CAPE CORAL, FLA. — A partnership comprising Shoreham Capital, Bridge Investment Group and Wynkoop Financial has broken ground on Siesta Lakes, a 412-unit apartment community in Cape Coral, a city in southwest Florida near Fort Myers. The property will include one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with high-end finishes and private balconies with views of a private lagoon. The ownership group, which purchased the 26-acre site within an opportunity zone at 186-264 Tierra De Pa Loop in July 2022, recently secured a $66 million construction loan for the project. The development team has also selected Curran Young Construction as general contractor for Siesta Lakes, which is estimated for completion in second-quarter 2025.
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Alliance Residential Opens 278-Unit Broadstone 2Thirty Apartments in Downtown Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Broadstone 2Thirty, a 278-unit apartment community located at 230 Martin Luther King Drive SE in downtown Atlanta’s Oakland neighborhood. Situated near Grant Park, Historic Oakland Cemetery and the Atlanta BeltLine, Broadstone 2Thirty features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 790 square feet in size. Amenities include a rooftop resort-style pool and a clubroom with a game parlor, ride share waiting area, private focus rooms and a modern fitness center. Dynamik Design was the architect for the project, and Alliance Residential served as the general contractor. Monthly rental rates at Broadstone 2Thirty range from $1,590 to $3,185, according to the property website.
NORFOLK, VA. — Bonaventure has purchased Monticello Station Apartments, a 121-unit community located at 328 E. Freemason St. in downtown Norfolk, for $42 million. The Alexandria, Va.-based firm plans to rebrand the property as Attain Downtown East. The seller was not disclosed. In addition to apartments in one- to four-bedroom layouts, the property includes 33,000 square feet of retail space leased to tenants including Buffalo Wild Wings, 7-Eleven and Sushi King. Amenities include a swim spa, 24-hour fitness center, garden-style courtyards with gas grills and firepits and a conference room.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — TruCore Investments, an investment firm based in Tulsa, has acquired a manufacturing property in Pensacola, a city in Florida’s Panhandle near the Alabama border. The nearly $5 million acquisition comprises two Class B buildings totaling 77,845 square feet. The seller was an undisclosed individual investor based in California. The facilities sit on 8.1 acres at 3301 and 3329 Bill Metzger Lane within Ellyson Industrial Park. Jupiter Bach, a wind turbine component manufacturer, is the sole occupant of the two facilities, which have served as the manufacturer’s headquarters for more than 15 years. TruCore has purchased more than $130 million in Class B industrial assets in the past 24 months.
CrossMarc Services Acquires Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Crescent City, Florida
by John Nelson
CRESCENT CITY, FLA. — CrossMarc Services LLC, a real estate investment and advisory services based in Central Florida, has purchased Crescent City Plaza, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Crescent City, about 50 miles northwest of Daytona Beach, Fla. The property is located on 7.6 acres at 915-925 N. Summit St. Jimmy and Leo Island Properties sold the 47,945-square-foot retail center for $2.7 million. Built in 1974 and remodeled in 2019, Crescent City Plaza’s tenant roster includes Save-A-Lot and Family Dollar. The property includes a large parcel for future outparcel development. CrossMarc Services will handle leasing and management functions for the retail center.
Joint Venture Releases Plans, Renderings for $500M Mixed-Use Destination in Downtown Orlando
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — A joint venture between SED Development LLC, JMA Ventures LLC and Machete Group Inc. has released new plans and renderings for a mixed-use destination in downtown Orlando. The development, dubbed the Orlando Sports + Entertainment District, will span 8.5 acres adjacent to Amway Center, the home arena for the NBA’s Orlando Magic. The Orlando Sentinel reports the project will cost roughly $500 million to develop. The 900,000-square-foot destination will include a 260-room hotel with an outdoor lounge and pool deck, as well as meeting space and a chef-driven restaurant. Other components will include a 270-unit high-rise apartment tower, 200,000 square feet of Class A offices that are 30 percent preleased, 1.5 acres of central green space, 100,000 square feet of shops and restaurants and a 3,500-seat live music venue that can double as an events space with the capacity to host up to 1,000 guests. The construction timeline for Orlando Sports + Entertainment District was not released.
MIAMI — PMG and Greybrook have begun preleasing at Society Wynwood, a mixed-use development underway at 2431 N.W. 2nd Ave. in Miami’s Wynwood district. The property will include 318 residential units and 50,210 square feet of commercial space that will include announced tenants Bodega Taqueria, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Starbucks, Chama De Fogo and Nacho Daddy. Amenities at Society Wynwood will include a rooftop pool deck featuring a gym, full-service restaurant and hot tub. Other amenities, which will total 82,000 square feet, include multiple art installations, a coworking lab with private conference rooms, modern gym and fitness studio, a picnic courtyard, social lounges, yoga lawn, smart package lockers and app-based keys. Society Wynwood will be Miami-based PMG’s first Miami project delivered to residents under the Society Living brand portfolio. First move-ins are slated to begin in February 2024. Rental rates will range from $ 1,830 to $5,525 per month, according to Apartments.com.
LOS ANGELES — Thorofare Capital Inc., a Los Angeles-based affiliate of asset management platform Callodine Group LLC, has provided a $125.9 million loan for a medical office portfolio in greater Washington, D.C. The portfolio comprises eight properties totaling more than 705,000 square feet, the majority of which are situated on or adjacent to hospital campuses. Thorofare Capital provided the three-year, floating-rate loan to the borrower, an investment vehicle managed by Chicago-based Harrison Street. Felix Gutnikov, Jacob Yi and Nicholas Krueger of Thorofare Capital originated the financing. John Nero, Ben Appel, Jay Miele and Michael Greeley of Newmark’s Healthcare Capital Markets Group arranged the loan.
ATLANTA — Northmarq has brokered the $13.9 million sale of a freestanding, 27,800-square-foot retail property located at 2121 Briarcliff Road NE in Atlanta’s North Druid Hills neighborhood. Electric vehicle giant Tesla occupies the property, which was formerly a Whole Foods Market grocery store, as a retail service center on a new double-net lease. Mike Sladich of Northmarq represented the seller, Blanchard Real Estate Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
LAFAYETTE, LA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Karam Shopping Center, a 100,120-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located at 215 W. Willow St. in Lafayette, about 55 miles west of Baton Rouge. Houston-based Mishra Group purchased the shopping center from TCP Realty Services for an undisclosed price. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS, along with Jonathan Walker of Maestri-Murrell Inc., represented the seller in the transaction. Situated near I-10 and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Karam Shopping Center is anchored by Super 1 Foods and dds Discounts.