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KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Magic Development LLC has revealed plans for Magic Place, an 87-acre, $3.3 billion mixed-use development near Walt Disney World Resort in the Orlando suburb of Kissimmee. Rodrigo Cunha and Luis Claudio Sinelli are co-CEOs of Magic Development LCC, which is developing several other projects in Florida. Italian designer Paolo Pininfarina designed the project. At full build-out, the project will include five towers, shops, restaurants and resort amenities. The multifamily portion will be a mix of residential, condo and fractional units as well as nightly rental hotel rooms. Construction will begin on the first phase in July, according to the Orlando Business Journal. Phase I will include a 25-story, 251-unit resort tower, 40,000 square feet of retail and a 20,000-square-foot office building on U.S. Highway 192. Plans call for the finished development to include 250,000 square feet of retail and 1,850 residential units. The residential portion has a construction value of around $1.7 billion, according to the Business Journal. James Mincy, the project’s manager, says the company plans to build one building every four or five years, making a total construction time of between 20 and 25 years. — Haisten Willis

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Suffolk Construction City Place Doral

DORAL, FLA. — Suffolk Construction and The Related Group have topped off Phase II of City Place Doral, a mixed-use and residential development in Doral, a western suburb of Miami. Upon completion at year-end 2016, the project will feature 300,000 square feet of retail including entertainment, dining, spa and fitness components. The project will also feature 280,000 square feet of Class A office space and 322 residential units. Last year, The Related Group secured a $137 million construction loan for the development. In 2014, Suffolk Construction completed Phase I of the project, Manor at City Place Doral.

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The Landing ECU Greenville

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Pierce Education Properties LP has acquired The Landing, an 888-bed student housing property located near the East Carolina University campus in Greenville, for $42 million. The 288-unit community offers fully furnished two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments with bed to bath parity, stainless steel appliances and washers and dryers. Community amenities include three resort-style pools, a 24-hour, fitness center, an outdoor basketball court, upgraded game room and high-speed Internet. The community is served by a dedicated university-operated shuttle service.

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SANFORD, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $15.2 million construction loan for Residences at Seminole Commons, a 175-unit apartment community in Sanford, a northern suburb of Orlando. The property will be situated on Rinehart Road south of West 1st Street, near the extension of the SunRail subway line. Will James of NorthMarq’s Atlanta office, along with Bill Hardman of the firm’s Orlando office, arranged the three-year, interest-only loan through Synovus Bank of Orlando on behalf of the borrower, Inland Atlantic Development Corp.

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The Shops on South Howard Tampa

TAMPA, FLA. — Rosemurgy Properties has purchased The Shops on South Howard, a 21,393-square-foot retail center located at 533 S. Howard Ave. in south Tampa, for $10.5 million. The property’s tenant roster includes Chipotle, Jimmy John’s, GNC, The Optic Shop and Edward Jones. Nat Scarmazzi of HFF’s Miami office represented Rosemurgy Properties in the transaction.

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CONCORD, N.C. — Colliers International has brokered the $10.5 million sale of a 135,197-square-foot, freestanding Lowe’s Home Improvement store located at 940 Concord Parkway in Concord, a northern suburb of Charlotte. Built in 1999, the property currently has three-and-a-half years remaining on its 20-year lease. Jon Busse of Colliers International’s San Diego region and Greg Copps of the firm’s Charlotte office represented the seller, Carolina Emerald LLC, in the transaction. Brad Grow of Colliers International’s Charlotte office represented the buyer, Tailwind Charlotte Retail LLC, a private investment group based in Dallas.

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Courvoisier Centre Brickell Key Island Miami

MIAMI — A joint venture between KeyBank Real Estate Capital and an affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC has closed a $106.5 million loan for the recapitalization of Courvoisier Centre in Miami. Built between 1986 and 1990, the two-building, Class A office complex spans 343,000 square feet and features an upscale retail arcade and attached structured parking. The property is situated at 501 and 601 Brickell Key Drive on the upscale Brickell Key Island, a 23-acre manmade island. The loan was arranged on behalf of the borrower, Orlando-based Parkway Properties Inc. KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which carries a fixed interest-only rate of 4.6 percent through maturity and a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio. KeyBank will service the loan through maturity. Masaveu Corp., a Spanish investment company, bought an 80 percent stake in the asset from Parkway Properties for roughly $175 million, and Parkway Properties still retains a 20 percent interest in the property. Parkway Properties bought Courvoisier Centre in April 2014 from Tishman Speyer for $145.8 million.

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Oakbrook North

NORCROSS, GA. — Rothenberg-Rosenfield, a private real estate investment firm based in New York, has acquired Oakbrook North, a 700,000-square-foot flex office complex in Norcross, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The buyer purchased the 11-building complex from Irvine, Calif.-based Sperry Equities for $36.6 million. The property is situated on a 50-acre parcel along Oakbrook Parkway. Rothenberg-Rosenfield plans to invest $1.5 million to upgrade the property, which was 74 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as American Megatrends, PulteGroup and YesVideo. Colliers International represented Sperry Equities in the transaction. Reinsurance Group of America provided acquisition financing. The buyer has hired David Nash of Nash Commercial Real Estate to lease the asset. With the addition of Oakbrook North, Rothenberg-Rosenfield is now operating over 1.2 million square feet of commercial assets in Atlanta.

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Tattersall Village Hinesville

HINESVILLE, GA. — Berkadia has brokered the $25.2 million sale of Tattersall Village, a 222-unit upscale apartment community located in Hinesville, roughly one hour southwest of Savannah. Built in 2010, Tattersall Village is a garden-style community with an average unit size of 1,110 square feet. Pillar Income Asset Management Inc. purchased the property from BF/EBSCO Hinesville LLC. David Oakley, David Etchison, Mark Boyce, Paul Vetter and Andrew Mays of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction.

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OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons and Vanguard have announced 11 new tenants set to open at Foundry Row, a $140 million mixed-use development in Owings Mills. New tenants include Bar Louie, Mission BBQ, La-Z-Boy, Foundry Row Wine & Spirits, Xfinity, Massage Envy, Sleep Number, Mani Luxe, Chipotle, Hair Cuttery and Floyd’s 99 Barbershop. Foundry Row is currently 88 percent leased and is set to open in the fall. The new tenants will join a mix of previously announced retailers and restaurants such as a 130,000-square-foot Wegmans, LA Fitness, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Bagby Pizza, Panera Bread, Zoe’s Kitchen, Smashburger, Nally Fresh and LifeBridge Health.

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