PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — CIT Group Inc.’s subsidiary CIT Real Estate Finance has provided a $41 million secured credit facility to refinance PGA Plaza Shopping Center in Palm Beach Gardens. The shopping center is anchored by Trader Joe’s and Ulta Beauty. CIT provided the loan through CIT Bank on behalf of the borrower, Menin Development. In November 2013, CIT provided $26 million in financing to a joint venture headed by Menin Development to support PGA Plaza’s renovation, which included adding 5,646 square feet of retail space, a redesigned façade, upgraded parking lot, landscaping, site lighting and updated signage.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE has secured $29.3 million in construction and mezzanine financing for the development of The Dartmouth, a 171-unit, mid-rise apartment community located at 104 Dartmouth Road in Raleigh. Located in Raleigh’s Park District at North Hills, the community will feature five levels of apartment residences atop a two-level parking garage. The first units are slated for a third quarter 2016 delivery. Mark Fisher and Alex Furnary of CBRE’s Midtown Manhattan office arranged the loans on behalf of Kane Realty Corp., the project’s developer. CBRE arranged the $24.5 million construction loan through SunTrust Bank and the $4.8 million mezzanine loan through Federal Capital Partners.
SUNRISE, FLA. — The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has provided a $20.9 million CMBS loan to refinance Sawgrass Landings, a 64,500-square-foot shopping center in the Broward County city of Sunrise. The retail center’s tenant roster includes LA Fitness, Starbucks Coffee and FedEx Office. The mall is shadow anchored by Sawgrass Mills Mall. Steven Weiss, Romano Tio and Marc Sznajderman of RM Capital arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Trikon Sunrise LLC, which is managed by Jon Samuel. The loan features four years of interest-only payments.
PLANTATION AND PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — May Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of two net leased Petco stores in Plantation and Pembroke Pines to investors based in Venezuela and Portugal. Matthew May and Richard Huelsman of May Realty represented a U.S.- and Columbian-based family office in the sale of the two stores, which both had roughly four years remaining on their initial lease. The store at 12251 Pines Blvd. in Pembroke Pines sold for $5.9 million and the store at 8111 W. Broward Blvd. in Plantation sold for $7 million. The buyers purchased the assets in all cash. Alexandria Escudero of Miami-based Fortune Realty represented both buyers in the two transactions.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Hilton Worldwide has opened its first Home2 Suites by Hilton in Kentucky and its 53rd overall of the brand. The 103-room hotel, known as Home2 Suites by Hilton Lexington University/Medical Center, is located at 126 E. Lowry Lane and within three miles of downtown Lexington, area hospitals and the University of Kentucky. The hotel’s owner, Cohen Realty Inc., developed the hotel and has tapped Vista Host Inc. to manage it. The hotel features an indoor saline pool and an outdoor patio, as well as some of the brand’s trademark amenities such as the Oasis lobby, the Home2 MKT for grab-and-go items, the Spin2 Cycle (a combined laundry and fitness area) and complimentary continental breakfast at the “Inspired Table.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capital One Bank has closed a $90 million construction loan for Grosvenor America’s new mixed-use development in Washington, D.C.’s Capital Riverfront District. The project, named F1RST, will be located adjacent to Nationals Park baseball stadium. F1RST, will span 300,000 square feet and comprise a 13-story apartment building, 170-room Residence Inn by Marriott and 22,000 square feet of retail space. The multifamily component will feature amenities such as a rooftop swimming pool and hot tub, outdoor kitchens, fitness center, lounge, courtyard garden, pet spa and concierge services. Grosvenor Americas has executed leases with Taylor Gourmet and Chop’t for the retail portion. The project team includes contractor Clark Construction Group and McCaffery Interests. Capital One plans to hold $50 million of the loan and is syndicating $20 million each to United Bank and TD Bank. Sadhvi Subramanian and Brian Gormley of Capital One’s Washington office originated the loan on behalf of Grosvenor Americas.
TYSONS CORNER, VA. — Kettler and Macerich have opened VITA Tysons Corner, a 30-story luxury apartment tower in Tysons Corner, a city in Washington, D.C.’s Northern Virginia market. The first residents are now moving into the 429-unit high-rise tower. VITA Tysons Corner is the final component of Macerich’s Tysons Corner Center, which features an 18-story, 300-room Hyatt Regency hotel and the 22-story Tysons Tower trophy office building. Shalom Baranes Associates designed VITA to achieve LEED Silver certification. The apartment tower features an Earls Kitchen + Bar restaurant, rooftop saltwater pool, outdoor terrace with grilling stations, sports lounge, 24-hour concierge service and bicycle storage. The units feature Italian cabinetry, quartz countertops, designer baths and high ceilings.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Knoxville, Tenn.-based Regal Entertainment Group plans to open a new 10-screen, reserved-seating luxury theater at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville. The theater will feature upscale recliners, a lobby with a full-service bar and lounge seating. Located at the intersection of I-75 and Archer Road and anchored by Bass Pro Shops, the $200 million, 1 million-square-foot Celebration Pointe will feature a mix of approximately 400,000 square feet of entertainment, outlet retail and restaurants uses. Phase I of Celebration Pointe is slated to open in fall 2016.
ATLANTA — Affiliates of Boston-based Berkshire Group have completed their purchase of Crescent Howell Mill, a new 256-unit apartment community that Crescent Communities recently delivered in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. The transaction is part of the sale of a nine-property, $700 million portfolio of Crescent Communities-developed assets in the Southeast. Berkshire’s affiliates have also purchased three other assets in the portfolio and are expected to acquire two more, according to Crescent Communities. UBS Global Asset Management is the buyer of the other three portfolio properties, including the recently opened Crescent Bayshore in Tampa.
GREENSBORO AND ASHEBORO, N.C. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the sale of three apartment communities in North Carolina’s Triad area for a combined $21.8 million. Totaling 403 units, the three properties include Rehobeth Pointe and Juliet Place in Greensboro and Hanover Court in Asheboro. Elkal Inc. purchased Rehobeth Pointe and Juliet Place from The Keystone Group for $16 million. Beau McIntosh and Austin Green of Capstone represented the seller in the transaction. The Keystone Group purchased Hanover Court from Kings Cross and Hanover Associates for $5.8 million. John Ackiss and Andrew Klenk of Capstone represented the seller in the transaction.