Ocean Bank Provides $50M Construction Loan for Upscale Apartment Community in Boca Raton

BOCA RATON, FLA. — Miami-based Ocean Bank has provided a $50 million construction loan that will fund the development of a 282-unit luxury apartment community at the Park at Broken Sound in Boca Raton. The project will be located on 14.1 acres at the southeast corner of Congress Avenue and Clint Moore Road, a few miles from Florida Atlantic University, Mizner Park, Boca Town Center and the beaches. The apartment complex, which includes a 5,500-square-foot clubhouse, is expected to open in 15 to 16 months. Ralph Gonzalez-Jacobo and Eddie Diaz of Ocean Bank originated the loan on behalf of the Miami-based borrowers, Sergio Rok and James Tate of TR Danburg Boca Holdings. The loan represents 70 percent of the estimated total cost of $71.4 million, or $177,000 per unit, for the development and construction of the property.