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Adam America, JW Capital Secure $180M Refinancing for Student Housing Community Near Florida International University

by John Nelson

SWEETWATER, FLA. — Adam America Real Estate and JW Capital Management have secured $180 million for the refinancing of Terrazul, a 22-story student housing community located adjacent to Florida International University (FIU). Completed in 2024, the 1,201-bed property is located at 700 S.W. 107th Ave. in Sweetwater, a city in Miami-Dade County. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer and Michael Ianno of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing through Corebridge Institutional Investment LLC. The borrowers will use the financing to pay off Terrazul’s existing construction loan and collect proceeds. The property features 932 studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom units that were 98 percent occupied at the time of financing, as well as 647 parking spaces, a suite of amenities and 15,442 square feet of retail space on the ground level.

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Hines, USD Sign Two Office Tenants at T3 FAT Village in Fort Lauderdale

by John Nelson

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Hines and Urban Street Development (USD) have signed two new office tenants to join T3 FAT Village, a mass-timber office building within the $500 million FAT Village mixed-use redevelopment project in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village. GXO Logistics Inc. will open a new 35,000-square-foot office at the six-story, 180,000-square-foot office building, and workplace furniture provider CBI Workplace Solutions will move its Fort Lauderdale operation to the property from Las Olas Boulevard. The companies are the first committed tenants at T3 FAT Village and will open their offices next year. Blanca Commercial Real Estate handles the office leasing assignment at T3 FAT Village. Christina Jolley, Chris Harak and Kevin Carrasco of Blanca CRE represented GXO in the lease negotiations, while David Hillegas and A.J. Belt of Cushman & Wakefield represented CBI Workplace Solutions. Hines and USD plan to announce the property’s ground-level retail and restaurant tenants later this year.

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Newmark Arranges Acquisition Financing for 1.7 MSF BRiC Office Campus in South Florida

by John Nelson

BOCA RATON, FLA. — Newmark has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC), a 1.7 million-square-foot office and research-and-development campus located at 5000 T-Rex Ave. in Boca Raton. West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Related Ross purchased the 124-acre property for an undisclosed price. According to South Florida Business Journal, the selling entity comprised locally based CP Group, DRA Advisors, Las Olas Capital Advisors and Rialto. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani, John Caraviello and Josh King of Newmark arranged the acquisition financing through Ares Real Estate funds. The BRiC site used to serve as the regional headquarters campus for IBM. In addition to offices and laboratory space, BRiC features two cafés, an 800-seat presentation hall, multiple event spaces, a gym and direct shuttle service to the Boca Raton Tri-Rail station. Tenants at the campus include D-Wave Quantum Inc., Modernizing Medicine, Cinch Home Services, Allstar Recruiting Locums LLC and Everglades University.

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PRP Purchases Hyundai Mobis-Leased Distribution Center in Montgomery for $66.5M, Plans Expansion

by John Nelson

MONTGOMERY, ALA. — PRP Real Assets has acquired a newly built distribution center in Montgomery for $66.5 million. Delivered in September 2025, the 459,680-square-foot property is leased to Hyundai for 14 years and guaranteed by Hyundai Mobis, a supplier that is using the facility as its flagship redistribution center for Hyundai, Kia and Genesis aftermarket service parts. The facility services more than 2,000 car dealerships nationwide and is fully integrated within a larger, 1.6 million-square-foot Hyundai campus. The property is situated on a 60-acre site and features 36-foot clear heights, 36 dock-high doors and ESFR fire protection. In addition to the acquisition, PRP Real Assets has agreed to provide $30 million in incremental funding to expand the facility by more than 240,000 square feet. Further details of the expansion were not released.

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Merritt Breaks Ground on Third Phase of North Jacksonville Industrial Park

by John Nelson

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Merritt Properties has broken ground on Phase III of Imeson Landing Business Park in north Jacksonville. The new phase will comprise three shallow-bay industrial buildings totaling 126,500 square feet. The new buildings will be situated across the road from the first two phases of Imeson Landing, which total 266,200 square feet across five buildings. Buildings 600, 700 and 800 will feature 16- and 18-foot clear heights, rear-loaded docks, 90- to 100-foot truck courts and move-in ready incubator spaces to support small, growing businesses. Merritt and general contractor ARCO/Design Build plan to deliver Phase III in second-quarter 2027. The Baltimore-based developer has tapped Ross Crabtree and Luke Pope of JLL to handle leasing at Imeson Landing’s third phase.

