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Shutts & Bowen Expansion, Zions Bank Lease Bring The Main Las Olas To 100% Leased

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Blanca Commercial Real Estate announced that The Main Las Olas office component is now 100% leased, twenty four months after receiving its temporary certificate of occupancy with the 3,670 RSF expansion of Shutts & Bowen and new tenant Zions Bank leasing 3,931 RSF of office space.

The property is a 1.4 million-square-foot, mixed-use office, residential and retail community featuring Class A offices, stunning high-end architecture, chic residences and destinations for gathering, dining and shopping. The 25-story property features a 387,402-square-foot tower, 17,355 square feet of total retail space, a 2,951-square-foot fitness center, 3,360-square-foot office lounge and conference center, along with an outdoor terrace featuring a fire pit, bar and glass floor oculus with panoramic views of Las Olas and the beach with event and conference space.

The property’s leasing team is led by Danet Linares, executive vice chairman of Blanca Commercial Real Estate, alongside Christina Jolley, senior vice president; Sky Jones, associate vice president; and Tere Blanca, chairman & CEO.

The Main Las Olas was developed by Shorenstein Properties LLC and Stiles, two real estate leaders with development track records spanning more than a century, and was designed by nationally acclaimed architecture firm Cooper Carry.

Shutts & Bowen was represented by Zach Wendelin and Kevin Probel of CBRE, Inc.

Tenants at The Main Las Olas include financial, legal, real estate and insurance sectors, both relocation and new-to-market, solidifying the continued demand for office space in Fort Lauderdale. Moxies and Fogo de Chão will occupy the anchor retail on the ground floor of The Main Las Olas. Tenants include, among others:

  • JPMC 
  • Marcum
  • RSM 
  • Starr Indemnity
  • Raymond James
  • Cherry Bekaert 
  • Synovus Bank
  • Walker Dunlop
  • Starboard Value

“We are thrilled to reach this milestone,” said Linares, Executive Vice Chairman of Blanca Commercial Real Estate. “Over the last year, flight-to-quality remained at the forefront of all major office moves and the uptick of new-to-market demand translated into the stellar performance of new office developments and top-tier existing Class A office space.”

Shorenstein and Stiles developed The Main Las Olas, anticipating the demand for high-quality, luxury office space with world-class architecture and amenities that differentiate the property as the preferred choice for corporate users and its employees. As the only office building in the region offering businesses a full range of amenities, conference space and ceiling heights and surpassing anything else in the market, The Main Las Olas has been the premier choice for companies migrating to South Florida due to the pandemic.

The Main Las Olas is the first new construction class A office space in downtown Fort Lauderdale in more than a decade, further solidifying Broward County’s downtown core as a major player in the commercial real estate office sector. Low taxes and quality of life compared to other major cities are two of the big factors driving the continued migration to South Florida including downtown Fort Lauderdale, one of the most dynamic and growing urban centers in the region. Well-known companies headquartered in Broward County include AutoNation, Citrix, Spirit, Virgin Voyages, Microsoft’s Latin American headquarters, Royal Caribbean International, Chewy, and Hotwire Communications. Other major companies with a significant presence include American Express, Chiquita, JetBlue, Marriott, and DHL.

“We are extremely pleased with the success of The Main Las Olas, the first luxury office of its kind,” said Charles Malet, President and Chief Investment Officer at Shorenstein. “The property underscores Shorenstein’s continued focus on developing differentiated, best-in-class office properties in attractive and growing markets. As preferences for office spaces continue to evolve, we believe these types of top-quality spaces will remain the desired choice for tenants nationwide.”

 

“Along with our partner Shorenstein, we set out to establish a new bar for luxury urban office, not only in Fort Lauderdale, but in all of South Florida,” said Stiles CEO Ken Stiles. “The Main Las Olas offers a truly distinctive integrated work, life and entertainment experience with an unmatched level of quality, amenities and design. We are proud to have had the opportunity to continue our 72 year track record of quality development with this iconic project.”

 

Packaging Design Firm Signs Lease To Relocate HQ To Plantation

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Smurfit Kappa, a global leader in paper‐based packaging solutions, is relocating its United States headquarters to the 465,000‐square‐foot Royal Palm business campus at Pine Island Road and I‐595 in Plantation.

Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE 100 company has over 350 production sites across 36 countries. The company, whose corporate offices are currently located in Sunrise, has inked a long‐term lease for 10,673 square feet of office space at the three‐building park. The new lease reflects Smurfit Kappa´s desire to be in a best‐in‐class and highly amenitized office, setting to serve its existing employees while also setting the tone to attract high‐caliber talent.

 

Butters Realty & Management office team of Caroline Fleischer, Darcie Lunsford and Sky Butters represented Smurfit Kappa. Danet Linares of Blanca Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord, TR Royal Palm Corp.

“Smurfit Kappa was seeking an upscale office venue that would help enhance its positioning by providing a myriad of on‐site amenities,” said Fleischer, who is executive vice president of occupier services. “Royal Palm’s café, fitness center, conference facilities, garage parking and executive lounge made it an attractive choice.”

Smurfit Kappa offers customers in the consumer, retail, industrial and e‐commerce sectors an unrivalled portfolio of paper‐based packaging solutions which are 100% renewable and biodegradable and are sourced from recyclable material.

The Company expects to move into its new headquarters by the Fall of 2023.

 

Blanca CRE Selected As Exclusive Leasing Agent For The Main Las Olas

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Blanca Commercial Real Estate has been selected as the exclusive leasing agent for The Main Las Olas, located at 201 E. Las Olas, in downtown Ft. Lauderdale.

