JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Colliers International’s Northeast Florida office has brokered the $4.4 million sale of a 105,737-square-foot Kmart located at 9600 San Jose Blvd. in Jacksonville. Atlantic Mini-Storage of America Inc. purchased the retail property from Jacksonville KM LLC. Jason Ryals and Gary Montour of Colliers represented the buyer in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $51.4 million sale of Amara at MetroWest, a 411-unit, Class A apartment community in Orlando. The property is part of MetroWest, the $960 million, 1,800-acre master-planned community that is situated five miles north of Universal Resorts and six miles southwest of downtown Orlando. Built in 1997, the property’s amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, resident business center, playground, tennis court, clubhouse with a media lounge, car care area, two swimming pools and outdoor barbecue grills with picnic areas. Kevin Judd, Patrick Dufour, Scott Ramey, Marc deBaptiste and Dick Donnellan of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Fairfield Amara LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Salt Lake City-based Bridge Investment Group Partners, managers of the ROC Funds.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $44 million sale of AMLI at Ibis, a 234-unit, gated apartment community in West Palm Beach. Olen Properties purchased the asset from AMLI Residential. The lakeside property is located on a 14.9-acre parcel at 8300 Ibis Reserve Circle, adjacent to the Ibis Golf and Country Club. Robert Given, Zachary Sackley, Mary Kate Swann, Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of CBRE brokered the transaction. Completed in 2000, AMLI at Ibis features a clubhouse, 31 detached garages, unstaffed gate and guard house, resort-style pool and spa overlooking the lake, outdoor covered picnic area, tennis court, fitness center, car care center, children’s center, conference room and a veranda. Individual units feature 9-foot ceiling heights, crown molding, private entries and direct access garages in 78 select units.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Paragon Realty Group has sold Sarasota Main Plaza, a 254,677-square-foot mixed-use retail center located at 1991 Main St. in Sarasota, for $18.1 million. Patrick Berman and Jason Donald of Cushman & Wakefield represented Paragon, and Steve Horn of Ian Black Real Estate represented the buyer, a joint venture between Baird Inc., JMB Parent LLC and GPS Industries LLC, in the transaction. The two-story center is home to tenants including Regal Cinemas, the Florida Department of Revenue, Sarasota Family YMCA, Seaside National Bank and Sarasota County municipal offices.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Hold-Thyssen Inc., a commercial real estate services firm based in Winter Park, Fla., has brokered the $9.3 million sale of a three-property industrial flex portfolio in Orlando. The portfolio spans 306,683 square feet and includes the Kennedy Commerce Center at 997 W. Kennedy Blvd., Edgewater Commerce Center at 6250 Edgewater Drive and Kirkman Commerce Center at 701 S. Kirkman Road. Each property’s occupancy was 74 percent or lower at the time of sale. All three properties underwent capital improvement projects over the last two years, including new landscaping, pylon signage and exterior paint. Anthony Fisher of Hold-Thyssen represented the seller, Miami-based LNR Partners LLC, in the transaction. The unnamed South Florida-based buyer has retained Hold-Thyssen to perform management and leasing services for the portfolio.
CORAL GABLES, FLA. — Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s Alternatives and Real Assets division has purchased a Class A office complex in Coral Gables, a city in Miami’s metro area. The property, known as The Alhambra, spans 326,415 square feet and comprises two towers. The buildings, known as Alhambra Plaza and Alhambra West, are 14 stories and seven stories, respectively. Deutsche purchased the complex for an undisclosed amount on behalf of a foreign institutional investor.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Morning Calm Management and joint venture partner Blue Vista Capital Management have purchased Lakeshore Business Center, a four-building, 234,954-square-foot office complex in Fort Lauderdale, for $18.1 million. The office campus is located at 5100 and 5200 N.W. 33rd Ave. and 3201 and 3125 Commercial Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale’s Commercial Boulevard submarket. The joint venture purchased the development from NTS. The campus was 53 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, ECI Telecom and Evolis.
CLEARWATER, FLA. — An affiliate of North American Development Group has purchased Courtyard at Countryside, a retail center located at 2514-2532 State Road 580 in Clearwater, for $25.5 million. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Kohl’s, Total Wine & More, Panera Bread, EverBank, Salon Lofts, Sport Clips and Tijuana Flats. The center is directly across from Westfield Countryside, a 1.3 million-square-foot mall anchored by Dillard’s, Macy’s, JC Penney, Sears and Whole Foods Market. Michael Milano and Ron Schultz of Colliers International’s Tampa Bay office represented the seller, Skylark Plaza LLC, which developed the property in 2008.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — MCSS Self Storage LLC, a developer of urban infill self storage facilities in South Florida, has closed on a land parcel at 1781 S. Park Road in Pembroke Pines, a city in Broward County. MCSS plans to develop an 85,000-square-foot self storage facility at the site, located in Pembroke Park, totaling 1,139 climate controlled storage units. The project will be managed by an unnamed self storage REIT. In addition to its most recent purchase, MCSS is developing several locations throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
DORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $13 million sale of Doral Commons, a four-story, 59,727-square-foot office building located at 8550 N.W. 33rd St. in Doral, a suburb of Miami. Built in 1999, the office building was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Douglas Mandel and Benjamin Silver of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a private investor from Boston, and the buyer, a limited liability company from Aventura, Fla., in the transaction.
