CBRE has facilitated the sale of Las Olas Square on behalf of a joint venture between funds managed by Apollo Global Management, SQUARE2Capital, and Steelbridge Capital.
Las Olas Square is a two-building, 267,000-square-foot mixed-use property located on a full city block at the Main & Main intersection of the Las Olas office and retail district in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.
The joint venture purchased the property and excess development land in 2016 for $90 million and executed an extensive redevelopment and re-tenanting of this iconic Ft. Lauderdale asset whose tenants includes Truist Bank, Spaces, and Del Frisco’s Grill. It also had previously sold the excess development land to a national developer for $20 million, who is currently building a 50-story residential tower on the site.
The sellers were exclusively represented by Christian Lee and Andrew Chilgren with CBRE Capital Markets. Amy Julian with CBRE Debt & Structured Finance arranged financing on behalf of the buyer, a joint venture between CP Group and Related Fund Management. A fund managed by Alliance Bernstein provided the floating rate loan.
Las Olas Square includes a 17-story office tower located at 515 E. Las Olas Blvd. (515 Building), a three-story building located at 501 E. Las Olas Blvd. (501 Building), and an attached four-story parking structure. It is 88 percent leased to 17 tenants across a variety of industries, including banking, legal services, real estate, accounting, and financial services.
“The sellers returned the property to its rightful, iconic state through a multimillion-dollar, transformative renovation that activated the entire 500 block of Las Olas Boulevard. In conjunction with interior building enhancements, the addition of an outdoor tenant plaza has drastically improved the property’s curb appeal and desirability, which has attracted a high-quality and diversified tenant roster,” said Lee, CBRE Vice Chairman.
00adminhttps://dev.sfoba.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SFOBA-logo-sharpened-transparent.pngadmin2022-03-20 20:38:102022-03-20 20:38:10Office Complex On Las Olas Boulevard Sells For $144.5M
The South Florida-based real estate investment management group, Grover Corlew, has acquired Palmetto Park City Center, a 66,606-square-foot office building in downtown Boca Raton for $25.2 million.
Having earned the reputation in Florida and the southeastern U.S. for reimagining infill office properties in prime locations, Grover Corlew plans to invest in Palmetto Park City Center with upgrades to tenant space, common areas, landscaping and the façade.
Located at 120 East Palmetto Park Road, Palmetto Park City Center is a five-story, Class A office building that sits adjacent to the 109,497-sq.-ft. Bank of America Tower, purchased by Grover Corlew in July 2021.
Less than a year after acquiring the eight-story Bank of America Tower, Grover Corlew has already made major strides toward revitalizing the property. During that time, both tenant occupancy levels and rental rates have risen by 30%. A high-end and well-known restaurant has also signed a 7,800-square-foot lease and will open on the ground floor later this year. Plans are also underway for substantial renovations and development of the Bank of America Tower, which will take advantage of the building’s significant retail frontage along the burgeoning East Palmetto Park Road.
“We have been making continuous investments in Boca Raton since 2016 when we originally purchased 1499 West Palmetto Park Road and subsequently purchased the adjacent 1489 building,” said partner Mark Corlew. “Our headquarters are here, and we’re raising our children here. We see these two properties as an ideal opportunity to invest in our hometown.”
Originally built in 1996, Palmetto Park City Center is located in the heart of downtown Boca Raton, with direct access on Palmetto Park Rd and just east of US-I. The property is within walking distance of Mizner Park, is less than a mile from the Boca Raton Resort & Club and is within close proximity to Royal Palm Place, countless restaurants and shops, and the soon to be completed Brightline station. The building was awarded an Energy Star label in 2015 and features a renovated lobby, lush landscaping and ample covered and free surface parking.
In addition to Fort Lauderdale International and Palm Beach International airports, Palmetto Park City Center is also in close proximity to Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale executive airports.
The Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets team led by Dominic Montazemi and Scott O’Donnell brokered the transaction, and financing was provided by Wells Fargo facilitated by Patrick Ramge.
“Because of their recent purchase of the adjacent building, Grover Corlew was uniquely positioned to benefit from scale and synergy that buying 120 E. Palmetto Park provides,” said Dominic Montazemi of Cushman & Wakefield.
In November 2021, Grover Corlew sold Sabre Centre I, a Class A office building also located in Boca Raton, after investing significantly in common area and tenant upgrades while re-tenanting the building in its entirety. The building received considerable attention when Gift of Life, a bone marrow and stem cell registry, moved its corporate headquarters there.