Spanning a full city block and slated to deliver in November 2020, the project redefines the city’s epicenter with 1.4 million SF of mixed-use office, residential and retail space that stands alone across South Florida as nothing short of revolutionary. Combining a dramatic and stunning 25-story all-glass design by nationally acclaimed architecture firm Cooper Cary with world-class leading amenities, The Main Las Olas offers nearly 370,000 SF of office space with expansive 12-foot, floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for maximum light, volume, and transparency. Connected to a luxury apartment tower with a Publix GreenWise grocer on the ground floor, the office tower’s outdoor and indoor amenity spaces, conference centers and fitness center rival even the most cutting-edge office spaces found across the region.

The Main Las Olas offers a compelling range of amenities totaling 11,012 SF for its prospective tenants. They include a full-fledged fitness center, office lounges and conference centers, all found on a beautifully appointed 3,303 SF amenity deck and wraparound “Sky Deck” that features panoramic views of Las Olas.

LEED Gold-certified and with a focus on environmental consciousness and the wellness of its occupants, tenants at The Main Las Olas will also enjoy energy efficient, touchless fixtures, electric vehicle charging stations, and a state-of-the-art ionized air filtration system that helps eliminate airborne virus, allergens, and mold particles. The building is inspired by the vibrant culture and energy found in the Las Olas neighborhood and is proximate to the Brightline Ft. Lauderdale Station, which allows it to easily connect with Miami-Dade and Palm Beach, offering tenants the ability to attract and retain top talent from all three counties.

Tenants at The Main Las Olas include the law firms of Akerman and Berger Singerman and holding company BBX Capital.

scott maclaren stiles 375x375“Blanca Commercial Real Estate’s stellar reputation and track record in South Florida speaks for itself,” said Stiles President Scott MacLaren. “We look forward to working closely with their team on our overall leasing strategy as we near completion of this iconic project on Las Olas.”

The Blanca leasing team at The Main Las Olas includes Vice Chairman Danet Linares, Associate Sky Jones with strategic leadership from Tere Blanca.

 

Tech Firm Moves HQ To Newly-Constructed Miramar Tech Center, 2 Additional Tenants Ink Deals

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Blanca Commercial Real Estate announced its completion of two lease transactions totaling 13,536 square feet at the Miramar Tech Center, located at 2900 Monarch Lakes Blvd. in Miramar. The news follows the recent occupancy of United Data Technologies into the three-story Class A office building offering approximately 56,710 rentable square feet.

The leases include new tenant 03b Networks (7,011 sf), a subsidiary of SES Networks and the world-leading satellite operator with over 50 satellites in geostationary Earth orbit and 16 in medium Earth orbit, which was represented by Juan Jaramillo of FGI Realty; and the University of Florida’s Warrington’s College of Business (6,525 sf) represented by Franklin Street’s Tom Farmer.

They join recent occupant and building owner UDT (21,155 sf), a technology enabler that helps clients in major industries evaluate, architect, secure and manage technology in mobile, on premise and in the cloud.

“We are thrilled to have facilitated the completion of these lease deals with top organizations on the vanguard of technology and business who appreciate everything this new property has to offer,” said Juan Ruiz Executive Vice President of Blanca Commercial Real Estate. “Its central location and ability to attract top talent from the area makes this property an ideal choice for any company with its eye towards the future.”

 

Added Henry Fleches, CEO of UDT, “The Miramar Tech Center features some of the most advanced redundancy and backup systems in the area making it a perfect solution for any company with a robust need to provide continuous, noninterrupted service, or for any organization looking to ensure business continuity.”

The Tech Center is located in the heart of Miramar and boasts full generator backup power, wind-rated impact glass, electric car charging stations, dual HVAC chillers, heavy power and multiple telecommunication carriers and feeds to ensure redundancy and business continuity. The building is also hardened for hurricane resistance and offers high-end conferencing facilities and garage parking of 5.3 per 1,000 square feet.

EB-5 Developer Delivers Class A Office In Tight Miramar Market

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Riviera Point Development Group has completed construction of a 72,000-square-foot office building in Miramar.

The building, Riviera Point Corporate Center, is one of the few new suburban office buildings completed in this real estate cycle in South Florida. Riviera Point used foreign capital to finance construction of the project located in one of the nation’s most desirable suburban office markets, according to a study by Boyd Co.

The Riviera Point’s development underlines a growing demand for Class A office space in the suburbs and the influential role that foreign capital is playing in reshaping South Florida’s suburbs. In the past, Riviera Point raised foreign capital to build Riviera Point Business Center at Doral in 2016 and Professional Center at Riviera Point in Miramar in 2015.

Riviera Point partially funded construction of the new five-story office building, at 2750 SW 145th Avenue, through the EB-5 investor visa program. Under the federal program, foreign investors and their families can obtain a green card if they invest at least $500,000 in job-creating projects in the US. The firm, one of the region’s most prolific EB-5 developers, raised $15 million from 30 investors mainly from Latin America to build Riviera Point Corporate Center. Since 2012, Riviera Point has raised more than $53 million in EB-5 capital in South Florida, crated 1,120 jobs and enabled more than 170 foreign families to obtain the US residency.

“We build suburban office buildings to meet the needs of the bustling business communities expanding west of South Florida’s largest urban cores,” said Riviera Point CEO Rodrigo Azpúrua. “In the absence of a comprehensive mass transit system in our region, employers are responding to road congestion by moving their offices closer to their employees’ homes. Foreign investors see the upside of serving that sector of our community and are eager to provide capital for us to build Class A suburban office buildings.”

Blanca Commercial Real Estate is handling leasing for Riviera Point Corporate Center.

As construction of Riviera Point Corporate Center concludes, Mr. Azpúrua will focus on construction of the Radisson Red Miami Airport in suburban Miami. The 155-room hotel is partially funded with $11.5 million raised from EB-5 investors. The upscale select services hotel broke ground early this year and is scheduled for completion in early 2018.