PALMETTO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $97 million construction loan to finance the development of The Carlton at Robinson Gateway, a 610-unit multifamily project in Palmetto. The borrower, The Mahaffey Apartment Co., plans to break ground this summer alongside newly contracted general contractor Esterline Construction. Mitch Sinberg, Bryan Brown, Matt Robbins, Scott Wadler and Brad Williamson of Berkadia arranged the financing through Goldman Sachs Private Bank, a division within its Wealth Management platform. Situated in the Sarasota-Bradenton MSA near I-75, The Carlton at Robinson Gateway will comprise one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 625 to 1,587 square feet. Amenities will include a clubhouse, business center, onsite storage units, community dog park and a resort-style swimming pool.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Hoffman & Associates has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton Falls Church, a hotel featuring 146 suites within the 10-acre West Falls neighborhood in Northern Virginia. The hotel’s amenities include a 24-hour fitness facility, business center, complimentary Wi-Fi and daily complimentary breakfast. According to the property website, average room rates range from $240 to $259. In addition to the hotel, West Falls features The Alder apartments, The Reserve at Falls Church seniors housing, The Oak Condominiums, The Wellness Center and more than 120,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, including early education and preschool program Tierra Encantada.
DULUTH, GA. — Newmark has brokered the $36.3 million sale of a four-building portfolio within Satellite Place in Duluth, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Situated near I-85, the portfolio spans nearly 290,000 square feet and includes three industrial buildings at 2405, 2425 and 2450 Commerce Ave. and one single-story office building at 2400 Commerce Ave. Casey Keitchen and Collin BeVier of Newmark represented the sellers, two entities doing business as Satellite Place Property LLC and Satellite Commercial Property LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed industrial fund.
MIAMI — Driftwood Capital has provided a $34.8 million mezzanine loan for the refinancing of Miami Airport Marriott Connection, a complex comprising three Marriott-branded hotels near Miami International Airport. Driftwood Capital provided a two-year loan with three one-year extension options on behalf of the borrowers, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management and Highgate, via its lending fund Driftwood Lending Partners LP. Located at 1201 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami Airport Marriott Connection features a 371-room Marriott hotel, 301-room Courtyard by Marriott and a 164-room Residence Inn by Marriott.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Trader Joe’s has signed a lease to open a new store at Sweetgrass Corner, a 90,000-square-foot shopping center located in Mount Pleasant, roughly five miles outside downtown Charleston. The grocer will occupy 14,000 square feet at the property, which is owned by Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. (CRC). Trader Joe’s, which operates more than 570 stores throughout the country, will be situated within a portion of the space left vacant by the closure of BI-LO in 2019. The new lease brings the center’s occupancy to 82 percent. CRC acquired Sweetgrass Corner in spring 2022. An opening date for the store was not disclosed.
By Ben Eisenberg of Transwestern In 2023 and continuing into 2024, Miami’s industrial sector experienced moderate growth due to reduced lease turnover and despite accelerating interest rates and economic uncertainty. However, the market’s strong industrial fundamentals and international connectivity via Miami International Airport and PortMiami continue to demonstrate its enduring strength and resilience. Miami’s industrial market is powered by freight, logistics and e-commerce demand, along with traditional distribution, service and light assembly. The region continues to experience steady population growth that drives sustainable consumption of goods and services and, ultimately, the need for warehouse space. Accounting for nearly 27 percent of Florida’s overall population, Miami was home to more than 6.2 million people at the end of 2023 and is projected to grow to 6.3 million this year. The region’s population has expanded by nearly 7.6 percent over the past 10 years. Increased migration to the Sun Belt has boosted wealth, disposable income and consumption, making Miami one of the nation’s wealthiest metro areas, with some of the highest average home values. In the first quarter of 2024, Miami’s unemployment rate reached a record low of 1.5 percent and has remained below 2 percent since the fourth-quarter 2022. The region’s …
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — An affiliate of Cohen & Steers has acquired a two-property, open-air shopping center complex located in Fayetteville, a city in the northwest portion of Arkansas near the Oklahoma and Missouri borders. Totaling 403,000 square feet, the complex comprises the retail centers Spring Creek Centre and Steele Crossing. Tenants at the properties include T.J. Maxx, Ulta Beauty, Best Buy, Old Navy, PetSmart and Kohl’s. The centers also feature corporately owned Walmart, Home Depot and Target stores. At the time of sale, the centers were 95 percent occupied. DLC Management partnered with Cohen & Steers on the acquisition. The seller and price were not disclosed. “Fayetteville is benefiting from national migration trends as people move to more affordable and economically attractive residential areas across the country,” says James S. Corl, head of the private real estate group at Cohen & Steers. “We believe the shopping centers are well positioned in a dominant location to benefit from these tailwinds, and we are excited to partner with DLC.” Prior to the acquisition, DLC served as the manager of both Spring Creek Centre and Steel Crossing for more than a decade. Headquartered in metro New York City, the company’s portfolio features more …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Centennial Bank has provided an $84.4 million loan for the construction of The Arcadian, a mixed-use affordable housing project underway in Fort Lauderdale. Sunshine Shipyard LLC, an affiliated company of a joint venture between Fuse Group and Boca Paila, is the developer and borrower. Located at 640 N.W. 7th Ave., the property will comprise an eight-story tower with 478 residential units, as well as 15,000 square feet of retail space and a 212,000-square-foot parking garage. Amenities will include swimming pools, a central atrium, fitness center, indoor pickleball court, outdoor movie theater, playground, business center, kid’s room, lounge area, pet park, pedestrian paseo and club rooms. Completion is scheduled for early 2026.
LAKE PARK, FLA. — DXD Capital has completed the development of a self-storage facility located in Lake Park, a suburb of Palm Beach. Located at 1450 Watertower Road, the South Florida property totals 77,150 square feet of rentable square feet across 738 individual units. DXD acquired the property in July 2022 through the DXD Self Storage Fund I, which was launched in November 2020. Public Storage operates the facility.
APOLLO BEACH, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $5 million sale of a newly developed retail property located at 6598 N. U.S. Highway 41 in Apollo Beach, a Tampa Bay City situated about 18 miles south of Tampa. Two tenants, GoodVets and First Watch, fully occupy the building, which totals 7,000 square feet. Patrick Nutt, William Wamble and Daniel Becker of SRS represented the Florida-based seller in the transaction.