Florida

LAKE WORTH, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $2.8 million sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 9955 Lake Worth Road in Lake Worth, a suburb of West Palm Beach. The South Florida store, which opened on a 0.6-acre parcel in August, has a 10-year corporate-guaranteed lease in place with MD Now, an urgent care provider with more than 60 locations. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a locally based development firm, in the transaction. An unnamed private investor based in Florida purchased the store in a 1031 exchange. The 3,250-square-foot store is situated within Woods Walk Plaza, an 88,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by Publix.

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BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Madison Communities and Heitman have obtained a $44 million construction loan for the development of Madison Bonita Springs, a 252-unit apartment development in Southwest Florida. Patterson Real Estate Advisors arranged the financing through First Citizens Bank on behalf of the developers. The Class A community will be located on Bonita Beach Road adjacent to the I-75 interchange. BenCo, Madison Communities’ in-house general contractor, plans to deliver Madison Bonita Springs by the end of 2025.

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WILDWOOD, FLA. — Southern Hospitality has broken ground on the first new construction of the Extended Stay America Select Suites prototype hotel. The four-story, 124-room hotel will be located in Wildwood, a city in Central Florida near The Villages master-planned community. The 50,000-square-foot property will be situated on less than two acres and feature apartment-like suites with full kitchens and onsite laundry services. Southern Hospitality and operator Extended Stay America plan to open the hotel in early 2025.

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SAN ANTONIO, FLA. — Miami-based Advenir Capital is underway on the development of LEO at Cypress Creek, a $93.5 million build-to-rent community in San Antonio, a suburb within the Tampa-St. Petersburg metropolitan area. Site work is currently underway, and vertical construction is scheduled to begin in June. Situated on 40 acres, the property will feature 315 units, with a mix of standalone cottages, duplexes and townhomes ranging from one bedroom and 728 square feet to three bedrooms and 1,510 square feet. Amenities at the community will include a swimming pool, clubhouse with a 24-hour fitness center, internet lounge, free Wi-Fi throughout the property, pocket parks and a pet washing station. Delivery of the first units is scheduled for June 2025, with completion expected by spring 2026. Nequette Architecture & Design designed LEO at Cypress Creek, and BBL Building Co. will serve as the general contractor.

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MIAMI — Fifield Cos. has begun construction on Wynwood Station, a 210-unit transit-oriented apartment community development at 45 N.E. 27th St. in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. Upon completion, the building will span eight stories and feature 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Apartments will range from 567 to 1,036 square feet in size, with a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Amenities at the community will include a resident lounge, party room, makers room, demonstration kitchen, fitness center, golf simulator, pet spa, remote work area, rooftop sun deck, soaking pool, hot tub and outdoor grills and dining areas. Completion is scheduled for April 2025. The project team includes MSA Architects, interior designer IDDI and general contractor Kast Construction.

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PINECREST, FLA. — Limestone Asset Management and Orion Real Estate Group have completed the $5 million renovation of Pinecrest Town Center, a 225,255-square-foot mixed-use property located at 12651 S, Dixie Highway in the south Miami suburb of Pinecrest. Renovations at the property, which features retail and office space, included upgrades to the façade and storefronts, the installation of impact windows, improved lighting and the addition of a rooftop parking area. General contractor Tim Majors of Suncon Inc. and architect Bruce Arthur of WHA Design led the project. Pinecrest Town Center was 90 percent leased at the time of renovations to tenants including Sage Dental, Coldwell Banker, Anacapri Italian Restaurant and Sea Siam. The property was previously renovated in 1994 and 2004. Limestone purchased the property, which was built in 1985, in 2021 for $32 million.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — PTM Partners has purchased land in the Tampa suburb of St. Petersburg, with plans to develop a 500,000-square-foot mixed-use project at the site. PTM acquired a parcel on Central Avenue for the development, which will comprise a portion of Phase II of the EDGE Collective. Tricera Capital and Eastman Equity sold the land for $14.8 million. Phase I of EDGE includes a nearly completed 163-room Moxy by Marriott Hotel, as well as the redeveloped 1246 Central Avenue building with 16,000 and 8,000 square feet of food-and-beverage and office space, respectively. Plans for Phase II are still being determined, according to PTM Partners.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged $32.2 million in financing for the acquisition of 246 units at Palmera Pointe Apartments, a 361-unit rental condominium community located at 7417 Palmera Pointe Circle in Tampa. Axonic Properties was the borrower and previously acquired 36 units at the property. Mitch Sinberg, Brad Williamson, Matthew Robbins and Scott Wadler of Berkadia’s South Florida office secured the loan on behalf of the borrower. The five-year, non-recourse loan features $25 million of initial funding with an additional $7.2 million of funding for Axonic to execute its business plan.

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WINTER PARK, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $7.7 million sale of a 29,987-square-foot single-tenant retail property located in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. Crunch Fitness occupies the property, which is located on 3.7 acres at 14150 W. Colonial Drive, on a 15-year triple-net lease. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based investment and development group, in the transaction. The buyer was a Florida-based private investor.

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SARASOTA, FLA. — Southern Realty Trust has provided a $56.4 million mezzanine loan for Aster & Links, a mixed-use development underway in downtown Sarasota. Situated at the intersection of Main Street and Links Avenue, the development will include two 10-story residential buildings housing 424 luxury apartments, 778 parking spaces and 51,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, including a Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store. Lantern Real Estate arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Belpointe PREP LLC, an affiliate of Belpointe OZ. Last year, the developer obtained a $130 million construction loan from Bank OZK for the project. Belpointe OZ plans to deliver Aster & Links in the second half of the year.

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