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Bridge Development Buys Dev Site In Pompano Beach

Bridge Development Partners just acquired another heap of land, this time in Pompano Beach, with plans to build a spec industrial park called Bridge Point Powerline Road, The Real Deal has learned.

Rendering of Bridge Point Powerline Road Business Park

The Chicago-based developer paid about $12.3 million for 40 acres of land at 1951 North Powerline Road and broke ground on the first phase of the 467,832-square-foot project, according to a source close to the deal. The purchase has not yet cleared records.

The trade, which breaks down to $307,500 per acre, includes a 150,000-square-foot warehouse fronting Powerline Road. The site is between the Florida Turnpike and I-95.

The seller, Waste Management Inc. of Florida, is relocating, according to a press release. Previous sales information is not available online. Kevin Carroll, Bridge Development Florida principal was not immediately available for comment.

Once completed, the project will feature three buildings, two of which will total 172,927 square feet each and share a 180-foot truck court. The third will span 121,978 square feet and feature a 120-foot fully-secured truck court, according to the release. Amenities for the buildings include high ceilings and 54-foot column spacing.

Last month, Bridge paid $28.2 million for 185 acres of land in Miami Gardens where it plans to build another spec industrial park called Bridge Point Commerce Center. Bridge is also in the midst of building a new distribution facility in Fort Lauderdale called Bridge Point Riverbend.

Nearby in Pompano, Farmers New World Life Insurance, a subsidiary of the Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance Group, in August paid about $15 million, or nearly $120 per square foot, for a distribution center at 4000 North Dixie Highway.

 

Source: The Real Deal

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CRE Florida Partners Completes Lease/Sale Of National Multiple Listing (NML) Industrial Facility

Michael Rauch and Thomas Robertson, Senior Managing Partners with Rauch Robertson & Co., are pleased to announce the completion of the lease/sale transaction of the National Multiple Listing (NML) property located at 6601 N. Andrews Avenue in Ft. Lauderdale’s Cypress Creek Uptown Business District.

NML has been a business leader and icon in the real estate marketing/print/photography industry for more than 50 years. With the completion of the lease/sale on the ±42,737 warehouse/manufacturing building to Over the Top, Inc., a national linen services company also based in Ft. Lauderdale, NML can now move into a new phase of its business operations.

This uniquely-located property features 100% AC and sprinklered warehouse, 2 loading docks, 1 grade level door, electric overhead doors, 2 executive covered parking garages, heavy power, and more than 8,000 square feet of office/showroom.

Over the Top, Inc. was represented by Coldwell Banker Real Estate.

Tom Robertson and Michael Rauch

Mr. Rauch commented, “We are very pleased to have been able to assist this well-respected family of business entrepreneurs and we wish them the best in all future endeavors.”

Robertson added, “We currently represent several prospective active buyers that are utilizing our firm to source industrial properties from 30,000 to 45,000 square feet in Broward County.”

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CRE Florida Partners Completes 2nd Sale For The General Electric Company

Michael Rauch and Tom Robertson, Senior Managing Partners with CRE Florida Partners, Rauch Robertson & Co., represented the owner, The General Electric Company (GE), in the sale of a laboratory/ manufacturing building located at 3041 Gateway Drive in Pompano Beach, Florida.

The property sold for $775,000 on a 6.9% capitalization rate.

The 10,068-square-foot laboratory/manufacturing building has been owned and operated by GE since 2000, when it developed the proprietary processes for manufacturing of synthetic diamonds.

The tenant, Sandvik Inc., which purchased the proprietary process from GE through a series of acquisitions, is a world leader in the development and production of synthetic diamond and cubic boron nitride products for industrial applications such as cutting, machining, oil and gas drilling, grinding, rock drilling and wire drawing. Sandvik is a publically-traded International company with over 47,000 employees worldwide.

Tom Robertson

“This is the fourth asset in South Florida that we have exclusively represented for GE,” commented Robertson. “Industrial investment inventory is low in South Florida and CRE Florida Partners is currently working with several buyers looking for similar properties in Broward and Palm Beach counties.”

Michael Rauch

“Identifying quality industrial/distribution investment properties in South Florida continues to be a challenge and we are continuously sourcing these properties for our clients,” added Rauch.

 

 

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CRE Florida Partners Secures Sale Of Tamarac Office/Medical Building

Michael Rauch and Tom Robertson, Senior Managing Partners with CRE Florida Partners, represented the seller in the sale of an office/medical building located at 8333 W. McNab Road in Tamarac, Florida.

The property sold on May 23 for $3,800,000, equating to $89 per square foot on a 6.9% capitalization rate.

The ±42,481-square-foot asset has been owned and operated by the current owner since about 2005. This multi-tenant building offers tenants a variety of office solutions for both Medical and Professional uses.

Tom Robertson

“This medical/office building is well located for tenants, given its immediate access the Sawgrass Expressway, I-95, and Florida’s Turnpike, as well as the asset’s close proximity to University Hospital,” commented Robertson.

