Miami —BH3 Management and Merrimac Ventures have acquired development rights for a 10.7-acre site on Watson Island, an island within Miami city limits. The land is owned by the City of Miami and fronts Biscayne Bay midway between downtown Miami and Miami Beach. Alex Zylberglait of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. A site plan is already approved, combining hotel, retail and residential uses alongside new public space and a waterfront promenade. While the plan will be updated, BH3 Management and Merrimac Ventures intend to develop within the same footprint …
Florida
Matthews Brokers $20.1 Million Sale of Napa Auto Parts Portfolio
Los Angeles — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $20.1 million sale of a portfolio comprising 12 single-tenant retail properties. Located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington, the properties are all occupied by Napa Auto Parts on a net-lease basis. Brandon Perez and Bill Pedersen of Matthews arranged the sale on behalf of the undisclosed limited liability company. A publicly traded REIT purchased the portfolio.
Kissimmee, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $28.4 million sale of WaterStar Orlando, a 79,680-square-foot shopping center under construction in Kissimmee, roughly 18 miles outside Orlando. Equinox Development Properties is the seller and developer of the center, which is scheduled to open within the next few months. Marshalls, Burlington and pOpshelf will anchor the property, which will also house Noire Nail Bar and Keke’s Breakfast Café. An entity doing business as Orlando 22 LLC purchased the center. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Kevin Yaryan of SRS’ Investment …
Corona Del Mar, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sales of three single-tenant properties totaling $22.6 million. Each of the properties is leased to Walgreens. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., arranged the sale of the first property, located in Minneapolis, on behalf of the seller, a California-based private investor. A New York-based private investor purchased the 14,535-square-foot building for $6.6 million. Located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, the second property comprises 14,739 square feet. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and …
Plantation, Fla. — A partnership led by South Florida shopping center owner and developer Beth Azor has begun construction on a 6,119-square-foot Wawa gas station and convenience store located in Plantation, roughly 30 miles north of Miami. The partnership, which is doing business as FLA BPI LLC, broke ground on the project April 4. The 1.7-acre property is situated within the northern portion of a three-acre site acquired by the partnership in 2016. Midtown Crossing, a 6,400-square-foot retail center, occupies the southern portion. Scheduled for completion in 12 months, the …
Kendall, Fla. — Etam, a French apparel retailer founded in 1916, plans to open its first U.S. store at Dadeland Mall, a shopping mall in the Miami suburb of Kendall. Simon, the mall’s landlord, expects to debut the new Etam store this summer. The store will carry Etam’s line of lingerie, bras, underwear, sleepwear and swimwear. The retailer currently operates more than 850 stores throughout Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. Other international brands that operate stores at Dadeland Mall include Mango, Bimba y Lola, Razer and Tous.
Miramar and Jensen Beach, Fla. — PGIM Real Estate has sold two Publix Super Markets-anchored shopping centers in Florida to Phillips Edison & Co. for a combined $32 million. The properties include the 70,288-square-foot Shops at Sunset Lakes in Miramar and the 109,811-square-foot Town Center at Jensen Beach. Danny Finkle, Eric Williams, Jorge Portela and Kim Flores of JLL represented PGIM in both transactions. Built in 1999, Shops at Sunset Lakes was 98.4 percent leased at the time of sale to Goodwill, State Farm Insurance, Sedation Dental Spa, Small World …
Sarasota, Fla. — Benderson Development has acquired two properties in Sarasota. One of the properties is a former Café Baci restaurant, and the second — which comprises 16,500 square feet — is leased to Walgreens. Additionally, Benderson opened a newly rebuilt Publix grocery store at retail center The Landings, which the company purchased in 2012 and has since renovated. 3Natives, Pacific Counter and Crumbl Cookies are also scheduled to join the tenant roster. Other tenants at the retail center include Florence and the Spice Boys, The Breakfast Company, Origin Craft …
Sarasota, Fla. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a 10,378-square-foot retail property located in Sarasota. CVS/pharmacy occupies the building on a net-lease basis. The property was built in 1999 on a 1.6-acre site. Joseph Prio, Alan Lipsky and Barry Wolfe of Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, FFT Livingstone Investors Inc. An undisclosed private investor was the buyer.
St. Johns, Fla. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $5.9 million sale of a single-tenant retail property located in St. Johns, roughly 30 miles southeast of Jacksonville. Built in 2021, the 10,395-square-foot building is net leased to childcare provider O2B Kids! Jeff Lefko, Bill Asher and Dylan Mallory of Hanley Investment Group, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a private investor based in Port Orange, Florida. Raem Capital Advisors represented the buyer, a private investor from the New York City metropolitan area, in the …