LAKE PARK, FLA. — Oak Grove Capital has arranged two refinance loans totaling $26.1 million for San Marco Villas I and II, two affordable housing communities. The two apartment communities in Lake Park span 400 units. Tim Leonhard of Oak Grove Capital arranged the two loans through Freddie Mac.
MIAMI — RKF has brokered the sale of a 22,248-square-foot retail property located at 3800 N.E. Miami Court in Miami’s Design District. Poltrona Frau Group Miami, a luxury furniture retailer, is the sole tenant of the newly constructed, two-story property. Benjamin Mandell, John Ellis and Marty Arrivo of RKF represented the buyer, Chicago-based L3 Capital LLC, in the transaction. The seller, Tirrenia Developments LLC, was represented in-house.
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Royal Office Park, a 28,656-square-foot mixed-use office and retail complex in Royal Palm Beach. The property is located at 420 S. State Road 7 adjacent to a 350,000-square-foot retail power center and Wellington, an international equestrian center. The Mediterranean-styled mixed-use complex features a landscaped perimeter and central courtyard with cobblestone walkways and hurricane-resistant glass storefronts and doors. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Miguel Alcivar and Jason Hochman of CBRE represented the seller, Royal Office Park Ltd., in the transaction. Judge Moss of Banyan Realty Partners and Scott Weprin of Michael Falk & Co. represented the undisclosed buyer.
WINDERMERE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged acquisition financing for Citra at Windermere, a 360-unit apartment community located at 11353 Citra Circle in Windermere. Greg Duvall of NorthMarq Capital has arranged the 10.5-year loan with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Duvall arranged the Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
ORLANDO, FLA. — HFF has arranged financing for a three-property, 414-room hotel portfolio in Orlando. The properties include the 124-room Residence Inn Orlando Convention Center at 8800 Universal Blvd.; the 167-room SpringHill Suites Orlando Convention Center at 8840 Universal Blvd.; and the 123-room Hampton Inn Orlando International Airport at 5767 T.G. Lee Blvd. Each of the hotel properties were either renovated in 2013 or 2014. Michael Weinberg and Anthony Frogameni of HFF arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, JHM Hotels.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Morgan Property Group (MPG) has purchased two adjacent land parcels totaling 19,560 square feet at the northeast corner of South Federal Highway and Southeast 7th Street in Fort Lauderdale. Through its affiliate Rio Vista Financial LLC, MPG purchased a 14,760-square-foot parcel of land from Caryl L. Henry Exempt Trust and the adjacent 4,800-square-foot parcel from Rio-Vista Saloon LLC. Bill Rotella of The Rotella Group Inc. represented Caryl L. Henry Exempt Trust, and Kimberly Barbar of Stiles Realty represented Rio-Vista Saloon. MPG plans to develop a freestanding, 3,500-square-foot branch of Florida Community Bank, which will feature a single-lane drive thru and a 24-hour ATM. Construction is expected to commence in April, and the bank is slated to open in October.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Prologis Inc. has signed two lease agreements with tenants in Orlando totaling 257,540 square feet. UPS Supply Chain Solutions Inc. has signed a new lease for 112,000 square feet at Prologis Orlando Corporate Center, which features cross loading, extended truck courts and expanded trailer parking. Additionally, an undisclosed tenant has expanded an existing lease to occupy an entire 145,540-square-foot building at Prologis Beltway Commerce Center. As of Sept. 30, 2014, Prologis owns approximately 4 million square feet of logistics and distribution space in 33 buildings in the Orlando area.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.2 million sale of Rosemont Plaza, a 99,103-square-foot shopping center located at 5800 N. Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando. The property was 79 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as dd’s Discounts, Save-A-Lot, Dollar Tree and Hungry Howies. Douglas Mandel and Barry Wolfe of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, an affiliate of Ram Realty Services, in the transaction. Jason Yukins, also with Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office, secured and represented the buyer, a partnership based in Opa Locka, Fla.
LAKE MARY, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the $66.3 million sale of Sun Lake Apartment Homes, a 600-unit luxury apartment community located at 420 Sun Lake Circle in Lake Mary, a northern suburb of Orlando. Ecoventures Capital Fund LLC purchased the asset from Harbor Group International (HGI). An affiliate of HGI bought the apartment community in 2012. Sun Lake features a clubhouse with a fitness center and business center, as well as lakefront access that allows residents to fish, kayak and paddle board. The apartment community was built in 1988 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquil of CBRE Capital Markets represented HGI in the transaction.
PINELLAS PARK, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2 million sale of Cedar Hollow Apartments, a 42-unit apartment community located in Pinellas Park. Casey Babb of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the buyer, a limited liability company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Cedar Hollow Apartments, which was constructed in the mid-1980s, was 88 percent occupied at the time of sale.