According to Robertson, quality assets like this are in demand. CRE Florida Partners is currently working with several buyers looking for similar assets in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Michael Rauch

“Well-located medical office properties with strong occupancy rates continue to perform above market expectations,” added Rauch.

The brokerage company is also seeking leasing and investment sales professionals for its growing commercial real estate expansion in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Multiple positions are available within these and other Florida markets, which offer a unique ground floor career opportunity to work closely with the firms Founder’s Tom Robertson and Michael Rauch to move their vision for the CRE Florida Partners brand forward. Commission and benefits are commensurate with experience. A Florida Real Estate License and Commercial Real Estate experience are required. Only qualified candidates should apply by forwarding resumes to mail@crefloridapartners.com.

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West Palm Industrial Building Sells For $127 PSF

McCraney Property Company sold one of three industrial facilities at the Vista Business Park in West Palm Beach for $8.9 million.

The Vista Business Park in West Palm Beach

Berger Commercial Realty/CORFAC International represented the buyer, who paid $127 per square foot, for the fully occupied industrial building at 2361 and 2365 Vista Parkway.

Berger also retained its position as exclusive leasing agent and property manager for the 70,000-square-foot building.

The property’s new owner is McNab Commerce, a long-established partnership between commercial real estate developers Austin Forman and Jack Loos.

The multi-tenant building is a small bay facility with front-load, grade-level doors and ceilings 18 feet high.

Vista Business Park is a 500-acre, master-planned business park near Interstate 95, Palm Beach International Airport and downtown West Palm Beach.

 

Source: The Real Deal

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Canadian Drug Firm Buys Miramar Warehouse For $50 Million

Canada-based generic pharmaceutical company Apotex Corp. bought a warehouse in Miramar for $50 million.

An affiliate of Apotex, called Sherm Realty Corp., bought the 302,864-square-foot warehouse Jan. 31 for $165 per square foot.

The seller was Atlanta-based industrial property developer IDI Gazeley, which built the warehouse in 2014.

5501 SW 29 Street in Miramar

The warehouse is located on a 20-acre lot in a corporate park that IDI Gazeley developed at 15501 Southwest 29 Street in Miramar, northwest of Miramar Parkway and Interstate 75. The park’s tenants include Kellstrom Defense Industries Inc.

Colliers International reported that the pace of industrial-space absorption in Broward during last year’s fourth quarter was the fastest in a decade and supported “skyrocketing” lease rates. Colliers reported that 37 percent of all Broward industrial space leased last year was leased in the fourth quarter, about 936,000 square feet.

 

Source: The Real Deal

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Boynton Beach Medical Building Commands $14.8M

A Cleveland-based owner and manager of medical office buildings bought one in Boynton Beach for $14.8 million.

Woodside Health bought the 50,000-square-foot Boynton Beach Medical Center. Bob Mion and John DePersio, agents of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT, helped to close the deal, which closed at $296 per square foot.

The building at 10151 Enterprise Circle Boulevard in suburban Boynton Beach last sold in 2007 for $10 million, or $200 per square foot. The Palm Beach Post also reported that Barclays Bank made an $11.5 million mortgage loan to Woodside Health.’

 

Source: The Real Deal

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CRE Florida Partners Represents Investor In IRC 1031 Exchange Of Pompano Beach, Oakland Park Industrial Real Estate

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Michael Rauch, Senior Managing Partner with CRE Florida Partners and Rauch | Robertson & Co., recently negotiated the sale of an industrial property located at 741 NE 42ndStreet in Oakland Park.

The property, which sold for $1,440,000, or $96 per square foot, is a free-standing industrial building with a 1-acre adjacent outside storage yard. The building features 22’ clear ceiling height and several grade level overhead doors.

“This acquisition represents the ‘up-leg’ purchase of an IRC1031 tax free exchange,” explained Rauch. “We are very pleased to have successfully represented this buyer in both the ‘down-leg’ sale and ‘up-leg’ purchase phases of this tax free exchange.”

Rauch represented the buyer in the transaction.

 

 

 

 

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Marine Trade Group Gets OK For Foreign Trade Zone In Fort Lauderdale

A new marine industry foreign trade zone has gotten the green light to take off in Fort Lauderdale.

Trade group Marine Industry Association of South Florida said this week it’s won approval from the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Board and Fort Lauderdale’s FTZ No. 241, to create a 16-site foreign trade subzone.

“This is a first of its kind in the United States,” said Phil Purcell, MIASF executive director, in a statement. “Fort Lauderdale is already known as the yachting capital of the world and will now be known for introducing the first FTZ subzone dedicated to the recreational boating industry.”

FTZ restricted-access sites are shielded from the immediate imposition of duties by U.S. Customs, and are empowered to defer, reduce, or eliminate them on foreign products.

“The 16 businesses that will be included in the subzone operate as either a commercial marina, marine parts and components business or a yacht repair facility,” MIASF spokeswoman Kelly Skidmore said.

