Florida

Boardwalk at Morris Bridge Temple Terrace

TEMPLE TERRACE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $17.2 million sale of Boardwalk at Morris Bridge, a 146-unit, 580-bed student housing community located at 8800 Boardwalk Trail Drive in Temple Terrace. The apartment building is less than a four-minute drive from the University of South Florida’s main campus. Built in 2001, the property’s amenity package includes a resort-style swimming pool and spa, tanning beds, a clubhouse, study center, 24-hour courtesy officer and shuttle service to the campus. Frank Carriera, Michael Regan and Alex Blagojevich of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office, along with David Gaines and Greg Gonzalez of the firm’s Chicago office, represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.

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Oakhurst Plaza Seminole Florida Publix

SEMINOLE, FLA. — Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II Inc. has purchased Oakhurst Plaza, a 51,740-square-foot shopping center located at 9201-9394 Oakhurst Road in Seminole, for $6.3 million. Seminole is a town located in the Tampa Bay metro area. Mike Milano and Ron Schultz of Colliers International’s Tampa Bay office represented the seller, One Bayshore LLC, in the transaction. Ben McLeish of Colliers’ Tampa Bay office recently arranged two retail leases at the Publix-anchored shopping center on behalf of the seller — Hope N Love Animal Hospital and Westshore Pizza. Through its sponsored funds, Phillips Edison & Co. owns and operates 36 shopping centers in Florida, most of which are anchored by Publix.

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Panorama Tower Miami Concrete Pour Foundation

MIAMI — The site of the 83-story Panorama Tower in Miami spans 14,677 cubic yards, making it Florida’s largest single foundation in history. The continuous concrete pour held last weekend comprised more than 1,200 loads spread out between 175 cement trucks pouring for a consecutive 22.5 hours. Upon completion, Florida East Coast Realty’s Panorama Tower will be the tallest residential tower on the Eastern seaboard south of New York and the tallest building (830 feet) in the state of Florida. The project includes 16 miles of auger cast piles, more than 3,500 tons of reinforcing steel, 13.5 million pounds of cement, 15.3 million pounds of sand, 25.8 million pounds of rock and 495,000 gallons of water. For the $800 million tower, Florida East Coast Realty is using a $340 million construction loan from Wells Fargo, which is the largest construction loan in South Florida. Mosche Cosicher designed the tower to feature a 2,000-car parking garage, 100,000 square feet of medical office space, a 208-room hotel, 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 64 stories of residential space totaling 821 rooms.

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The Vinings at Delray Beach

DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Pollack Shores Real Estate Group has acquired The Vinings at Delray Beach, a 228-unit apartment community in Delray Beach, a town in South Florida. Built in 1996, the apartment community features a resort-style pool, outdoor grills, volleyball court, fitness center and a business center. Pollack Shores plans to upgrade the unit interiors with vinyl-plank wood flooring, granite countertops, new cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and new lighting fixtures. The company also plans to renovate the clubhouse, fitness center and pool area. Pollack Shores purchased the asset for an undisclosed amount from an unnamed institutional investor. Avery Klann of ARA brokered the transaction. Pollack Shores’ management division, Matrix Residential Inc., will manage The Vinings at Delray Beach. The recent purchase brings Pollack Shores’ current Florida portfolio to more than 4,000 units with a total capitalization of over $500 million.

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Promenade Crossing Orlando

ORLANDO, FLA. — Waterton Associates LLC has acquired Promenade Crossing, a 212-unit garden-style apartment community located roughly three miles northeast of downtown Orlando. The gated community offers one- to three-bedroom floorplans and borders Baldwin Park, an upscale master-planned community. Promenade Crossing is Waterton’s second acquisition in 2015 and brings the company’s Florida multifamily portfolio to more than 2,300 units.

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Wells Fargo Center Tampa

TAMPA, FLA. — Feldman Equities LLC and Tower Realty Partners have reacquired an interest in Wells Fargo Center, a 22-story, 390,000-square-foot office tower located in downtown Tampa. The two firms purchased the equity position in a joint venture partnership with an institutional investor that purchased the building in 2014. Feldman Equities and Tower Realty originally acquired Wells Fargo Center at the end of 2012 in a joint venture partnership with another institutional investor. As part of the agreement, Tower Realty Partners will retain management responsibilities with Feldman Equities providing leasing oversight. Jeff Lanning and Brian Breeding of Cushman & Wakefield have been retained to represent the ownership group in leasing the building. Current tenants include Wells Fargo & Co., Phelps Dunbar and UBS.

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DoubleTree By Hilton Downtown Orlando

ORLANDO, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged permanent financing for the recapitalization of the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Downtown in Orlando. The 342-room hotel is located at 60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd. Tal Bar-Or of Meridian’s New York City office arranged the balance sheet loan on behalf of the borrower, Glenmont Capital Management LLC.

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Town Park Villas Tampa

TAMPA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7 million sale of 66 units at Town Park Villas, an 81-unit townhome community located at 6070 Gibson Ave. within Tampa’s Temple Terrace submarket. Nicholas Meoli and Michael Donaldson of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the seller, a private investor from Longwood, Fla., in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company based in Miami.

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Miami Center Miami CBD

MIAMI — Crocker Partners has signed international law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP to a 24,000-square-foot lease renewal for the full 25th floor at Miami Center, a 34-story office tower in Miami’s central business district. Rashid Siapoosh of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, along with Gerard Cruse and Fran Tuffy of Hughes Hubbard, represented the tenant in the 10-year lease renewal. Jon Blunk, Laurel Oswald and Cristina Glaria of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord.

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Celebration Pointe Mixed-Use Gainesville Florida

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Vertical construction is set to begin on Celebration Pointe, a 225-acre, $200 million mixed-use development in Gainesville. The development team — comprising Gainesville-based Viking, Atlanta-based Ra Co Real Estate Advisors and Miami-based 1220G — will break ground on the public infrastructure improvement phase of the development, which is located at the intersection of I-75 and Archer Road. The 1 million-square-foot development will be anchored by a Bass Pro Shops and a new 10-screen theater. The property will also house 300,000 square feet of office space, which is partially pre-leased to Info Tech; approximately 1,000 Class A multifamily residences; a 120-room Hotel Indigo; and 400,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. Phase I of the development is slated to open in fall 2016. The project team for Celebration Pointe includes Avison Young, Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group, Starr Sales & Leasing, CUPKOVIC architecture llc, England-Thims & Miller Inc., Fishkind & Associates Inc., George Smith Partners Inc., Greeby, Hartman Simons & Wood LLP, Hoar Construction, Huie Design Inc., Identity PR, infinitee, NUE Urban Concepts and Site Solutions.

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