NAPLES, FLA. — Stevens Construction has broken ground on Executive Medical Center, a planned 27,773-square-foot healthcare facility in Naples. The first floor of the three-story building will feature medical offices, exam rooms and an MRI machine. The second floor will offer medical office space that will be available for lease beginning in March 2021. The third story will include an ambulatory surgery center with operating and outpatient rooms. The facility will be located at 4513 Executive Drive, adjacent to two medical office buildings and 13 miles north of downtown Naples. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
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Berkadia Provides $17.9M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Community in Fayetteville, North Carolina
by Alex Tostado
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Berkadia has provided a $17.9 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Ardmore Pointe, a 291-unit multifamily community in Fayetteville. The 10-year loan features a fixed 3.01 percent interest rate and a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,051 square feet. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, pool, dog park, fitness center and a car wash area. The asset is situated at 3325 Oak Forest Drive, eight miles west of downtown Fayetteville. Mitch Sinberg and Brad Williamson of Berkadia originated the loan on behalf of the buyer, One Real Estate Investments. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
Maskco Technologies, SharperTek to Manufacture 75M Respirator Masks to Combat COVID-19
by Alex Tostado
MIAMI — Maskco Technolgies Inc. has teamed with SharperTek to create 75 million N95 respirator masks over the next two years beginning in November. Under terms of the agreement, Pontiac, Mich.-based SharperTek will send 56 units of its assembly lines to Maskco Technologies’ production facilities in Miami, where the masks will be produced. The partners are awaiting certification from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). A group of healthcare providers created Maskco Technologies in April when they realized the need for more N95 masks amid the COVID-19 outbreak. SharperTek has been manufacturing automated ultrasonic systems since 2006.
Metropica Development Completes 28-Story Residential Tower, First Phase of $1.5B Mixed-Use Project in South Florida
by John Nelson
SUNRISE, FLA. — Metropica Development LLC, led by Joseph Kavana of K Group Holdings, has completed the first residential tower within Metropica, a $1.5 billion mixed-use project in the South Florida city of Sunrise. The 28-story ONE Metropica Residences comprises 263 condominiums. The City of Sunrise recently issued Metropica Development LLC a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) so that move-ins can begin. Metropica is situated adjacent to Simon’s Sawgrass Mills Mall and in close proximity to Interstates 75, 95 and 595, as well as the Florida Turnpike. As of this writing, 75 percent of the units at ONE Metropica Residences have been purchased by buyers hailing from the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. The condos range in size from 961 to 2,022 square feet, and the property’s remaining units are priced ranging from the $400,000s to the $700,000s. Buyers of the move-in-ready units can close on their purchase either in-person or virtually. “We are extremely proud to be delivering our first residential building to the market,” says Bernard Werner, president of Metropica Development LLC. Designed by architectural firms Oppenheim Architecture + Design and YOO Design Group, condominiums at ONE Metropica Residences include floor-to-ceiling glass windows, porcelain tile, smart …
Roger B. Kennedy Construction Breaks Ground on 342-Unit Apartment Complex in Metro Orlando
by Alex Tostado
OAKLAND, FLA. — Roger B. Kennedy Construction has broken ground on The Avenue on Oakland, a planned 342-unit apartment complex in Oakland. The community will be located at 17210 Oakland Ave., 18 miles west of downtown Orlando. The property will comprise four four-story buildings, a clubhouse and a pool. The developer, UNICORP National Developments Inc., expects to deliver The Avenue on Oakland in December 2021. Slocum Platts Architects designed the community. The cost of development was not disclosed, although Roger B. Kennedy Construction says it entered a $47 million contract with the developer.
Capstone Negotiates Sale of Multifamily Community Made of Shipping Containers Under Construction in Nashville
by Alex Tostado
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Capstone Apartment Partners has negotiated the sale of 83 Freight, a planned 83-unit multifamily community being built using shipping containers in Nashville. When complete, the community will offer rooftop balconies, as well as studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 320 to 1,280 square feet. The property is situated within Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood, which was historically an industrial district. Now the area is being reimagined and will include the 27,500-seat soccer stadium for the MLS’ Nashville SC. The seller, FMBC Investments, expects to deliver 83 Freight this summer. Adam Klenk, Jonathan Hawks, Tyler Mayo and Austin Heithcock of Capstone represented the seller in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer acquired the property for more than $11 million.
Colliers Arranges 54,312 SF Industrial Lease for Electronics Company in West Columbia, South Carolina
by Alex Tostado
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Colliers International has arranged a 54,312-square-foot industrial lease for Shiyu Electronics USA in West Columbia. The property is located at 128 McQueen St., seven miles southwest of downtown Columbia. China-based Shiyu Electronics supplies parts for washing machines that are produced in Samsung’s plant in Newberry, S.C., about 50 miles from 128 McQueen St. The building at 128 McQueen spans 170,195 square feet and is now fully leased to Shiyu Electronics, Morrisette Paper Co. and plastic fabrication company Carolina Container. Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction. The landlord was not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jefferson Apartment Group and Stars REI have delivered J Linea, a 132-unit apartment community in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. The property is situated at 2009 8th St., less than two miles from downtown D.C. J Linea offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, each featuring stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and backsplashes, kitchen islands, plank flooring and floor-to-ceiling windows. Communal amenities include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, coworking booths, 24/7 Amazon Hub package system and 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The joint venture acquired the site in 2016.
SRS Brokers $4.7M Sale of New Retail Property Leased to 7-Eleven in Southwest Florida
by Alex Tostado
FORT MYERS, FLA. — SRS National Net Lease Group has arranged the $4.7 million sale of a retail property leased to 7-Eleven in Fort Myers. The property comprises a 2,961-square-foot convenience store and a gas station. A 15-year lease is in place with 7-Eleven Inc. for the property, which was completed in late 2019. The asset is situated at 6715 Winkler Road, seven miles south of downtown Fort Myers. Parker Walter of SRS represented the buyer, a California-based private investor that was in a 1031 exchange, in the transaction. Frank Rogers and Michael Carter of SRS represented the seller, an undisclosed Florida-based developer.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty has broken ground on Parke West, a mixed-use development near Nashville’s West End that will feature a dual-branded hotel, 210 residential units and 11,000 square feet of retail space. Chartwell Hospitality will develop and manage the hotel, which will feature 110 Hilton Garden Inn rooms and 69 Home2 Suites rooms. The hotel will also feature a fitness center, amenity deck and 4,000 square feet of meeting space. This is the 13th hotel that Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty has built in the Nashville market. The apartment community will feature two outdoor amenity spaces. Hoar Construction is serving as the general contractor for Parke West, and First Horizon Bank provided construction financing. GBT Realty expects to deliver the project in 2022.