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Hyatt to Renovate, Rebrand 354-Room Hotel in Miami Beach

by John Nelson

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to renovate The Confidante Miami Beach, a 354-room hotel that comprises three towers overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel giant is rebranding The Confidante as Andaz Miami Beach and plans to debut the overhauled hotel in the fourth quarter. The hotel’s owner, Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc., will suspend operations from late March through the end of the hotel’s renovation. The improvements will include a redesigned lobby, two reconceptualized pools and outdoor recreation experience and redesigns for the hotel’s spa, guestrooms, suites and 25,000 square feet of event and meeting space. Sunstone and Hyatt are also partnering with a new culinary provider, José Andrés Group, at Andaz Miami Beach, including an outdoor venue on the second level called Andaz Lounge. The hotel will be the first Florida property for the Andaz brand, which has 29 properties globally to date.

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DevelopmentFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

MG Developer Tops Off 559-Unit Metro Parc Apartment Development in Hialeah, Florida

by John Nelson

HIALEAH, FLA. — MG Developer has completed the vertical construction of Metro Parc, a 559-unit transit-oriented apartment community located in Hialeah, approximately 13 miles outside Miami. Upon completion, the two-tower building will feature residences with two bedrooms and two bathrooms ranging from 500 to 800 square feet. Amenities at the community will include coworking space, an outdoor kitchen, pool and a gym. The property will also feature ground-floor retail space, including a Latin-inspired food marketplace. Metro Parc is the first phase of the Metro Center development, which will comprise roughly 2.3 million square feet of multifamily and retail space and is scheduled for completion in 2027.

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AcquisitionsFloridaIndustrialSoutheast

Azora Acquires Greyhound-Leased Industrial Outdoor Storage Facility in Miami for $12.8M

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Azora, a private equity manager based in Madrid, has purchased an industrial outdoor storage facility located on a 2.6-acre site in Miami. The undisclosed seller sold the property, which features a bus maintenance facility, for $12.8 million. Situated near Miami International Airport, the facility was delivered in 2016 as a build-to-suit for Greyhound Lines, which will continue to use the property as a parking and repair center for another five years. The site includes developable land, plans for which were not disclosed.

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DevelopmentFloridaMultifamilySoutheast

Dezer, Bentley Motors Break Ground on 62-Story Condo Tower in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida

by John Nelson

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Dezer Development and luxury automobile company Bentley Motors has broken ground on Bentley Residences Miami, a 62-story condominium tower. Located at 18401 Collins Ave. in Sunny Isles Beach, the beachfront development will feature 216 condos, each with glass-covered, three- and four-car sky garages all made possible utilizing four car lifts and a car elevator dubbed The Dezervator. The development will also feature a food-and-beverage program by chef Todd English, as well as a beach club and oceanfront pool deck. Other amenities will include a whiskey bar, cigar lounge, spa, cinema and salon. The general contractor, Coastal Construction, expects to deliver Bentley Residences Miami by the end of 2027. Dezer Development says that 40 percent of the condominiums have been sold, with prices starting at $5.6 million. Designed by Sieger Suarez Architects, residences will include high-end finishes including saunas, outdoor showers in select units and behind-mirror TVs.

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AcquisitionsFloridaRetailSoutheast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $9.2M Sale of Office Depot-Leased Retail Property in Miami Springs, Florida

by John Nelson

MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.2 million sale of single-tenant retail property located at 3600 S. Le Jeune Road in Miami Springs. Office Depot occupies the building on a triple-net-lease basis. Scott Sandelin of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller, which acquired the property in 2012, in the transaction. Jorge Ruiz of Platinum Properties represented the undisclosed buyer.

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FloridaLeasing ActivitySoutheast

CBRE Arranges 101,000 SF Industrial Lease in Palm Beach, Florida

by John Nelson

PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a 101,000-square-foot lease at Turnpike Logistics Center in Palm Beach, a city in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. National Millwork — a door, hardware and millwork company serving the multifamily residential construction market — will relocate its headquarters to a portion of Building 2, located at 1715 Meathe Drive, this summer. Kirk Nelson, Robert Smith and Jeff Kelly of CBRE represented the developer and landlord, Dalfen Industrial, in the lease negotiations.

