FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $28 million loan, provided by Goldman Sachs, for the development of URBANIA Flagler 1 Ave in Fort Lauderdale. The borrower and developer is Hollywood, Florida-based Continua Developments, a development company that was active in Colombia before doing business in the United States starting in 2021. JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory team was led by Max La Cava, Jimmy Calvo and Kenny Cutler. Continua is partnering with SP Developments, a Miami-based residential developer, on the URBANIA project. Construction started earlier this year, and …
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ORLANDO, FLA. — CGI+ Real Estate Investment Strategies has sold Park Place in Orlando to RMR Residential. A sales price was not disclosed. CGI acquired the 275-unit asset in 2021 for approximately $69 million. At that time, the seller was facing costly insurance and construction issues following a lightning strike that sparked a fire and destroyed two buildings housing about 15 percent of the community’s rental units and two amenity spaces. CGI refers to these acquisition opportunities as “special situation real estate.” CGI, along with property manager Fogelman, rebuilt 33 …
MIAMI — Developer Housing Trust Group (HTG) and construction firm ANF, both locally based, have topped out the Rhapsody at Rainbow Village project in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. The development team broke ground in June, and completion is slated for early 2027. Units will be reserved for income-qualifying residents who earn at or below 30, 50, 60, 70 and 80 percent of the area median income. Monthly rents for the one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments will range from $793 to $2,634. HTG reports Miami median rents range from $1,875 to $9,070 …
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Eastham Capital has hired Anthony Librot as chief financial officer. In the new role, Librot will be responsible for accounting, compliance and risk management for the private equity multifamily investment firm. With more than 30 years of accounting and financial experience, Librot spent the past seven years as the chief operating and financial officer at AAM 15 Management LLC, a Massachusetts real estate investment company, where he oversaw day-to-day operating and financial activities for a real estate portfolio of $500 million.
RIVIERA BEACH, FLA. — The Estate Cos., a Miami-based developer known for its Soleste brand of communities, has secured a $60 million construction loan to build Soleste on the Trail in Riviera Beach. Located approximately five miles north of West Palm Beach and situated aside a lake, the community will be comprised of 255 one- and two-bedroom units. A completion date was not disclosed. Amenities will include a clubhouse, a resort-style pool with cabanas, outdoor barbecue areas, a fitness center with on-demand classes and a yoga studio, a full-service spa, …
RIVIERA BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $15.7 million Freddie Mac loan for Rental Asset Management (RAM). Oakland Park, Florida-based RAM will use the funds to refinance Spinnaker Landing Apartments, a 123-unit workforce housing community in Riviera Beach, five miles north of West Palm Beach. Built in 1990 and located at 1931 W. 16th Court, Spinnaker Landing offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units up to 1,420 square feet. The pet-friendly community includes a pool. Matthew Robbins, Hugo Hernandez, Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler and Brad Williamson led the Berkadia …
OVIEDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7.8 million sale of Oviedo Oaks Villas, a 44-unit property in Oviedo, 18 miles northeast of Orlando. The undisclosed seller had owned the community for more than 30 years. The buyer was an unnamed, New York-based family office. The property, located at 1080-1126 Laurel Oaks Court on about 8 acres, features 22 one-story buildings, and each unit is a three-bedroom floor plan. Marcus & Millichap’s Matt Prozzillo, Ray Turchi and David Vaughan represented the seller and procured the buyer.
ELLENTON, FLA. — Brook Farm Group (BFG) has broken ground on The Sinclair at Ellenton, located about 20 miles north of Sarasota, Florida. Completion is slated for early 2027. First Horizon Bank is the construction debt provider, and Fundrise is a preferred equity partner. Brook Farm Group is providing the remaining equity to complete the financing. BFG worked with Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group to arrange the capital for the project. Fortune Johnson is the general contractor. The Sinclair at Ellenton will be comprised of two three-story buildings and three …
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — The City of Pompano Beach has approved Portman’s plans for a mixed-use development at 2400 E. Atlantic Blvd. The Atlanta-based developer will break ground on the eight-story, 397-unit project in fall 2026, with completion slated for late 2028. The community will include a variety of floor plans, some of which will be offered as townhomes with direct street access. Amenities will include a rooftop pool, interior courtyard, a fitness center and a six-story parking garage. At the street level, there will be 10,591 square feet of …
HOMESTEAD, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $58.3 million Freddie Mac loan for Denver-based Grand Peaks Properties and Washington, D.C.-based Artemis Real Estate Partners. The two firms will use the funds to refinance existing debt on The Olivia in Homestead, located about 27 miles south of Miami. The joint venture owners acquired the property, developed in 2018, for $71 million in late 2021 in a Berkadia-brokered transaction. The Olivia sits on 3.4 acres at 14981 Southwest 283rd St. and offers 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as …