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Class A Office Portfolio In Fort Lauderdale Hits The Market

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Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group has been exclusively tapped on behalf of a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC to sell Pinnacle Corporate Park, a two-building, class A office portfolio at 500 and 550 W. Cypress Creek Road in Fort Lauderdale.

The asset totals 259,458 square feet on 14.31 acres in Broward County’s Cypress Creek submarket.

Avison Young Principals John K. Crotty, CCIM; David Duckworth; Michael T. Fay, who is also Managing Director of the firm’s Miami operations; Greg Martin, and George Vail will lead the sale. The transaction team also includes Avison Young Vice President Brian C. de la Fé and Associates Berkley Bloodworth and Emily Brais.

Over the past 24 months, the Avison Young leasing team led by Martin completed 17 lease transactions totaling 91,000 square feet

“Pinnacle Corporate Park is the most desirable property in the Cypress Creek submarket due to its strong occupancy, rental rate growth, and immediate potential for lease-up,” said Crotty. “In addition to the existing value, the offering provides the opportunity to maximize land on the site in the coming years through residential development.”

Pinnacle Corporate Park coming to market represents the trend of large funds and institutional owners’ confidence to sell large office assets again, as sales declined immediately following the pandemic. The deal would be similar to the recent $78.42 million Plantation Crossroads three-building portfolio sale.

“We are seeing an uptick in demand for investors looking to deploy capital in well-located South Florida office assets,” said Duckworth. “Pinnacle Corporate Park is ideally situated near major expressways, transit, and amenities, and provides the perfect opportunity.”

Pinnacle Corporate Park is positioned in the heart of Fort Lauderdale’s Uptown Urban Village, a master plan that supports the development of a thriving, transit-supportive, mixed-use neighborhood. Its offices are less than a mile from Interstate 95 and directly accessible from the Cypress Creek Tri-Rail station.

 

Plantation Office Building Fetches $13.85 Million

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Avison Young’s Florida Capital Markets Group completed the $13.85 million ($173 per square foot) sale of the 80,000-square-foot Bank of America office building at 1776 N. Pine Island Road in Plantation.

The building last sold for $10,900,000 in December 2012.

On behalf of Transatlantic Investment Management Inc., Avison Young Principals David Duckworth, John K. Crotty, CCIM, and Michael T. Fay, facilitated the disposition to the Kislak Organization, a privately held firm based in Miami. The sale represents the fifth transaction the team completed in Plantation to date in 2018 totaling more than $66 million.

“Plantation continues to see low office vacancy rates, high absorption, and impressive rent growth, solidifying it as one of the most desirous suburban submarkets in Broward County for tenants and investors,” said Duckworth. “The property was a value-add opportunity despite its high occupancy due to the below-market, in-place rents.”

For the acquisition, Kislak also engaged the Florida Capital Markets Group to secure a $12.05 million loan.

“We were pleased to work with Avison Young on the acquisition and financing of this well-located, multi-tenant office building,” said Tom Bartelmo, president and CEO of the Kislak Organization. “This investment is a great fit for our strategy of acquiring high-quality commercial real estate in top South Florida submarkets. We like the property’s strong current income and opportunity for enhancements that will draw additional professional office tenants.”

At 80 percent loan-to-value, the loan was negotiated by Avison Young Principal George Vail and financed through Popular Bank for a 10-year term with a 2-year interest-only period, after which it will transition to a 25-year amortization schedule. The interest rate was 4.6 percent.

“Due to the property, location, and the buyer’s well-regarded reputation, we created a competitive environment to get the best loan terms for Kislak,” said Vail. “After receiving multiple term sheets, we locked in a favorable loan with a rare 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, as lenders typically max out at 70 to 75 percent.”

According to research by Avison Young, Plantation is one of the tightest office submarkets in Broward County. As of third quarter 2018, the submarket saw no new construction, one of the lowest vacancy rates which posted at 7.23 percent, and the highest total net absorption level in the county with 78,350 square feet absorbed.

 

Source:  CRE-sources