In partnership with Bridge Investment Group, Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners has secured an $83 million construction loan for a development in downtown Hollywood. The site was home to the long-neglected Hollywood Bread Building on Young Circle. The building was demolished last year. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is the lender.
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Dacra Secures $43.5 Million Loan To Refinance 4141 Office/ Retail Building In Miami Design District
Dacra has locked down a $43.5 million loan to refinance a 112,896-square-foot, mixed-use property located in the Miami Design District. Berkadia Managing Director Scott Wadler, Senior Director Matthew Nihan and Senior Analyst Michael Basinski of Berkadia Miami secured the financing on behalf of Dacra, the pioneer of the Miami Design District, owning well over one million square feet.
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Macken Companies Secures $16.5 Million Construction Loan For Koya Bay Luxury Waterfront Townhome Community In Eastern Shores, North Miami Beach
Macken Companies has secured a $16.5 million construction loan from LV Lending for Koya Bay, a luxury waterfront townhome community directly on the Intracoastal Waterway within the exclusive neighborhood of Eastern Shores at 4098 NE 167 St. in North Miami Beach. Camilo Niño, Ricardo Uribe and Alen Hernandez of LV Lending arranged the loan on behalf of the developer, Alan Macken, principal of Macken Companies.
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Newgard Development Group Locks Down $170 Million Construction Loan For LOFTY Brickell Home-Sharing Tower
Newgard Development Group has locked down a $170 million loan from 3650 REIT for its newest residential property, LOFTY Brickell. The closing follows an impressive sales launch, with 80% of the tower’s inventory under contract and groundbreaking set to commence Q4. This is the second loan from 3650 REIT for LOFTY - the first being last fall tied to the land acquisition.
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Two Roads Development Locks Down $150 Million In Funding From Lionheart Strategic Management and Bank OZK For Edgewater Condo Buyout
The South Florida-based Two Roads Development, led by Taylor Collins and Reid Boren, have locked down $150 million in funding for a waterfront condo buyout in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood. Lionheart Strategic Management LLC (Lionheart) will be providing a $45 million mezzanine loan, backed by a $105 million senior mortgage loan from Bank OZK.
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Aztec Group Delivers $102 Million In Construction Financing For 352 Unit RIVR Lofts In Fort Lauderdale
Aztec Group, Florida’s leading real estate investment and merchant banking firm for over 40 years, announces that Peter Mekras has arranged $102,000,000 in construction financing for RIVR (River) Lofts in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. RIVR Lofts features a desirable location in Fort Lauderdale’s Central Business District in the emerging Tarpon River Entertainment & Design District and will be a mixed-use, luxury, high-rise rental apartment community with 352 residential units.
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West Palm Beach Condo Development Alba Palm Beach Locks Down $82 Million Construction Loan
Private real estate lender Trez Capital funded an $82 million loan to build Alba Palm Beach, a luxurious waterfront condominium project that will soon rise in West Palm Beach, Florida. The new development is located directly on the west bank of the Intracoastal Waterway in the emerging Northwood neighborhood.
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Eyzenberg & Co. Structures $73.35 Million Construction Loan For Downtown St. Petersburg Condo Development
Eyzenberg & Company has arranged a stretch-senior construction loan to finance the development of Reflections Condominiums, a 17-story condominium tower on Mirror Lake in St. Petersburg, Florida. The New York-headquartered commercial real estate investment banking firm was retained in 2021 as the exclusive financial advisor for the development of the 326,468 SF building.
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Apollo Bank Reaches $1 Billion in Assets Following Banner Growth Year In 2021
South Florida-based leading community bank Apollo Bank has hit $1 billion in assets amidst the bank’s strongest growth year to-date. In the past ten years the bank has grown from $100 million to $1 billion. Apollo Bank focused on investing in technology and talent, appointed a new president and grew its residential lending division.
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