Sunday, November 2, 2014

HFF closes sale of and arranges financing for Modera Pembroke Pines in South Florida


Manny de Zarraga
MIAMI, FL – HFF announced it has closed the $95.5 million sale of and arranged acquisition financing for Phase I of Modera Pembroke Pines, a two-phase, luxury multi-housing community totaling 700 units in Pembroke Pines, Florida. 

HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between affiliates of Mill Creek Residential and Clarion Partners.  AVR Realty Company purchased Phase I for $95.5 million. 

AVR separately engaged HFF to arrange the acquisition loan through New York Life Real Estate Investors.

In addition, HFF also arranged binding agreements with AVR for the sale and financing of Phase II of the property with closing slated upon completion of construction in 2015.

 New York Life Real Estate Investors will also provide acquisition financing for Phase II of the project. 

Matthew Lawton
                Modera Pembroke Pines is located at 10170 SW 7th Street near Pines Boulevard and Palm Avenue in the Broward County suburb of Pembroke Pines.

 Situated on 27.2 acres, the project is the first component of Pembroke Pines City Center, a mixed-use, walkable master planned community.

 Phase I of the project was completed in early 2014 and includes 422 units, which are 95 percent leased.  Due for completion in second quarter 2015, Phase II of the project will include 278 units.

 Both phases of the property include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units in both flat and townhome configurations. 

Community amenities will include two beach-entry swimming pools, two fitness centers, two business centers, two demo kitchens, two game rooms, two clubhouses and available private garages and storage units. 

Jaret Turkell
                The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by executive managing directors Manny de Zárraga and Matthew Lawton, managing director Jaret Turkell, director Matt Mitchell and associate director Maurice Habif.  

                HFF’s debt placement team was led by managing director Elliott Throne.

De Zarraga said, “Modera Pembroke Pines represents one of the premier residential communities in South Florida with state-of-the-art design features and a highly central location serving the intense employment nodes of northern Miami-Dade and Southwest Broward Counties, coupled with the desirable Pembroke Pines community retail, school and community amenities.  

"Modera Pembroke Pines is another signature development of Mill Creek, one of the country’s top developers of multi-housing communities."

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Olivia Hennessey
Public Relations Coordinator
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3403 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com


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