Most recently, Grover Corlew launched Mayla Residences, a new ground-up multifamily brand and celebrated the groundbreaking of the 355-luxury residence, Mayla Pompano, located on East Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach.
“This is a strategic move for us as we continue to set our sights on underrealized areas of South Florida,” noted partner Anuj Grover. “This stretch of the East Palmetto Park corridor has tremendous long-term potential as a lifestyle friendly location to do business. We look forward to repositioning and rebranding this exceptionally well-situated property.”
00adminhttps://dev.sfoba.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SFOBA-logo-sharpened-transparent.pngadmin2022-03-13 19:52:052022-03-13 19:52:05Grover Corlew Acquires Downtown Boca Office Building
CBRE has facilitated the sale of a 42,442-square-foot office building at 5100 N. Federal Hwy. in Fort Lauderdale to Hall Consolidated Group LLC for $7 million.
Benjamin Silver with CBRE represented the seller, 5100 Realty LLC, in the transaction.
Originally built in 1972, the four-story building received several major capital improvements in 2021, including a new roof, exterior waterproofing, lobby upgrades and several air conditioning units have been replaced.
The property is located just north of the area’s largest medical provider, Holy Cross Hospital, a 557-bed facility. It provides nearby access to Interstates 95, 441 and Florida Turnpike from East Commercial Boulevard.
“We were able to procure an owner-user and secure a premium price for the seller due to the large contiguous availability of square footage and the property’s excellent visibility with branding ability and signage. While the medical user plans to occupy most of the space, the proximity to Holy Cross Health’s Fort Lauderdale campus should provide significant tenancy demand,” said Silver, a senior vice president with CBRE.
00adminhttps://dev.sfoba.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SFOBA-logo-sharpened-transparent.pngadmin2022-03-06 18:47:542022-03-06 18:47:54CBRE Arranges Sale Of Ft. Lauderdale Office Building
A California buyer, Brickstar Capital, has closed on the acquisition of Spanish River Plaza, located at 500 NE Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton.
Executive Managing Director Mark M. Rubin and Director Bastian Laggerbauer of Colliers | South Florida Investment Services Team represented the seller, Chart Organization, a real estate investment and management company based in Lynbrook, NY, in the transaction totaling $12.65 million.
“The South Florida investment market continues to achieve record pricing as opportunities to acquire solid performing properties in highly desirable locations become more limited,” said Rubin. “Investor demand remains strong and is fueled by the rising rental rates and continued low financing which captivates interest from investor groups from all over the country.”
The 56,034-square-foot office and retail complex is situated on nearly 4.5 acres directly at the intersection of South Federal Highway and Northeast Spanish River Boulevard and one block away from North Dixie Highway. The complex benefits from the newly enhanced Spanish River interchange and the potential for additional development in the future.
“The buyer has experience acquiring similar mixed-use assets and has a creative repositioning strategy planned for the complex that will appeal to the affluent demographics in Boca Raton,” said Laggerbauer.
South Florida’s growing population and accelerated pandemic recovery continue to push rental rates and capture the attention of investors. Mixed-use investors are particularly attracted to Boca Raton’s affluent population, having an average household income of nearly $124,000. This has led to record sale pricing and volume in Boca Raton, with office sale volume reaching $926.5 million for the year 2021. The average sales price for office space is currently $300 per square foot and over $330 per square foot for retail space. Additionally, the average rental rate for office space in Boca Raton has increased 6.6 percent year-over-year while the average rental rate for retail space has increased 10.2 percent year-over-year.
00adminhttps://dev.sfoba.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SFOBA-logo-sharpened-transparent.pngadmin2022-02-28 21:32:522022-02-28 21:32:52Office, Retail Complex In Boca Raton Sells For $12.65 Million
CBRE has facilitated the $29.25 million sale of the fee simple interest in The Forum, two 10-story office buildings totaling 185,650 square feet in West Palm Beach, to The David Associates on behalf of Triarch Capital Group.
The sellers were exclusively represented by Christian Lee and Marcos Minaya with CBRE Capital Markets.
Located at 1655 and 1665 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, The Forum is 90 percent leased to 40 tenants from a variety of industries including healthcare, law, finance and engineering.
“The future of the office market in West Palm Beach is extremely promising. An influx of new-to-market tenants have contributed to a leasing velocity never seen in this market before, which has put tremendous upward pressure on both occupancy and rents,” said Minaya, a vice president with CBRE.
