CRESTVIEW, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) and nonprofit AM Affordable Housing have broken ground on Princeton Grove, an affordable housing development in Crestview catered to seniors aged 62 and older. Located at 475 Aplin Road, the community will comprise four stories with a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Apartments, which will be reserved for residents who earn at or below 22, 30 and 60 percent of area median income (AMI), will range in cost from $363 to $1,188 per month. Five units have been committed for veterans who meet the household income and age criteria. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, pickleball court, putting green, media room with computer stations, swimming pool and a dog park. Funding sources for the $23.5 million project, which is scheduled for completion next fall, include a $14 million construction loan from Truist Bank, $9.1 million in 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity syndicated through Truist Community Capital and three additional loans from the Florida Housing Finance Corp. Grandbridge Real Estate Capital additionally provided a $7.5 million Freddie Mac loan. Bayern Construction is the general contractor on the project, with PQH Group acting as architect and interior designer and …
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Merritt Properties has acquired 16 acres for the expansion of the company’s Imeson Landing Business Park in Jacksonville. Three additional flex/light buildings comprising 114,500 square feet will be built at the site, with construction scheduled to begin in 2024. Upon completion, the development, which is located at the corner of Imeson Park Boulevard and Zoo Parkway, will total 380,700 square feet across eight buildings. Merritt was self-represented by Bobby Lanigan and Pat Franklin, and Luke Pope of JLL represented the land seller in the transaction. Preleasing is currently underway. Nine tenants have signed leases ranging in size from 3,000 to 29,000 square feet at the development thus far.
TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a 33,175-square-foot lease at Rivergate Tower, a 515,965-square-foot office building located at 400 N. Ashley Drive in Tampa. Law firm Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns LLP will occupy the space beginning in October of this year. Amenities include a tenant lounge, café, two conference/training centers, dry cleaning services, a fitness center, valet parking and an outdoor terrace café/bar. A Malio’s Steakhouse restaurant also operates at the property. Roxanne Kemph and Kelley Matheson of CBRE represented the landlord, Banyan Street Capital, in the lease negotiations. Chris Butler, Ryan McCurdy and Lorenzo Gonzalez of Franklin Street represented the tenant.
Barron Collier, Metro Commercial Break Ground on Winchester Mixed-Use Project in Southwest Florida
by John Nelson
NAPLES, FLA. — Barron Collier Investment Partners, a joint venture between Barron Collier Cos. and Metro Commercial Development Group, has broken ground on Winchester, a 21-acre mixed-use property in Naples. The development is the second project between the two firms, joining the nearby Founder’s Square development. Situated on Immokalee Road and Orange Tree Boulevard, Winchester will include a major medical tenant, quick-serve restaurant, storage facility and retail space. The joint venture expects to announce tenants soon and to open by mid-2024. In addition to Founder’s Square and Winchester, Barron Collier and Metro Commercial plan to co-develop more mixed-use projects throughout the state of Florida, both ground-up opportunities and redevelopments.
MIRAMAR AND JENSEN BEACH, FLA. — PGIM Real Estate has sold two Publix-anchored shopping centers in Florida to Phillips Edison & Co. for a combined $32 million. The properties include the 70,288-square-foot Shops at Sunset Lakes in Miramar and the 109,811-square-foot Town Center at Jensen Beach. Danny Finkle, Eric Williams, Jorge Portela and Kim Flores of JLL represented PGIM in both transactions. Built in 1999, Shops at Sunset Lakes was 98.4 percent leased at the time of sale to Goodwill, State Farm Insurance, Sedation Dental Spa, Small World Montessori, The Tutoring Center and Sushi Ski. Town Center Shops at Jensen Beach was built in 2000 and was 83.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Culvers, Orangetheory Fitness, Party City, Parents Choice Preschool, All Partners Network and Coastal Animal Hospital.
Bonaventure-Sponsored REIT Purchases Three Multifamily Properties Totaling 601 Units in Florida, Virginia
by John Nelson
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — A private REIT affiliated with Alexandria, Va.-based Bonaventure has acquired three multifamily communities totaling 601 units in Florida and Virginia in separate UPREIT transactions. (UPREIT, or Umbrella Partnership Real Estate Investment Trust, is a type of transaction where a seller trades to a REIT in exchange for an ownership stake in the REIT.) The Virginia assets include Cedar Broad Apartments in Richmond and East Beach Marina Apartments in Norfolk, which comprise 204 and 137 units, respectively. Cedar Broad features homes in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with amenities including a breakfast/coffee concierge, rooftop terrace with full kitchen, electric vehicle charging station, covered parking and a gym. East Beach Marina offers apartments in one- and two-bedroom layouts. The Florida property is Shadetree Apartments in Ruskin. The property comprises 260 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include private cabanas for entertaining, a clubhouse, swimming pool and a sauna.
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $39 million sale of Biscayne Centre, a 156,446-square-foot office building located at 11900 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami. Totaling eight stories, the property — which was 81 percent occupied at the time of sale — features ground-floor retail space and an attached multi-level parking garage. Amenities include front desk security, an in-house café and a day spa. An entity doing business as Biscayne Real Estate Holdings LLC purchased the property from an entity doing business as 11900 Biscayne LLC. Benjamin Silver and Charlie Manuel of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
SARASOTA, FLA. — University Park, Fla.-based Benderson Development has acquired two properties in Sarasota. Located at 4001 South Tamiami Trail, the first property is a former Café Baci restaurant. The second property, which comprises 16,500 square feet, is located at the corner of Bee Ridge and Beneva roads and is leased to Walgreens. Additionally, Benderson opened a newly rebuilt Publix grocery store at retail center The Landings, which the company purchased in 2012 and has since renovated. 3Natives, Pacific Counter and Crumbl Cookies are also scheduled to join the tenant roster. Other tenants at the retail center include Florence and the Spice Boys, The Breakfast Company, Origin Craft Beer & Pizza Café, Apollonia Grill, Starbucks Coffee, Mantra Fitness, StretchLab, EoS Fitness, Daruma, DogPerfect and Tripletail Seafood & Spirits.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.5M Sale of CVS-Leased Retail Property in Sarasota, Florida
by John Nelson
SARASOTA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a 10,378-square-foot retail property located at 8546 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. CVS/pharmacy occupies the building on a net-lease basis. The property was built in 1999 on a 1.6-acre site. Joseph Prio, Alan Lipsky and Barry Wolfe of Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, FFT Livingstone Investors Inc. An undisclosed private investor was the buyer.
DORAL, FLA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $7.3 million sale of a 14,900-square-foot, single-tenant retail store located at 3750 NW 87th Ave. in Doral, a suburb of Miami. The property was triple-net leased to CVS. Greg Matus, Adam Tiktin and Alex Lazo of Franklin Street, along with Norman Matus of Red Rock Realty, represented the seller, Illinois-based Curfin Property US Inc. Florida-based Goldenberg Investment Group Inc. purchased the property, which was built in 2016.