Milton, Fla. — Branch Properties has broken ground on Merganser Commons at Dogwood Estates, a Publix-anchored shopping center in Milton. The grocer will occupy 46,811 square feet and be the first Publix store in the city. Overall, Merganser Commons will span 66,921 square feet and feature retail, dining and service-oriented tenants. Branch Properties’ partner on the project is Merganser Enterprises LLC, a retail developer based in Smyrna, Georgia. Branch Properties plans to deliver the center in spring 2022.
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Newport Capital Partners Acquires 160,792-Square-Foot Colonial Oaks Shopping Center in Orlando
Orlando, Fla. — Newport Capital Partners has acquired West Colonial Oaks, a 160,792-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center situated on the southwest corner of West Colonial Drive and North Hiawassee Road in Orlando. Newport Capital acquired the property through its Newport Capital Partners Fund III. The property was sourced and acquired off-market from a private investor. Newmark arranged acquisition financing through Ameris Bank. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. West Colonial Oaks is currently 94 percent leased and its largest tenant is national discount retailer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. The property’s …
Tricera Capital Purchases ICON Central Retail Space in St. Petersburg for $11.1 Million
St. Petersburg, Fla. — Tricera Capital has acquired a ground-floor retail space at Related Group’s recently completed ICON Central, a mixed-use development in St. Petersburg. The transaction totaled $11.1 million and included the adjoining Union Trust Bank building. In total, the ground-floor retail space and historic bank building span nearly 35,000 square feet of rentable space. Related Group was the seller. Currently, about 7,000 square feet of the retail space is leased to BurgerFi and Watts Dental, which are open now. Scott Wadler and Alec Fox of Berkadia secured $9.9 …
Doral, Fla. — General contractor FRONTIER Building has completed the redevelopment of two retail properties totaling 62,000 square feet in Doral. The buildings were formerly occupied by Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us. The project included renovations to the existing exterior façades and interior build-outs at both stores, which will now be occupied by Burlington and Total Wine & More.
Fort Myers, Fla. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.7 million sale of Shops at Jamaica Bay, a 21,080-square-foot multi-tenant retail center located in Fort Myers. Jim Shiebler, James Medefind and James Garner of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and the buyer in the transaction, both of which were limited liability companies. Built in 2007, the center is fully occupied by tenants such as AT&T and Allstate insurance.
South Pasadena, Fla. — Branch Properties has sold South Pasadena Shopping Center, a 165,746-square-foot shopping center located six miles west of downtown St. Petersburg in South Pasadena. The Walmart Neighborhood Market-anchored center is fully leased to tenants including CVS/pharmacy, Bealls Outlet and Ace Hardware. Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction. CBRE negotiated the deal on behalf of the seller, Branch Properties. The seller and terms of the transaction were undisclosed.
Winter Park, Fla. — RealSource Group has arranged the $4 million sale of a newly built, single-tenant property occupied by Caliber Car Wash at 6750 Aloma Ave. in Winter Park. Austin Blodgett of RealSource, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a developer based in Tampa, Florida, in the off-market transaction. Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer, a private investor based in Southern California. The 3,000-square-foot Caliber Car Wash occupied the property under an absolute triple-net, 20-year lease.
Tampa, Fla. — Plaza Advisors has arranged the sale of Horizon Park, a 215,713-square-foot shopping center located at 3904 W Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa. An entity doing business as CRP II – Horizon Park LLC sold the property for $21.9 million. The buyer was not disclosed. Jim Michalak and Keith Nurre of Plaza Advisors represented the seller and were the only brokers involved in the transaction. Built in 1971, Horizon Park was renovated in 1980 and 1988 and was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. The shopping center’s …
Orlando, Fla. — TCB-WCO has purchased West Colonial Oaks, a 160,792-square-foot shopping center located in Orlando, for $17 million. Office Depot, Family Dollar, Olive Garden and Ollie’s Bargain Discount Store anchor the property. Jose Sasson of Axiom Capital Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and Michael Smith of Sands Investment Group represented the buyer in the off-market transaction.
Lakeland and Melbourne, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of two Crunch Fitness-occupied properties located in the central Florida cities of Lakeland and Melbourne. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Patrick Nutt of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based development firm, in the disposition of both properties to two separate buyers. Mousavi and Luther also represented the undisclosed buyers in the transactions, both of which are California-based private investors. The 18,000-square-foot Lakeland property is located at 5218 Florida Ave. S and sold for $5.9 million. Located at …