TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged $92 million in debt and preferred equity financing for the construction of Tampa Heights Apartments, a new 321-unit, mixed-income multifamily project in the Tampa Heights neighborhood. U.S. Bank provided the senior debt, and Marble Capital provided the preferred equity. The borrowers, Tampa-based Loci Capital and Pennsylvania-based Maifly Development, plan to begin construction in February and complete the project in late 2024. Michael Weinberg, Rebecca Van Reken and Alec Fox of Berkadia arranged the financing. Humphreys & Partners Architects is serving as the architect for the project. As part of its negotiations with the City of Tampa, Tampa Heights Apartments will include 32 income-qualifying units for residents earning no more than 80 percent of the area’s median income (AMI). Located on a 2.5-acre site at the northeast corner of North Florida and East 7th avenues, Tampa Heights Apartments will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range from 512 square feet to 1,393 square feet in size. Community amenities will include multiple outdoor lounging and park areas, a resort-style rooftop pool with cabanas, firepits and grilling stations, fitness center, coffee bar, meeting rooms, bike storage, dog park and secure package storage.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE|Raleigh has negotiated the $56.5 million sale of Edwards Mill Townhomes and Apartments, a 220-unit multifamily community located at 4428 Mill Village Road in northwest Raleigh. Howard Jenkins, Kevin Kempf, William Yowell and Drew Harney of CBRE’s Southeast Multifamily Investment Sales team represented the seller, California-based RK Properties, in the transaction. K.O. Kennedy and Scott Brady of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance division secured acquisition financing for the undisclosed buyer. Built in 1984, Edwards Mill is situated within walking distance to Crabtree Valley Mall and features an onsite 20-mile fitness trail, a 5,000-square-foot fenced dog park, car care center, fitness center, swimming pool with a sundeck, cyber café, full basketball court and a lighted tennis court.
Urban Story Ventures Sells Former Macy’s Store in Daytona Beach, Buyer Plans Multifamily Redevelopment
by John Nelson
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Urban Story Ventures has sold a former Macy’s department store at Volusia Mall in Daytona Beach for $10 million. The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based investor purchased the 10-acre property in spring 2020. The buyer, a joint venture between Legacy Partners and capital partner Griffin Capital Co. LLC, plans to develop a 350-unit apartment community at the site. The community, dubbed Legacy Daytona, will be situated across the street from Daytona Beach International Airport and Daytona International Speedway. Designed by Zyscovich Architects, the property will feature a top floor sky lounge, outdoor living room, heated saltwater pool, reflection courtyard, fitness center, yoga and spin studio, a dog park and a pet spa. The store will be demolished in the coming months to make way for Legacy Daytona. Legacy Partners and Griffin Capital plan to move in first tenants by summer 2024, with full completion set for summer 2025. Urban Story Ventures is currently involved in the adaptive reuse of another former Macy’s store it sold in Vero Beach, Fla.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.8 million sale of Boardwalk Inn and Suites, a 101-room hotel located at 301 S. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach. Ahmed Kabani, Lucas Mondino and Kian McLean of Marcus & Millichap’s Kabani Hotel Group represented the seller, South Atlantic Hospitality Group, in the transaction. Kabani says the hotel fetched more than 10 offers during the marketing process. Catherine O’Brien of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Calif., office assisted the Kabani Hotel Group on the list side. The buyer was an entity doing business as HLOM LLC. Built in 1988, the oceanfront hotel features a fitness facility, outdoor pool, hot tub and direct beach access.
The mere flipping of the calendar to mark a new year has done nothing to inject certainty into the next 12 months. The higher cost of credit that muted commercial real estate investment sales in the second half of 2022 and the attitude of some sellers who refuse to recognize the new pricing reality remain in place in the new year. Many eyes are on the Federal Reserve, hoping for a respite in interest rate hikes after the central bank raised the effective benchmark federal funds rate some 400 basis points to 4.33 percent in less than a year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Some investors are even hoping for a rate cut. Neither of those is likely, at least in the short term, observes Arthur Milston, a senior managing director of NAI Global in New York City. While inflation has cooled to an annual rate of 6.5 percent from a high of 9.1 percent in June, that’s still far off from the roughly 2 percent annual target that the Fed desires, he adds. That should translate into continued tightening, Milston says, although the question is, how long will the central bank keep raising rates, and …
Related Group Forms Joint Venture to Develop Bahia Mar Mixed-Use Project in Fort Lauderdale
by John Nelson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — The Related Group has finalized a joint venture agreement with Tate Capital and Rok Enterprises Inc. to co-develop Bahia Mar, a long-awaited, waterfront mixed-use complex in Fort Lauderdale. Designed by Arquitectonica, the development will include a luxury hotel and resort with 60 for-sale condominiums; 350 apartments across four high-rises; a yacht marina with 245 slips; 87,000 square feet of commercial space, including offices, shops and restaurants; a half-mile pedestrian boardwalk; green space; and 160,000 square feet of space across 7.3 acres to accommodate the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS). Bahia Mar will serve as the permanent hosting site for FLIBS, which is the world’s largest boat and yacht show. The construction timeline was not disclosed.
SHANNON, GA. — MDH Partners and Hight Knox Properties have delivered Hillman Group Building, a 420,750-square-foot warehouse situated on nearly 60 acres at 6695 New Calhoun Highway NE in Shannon. The property was a build-to-suit for The Hillman Group, a building solutions and hardware supplier firm based in Cincinnati. Currently the firm operates three separate facilities in the Georgia cities of Rome, Smyrna and Adairsville. The new Shannon warehouse will support 200 jobs, including 144 transferring from an existing location. Hillman Group Building features 210 parking spaces, 107 exterior dock doors and 36-foot clear heights.
Legacy Realty Negotiates $46M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Orlando
by John Nelson
LAKE MARY, FLA. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has negotiated the $46 million sale of Griffin Farm at Midtown, a 125,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Lake Mary, a suburb of Orlando. Jacob Baruch, Daniel Baruch and Jonah Warshaw of Legacy Realty represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity, but Orlando Business Journal reports the seller was Unicorp. Griffin Farm at Midtown is anchored by Winn-Dixie and also houses a 24-Hour Fitness location. The shopping center is part of a new mixed-use development that also features 263 luxury apartments and 138 David Weekly Homes.
Axiom Arranges $34.5M Refinancing for Student Housing Community Near University of Maryland
by John Nelson
COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged the $34.5 million refinancing of a student housing property located near the University of Maryland in College Park. The fixed-rate, non-recourse loan was secured on behalf of an undisclosed borrower and features a three-year term. The unnamed student housing property offers 232 units alongside amenities including a swimming pool, fitness center, movie theater and shuttle service to both the University of Maryland and Howard University. Built in 2010, the community also offers a 629-stall parking garage and 30 surface-level parking spaces.
WOODBRIDGE, VA. — CBRE National Senior Housing’s investment properties team has arranged the sale of HarborChase of Prince William Commons, a Class A seniors housing community in Woodbridge, a suburb of Washington D.C. Built in 2018, HarborChase of Prince William Commons is a three-story building with 127 units of assisted living, transitional memory care and memory care units. John Sweeny, Aron Will, Garrett Sacco and Scott Bray of CBRE represented the sellers, Silverstone Senior Living and Lionstone Investments. Although the price was not disclosed, CBRE National Senior Housing’s debt and structured finance team consisting of Aron Will, Tim Root, and Michael Cregan arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Artemis Real Estate Partners. CBRE secured a five-year, $31.3 million, fixed-rate loan from a regional bank with 24 months of interest-only payments. The Arbor Co. will operate the community following the acquisition.