Florida

Tuscany Villas Brandon Tampa Bay

BRANDON, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $23.7 million sale of Tuscany Villas, a 248-unit garden apartment property in Brandon, within the Tampa Bay metro area. Built in 1997, the community comprises one- to four-bedroom units averaging 932 square feet. Amenities include a swimming pool, dog park, tennis courts, playground, sand volleyball court, 24-hour fitness center, internet lounge/business center and a barbecue/picnic area. The property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Rockville, Md.-based CAPREIT purchased Tuscany Villas from Jackson Square Properties, a real estate investment and management joint venture based in San Francisco. Patrick Dufour, Marc deBaptiste and Scott Ramey of ARA Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.

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Haley Park Apartments Tampa

TAMPA, FLA. — Roger B. Kennedy Inc. has begun construction on Haley Park Apartments, an $8.7 million seniors independent living community in Tampa. The 80-unit project will be located at 13045 N. 15th St. and will feature a swimming pool, outdoor gathering areas with benches, gazebo and a dog park. Roger B. Kennedy plans to wrap up construction in May 2016. The design team includes architect BDG Architects and developer NVC Haley Park Ltd.

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Liv @ Jasper Live @ Jefferson Largo Clearwater

LARGO AND CLEARWATER, FLA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the $2.8 million sale of Liv @ Jefferson and Liv @Jasper. Liv @ Jefferson is a 20-unit garden-style apartment community, built in 1976, that is located at 55 Jasper St. in Largo. The property contains a unit mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 900 to 1,550 square feet. Liv @ Jasper is a 33-unit, garden-style apartment community, built in 1971, located at 121 N. Jefferson Ave. in Clearwater. The property offers studio, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 415 to 770 square feet. Darron Kattan, Robert Goldfinger, Kevin Kelleher, and Zachary Ames of Franklin Street represented both the seller, DRW Real Estate Management LLC, and the buyer, a private investor from the West Coast. In addition to these properties, the buyer recently bought three other apartment communities of varying sizes in Pinellas County. The buyer plans to operate them all centrally out of one of the larger properties they acquired, according to Franklin Street. Liv @ Jefferson and Liv @Jasper were financed with a newer product being offered by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

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500 Ocean Boynton Beach

BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — LeCesse Development Corp. has begun construction on 500 Ocean, a luxury multifamily community in Boynton Beach. Located in Palm Beach County, the 341-unit asset will be situated at the corner of Federal Highway and East Ocean Avenue near the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. Upon completion, the property will feature 20,000 square feet of commercial space, a 664-space integrated parking garage, clubhouse, fitness center, club room, theater, bowling alley, private dining room, cyber café/game room, lounge, summer kitchen and two courtyards. The project is a joint venture between LeCesse Development, Morgan Management, Drum Hill Partners, Kaali-Nagy Residential and Atlantic American Opportunities Fund. The project team includes architect MSA Architects, general contractor LandSouth Construction, engineer IBI Group and environmental consultant RunBrook. SunTrust Bank provided construction financing on behalf of LeCesse Development. Residences will become available for lease beginning in the fall of 2016.

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TBC Corp. Palm Beach Gardens

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $18 million sale of a three-story office building in Palm Beach Gardens that serves as TBC Corp.’s corporate headquarters. Built in 2007, the 44,415-square-foot office building was renovated in 2009 to become TBC Corp.’s headquarters. Preet Sabharwal and Britt Raymond of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller in the transaction. Marco Lala and Steven Siegel, also of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office, procured the buyer. Kirk Felici of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office is the firm’s Florida broker of record. Christopher Marks of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged a 10-year, $9.2 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. The loan has a fixed interest rate of 4.15 percent and a 25-year amortization schedule.

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Celebration Seniors Living

CELEBRATION, FLA. — Big Rock Partners has selected Balfour Beatty Construction as the construction manager for a resort-style, $60 million senior living rental community under development in Celebration. The new community will be Celebration’s first to offer independent living, assisted living and memory care services under one roof, with a total of 225 rental residences. Construction is projected to begin in late 2015 for an expected opening in mid-2017. The property will feature tree-lined fountains, gardens, an indoor pool, movie screening room, fitness center and a top-floor solarium for viewing nearby Disney World’s fireworks displays. Balfour Beatty is working closely from the conceptual phase with the project’s architect, Gensler. Life Care Services will operate and market the community upon completion. Sabra Health Care REIT provided Big Rock Partners with a $4.5 million acquisition loan for the land and anticipates providing additional financing for construction, according to Big Rock. Walker & Dunlop is Big Rock’s financial advisor for the project.

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Bethune-Cookman University

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Phillips Realty Capital has closed on an $85 million construction loan for Quantum Realty Capital LLC’s student residence development on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University (BCU) in Daytona Beach. The Silver Spring, Md.-based developer is building student residence facilities that will be leased back to BCU. Brian Boland of Phillips Realty Capital structured the financing with a lender that specializes in credit tenant-lease financing. The construction-to-permanent loan has a 100 percent loan-to-cost ratio with a 36-year term. Quantum’s 1,206-bed residence hall project will include four student housing buildings at two different locations on the BCU campus. The completed residence halls’ design includes high-efficiency energy systems and student amenities. Each student housing building will comprise exterior courtyard common areas, student living and study rooms, and student and staff offices. Interior common areas will include multipurpose rooms, as well as fitness, lounge and laundry facilities. Construction is underway, with Phase I expected to be completed in January 2016. Completion of Phase II is expected in June 2016.

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Modera Pembroke Pines

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has originated a $41 million acquisition loan for Phase II of Modera Pembroke Pines, a 278-unit Class A apartment community in Pembroke Pines, a town in Broward County. The loan is co-terminus with the Phase I financing that New York Life Insurance Co. provided in fall 2014. HFF’s Miami office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, New York-based AVR Realty Co.

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Sunrise Corporate Plaza Sawgrass International Corporate Park

SUNRISE, FLA. — Stiles has purchased Sunrise Corporate Plaza, a three-story, Class A suburban office building, for $18.9 million. Developed in 1999, the 106,648-square-foot office building is located at 1300 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway within Sawgrass International Corporate Park in Sunrise, a town in Broward County. The asset was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as MacNeill Group and MEDNAX Services. Fort Lauderdale-based Stiles purchased the property through Stiles Property Fund, the company’s value-add real estate fund. Mike McDonald of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, FDG Sunrise Corporate Plaza, an affiliate of Florida East Coast Industries. Following the acquisition, Stiles will lease and manage the asset.

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ZOM Solitair Brickell Miami

MIAMI — ZOM has broken ground on Solitair, a 438-unit, 50-story multifamily high-rise in Miami. The apartment tower is located at 86 S.W. 8th St. in Miami’s Brickell district, a block between Brickell City Centre and Mary Brickell Village. JP Morgan Chase and HSBC Bank USA provided construction financing for the project on behalf of ZOM and its joint venture partner, an affiliate of AIG Global Real Estate. The design team includes architect ADD Inc. and general contractor Balfour Beatty Construction. ZRS Management LLC will provide property management services for the tower upon completion, which is set for late 2017, according to ZOM.

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