Florida

WINTER GARDEN, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Winter Garden Village, a 629,326-square-foot shopping center located at 3251 Daniels Road in Winter Garden, a western suburb of Orlando. Dennis Carson, Casey Rosen, Michael Etemad and Sriram Rajan of CBRE represented the seller, Beachwood, Ohio-based SITE Centers Corp., in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed, but Orlando Business Journal reports that an affiliate of New York City-based RREEF Property Trust purchased the center for $165 million. Curbline Properties Corp., an affiliate of SITE Centers, retained 130,563 square feet of single- and multi-tenant outparcels at Winter Garden Village. The power retail center was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bealls, Best Buy, Burlington, Marshalls/Homegoods, Ross Dress for Less and Ulta Beauty.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Colliers has negotiated the sale of the Shoppes at South Semoran, a 103,830-square-foot retail center located in Orlando, six miles directly north of Orlando International Airport. Originally built in 1986, the property was renovated in 2013 with façade enhancements, as well as signage and parking lot improvements. Walmart Neighborhood Market anchors the property, which was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Dollar Tree, Wendy’s and Suncoast Credit Union. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of Colliers represented the seller, an affiliate of Core Investment Properties Fund, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of Newport Capital Partners. Ben Greazel, also with Colliers, arranged acquisition financing through Ameris Bank. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed.

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MIAMI — Miami-Dade County has approved the development of The HueHub, an $880 million mixed-use development in Miami’s West Little River district. Spanish-based developer Pablo Castro is teaming up with locally based Laura Tauber to lead the development. Situated on 12 acres at 8395 N.W. 27th Ave., The HueHub is slated to add more than 4,000 “attainably priced” apartments across seven 35-story towers. Residences will be fully furnished, with monthly rents starting at approximately $1,300 for a studio, $1,600 for a one-bedroom unit and $1,900 for two-bedroom units. The project will also feature nearly 200,000 square feet of interior amenities such as a learning center, communal areas, dedicated workspaces, laundry services and an urgent care facility, as well as a two-acre park. The design-build team includes Arquitectonica, Coastal Construction, Bilzin, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Franyie Engineers. The development team plans to break ground on The HueHub by the end of the year. According to multiple media outlets, the development is one of the largest to utilize Florida’s Live Local Act, which is legislation passed in 2023 to support the development of affordable and workforce housing.

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OVIEDO, FLA. — LRC Properties has purchased Central Florida Resource Center, a three-building shallow-bay industrial property located at 5700, 5707 and 5712 Dot Com Court in Oviedo, a suburb of Orlando. The New York-based buyer purchased the property from an undisclosed seller in partnership with an unnamed institutional investor. The sales price was also not released. Central Florida Resource Center was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. LRC Properties is planning to repair the roofs, demolish excess space and complete several other cosmetic upgrades at the property, including landscaping and signage. With this purchase, LRC Properties owns approximately 6.2 million square feet of commercial real estate in the Southeast, with assets under management approaching $550 million.

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BOSTON AND NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Bain Capital and 11North Partners has acquired a portfolio of 10 open-air retail centers in Florida and South Carolina for $395 million. Danny Finkle, Jorge Portela and Kim Flores of JLL represented the seller, PGIM Real Estate. The properties — which are located across the submarkets of Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Palm Beach and Charleston — include Sawgrass Square, Plantation Promenade, Miramar Commons, Rolling Oaks, Promenade at Poinciana, Solivita Marketplace, New Tampa Center, Lake Worth Plaza, Garden Shops at Boca and Point Hope Commons. The acquisition spans more than 1 million square feet and follows the joint venture’s recent purchase of three open-air lifestyle retail centers in Oklahoma City for $212 million. Publix anchors seven of the retail centers. The portfolio was more than 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bank of America, Chipotle, Starbucks Coffee, Chick-fil-A, Jersey Mike’s and McDonald’s.