“The Forum is exceptionally well located with excellent connectivity to Interstate 95 and access to the city’s major transportation hubs. Tenants are within walking distance to a host of amenities, including an adjacent Hilton Garden Inn as well as the Palm Beach Outlets, anchored by Whole Foods Market and several brand name restaurants. Additionally, the property offers the highest covered parking ratio among its peers,” added Lee, a vice chairman with CBRE.
The CBRE Capital Markets team also included Senior Vice President Amy Julian with CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance and Financial Analyst Tom Rappa. The property is leased by Colliers International’s Derek Baker and Jonathan Kingsley, who also helped with the marketing efforts.
00adminhttps://dev.sfoba.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SFOBA-logo-sharpened-transparent.pngadmin2022-02-13 12:50:332022-02-13 12:50:33Office Complex In WPB Sells For $29.25 Million
New office leasing activity is on an upward trajectory in Broward and Palm Beach, but vacancy rates remain in the high double-digits in both counties, according to a recently released report.
Palm Beach County fared better than Broward in filling up vacant spaces in the fourth quarter of 2021, as well as boosting landlords’ confidence to raise rents. Palm Beach County also outperformed Miami-Dade County, where the overall vacancy rate hit 16 percent in the final quarter of 2021.
Broward landlords, on the other hand, were forced to provide more tenant concessions and space improvements, as new projects that came online affected vacancy rates, according to the report by Cushman & Wakefield.
Broward County
The vacancy rate in Broward jumped to 16.9 percent in 2021’s fourth quarter, compared to 14.7 percent during the same period of the previous year. The increase was due to new Class A office space coming online, including at The Main Las Olas mixed-use project (pictured above) in downtown Fort Lauderdale, according to the report. The project’s 387,402-square-foot office tower is more than 50 percent leased.
Still, new leases totaling 2.4 million square feet helped soften the vacancy blow in Broward during the last quarter of 2021, according to the report. Online pet retailer Chewy signed the tri-county region’s biggest lease of last year, inking a deal for 221,597-square-feet for the company’s new headquarters in a new two-building office project in Plantation developed by Midtown Capital Partners.
Most new tenants flocked to Broward’s suburban office submarkets in the fourth quarter, with only 20 percent of new leases in the Fort Lauderdale commercial business district, Cushman & Wakefield found. However, the number of new leases was not enough to offset tenants vacating spaces during the last 18 months, the report shows.
As a result, the overall average asking rent dipped to $35.30 in the most recent quarter, from $35.94 a square foot in 2020’s fourth quarter, according to the report.
“Landlords in both Class A and Class B assets were more aggressive with pricing, while offering more concessions, as well as higher tenant improvement amounts to make tenants sign deals,” the report states.
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County’s office market outperformed Miami-Dade and Broward when it came to raising occupancy. The county’s overall vacancy rate ended the latest quarter at 13.2 percent, compared to 14.5 percent during the same period of 2020, according to the report.
New leasing activity jumped 77 percent, year over year, with tenants moving into more than 2.2 million square feet of new office space, the report shows. The Palm Beach market had a total positive absorption of 528,000 square feet in 2021, the highest since 2016.
As a result, landlords raised the average asking rent by 3.8 percent to $39.86 a square foot in the most recent quarter. In 2020’s fourth quarter, Palm Beach office tenants were paying an average rent of $38.40 a square foot. In the county’s commercial business district, which includes downtown West Palm Beach, Class A rents hit $65.42 a square foot, a 6.7 percent bump compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.
Palm Beach County’s office market performance likely fueled bullish investor activity, as a number of significant office deals closed last year, including a slate of acquisitions in West Palm Beach by developer Stephen Ross. On one of the sites, acquired for $20.1 million in July, Ross’ Related Companies is building the 25-story One Flagler, where two financial firms and a Greek restaurant have signed leases.
00adminhttps://dev.sfoba.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SFOBA-logo-sharpened-transparent.pngadmin2022-02-06 17:29:212022-02-06 17:29:21A Tale Of Two Office Markets: Broward Vacancies Rose While Palm Beach County’s Decline
Office Complex On Las Olas Boulevard Sells For $144.5M
/in Done Deals, News/by adminCBRE has facilitated the sale of Las Olas Square on behalf of a joint venture between funds managed by Apollo Global Management, SQUARE2 Capital, and Steelbridge Capital.
Las Olas Square is a two-building, 267,000-square-foot mixed-use property located on a full city block at the Main & Main intersection of the Las Olas office and retail district in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.
