Florida

Blue Rock Partners, Konover South Purchase Metro Orlando Apartments for $22.5M

by John Nelson April 2, 2015

WINTER PARK, FLA. — Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners LLC and partner Konover South have purchased Hunter’s Ridge Apartments in Winter Park for $22.5 million. The 238-unit apartment community is located at 3733 N. Goldenrod Road. Hunter’s Ridge is the partnership’s fourth Orlando-area multifamily acquisition in the past eight months. The new ownership plans to invest $2 million in exterior and interior upgrades and rebrand the community as The Park at Napoli. Michael Donaldson of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the seller, Toronto-based Ebenezer Holdings Corp., in the transaction. Wells Fargo provided acquisition financing on behalf of Blue Rock Partners and Konover South. Hunter’s Ridge was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.

April 2, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $19.5M Sale of The George Buildings

by John Nelson April 2, 2015

DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $19.5 million sale of The George Buildings, two adjacent corner retail assets totaling nearly 20,000 square feet in Delray Beach. The buildings are located on the southeast and southwest corners of Atlantic Avenue and S.E. 4th Street. Howard Bregman of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a family corporation based in South Florida, and the buyer, a developer based in Palm Beach, Fla.

April 2, 2015

The Addison at Tampa Oaks Temple Terrace

Florida Multifamily Southeast

ContraVest Breaks Ground on Luxury Apartment Community in Metro Tampa

by John Nelson April 1, 2015

TEMPLE TERRACE, FLA. — ContraVest has broken ground on The Addison at Tampa Oaks, a 262-unit luxury apartment community in Temple Terrace, roughly 10 miles northeast of Tampa. Located on the southwest corner of Fletcher Avenue and I-75, the property’s floor plans will span from studio units to three-bedroom apartments. The community’s amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, cyber café, yoga room and resort-style pool. ContraVest will be providing general contracting and property management services for the project. Leasing is scheduled to begin in March 2016 and move-ins will begin in May 2016.

April 1, 2015

Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

NGKF Arranges $33.5M in Financing for Two South Florida Multifamily Assets

by John Nelson March 31, 2015

WEST PALM BEACH AND MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — NGKF Capital Markets has arranged $33.5 million in financing for two multifamily properties in South Florida: the 192-unit Serrano in West Palm Beach and the 234-unit Park Plaza in Miami Gardens. Maury Zanoff, Joe Donato, Matthew Williams and Jamie Leachman of NGKF’s Washington, D.C., office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, AION Partners. The two loans have floating interest rates and interest-only periods. AION will repay existing debt and use the funds to make capital improvements on the two multifamily properties.

March 31, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Reichel Realty Signs Presidente Supermarket to 45,500 SF Lease in Palm Springs

by John Nelson March 31, 2015

PALM SPRINGS, FLA. — Reichel Realty has arranged the lease for Presidente Supermarket, a large Hispanic supermarket chain, to anchor Forest Hill Center, a 150,000-square-foot shopping center located at Forest Hill Boulevard and Congress Avenue in Palm Springs. Beginning in the spring, Presidente will occupy the 45,500-square-foot space that was recently vacated by Winn-Dixie. Presidente’s new 20-year lease is valued at $10 million. Reichel Realty represented the landlord, Four Florida Properties, a family trust, in the lease transaction. Final negotiations are also underway for a national fast food restaurant to develop an outparcel at Forest Hill Center. Presidente Supermarkets has nearly 40 locations from Miami-Dade to Palm Beach counties.

March 31, 2015

Boardwalk at Morris Bridge Temple Terrace

Florida Multifamily Southeast Student Housing

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $17.2M Sale of Student Housing Property in Florida

by John Nelson March 30, 2015

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.

March 30, 2015

Florida Retail Southeast

Phillips Edison’s Investment Fund Buys Shopping Center in Tampa Bay Area for $6.3M

by John Nelson March 30, 2015

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.

March 30, 2015

Panorama Tower Miami Concrete Pour Foundation

Florida Mixed-Use Multifamily Southeast

Florida’s Largest Single Foundation Poured at Site of $800M Apartment Tower in Miami

by John Nelson March 26, 2015

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.

March 26, 2015

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Pollack Shores Acquires Multifamily Property in South Florida

by John Nelson March 26, 2015

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.

March 26, 2015

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Waterton Associates Purchases Apartment Community in Orlando

by John Nelson March 26, 2015

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.

March 26, 2015

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