FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the $51.5 million refinancing of The Village at Eastpointe Apartments in Fort Lauderdale on behalf of R.O.I. Capital, a commercial real estate investment company based in Fort Lauderdale. Freddie Mac provided a $42.5 million, five-year, fixed-rate loan. The preferred equity provider, RCG Longview, contributed $8.96 million in equity to the deal. The 296-unit property was developed in 1974 and renovated in 2022. Units are offered in one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 750 to 950 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, …
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BRADENTON, FLA. — Wolfson BTR, an affiliate of Wolfson Development Co., has sold Cantabria in Bradenton to an institutional buyer for $59 million. According to the Florida Division of Corporations, the buyer is Star Lake Fund III, an affiliate of JP Morgan Investment Management. Wolfson built Cantabria Bradenton in conjunction with publicly traded home builder Lennar. The property sits on 36 acres and consists of 184 units, including 172 attached townhomes and 12 detached single-family homes. The three- and four-bedroom single-family and townhouse units are equipped with attached garages and …
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $26.6 million sale of Grove at Temple Terrace in Tampa. The 180-unit property was acquired by Infinity BH and sold by 29th Street Capital. Nick Meoli and Mike Donaldson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. According to Meoli, lease tradeouts at Grove at Temple Terrace average 17.4 percent. The average unit size is 1,104 square feet. Amenities include a pool, a tennis court, a clubhouse with a complimentary coffee bar and gated access.
DAVIE, FLA. — El-Ad National Properties, a subsidiary of Elad Group based in Boca Raton, has released plans for a 2.8 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Davie, 24 miles north of Miami. The town of Davie has approved the development. The project, called The District in Davie, is expected to cost approximately $1 billion, according to El-Ad. At full build-out, the property will comprise 1,256 apartment units across five high-rise buildings, as well as 36,000 square feet of ground-floor restaurant and retail space. Each building will range from 20 to 24 stories and offer …
PLANTATION, FLA. — Merrimac Ventures has selected the Altman Management Co. (AMC), a division of The Altman Cos., to manage Leena Plantation in Plantation. The 306-unit property is under development by Fort Lauderdale-based Merrimac and is scheduled to open this summer. Leena Plantation is comprised of one- to three-bedroom units. The $90 million project broke ground in 2021 and consists of two six-story buildings. Amenities include a club room, pool, covered terrace, barbecue grilling stations, two exterior courtyards, a fitness center, a coworking and business center with private offices and …
WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Resibuilt has acquired GroveParc Townhomes, a 48-acre development site in the northeast Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel. Max La Cava, Zach Nolan and Manny de Zarraga of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, an investment group from south Florida called Blue Pointe Builders. Resibuilt will build a 190-unit BTR community called GroveParc Townhomes, which will offer three- and four-bedroom townhomes with garages. GroveParc Townhomes is expected to be completed in January 2025.
PRINCETON, FLA. — Pinnacle has secured $72.3 million in financing for the construction of Pinnacle at Tropical Pointe in the southern Miami suburb of Princeton. The Florida Housing Finance Corp., Miami-Dade County Surtax and HOME provided a blend of low-income housing tax credits to the development. Bank of America provided a $37 million construction loan and $30.6 million in tax credit equity. Citibank provided a permanent loan of $20 million. According to Pinnacle, Miami-Dade County also allocated $1 million to the project to mitigate rising construction costs. Pinnacle at Tropical …
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Alexandria-based Bonaventure has acquired three properties in Virginia and Florida through an affiliated private REIT. Bonaventure purchased each property in a separate UPREIT transaction. Built in 2011, Cedar Broad Apartments comprises 204 units across four stories in Richmond, Virginia. Constructed in 2015, East Beach Marina Apartments is a 137-unit waterfront community in Norfolk, Virginia. Shadetree Apartments was built in 2009 and is a 260-unit garden-style property in Ruskin, Florida, which is a southern suburb of Tampa, Florida. The sellers of the assets were not disclosed.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Altman Management Co. (AMC), a subsidiary of Fort Lauderdale-based The Altman Cos., has formed a partnership with RAM Partners. RAM Partners is a full-service third-party residential property management company based in Atlanta. RAM Partners will provide support to AMC’s property marketing, training, business systems and revenue management teams, as well as the firm’s ancillary services department. AMC will continue to handle resident-facing functions such as leasing and property management. AMC currently manages more than 27,000 units across 105 communities.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $51 Million for Florida Affordable Housing, Opportunity Zone Project
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $51 million in construction financing for Sky Building in Oakland Park, located midway between Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale. Miami-based NRI Investments is developing the project and has signed a development agreement, lease agreement and purchase and sale agreement for the site with the City of Oakland Park. Sky Building’s 2-acre site is located in an Opportunity Zone. The mid-rise development will deliver 136 affordable and workforce units, connected by a sky bridge to the City of Oakland Park’s new city …