The joint venture purchased the property and excess development land in 2016 for $90 million and executed an extensive redevelopment and re-tenanting of this iconic Ft. Lauderdale asset whose tenants includes Truist Bank, Spaces, and Del Frisco’s Grill. It also had previously sold the excess development land to a national developer for $20 million, who is currently building a 50-story residential tower on the site.
The sellers were exclusively represented by Christian Lee and Andrew Chilgren with CBRE Capital Markets. Amy Julian with CBRE Debt & Structured Finance arranged financing on behalf of the buyer, a joint venture between CP Group and Related Fund Management. A fund managed by Alliance Bernstein provided the floating rate loan.
Las Olas Square includes a 17-story office tower located at 515 E. Las Olas Blvd. (515 Building), a three-story building located at 501 E. Las Olas Blvd. (501 Building), and an attached four-story parking structure. It is 88 percent leased to 17 tenants across a variety of industries, including banking, legal services, real estate, accounting, and financial services.
Grover Corlew Acquires Downtown Boca Office Building
/in Done Deals, News/by adminThe South Florida-based real estate investment management group, Grover Corlew, has acquired Palmetto Park City Center, a 66,606-square-foot office building in downtown Boca Raton for $25.2 million.
Having earned the reputation in Florida and the southeastern U.S. for reimagining infill office properties in prime locations, Grover Corlew plans to invest in Palmetto Park City Center with upgrades to tenant space, common areas, landscaping and the façade.
Located at 120 East Palmetto Park Road, Palmetto Park City Center is a five-story, Class A office building that sits adjacent to the 109,497-sq.-ft. Bank of America Tower, purchased by Grover Corlew in July 2021.
Less than a year after acquiring the eight-story Bank of America Tower, Grover Corlew has already made major strides toward revitalizing the property. During that time, both tenant occupancy levels and rental rates have risen by 30%. A high-end and well-known restaurant has also signed a 7,800-square-foot lease and will open on the ground floor later this year. Plans are also underway for substantial renovations and development of the Bank of America Tower, which will take advantage of the building’s significant retail frontage along the burgeoning East Palmetto Park Road.
Originally built in 1996, Palmetto Park City Center is located in the heart of downtown Boca Raton, with direct access on Palmetto Park Rd and just east of US-I. The property is within walking distance of Mizner Park, is less than a mile from the Boca Raton Resort & Club and is within close proximity to Royal Palm Place, countless restaurants and shops, and the soon to be completed Brightline station. The building was awarded an Energy Star label in 2015 and features a renovated lobby, lush landscaping and ample covered and free surface parking.
In addition to Fort Lauderdale International and Palm Beach International airports, Palmetto Park City Center is also in close proximity to Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale executive airports.
The Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets team led by Dominic Montazemi and Scott O’Donnell brokered the transaction, and financing was provided by Wells Fargo facilitated by Patrick Ramge.
In November 2021, Grover Corlew sold Sabre Centre I, a Class A office building also located in Boca Raton, after investing significantly in common area and tenant upgrades while re-tenanting the building in its entirety. The building received considerable attention when Gift of Life, a bone marrow and stem cell registry, moved its corporate headquarters there.
Most recently, Grover Corlew launched Mayla Residences, a new ground-up multifamily brand and celebrated the groundbreaking of the 355-luxury residence, Mayla Pompano, located on East Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach.
CBRE Arranges Sale Of Ft. Lauderdale Office Building
/in Done Deals, News/by adminCBRE has facilitated the sale of a 42,442-square-foot office building at 5100 N. Federal Hwy. in Fort Lauderdale to Hall Consolidated Group LLC for $7 million.
Benjamin Silver with CBRE represented the seller, 5100 Realty LLC, in the transaction.
Originally built in 1972, the four-story building received several major capital improvements in 2021, including a new roof, exterior waterproofing, lobby upgrades and several air conditioning units have been replaced.
The property is located just north of the area’s largest medical provider, Holy Cross Hospital, a 557-bed facility. It provides nearby access to Interstates 95, 441 and Florida Turnpike from East Commercial Boulevard.
Office, Retail Complex In Boca Raton Sells For $12.65 Million
/in Done Deals, News/by adminA California buyer, Brickstar Capital, has closed on the acquisition of Spanish River Plaza, located at 500 NE Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton.
Executive Managing Director Mark M. Rubin and Director Bastian Laggerbauer of Colliers | South Florida Investment Services Team represented the seller, Chart Organization, a real estate investment and management company based in Lynbrook, NY, in the transaction totaling $12.65 million.