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Orlando is one of the country’s most active residential markets today — a modern-day “boomtown” experiencing rapid growth on multiple fronts. Economic expansion, population gains and infrastructure investments are fueling job creation and housing demand.  Multifamily developers have responded with an unprecedented range of new affordable, middle-market and luxury housing options. Young professionals, retirees, urbanites, suburbanites, digital nomads and long-term residents can each find something to suit their lifestyles and budgets thanks to a diverse mix of residential settings and price points across the Central Florida region.  Economic drivers Orlando has attracted more people and created more jobs than any other U.S. metro over the past year. In 2024, Orlando led the nation in job growth, adding more than 37,500 jobs, according to the Florida Department of Commerce. Major projects, such as Universal Studios’ Epic Universe, Walt Disney World’s expansion, the Lake Nona Town Center build-out and Westcourt (the Orlando Magic’s Sports and Entertainment District) are expected to bring another 60,900 jobs by 2027. The growing healthcare, education and tech sectors are bringing greater balance to the economy; more than 80 percent of the local workforce is employed outside of hospitality and leisure, according to the Orlando Economic Partnership. Orlando …

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MIRAMAR, FLA. — Berger Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of Miramar Parkway Plaza, a 159,628-square-foot retail center in Miramar near Hard Rock Stadium. Lawrence Oxenberg of Berger Commercial represented the buyer, an affiliate of Longpoint Realty Partners doing business as LSG2 Miramar Parkway Plaza LLC, which purchased the property for $34 million. The seller was a partnership between The Faith Group and Jeffery Perlow. The Faith Group originally purchased the asset in 2014. Located at 3102-3300 University Drive, Presidente Supermarket anchors Miramar Parkway Plaza, which sits on roughly 14 acres. Additional tenants include McDonald’s, Foot Locker, AutoZone, Subway, Moby’s and Little Caesar’s. The center includes multiple outparcels and a second-story office component, as well as a recently constructed, 10,000-square-foot retail component.

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Bridgewater Grand

LAKELAND, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Bridgewater Grand, a 300-unit multifamily apartment complex located in Lakeland. David Etchison, Cole Whitaker, Jason Stanton and Mary Beale of Berkadia Central & North Florida led the transaction on behalf of the seller, TrimCor. Connecticut-based Hamilton Point Investments purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 31 acres at 5546 Autumn Ridge Road, Bridgewater Grand is a three-story, garden-style community featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 1,219 square feet to 1,853 square feet. Two- and three-bedroom floorplans comprise 92 percent of the units. Amenities at the pet-friendly community include 3,500 square feet of lake frontage, a zero-entry saltwater pool with a large sun deck, 24-hour fitness center, electric vehicle charging stations, a car care center and 56 garages available for rent. Additional amenities include a clubhouse with rentable conference room and event space, a café bar, business center, TV lounge, playground, bark park and a maintenance shop.

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Florida Health Care Plan

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $4.8 million ground lease (land ownership) sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant medical office property located at 2655 LGPA Blvd. in Daytona Beach. Health insurance provider Florida Health Care Plan occupies the 7,500-square-foot building on a 20-year, corporate guaranteed, absolute triple-net lease. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller, a Florida-based developer, as well as the 1031 buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.

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HIALEAH, FLA. — NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale has brokered the $52.9 million sale of Countyline East Logistics Center, an industrial facility located at 16300 N.W. 97th Ave. in Hialeah, a suburb of Miami. An undisclosed buyer, which plans to fully occupy the 171,178-square-foot property, purchased the asset from the developer, a partnership between East Capital Partners and VLIETCO Enterprises. Countyline East was delivered earlier this year and features a fully secured truck court, approximately 6,000 square feet of office space and 36 clear heights. The design-build team for the facility included Miller Construction, Langan Engineering and Arcadis Architects. Gabriel Garcia-Menocal of NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale represented the buyer in the transaction, and Devin White, David Albert and Mateo Coman of CBRE represented the seller.

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