TAMPA, FLA. — Crown NorthCorp has sold a distressed apartment community in Tampa to Catholic Charities-San Dollar Inc. for $990,000. Known as Sand Dollar Apartments, the property is located at 12708 N. 19th St. It contains 40 two-bedroom units. Occupancy was 32 percent at the time of closing. Jason Stanton and John Stone of Colliers International Tampa Bay Florida, along with Nick Pavonetti of Neighborhood Stimulus Group, arranged the deal. The acquisition was made possible with grant funds from the Federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a program launched as a result of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 that aims to stabilize communities through the redevelopment of foreclosed and abandoned residential properties.
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MIAMI — Lionstone Group has completed the disposition of Seville Hotel, which is located in Miami's South Beach. Marriott and hotelier Ian Schrager acquired the 400-key hotel for $57.5 million. Phillip Hudson III, a partner with Arnstein & Lehr, lead negotiations on behalf of the Lionstone Group regarding the underlying loan with FirstBank Puerto Rico. The previous owner of the hotel was 2901 Beach Ventures, which consisted of two equal partners, Lionstone Group and Fortune International Management. The buyers plan to redevelop the 12-story property into an new boutique hotel.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLA. — Orlando-based Roger Kennedy Inc. is renovating the Bert Fish Business Center in New Smyrna Beach for Bert Fish Medical Center. The $1 million, 11,284-square-foot project is located at 401 S. Dixie Freeway. The former bank building will serve as office space for hospital administrative employees. Completion is slated for November.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Adecco Group North America has signed a long-term lease for office space at Deerwood South business park, which is located at 10151 Deerwood Park Blvd. in Jacksonville. Adecco is leasing 78,292 square feet at the park, which is owned by Flagler. Jim Sebesta of Grubb & Ellis/Phoenix Realty Group represented Adecco; Gary Cox provided in-house representation for Flagler in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Northwood Assembly, which includes Northwood Church and Northwood Academy, is breaking ground for the development of the first phase of its new campus within Carnes Crossroads in Goose Creek. The new campus will be developed in several phases on 60 acres of land, which was donated by Charleston, S.C.-based The Daniel Island Company. The first phases will include the construction of a main auditorium, a childcare center, Kid’s Town chapel, youth ministry environments and administrative offices. Completion of the first phase is scheduled for late 2011. Additional phases will include buildings for Northwood Academy’s lower and upper schools, including gymnasiums, a cafeteria and athletic fields. The Daniel Island Company is developing Carnes Crossroads, a planned master community in Goose Creek.
TARPON SPRINGS, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $13.44 million refinance loan for Sun Valley Estates Manufactured Housing Park in Tarpon Springs. Built in 1972, the 55-plus, age-restricted mobile home community consists of 261 pads with 231 doublewide and 30 singlewide homes. Community amenities include an outdoor pool, eight shuffleboard courts, a leasing office, a laundry facility, a community room, a storage area and a library. At the time of closing, the property was 94 percent leased. The 10-year loan has a 30-year amortization schedule. Additionally, the loan was underwritten to a 70 percent loan-to-value with a 1.30x debt-service coverage ratio. Cary Monroe and Mike Giordano of Monroe & Giordano originated the loan. Andrew Tapley of Walker & Dunlop led the firm’s team for the transaction.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Michael Jaworski of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa represented the seller, a Florida-based developer, in the disposition of a Walgreens location in Kissimmee. Located at 5180 U.S. Highway 192, the 14,490-square-foot retail property sold for $5.6 million. The investment is a fee simple, new construction triple-net property, which opened last year. Paul Nudelman of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the buyer, a Florida-based limited liability company, in the transaction.
OSPREY, FLA. — Fort Myers, Fla.-based J.L. Wallace Inc. has completed the construction of a CVS/pharmacy location at Blackburn Point and U.S. Highway 41 in Osprey. The 13,013-square-foot project includes a drive-thru area, an extensive aluminum storefront work, automatic glass doors, a prefabricated entry trellis, a single-ply roof system over lightweight concrete, building signage, a compactor enclosure and monument signs. Additionally, the project included extensive site work and the interior features detailed cabinetry, shelving, fixtures and graphics, security grills, an overhead door, resilient flooring, carpeting, coolers/freezers, a fire system and an alarm system. Robert Reid Wedding Architects and Planners provided architectural services for the project, while Foresite Group provided engineering services. The project was contracted with Armstrong Development Properties.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Walker & Dunlop has provided $17.2 million in non-recourse construction financing for renovations to the Holiday Inn located at the intersection of Calhoun and Meeting streets in downtown Charleston's Historic District. Noble Investment Group, which acquired the 126-room property earlier this month, plans to add 50 units and 5,000 square feet of meeting space to the hotel. It will also be rebranded as a Courtyard by Marriott. The loan carries a 5-year term with 2 years interest-only payments as well as a 25-year amortization schedule. Andrew Coleman of Walker & Dunlop led the team that procured the financing.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — The Paul and Eleanor Sade Trust has purchased a 254,297-square-foot warehouse property from Ascension I Jax for $10.65 million. The property is located at 6831-35 Stuart Ave. and 6830 Highway Ave. in Jacksonville. Miller International's Bob Miller represented the buyer in the transaction. Bobby Gatling, Bryan Bartlett and John Richardson of Grubb and Ellis|Phoenix Realty Group represented the seller.