“Now that the initial filing for FTZ status has been approved, we are excited to begin working with each marina or marine distributor site to activate in compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulations,” said Gary Goldfarb, chief strategy officer of Interport Logistics of Miami, an FTZ operator and advisor. “There are so many more options for the industry under a FTZ and, as a result, we expect this will be a very active sector for jobs for years to come.”

Others agree.

“Strengthening our marine industry by creating an environment that will encourage more business is the key reason to pursue Foreign Trade Zone activity,” said Karen Reese, administrator for the city’s FTZ No. 241, based at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

“Providing economic incentives through our Foreign Trade Zone program will enable marine industry businesses to free up important resources that can be used to expand operations, increase revenue, and create additional jobs and career opportunities for our community, while also serving as a valuable tool for future business attraction and retention,” Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler said.

 

Source: SunSentinel

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CRE Florida Partners Completes Sale On Behalf Of The General Electric Company

Michael Rauch and Tom Robertson, Senior Managing Partners with CRE Florida Partners, represented the owner, The General Electric Company (GE), in the sale of a laboratory/ manufacturing building located in Newport Center at 1121 W Newport Center Drive in Deerfield Beach.

The property sold for $3,000,000, equating to $128 per square foot on a 7% capitalization rate.

The 23,360-square-foot asset has been owned and operated by GE since 1998, when it developed the proprietary processes for manufacturing synthetic diamonds.

The tenant, Sandvik Inc., is a world leader in the development and production of synthetic diamond and cubic boron nitride products for industrial applications such as cutting, machining, oil and gas drilling, grinding, rock drilling and wire drawing. Sandvik is a publically-traded International company with over 47,000 employees worldwide.

Tom Robertson

Tom Robertson

“This is the third asset in South Florida that we have exclusively represented for GE,” commented Robertson. “Inventory is low and CRE Florida Partners is currently working with several buyers looking for similar properties in Broward and Palm Beach counties.”

 

Michael Rauch

Michael Rauch

“Identifying quality industrial/distribution investment properties in South Florida continues to be a challenge and we are continuously sourcing these properties for our clients,” added Rauch.

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CRE Florida Partners Closes Sale Of Two Broward Industrial Facilities

Tom Robertson & MIchael Rauch

Tom Robertson & MIchael Rauch

Tom Robertson and Michael Rauch, Senior Managing Partners with CRE Florida Partners, negotiated the sale of two industrial properties for a total of $2.6 million.

Robertson and Rauch represented the seller, 1311 NW 65th Place LLC, in the sale of an industrial property located at 1311-1309 NW 65th Place in Ft. Lauderdale. Built in 1982 on 1.01 acres, JMG 1994 LLC purchased the ±20,146-square-foot building for $2,000,000, or $100.00 per square foot. The building features heavy power and an AC warehouse with 4 dock high loading doors.

1101 S. Dixie Highway, Pompano Beach

1101 S. Dixie Highway, Pompano Beach

In a separate transaction, Michael Rauch represented the buyer and seller in the sale of an industrial property located at 1101 S. Dixie Highway in Pompano Beach. The buyer, Noebell Holdings, LLC, a fresh seafood distribution company, purchased the ±6,406 square-foot building for $600,000, or $93.66 per square foot, and has occupied the facility. The seller owned the property for over 10 years as an investment.

“Industrial distribution facilities are becoming harder to source and match our buyer’s needs to find available user/owner or investment industrial properties due to a shrinking inventory in South Florida’s market,” Robertson commented.

CRE Florida Partners is currently working with several buyers looking for 20,000 – 40,000 SF industrial buildings in Broward and Palm Beach County.

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CRE Florida Partners Negotiates Sale Of Former Gulfstream International Airlines HQ

Michael Rauch

Michael Rauch

Michael Rauch, President and Managing Partner of CRE Florida Partners recently completed the sale of two freestanding office properties in Dania Beach. Both office properties located at 3201 Griffin Road.

Rauch originally sold the property to the ownership of Gulfstream International Airlines in 2005, which was used by the airline until 2010 as the company’s corporate headquarters. Gulfstream was sold in 2010 to Silver Airways. The owner of Gulfstream retained the buildings. Rauch was retained in 2012 to lease and stabilize the property for sale.

3201 Griffin Road-Dania Beach 2The asset was purchased by Miami-Dade investment group Salomon Investment Inc. as part of an IRC1031 exchange. Salomon purchased the ±30,379 SF office property for $3,120,000 or ±$103 per square foot on a ±6.5% capitalization rate. At the time of sale, the property was approximately 93% occupied.

“The sale of the Gulfstream International Airlines property represents the conclusion of several years of asset-repositioning for an investment sale,” commented Rauch. “The sales price also reflects a slow trend in strengthening office values in South Florida, which is badly needed and long overdue,” he added.

The deal closed March 31.  The buyer represented itself in the transaction.