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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Fifield Cos. Begins Construction of 210-Unit Wynwood Station Apartment Community in Miami
by John Nelson
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.
HANOVER, MD. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 289-room dual-branded Aloft/Element Arundel Mills BWI Airport hotel in Hanover, a southern suburb of Baltimore. The Aloft comprises 142 rooms, and Element has 147 guest rooms. Amenities at the property include an indoor pool, fitness center, 24-hour market, guest laundry and a meeting space. Located off State Route 100, the property is situated about five miles from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Spark GHC acquired the hotel for an undisclosed price. Ketan Patel, KC Patel and Phil White of JLL arranged the sale on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the $11 million sale of Scarlet Oak, an office/industrial flex building located at 8700-8702 Red Oak Blvd. in southwest Charlotte. A joint venture between Somerset Properties and ABR Capital Partners acquired the property. Built in 1981 and renovated in 2022, the property comprises 81,118 square feet and was 84 percent leased at the time of sale. Part of Griffin Partners’ The Oaks, a four-building industrial portfolio, the building features 245 parking spaces and 17 dock-high, drive-in doors. Recent upgrades to the property include a new outdoor amenity space, exterior improvements, new paint, a new backflow preventer and a newly resealed and restriped parking lot. Patrick Gildea, Robert Hardaway and Matt Smith of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Prior to the sale, Alek Salfia, Joe Franco and Kris Westmoreland of CBRE managed leasing at the property on behalf of the seller.
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.
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.
First Citizens Bank Provides $37M Refinancing for Medical Office Building in Birmingham
by John Nelson
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — First Citizens Bank has provided a $37 million loan for the refinancing of Grandview Physicians Plaza I, a medical office building (MOB) in Birmingham. Rethink Healthcare Real Estate was the borrower. Tenants at the property, which totals 200,000 square feet on the Grandview Medical Center campus, include practices specializing in endoscopy, imaging, orthopedics, women’s health services, internal medicine and physical therapy.
Berkadia Arranges $32.2M Acquisition Financing for Palmera Pointe Apartments in Tampa
by John Nelson
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.
SRS Brokers $7.7M Sale of Single-Tenant Retail Property in Orlando Suburb Leased to Crunch Fitness
by John Nelson
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.
Window Nation Signs 50,698 SF Office Lease at Maple Lawn Mixed-Use Community in Baltimore
by John Nelson
BALTIMORE — Window Nation has signed a 50,698-square-foot lease at 8110 Maple Lawn Blvd., a 104,412-square-foot office building situated within the Maple Lawn mixed-use community in Baltimore. Maple Lawn, which is being developed by Greenebaum Enterprises and St. John Properties, comprises 1,300 residences and 150,000 square feet of retail space, in addition to more than 1 million square feet of office space. Bill Jautze of St. John Properties represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis, and Rick Williamson of St. John Properties represented the tenant.