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DevelopmentFloridaSoutheastStudent Housing

Toll Brothers, CanAm Capital Complete 1,086-Bed Student Housing Community Near Florida International University

by John Nelson

MIAMI — A joint venture between Toll Brothers Campus Living and CanAm Capital Partners has completed Lapis, a 1,086-bed student housing development located adjacent to the Florida International University campus in Miami. The 20-story community spans more than 763,500 square feet and offers units in one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a club room, indoor/outdoor fitness center, saltwater swimming pool, coffee bar, private study and group meeting rooms and a rooftop amenity deck with a Jumbotron and grilling stations. The design team for the development included Mary Cook Associates and Humphreys & Partners Architects. The community welcomed first residents in fall 2023.

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DevelopmentFloridaMixed-UseMultifamilySoutheast

ANF Group Tops Out $100M University Station Mixed-Use Development in South Florida

by John Nelson

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — ANF Group has completed vertical construction at University Station, a $100 million mixed-use project in Hollywood, roughly 10 miles outside Fort Lauderdale. A public-private partnership between the City of Hollywood and Housing Trust Group (HTG) is the developer. Located at 421 N. 21st Ave., 309 N. 21st Ave. and 2031 Polk St., the development will comprise two residential towers and a standalone parking garage. Upon completion, the property will feature 216 apartments, more than 2,000 square feet of commercial space, 12,210 square feet of educational space for Barry University’s College of Nursing and Health Services and 635 parking spaces. More than half of the parking spaces (365) will serve the Broward Commuter Rail South Station that is planned between Tyler and Taylor streets along the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway.  Apartments at the development, which will span 621 to 899 square feet in one- and two-bedroom layouts, will be reserved for residents earning between 22 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Monthly rental rates for the units will range from $374 to $1,634. Amenities will include a fitness center, multipurpose room and a swimming pool. The project team includes civil engineer HSQ Group, structural …

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FloridaIndustrialLeasing ActivitySoutheast

Glenstar Logistics Inks Three Industrial Leases Totaling 192,990 SF at Tri-County 75 in Fort Myers, Florida

by John Nelson

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Glenstar Logistics has inked three new leases at Tri-County 75 industrial park in Fort Myers totaling 192,990 square feet. Located at 6115-6150 Tri-County Commerce Way, the park is situated at the southeast corner of I-75 and Luckett Road. The new tenants include a Fortune 500 beverage company (56,705 square feet); Orlando-based Mechanical One (67,620 square feet), a home repair and maintenance company; and NB Handy (68,665 square feet), a Virginia-based distributor of metals, HVAC, commercial roofing and machinery products. Bob Johnston of Lee & Associates arranged the three leases on behalf of ownership. Ben Kuykendall of First Capital Property Group Inc. represented Mechanical One in the lease negotiations, and Danny Holly and Shawn Stoneburner of Cushman & Wakefield represented NB Handy. Tri-County 75’s general contractor, The Conlan Co., will be building out spaces for all three tenants. Developed in partnership with Columnar Holdings, Tri-County 75 spans 816,866 square feet across four buildings. Other members of the design-build team include architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer DeLisi Fitzgerald. The project was delivered in October and is now 64 percent leased. Another 215,000 square feet of space is expected to execute shortly at Tri-County 75 to two undisclosed …

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Miller Construction Completes 302,823 SF Warehouse in West Jacksonville

by John Nelson

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. has completed a 302,823-square-foot warehouse located at 2992 Pickettville Road in west Jacksonville. Lincoln Property Co. is the developer of the rear-load facility, which features 58 dock doors, two drive-in ramp doors, 36-foot clear heights and 54- by 48-foot column spacing. The property is situated near I-295 and I-10 and is divisible for up to four tenants. The project team includes architect IBI Group, MEP engineer Puga & Associates Inc., structural engineer DDA Engineers and civil engineer Adkinson Engineering.

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