Florida

Sawyers Walk

Miami — Swerdlow Group has broken ground on Sawyer’s Walk, a 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood that will include 250,000 square feet of retail space below 578 apartments designated for low-income seniors. Swerdlow Group is collaborating with the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) on the $300 million project. Swerdlow Group and its partners, Delray Beach, Florida-based SJM Partners and Miami-based Alben Duffie, acquired the 3.4-acre property at 249 NW 6th St. from the Community Redevelopment Agency for $10 million. Construction is scheduled for completion in …

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16000 Pines Market

Pembroke Pines, Fla. — Thorofare Capital Inc. has provided $43.7 million in senior mortgage financing to an entity managed by Miami-based Terra for 16000 Pines Market, a 135,000-square-foot mixed-use development nearing completion in Pembroke Pines. Keith Kurland, Jackson Sastri and Ian Hawk of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing. Terra will utilize the loan proceeds to finish construction, capitalize tenant improvements/leasing commissions and carry the project until it’s stabilized. The first phase of construction for 16000 Pines Market was completed earlier this year, with construction of Phase II now underway …

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Naked Farmer

Miami and Tampa, Fla. — Organic food restaurant Naked Farmer is set to open two new locations in Southern Florida. The restaurant signed a 1,900-square-foot lease at 137 Giralda Ave. in downtown Coral Gables; and a second 1,900-square-foot lease at Water Street in downtown Tampa. The farm-to-table concept opened its flagship location in Florida last June and plans to expand to an additional 15 to 20 locations throughout the state over the next three to four years. JLL’s retail advisory team oversaw the new lease signings and will continue to …

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Coyo Taco

Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Colliers has arranged two leases for restaurant Coyo Taco in downtown Fort Lauderdale and South Miami. Jenny Gefen of Colliers represented Coyo Taco in both transactions. In South Miami, the restaurant will be opening in a 3,819-square-foot freestanding building formerly occupied by Spring Chicken at 1514 S. Dixie Highway. Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the transaction. In downtown Fort Lauderdale, Coyo Taco will also be opening in a 2,905-square-foot space formerly occupied by Suviche restaurant in Bank of America Plaza at 401 …

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Walgreens

Miami, Fla. — A joint venture between Miami-based Limestone Asset Management and Orion Real Estate Group has acquired a 27-property Walgreens portfolio for $133 million. Wells Fargo provided financing for the acquisition, which was led by Kevin Sanz of Orion. Brian Pfohl and Maury Vanden Eykel of CBRE Inc. represented the seller in the transaction. Further details on the Walgreens properties were not disclosed.

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Sprouts

Estero, Fla. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $14.4 million sale of a 29,896-square-foot single-tenant grocery store in Estero leased to Sprouts Farmers Market. Michael Brewster, Brad Peterson and Tommy Isola of JLL represented the seller, GBT Realty, in the transaction. An undisclosed private investor purchased the property. The Sprouts store is located at 19990 S. Tamiami Trail in metro Fort Myers.

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Lakeland Town Center

Lakeland, Fla. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of Lakeland Town Center, a 282,949-square-foot shopping center at 917 E. Memorial Blvd. in Lakeland. John Bell and Fred Victor of Transwestern arranged the $10.5 million sale of the property to a private equity firm on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The 26.2-acre retail center was 53 percent leased at the time of sale. National and local retailers encompassing grocery, government, finance, home furnishings, restaurants and discount stores make up the tenant roster.

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Central Plaza

St. Petersburg, Fla. — Franklin Street has arranged the $5.1 million sale of Central Plaza, a 19,016-square-foot, fully occupied shopping center located at 3270 Central Ave. in St. Petersburg. The property falls within a Qualified Opportunity Zone. Anthony Suarez and Ryan Derriman of Franklin Street represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer is a local investor. The plaza features seven net-leased tenants with an average tenure of over 22 years. Tenants at the center include Rent-A-Center, Amscot and Rainbow Clothing.

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Delray Commons

Delray Beach, Fla. — PEBB Enterprises has acquired Delray Commons, a 71,000-square-foot shopping center located at 5024-5070 W. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach. Boca Raton, Fla.-based PEBB formed a joint venture dubbed KP Delray LLC with the center’s current owner, Cincinnati-based Topvalco Inc., for the acquisition. The sales price was $10.5 million. Built in 1981, Delray Commons has 65,940 square feet of inline retail space, a 3,036-square-foot Burger King outparcel and an approximately 2,000-square-foot Taco Bell outparcel. Sprouts Farmers Market has committed to anchor the center with a 23,256-square-foot store. …

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Amara

Miami — Black Lion Investment Group has acquired a waterfront restaurant building in Miami occupied by Amara at Paraiso from Related Group for $12.1 million. Fabio Faerman and Sebastian Faerman of Miami-based FA Commercial represented both parties in the transaction. The 12,300-square-foot building is part of a larger project that includes the residential complex Paraiso Bay, which contains 1,300 residential units. James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schwartz is at the helm of the popular indoor-outdoor restaurant.

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