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Eden Multifamily, Dermot Plan 44-Story Apartment Tower in Miami’s Park West District

by John Nelson April 13, 2023

MIAMI — Locally based Eden Multifamily and New York-based The Dermot Co. have teamed up to develop a 44-story apartment tower in Miami’s Park West district. Construction is set to begin at the site, located at 1018 N. Miami Ave., in 2024. The project will be situated near Miami Worldcenter and a Brightline station. Kobi Karp is designing the unnamed high-rise, which will feature 430 apartments, 8,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and 25,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a pool, fitness center and coworking spaces. The developers plan to present the project to the City of Miami’s Urban Development Review Board during its April 19 meeting. Greenberg Traurig is representing Eden Multifamily and Dermot in the land-use process. Jordan Karp LLC brokered the pending acquisition of the project site.

April 13, 2023

Development Florida Industrial Southeast

Hunt Midwest, Boyd+Mox Break Ground on 1.4 MSF Industrial Park in Central Florida

by John Nelson April 13, 2023

OCALA, FLA. — Kansas City-based Hunt Midwest and locally based partner Boyd+Mox have broken ground on Ocala South Logistics Park, a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial campus in Central Florida. The Class A development will be situated on a 93-acre site within Florida Crossroads Commerce Park, about three miles from I-75. The co-developers broke ground on the first of four buildings, a rear-load warehouse spanning 251,511 square feet. The speculative building is set to deliver before the end of the year and will feature 32-foot clear heights, 68 dock-high doors, 60-foot-deep speed bays and two drive-in doors. The project represents Hunt Midwest’s first industrial development in Florida and its first venture with Boyd+Mox. The design-build team for Ocala South Logistics Park includes civil engineer Kimley Horn, architect LS3P and general contractor Evans General Contractors. Rian Smith, Kris Courier and Josh Tarkow of CBRE are leasing the park on behalf of the owners.

April 13, 2023

Development Florida Industrial Southeast

Joint Venture to Develop 108,554 SF Cold Storage Facility in Tampa’s Ybor City Neighborhood

by John Nelson April 12, 2023

TAMPA, FLA. — Sansone Group, Mandich Group and BentallGreenOak have formed a joint venture to develop and operate a new 108,554-square-foot cold storage facility in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood. The rail-served facility will be situated less than three miles from Port Tampa and the CSX Intermodal Tampa Terminal, as well as 12 miles from Tampa International Airport. Tippmann Construction is the general contractor for the project, and locally based Stifel Bank provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing to the developers. Scott Delphey and Matthew Delphey of Food Properties Group, along with Lisa Ross and Trey Carswell of Cushman & Wakefield, will lease the facility on behalf of the ownership group.

April 12, 2023

Development Florida Hospitality Southeast

Key International, Shaner Open 156-Room SpringHill Suites Hotel in Jacksonville Beach, Florida

by John Nelson April 12, 2023

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLA. — Key International and Shaner Hotels have opened the 156-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront hotel. Shaner will operate the oceanfront hotel, which is owned by Key International. Located at 465 N. First St. in Jacksonville Beach, the hotel houses Sandbar Jax Bch, an oceanfront restaurant and bar, as well as a 24/7 lobby market for snacks and necessities and a fitness center that offers unobstructed views of the oceanfront pool. The hotel represents the first partnership between Key and Shaner and Shaner’s fifth hotel in the metro Jacksonville market.

April 12, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

SRS Brokers $28.4M Sale of Shopping Center Underway in Central Florida

by John Nelson April 11, 2023

KISSIMMEE, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the $28.4 million sale of WaterStar Orlando, a 79,680-square-foot shopping center under construction near Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. Orlando-based Equinox Development Properties is developing the center, which is located on a 7.7-acre site at 7991 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee. Set to open in the next few months, WaterStar Orlando will be anchored by Marshalls, Burlington and pOpshelf, and will also house Noire Nail Bar and Keke’s Breakfast Café. Equinox sold the shopping center to a South Florida-based entity doing business as Orlando 22 LLC. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Kevin Yaryan of SRS represented the seller in the transaction, and John Ellis of Newmark represented the buyer. WaterStar Orlando is part of a mixed-use development that will also include Madison WaterStar Orlando, a 516-unit apartment development that is also under construction.

