 percent-occupied property features 10 three-story buildings surrounding two lakes. The one-, two- and three-bedroom units feature nine-foot ceilings, in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets and screened-in balconies/patios. Community amenities include a recently updated clubhouse and poolside lounge, resort-style swimming pool, outdoor kitchen, fitness studio, movie screening room, self-service car wash and a nature trail. The buyer also purchased Westbury at Lake Brandon, a 366-unit property located approximately three miles southeast of Columns at Brandon West at 1210 Westbury Pointe Drive in Brandon. An affiliate of Goff Capital Partners sold the property for $49.6 million. Completed in 2001, the 95 percent-occupied, garden-style property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 988 square feet. Units feature breakfast bars, designer kitchens, crown molding, full-size washers and dryers and walk-in closets. Community amenities include …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $63 million sale of a six-property, 1,244-unit apartment portfolio in Central Florida. The properties include the 200-unit Millennium Eagle in Orlando, the 344-unit Eagle Reserve in Orlando, the 248-unit Eagle Bay in Daytona Beach, the 232-unit Eagle Oaks in South Daytona, the 120-unit Eagle Park in Daytona Beach and the 100-unit Eagle Briar in New Smyrna Beach. The portfolio was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Michael Donaldson, Nicholas Meoli and Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap, along with Still Hunter III of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors division, represented the seller, a family partnership based in Daytona Beach. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor based in Miami.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Belle Amie Anthem Realty LLC has purchased the BMO Harris Bank Building, an 11-story, Class A office building in Sarasota, for $23 million. The 128,389-square-foot property is located at 240 S. Pineapple Ave. The building was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as BMO Harris Bank, the Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick law firm, Kirk Pinkerton law firm and Brown & Brown Insurance. Michele Fuller of Ian Black Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction. HFF and Jag Grewal, also with Ian Black Real Estate, represented the seller, 240 S. Pineapple Office-Sarasota LLC.
Monmouth REIT Buys Industrial Facility in Metro Orlando Leased to FedEx Ground for $37.8M
by John Nelson
DAVENPORT, FLA. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., a publicly traded equity REIT based in Freehold, N.J., has purchased a 310,922-square-foot, newly built industrial building located at 5000 N. Ridge Trail in Davenport, a suburb of Orlando. Monmouth purchased the property from an undisclosed seller for approximately $37.8 million. Situated on nearly 47 acres, the property is net-leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System Inc. for 15 years. The facility is located near I-4 and two Walmart fulfillment centers totaling more than 2.3 million square feet.