MIAMI — Swire Properties Inc. has announced new retailers joining Brickell City Centre’s 500,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Miami’s Brickell district. Comprising more than 80 retailers and eateries, the retail development is set to open to the public in November. The new tenants joining the project include Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Suit Supply, Stitched and Pinko. Swire Properties is co-developing the shopping center with Whitman Family Development and Simon Property Group. Tenants that have previously signed leases at the $1.05 billion, 4.9 million-square-foot Brickell City Centre include Saks Fifth Avenue, Cinemex, Italian Food Hall, LIVE!, lululemon athletica, Armani Collezioni, Cole Haan, Bally, Coach, Porsche Design, Luke’s Lobster, Taco Chic and AT&T. As part of the center’s design, Swire Properties has integrated the Miami Metromover with a stop that exits directly into the shopping center’s third floor. The project will also feature a two-story underground parking deck.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skanska has signed a $60 million contract with the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to construct its new administrative headquarters building in Washington, D.C. Skanska will build the new headquarters over an operating pump station. The 150,694-square-foot building will house roughly 350 D.C. Water and Sewer employees. The project is targeted for LEED Platinum certification. Skanska will break ground on the facility this year with an expected completion for December 2017.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $44.5 million sale of Pine Harbour Apartments, a 366-unit luxury multifamily community located at 10600 Bloomfield Drive in east Orlando. Built in 1990, the gated community features a 24-hour fitness center, indoor racquetball court and a Wi-Fi-enabled clubhouse and business center. Pine Harbour Apartments features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 622 square feet to 1,255 square feet. Steve Witten, Still Hunter III and Victor Nolletti of IPA, along with Evan Kristol, Francesco Carriera and Michael Regan of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer.
ATLANTA — Apple Hospitality REIT has closed on the previously announced acquisition of a 128-room Home2 Suites by Hilton in downtown Atlanta. The purchase price was $24.6 million, or approximately $192,000 per room. Located at 87 Walton St., the hotel is situated near Centennial Olympic Park, CNN Center, World of Coca-Cola, College Football Hall of Fame, Georgia Aquarium, Philips Arena, the Georgia Dome, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Following the purchase, Apple Hospitality REIT’s portfolio includes 180 hotels spanning 23,000 guestrooms in 32 states.
TAMPA, FLA. — HRE/Sefira Cypress LLC, a joint venture between Highline Real Estate Capital and Sefira Capital, has closed on its $13.1 million purchase of Cypress Point Office Park in Tampa. Cypress Point is a six-building, 165,000-square-foot office park located at 10004-10014 Dale Mabry Highway. The park was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Longtime CREC principal David Moret formed Highline Real Estate Capital in February 2016, and Cypress Point was the inaugural purchase for the company. Mijael Attias and Aby Galsky formed Sefira Capital in September 2015. Jeffrey Morris and Bret Felberg of JLL represented the seller, Tomorrow VII Cypress LP, in the sale. Tarik Bateh of JLL’s capital markets group arranged acquisition financing through TD Bank on behalf of the new ownership group. HRE/Sefira Cypress LLC has selected Focus Real Estate Services to provide management and leasing services for Cypress Point.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Publix Super Markets has leased 45,000 square feet for a new store within a master-planned project known as WestEdge, a research-oriented urban infill development in downtown Charleston. The 25-acre development will be situated along the Ashley River adjacent to The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). The development team includes HPF Inc., Gateway Development Services, South City Partners and Charleston-based WRS Realty. Publix will anchor 10 WestEdge, a building that will include an 870-space parking garage, 350 apartments and street-level retail space. The Publix will be located next door to 22 WestEdge, a Class A office and research building. Construction on 10 WestEdge is expected to begin in August and wrap up by third-quarter 2018. Construction on 22 WestEdge is expected to begin in the fourth quarter with a spring 2018 completion. Additionally, construction is underway on 99 WestEdge, another mixed-use project within the larger WestEdge development. Phase I of WestEdge, which comprises 10 WestEdge, 22 WestEdge and 99 WestEdge, represents more than $250 million in private investment.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Williams Co. Southeast, an Orlando-based general contractor and construction manager, plans to remodel more than 20 Target stores in Florida and North Carolina. The company recently finished the remodel of three Florida stores in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Wesley Chapel and two North Carolina stores in Durham and Greensboro. Williams expects to wrap up construction of all the remodeled stores by October. The company has previously constructed more than 400 Target projects in 11 states.
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $10 million Fannie Mae loan for The Lexington Place Apartment Homes in Simpsonville. Built in 2000, the 144-unit apartment community is situated on 10.3 acres. Timothy DeWispelaere of KeyBank’s commercial mortgage group arranged the 10-year, non-recourse loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $8.3M Sale of Net-Leased Urban Outfitters in Palm Beach County
by John Nelson
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.3 million sale of a net-leased Urban Outfitters store located at 306 E. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach. Urban Outfitters signed a 10-year lease with two five-year renewal options in May 2014. The 11,073-square-foot, two-story store is fully leased to Urban Outfitters. Howard Bregman of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the buyer, Menin Development Inc., in the transaction. Last year Bregman represented Menin in acquiring the neighboring George Buildings at 326 and 400 E. Atlantic Ave.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Bayer Properties has placed a 125-acre tract of land across Highway 280 from The Summit Birmingham under contract. AT&T is selling a large portion of the tract in connection to its plan to relocate various offices within Birmingham. Bayer Properties plans to develop a project that will be complementary to The Summit and the surrounding area. The Summit’s tenant roster includes Belk, Gus Mayer, Saks Fifth Avenue, Anthropologie, Gap, J. Crew, Urban Outfitters, Carmike Summit 16, Orvis, lululemon athletica, Gymboree, Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn. Birmingham-based Bayer Properties currently owns and/or operates retail and office properties totaling approximately 10 million square feet, including The Summit in Birmingham.