April 11, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Southeast

JLL Arranges Sale of 464,400 SF Distribution Center in Auburndale, Florida

by John Nelson April 11, 2023

AUBURNDALE, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Building 100, a 464,000-square-foot, cross-dock distribution facility located at Pace Logistics Center in Auburndale. The seller, Intersect Development Group, delivered the property earlier this year. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Luis Castillo, Britton Burdette, Cody Brais and Taylor Osborne of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Paul Spellman, Taylor Allison and Emma Buch of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Located on a 30-acre site at 1234 Pace Road, Building 100 features 40-foot clear heights, a 60-foot speed bay, dock levelers and a 185- to 190-foot truck court.

April 11, 2023

Florida Leasing Activity Office Southeast

Law Firm Signs 37,000 SF Office Lease at Water Street Tampa

by John Nelson April 11, 2023

TAMPA, FLA. — Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, a law firm based in Birmingham, Ala., has leased space on the 10th and 11th floors of Thousand & One, a trophy office tower within the $3.5 billion Water Street Tampa development. Master developer Strategic Property Partners LLC is the landlord of the office tower. The law firm will move into its 37,000-square-foot space from its current regional office on North Tampa Street in downtown Tampa before the end of the year. PEI Global Partners has also recently leased space at Thousand & One, which also houses Citadel, ReliaQuest, Sila Realty Trust, Northern Trust Corp., Weatherford Capital, Synovus Financial Corp., RSM, Suffolk Construction, USA Rare Earth and Walker & Dunlop, among other tenants. Thousand & One features a rooftop terrace, private landscaped terraces, open-air conference room, employee fitness center and town hall meeting space. On the ground level, the building features a landscaped plaza with public art and water features and several ground-floor retailers, including Naked Farmer, CAVA and the recently opened Boulon Brasserie.

April 11, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

JLL Brokers Sale of 170,172 SF Cornerstone Corporate Center in Plantation, Florida

by Jeff Shaw April 10, 2023

PLANTATION, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Cornerstone Corporate Center I, a 170,172-square-foot, multi-tenant office building in Plantation, just west of Fort Lauderdale. Situated on 9.1 acres, the property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Marriott International, Morgan Stanley and MetLife. Amenities at the building include a covered parking deck, gym, café and access to nearby restaurants. Hermen Rodriguez, Ike Ojala, Matthew McCormack, Max Lescano and Blake Koletic of JLL represented the seller, an entity doing business as The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, advised by PNC Realty Investors. PIR Corner LLC acquired the property for an undisclosed price.

April 10, 2023

Build-to-Rent Development Florida Multifamily Single-Family Rental Southeast

JLL Brokers Sale of 48.1-Acre Build-to-Rent Development Site in Metro Tampa

by John Nelson April 7, 2023

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 48.1-acre build-to-rent development site located in Wesley Chapel. The site is approved for the construction of a 190-unit townhome community called GroveParc Townhomes. Max La Cava, Zach Nolan and Manny de Zarraga of JLL represented the seller, Blue Pointe Investors, in the transaction. Resibuilt acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Upon completion, which is scheduled for January 2025, GroveParc Townhomes will feature three- and four-bedroom townhomes with garages. Amenities will include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, playground, dog park, pickleball courts, lakeside trail and pedestrian access to the adjacent Krate & The Grove at Wesley Chapel, an open-air shopping center.

April 7, 2023

Development Florida Restaurant Retail Southeast

Azor-Led Partnership Breaks Ground on Wawa Gas Station in South Florida

by John Nelson April 7, 2023

PLANTATION, FLA. — A partnership led by South Florida-based shopping center owner and developer Azor Advisory Services has begun construction on a Wawa gas station and convenience store located in Plantation, roughly 30 miles north of Miami. The partnership, which is doing business as FLA BPI LLC, broke ground on the project April 4. Located at 100 South Pine Island Road, the property is situated within the northern portion of a three-acre site acquired by the partnership in 2016. Midtown Crossing, a 6,400-square-foot retail center, occupies the southern portion. Scheduled for completion in 12 months, the Wawa will offer prepared foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services and subcharge-free ATMs.

April 7, 2023

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