Miami-based development firm CREI Holdings has secured a $41 million loan from Lument for the refinancing of Li’l Abner II apartments, completed in April 2023 in the city of Sweetwater. The transaction closed on December 29, 2023, and was led by Marc Suarez, a managing director at Lument.
The Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has secured a $8.75 million construction loan to renovate Huizenga Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The DDA requested proposals seeking lenders to fund the Huizenga Park capital improvement project. After a thorough selection process, Synovus Bank was chosen as the best partner for financing the construction project, which is set to start in 2024.
Construction commenced on The CenterPointe, a luxury housing complex, right before the start of the new year. The complex will offer 401 Class A residences. The seven-story building will rest on a 4.3-acre build site. It will also host a two-story parking garage.
Miami-based CMC Group, led by real estate developer Ugo Colombo, has obtained a $239 million construction loan from Bank OZK to develop Vita at Grove Isle. This luxury condominium project, currently under construction at 5 Grie Isle Drive on the private island of Grove Isle, near Miami’s Coconut Grove, will consist of a seven-story building with 65 waterfront residences, each boasting panoramic bay views and high-quality finishes. The project, which broke ground in April 2023, is progressing with vertical construction and is slated for completion by late 2025.
Karu, an 8,380-square-foot nightclub in Miami, could be replaced with a high-rise complex. The 1000 Marina Mile Apartments would rise 15 stories above grade, offering 283 units and requiring more than 515,000 square feet of new construction.