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AcquisitionsMultifamilySoutheastTennessee

Blackfin, Enterprise to Acquire Apartment Community in South Nashville for $26M

by John Nelson

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors LLC and Enterprise Community Partners plan to acquire Brookridge Apartments, a 177-unit community located at 100 Brookridge Trail in Nashville. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Enterprise is acquiring its equity stake in the venture via its Enterprise Preservation Fund VI. Situated on the city’s south side, Brookridge Apartments is a garden-style property that was delivered in 1986 and comprises primarily two-bedroom apartments with units averaging 1,023 square feet in size.

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JLL Arranges $102M in Financing for Four-Property Industrial Portfolio Spanning Three States

by Abby Cox

NEW YORK — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $102 million loan to finance a four-property industrial portfolio spanning Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Peter Rotchford, Steven Binswanger and Lucas Borges of JLL secured the loan through Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) on behalf of the borrower, SkyREM. The portfolio, which totals 1.9 million square feet, is currently fully leased to six tenants with a weighted average lease term of more than six years.

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Crescent Communities Opens 300-Unit Multifamily Community in Douglasville, Georgia

by Abby Cox

DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Crescent Communities has opened NOVEL Douglasville, a 300-unit multifamily community located in Douglasville, roughly 20 miles west of Atlanta. The new complex is situated within The Trails mixed-use development and sits adjacent to Great Point Studios’ 500,000-square-foot film studio anchored by Lionsgate. NOVEL Douglasville consists of five four-story buildings that feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Monthly rental rates begin at $1,500, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool; pond overlook with grills, a fire pit and seating; open-air event and game lawn; clubroom with a TV, full kitchen and covered porch with an outdoor fireplace; fitness center; coffee café and coworking space; and a dog park, dog wash stations and private, dog-friendly areas. As part of The Trails, NOVEL Douglasville also offers residents access to 60,000 square feet of commercial, office, retail and hotel space, all connected by walking paths. Financial partners for NOVEL Douglasville include Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Great Southern Bank and Phoenix Capital Management LLC. Affiliate firm Crescent Communities Construction served as the general contractor for the project.

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GBT Realty to Develop 300,000 SF Retail Center in Gallatin, Tennessee

by Abby Cox

GALLATIN, TENN. — GBT Realty Corp. plans to develop The Crossroads of Gallatin, a nearly 300,000-square-foot shopping center located in Gallatin, a middle Tennessee city approximately 30 miles northeast of Nashville. Current development plans include roughly 30,000 square feet of divisible shop space, multiple large-format retail spaces ranging up to 55,000 square feet and six outparcels. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based developer is currently in discussion with multiple dining, retail, health and fitness and service-based retailers and restaurants. Further details of the project were not disclosed. Upon full build-out, The Crossroads of Gallatin will be the largest shopping destination constructed in the Nashville MSA since 2015, according to GBT Realty.

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Three Retailers Join The Outlets of Mississippi in Metro Jackson

by Abby Cox

PEARL, MISS. — Three retailers are opening new stores at The Outlets of Mississippi, a 325,000-square-foot, open-air outlet mall located in Pearl, roughly five miles outside Jackson. Toys “R” Us will open a 4,645-square-foot store this month, while footwear brand and specialty shoe retailer Clarks will launch its 3,000-square-foot space in the fourth quarter of this year. Seasonal pop-up retail chain Spirit Halloween has already opened its 7,556-square-foot store at the center. The new leases are part of an ongoing revitalization of the center that has welcomed other national and regional brands including Ulta Beauty and Southern Marsh, along with Bath & Body Works, Michael Kors, Nike Factory Store, PUMA, Levi’s and Marshalls, among others. Jackson, Miss.-based Spectrum Capital LLC owns The Outlets at Mississippi, which opened in 2013.

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