The 56,034-square-foot office and retail complex is situated on nearly 4.5 acres directly at the intersection of South Federal Highway and Northeast Spanish River Boulevard and one block away from North Dixie Highway. The complex benefits from the newly enhanced Spanish River interchange and the potential for additional development in the future.
South Florida’s growing population and accelerated pandemic recovery continue to push rental rates and capture the attention of investors. Mixed-use investors are particularly attracted to Boca Raton’s affluent population, having an average household income of nearly $124,000. This has led to record sale pricing and volume in Boca Raton, with office sale volume reaching $926.5 million for the year 2021. The average sales price for office space is currently $300 per square foot and over $330 per square foot for retail space. Additionally, the average rental rate for office space in Boca Raton has increased 6.6 percent year-over-year while the average rental rate for retail space has increased 10.2 percent year-over-year.
Office Complex In WPB Sells For $29.25 Million
/in Done Deals, News/by adminCBRE has facilitated the $29.25 million sale of the fee simple interest in The Forum, two 10-story office buildings totaling 185,650 square feet in West Palm Beach, to The David Associates on behalf of Triarch Capital Group.
The sellers were exclusively represented by Christian Lee and Marcos Minaya with CBRE Capital Markets.
Located at 1655 and 1665 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, The Forum is 90 percent leased to 40 tenants from a variety of industries including healthcare, law, finance and engineering.
The CBRE Capital Markets team also included Senior Vice President Amy Julian with CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance and Financial Analyst Tom Rappa. The property is leased by Colliers International’s Derek Baker and Jonathan Kingsley, who also helped with the marketing efforts.
A Tale Of Two Office Markets: Broward Vacancies Rose While Palm Beach County’s Decline
/in News/by adminNew office leasing activity is on an upward trajectory in Broward and Palm Beach, but vacancy rates remain in the high double-digits in both counties, according to a recently released report.
Palm Beach County fared better than Broward in filling up vacant spaces in the fourth quarter of 2021, as well as boosting landlords’ confidence to raise rents. Palm Beach County also outperformed Miami-Dade County, where the overall vacancy rate hit 16 percent in the final quarter of 2021.
Broward landlords, on the other hand, were forced to provide more tenant concessions and space improvements, as new projects that came online affected vacancy rates, according to the report by Cushman & Wakefield.
Broward County
The vacancy rate in Broward jumped to 16.9 percent in 2021’s fourth quarter, compared to 14.7 percent during the same period of the previous year. The increase was due to new Class A office space coming online, including at The Main Las Olas mixed-use project (pictured above) in downtown Fort Lauderdale, according to the report. The project’s 387,402-square-foot office tower is more than 50 percent leased.
Still, new leases totaling 2.4 million square feet helped soften the vacancy blow in Broward during the last quarter of 2021, according to the report. Online pet retailer Chewy signed the tri-county region’s biggest lease of last year, inking a deal for 221,597-square-feet for the company’s new headquarters in a new two-building office project in Plantation developed by Midtown Capital Partners.
Most new tenants flocked to Broward’s suburban office submarkets in the fourth quarter, with only 20 percent of new leases in the Fort Lauderdale commercial business district, Cushman & Wakefield found. However, the number of new leases was not enough to offset tenants vacating spaces during the last 18 months, the report shows.
As a result, the overall average asking rent dipped to $35.30 in the most recent quarter, from $35.94 a square foot in 2020’s fourth quarter, according to the report.
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County’s office market outperformed Miami-Dade and Broward when it came to raising occupancy. The county’s overall vacancy rate ended the latest quarter at 13.2 percent, compared to 14.5 percent during the same period of 2020, according to the report.
New leasing activity jumped 77 percent, year over year, with tenants moving into more than 2.2 million square feet of new office space, the report shows. The Palm Beach market had a total positive absorption of 528,000 square feet in 2021, the highest since 2016.
As a result, landlords raised the average asking rent by 3.8 percent to $39.86 a square foot in the most recent quarter. In 2020’s fourth quarter, Palm Beach office tenants were paying an average rent of $38.40 a square foot. In the county’s commercial business district, which includes downtown West Palm Beach, Class A rents hit $65.42 a square foot, a 6.7 percent bump compared to the fourth quarter of 2020.
Palm Beach County’s office market performance likely fueled bullish investor activity, as a number of significant office deals closed last year, including a slate of acquisitions in West Palm Beach by developer Stephen Ross. On one of the sites, acquired for $20.1 million in July, Ross’ Related Companies is building the 25-story One Flagler, where two financial firms and a Greek restaurant have signed leases.
Source: The Real Deal