Florida

Skanska USA to Build $101M Museum of Science in Miami

by John Nelson December 23, 2014

MIAMI — Skanska USA has signed a $101 million contract to build The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science in Miami. The 250,000-square-foot property will be located within the new Museum Park complex adjacent to the Perez Art Museum Miami overlooking Biscayne Bay and PortMiami. The new museum will include a planetarium, 500,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, five-story Innovation Center, sustainable roof with a hydroponic garden and exhibition galleries. The architect, Grimshaw Architects, is designing the museum to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Skanska USA plans to complete the museum in the summer of 2016.

December 23, 2014

Florida Multifamily Southeast

CBRE Brokers $31.5M Sale of Apartment Community in Hollywood

by John Nelson December 23, 2014

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $31.5 million sale of Emerald Place, a 300-unit apartment community located at 3910 N. 56th Ave. in Hollywood. The property includes a swimming pool, clubhouse, two tennis courts, children’s playground and night-time security. Emerald Place Apartments LLC purchased the asset from Emerald Place LLC. Calum Weaver and Robert Given led the CBRE South Florida Multifamily team in representing the seller.

December 23, 2014

Florida Retail Southeast

BishopBeale to Break Ground on Shopping Center in Melbourne

by John Nelson December 22, 2014

MELBOURNE, FLA. — BishopBeale plans to construct Pineda Landings, a 50,000-square-foot, 17.5-acre retail development at the corner of Wickham Road and Jordan Blass Drive in Melbourne. The shopping center will be anchored by The Fresh Market, the first location for the specialty grocer in Brevard County. The shopping center is expected to open for business by the fall of 2015. BishopBeale will handle all leasing and development management for the project.

December 22, 2014

Florida Office Southeast

Crocker Partners Acquires Two Office Towers in Boca Raton

by John Nelson December 22, 2014

BOCA RATON, FLA. — Crocker Partners has purchased two office towers in Boca Raton’s Town Center Mall area from MetLife Real Estate Investors for an undisclosed price. The two properties, known as One Town Center and The Plaza, span 339,000 square feet and were 42 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Wells Fargo and Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors. Crocker Partners purchased the two towers, which were both originally developed by Crocker entities, in a partnership with Siguler Guff. Crocker Partners will manage the properties and CBRE will handle leasing responsibilities.

December 22, 2014

Florida Multifamily Southeast

Equus Capital Sells Apartment Community in Metro Orlando for $14.3M

by John Nelson December 22, 2014

DELAND, FLA. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has sold Madison Carrington Place, a 224-unit apartment community in Deland, roughly 30 miles north or Orlando. The private equity real estate fund manager sold the asset to Bluerock Partners for $14.3 million. Constructed in 1987, the apartment community features a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, tennis and volleyball courts and a playground. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Luke Wickham and Sheldon Granade of CBRE represented Equus Capital Partners in the transaction.

December 22, 2014

Florida Industrial Market Reports Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Are Hikes in Construction, Rent Around the Corner for Jacksonville Industrial Market?

by John Nelson December 22, 2014

Over the last four years, North Florida’s industrial market appears to have stabilized. While rental rates remain flat offering a variety of expansion opportunities for users and tenants, rental increases and new construction opportunities may be right around the corner. Consider the facts: the Jacksonville industrial vacancy rate now hovers around 8.5 percent, the lowest in the last five years and down from a high of 11.4 percent in 2010. Rental rates, now in the $3.98 per square foot range for the last two quarters, have stabilized from a high of $4.38 per square foot reported in the first quarter of 2010, according to CoStar. Because of a finite supply, with an increase in demand for Class B and Class C space, a rent increase may be in the forecast. Add with the lack of choices for large blocks of Class A space, expect more build-to-suit activity, or speculative construction. In 2014, two speculative industrial projects were announced in Jacksonville. In order to meet a contractual construction deadline within the city of Jacksonville’s master developer agreement, Hillwood Investment Properties launched a 510,000-square-foot cross-dock project at Alliance Florida. Hillwood was chosen as the master developer of Alliance Florida, formerly Cecil Commerce …

December 22, 2014

Florida Hospitality Southeast

New Holiday Inn Express Under Construction in Trinity, Fla. Will Be City’s First Hotel

by John Nelson December 19, 2014

TRINITY, FLA. — The new Holiday Inn Express in Trinity, a town in west Florida roughly 33 miles northwest of Tampa, will be the first-ever hotel in the city. The 86-room hotel will feature a swimming pool available 24 hours, fitness center and 46-inch TVs and Wi-Fi in every room. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Porperties Group brokered the sale of the hotel, which will be delivered in fall 2015. MPH Hotels will operate the new Holiday Inn Express upon completion.

December 19, 2014

Florida Southeast

Amsdell Cos. Acquires Self Storage Facility in Fernandina Beach

by John Nelson December 19, 2014

FERNANDINA, FLA. — A member of Amsdell Cos., Compass Self Storage, has purchased a Class A self storage property located at 2641 Bailey Road in Fernandina Beach. Compass will operate the 68,000-square-foot facility upon closing. The self storage center features indoor climate controlled units, digital surveillance, electronic access and truck rental. The facility will be the 14th self storage property for Compass in Florida and the 12th that the company has opened in 2014.

December 19, 2014

Florida Hospitality Southeast

Swire Tops Off EAST, Miami Hotel in $1.05B Brickell City Centre Project

by John Nelson December 18, 2014

MIAMI — Swire Properties Inc. has topped off the 40-story EAST, Miami hotel, located at 89 S.E. Eighth St. in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. The property is the first of six buildings to complete vertical construction in Swire’s $1.05 billion Brickell City Centre, a 5.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development. The hotel will feature 263 rooms, as well as 89 apartment units, a signature restaurant, meeting rooms, swimming pool and fitness center. The project team includes Americaribe and John Moriarty & Associates. EAST, Miami is slated to open in winter 2015.

December 18, 2014

Florida Office Southeast

CBRE Brokers $51M Sale of Office/Industrial Park in Deerfield Beach

by John Nelson December 17, 2014

DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $51 million sale of Quorum Business Center, a 408,000-square-foot distribution and office portfolio located in Fort Lauderdale’s Deerfield Beach submarket. The park is located at the intersection of S.W. 10th Street and Military Trail near I-95. Greenwich, Conn.-based Ivy Realty purchased the office/industrial park from New York-based KTR Capital Partners. Quorum Business Center was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale. KTR Capital has executed 154 leases and invested $4.5 million in tenant improvements since 2005. Christian Lee, Jose Lobon, Charles Foschini and Chris Apone of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Tom O’Loughlin of CBRE assisted the CBRE team with market leasing.

December 17, 2014

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