Saturday, August 24, 2024

LL Capital Markets completeS $22 million sale of Ridge Plaza, a highly trafficked shopping center in the Fort Lauderdale, FL MSA

 

Kim Flores.

MIAMI, FL – JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $22.25 million sale of Ridge Plaza, a 138,554-square-foot regional shopping center located in Davie, Florida.

Danny Finkle

JLL represented the seller, Continental Realty Corporation, and an affiliate of JBL Asset Management acquired the asset.

 Situated on a 13.52 acre site, Ridge Plaza is currently 98.6% occupied to a diverse tenant roster covering food & beverage, service, discount shops and entertainment uses led by Paragon Theaters, Goodwill, and Off The Wall among others.

 

Nestled at 9000-9200 W State Rd. 84, Ridge Plaza enjoys a prime, highly trafficked location with prominent frontage along I-595 and State Road 84 within a 15-minute drive of over 640,000 residents with an average annual household income of +$100,000.


 

Eric Williams

The town of Davie is located just southwest of Fort Lauderdale and serves as Broward County’s nexus of higher education as the home of the South Florida Educational Center, Nova Southeastern University, Broward College, Florida Atlantic University and the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center.

 

JLL Capital Market’s Sale and Investment Advisory team representing the seller was led by Senior Managing Director Danny Finkle, Senior Directors Eric Williams and Jorge Portela and Vice President Kim Flores.


Jorge Portela
“Infill retail centers in South Florida continue to attract outstanding investor demand,” Williams said. “Ridge Plaza represented the opportunity to acquire a well-located center on a prime +13-acre site with established tenancy, a secure revenue stream and substantial embedded value enhancement potential.”


JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. 


The firm's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients — whether investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, equity advisory or a recapitalization.


Ridge Plaza shopping center, Davie, FL


 The firm has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

 

For more news, videos and research resources, please visit JLL’s newsroom. 

 

 

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JLL Capital Markets

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Lee & Associates South Florida Promotes Christian Baena to Senior Vice President

Christian Baena 
 

 MIAMI, FL – Lee & Associates South Florida has promoted

Christian Baena to Senior Vice President. Based in Miami, Baena is a key member of the industrial sales and leasing team, working in close collaboration with Principal Greg Milopoulos. Previously serving as Vice President, Baena has rapidly distinguished himself as a leader within the firm.

 

Since joining Lee & Associates South Florida in March 2023, Baena and Milopoulos have brought over two decades of combined experience in development, investment sales, and landlord and tenant representation to the firm.

 

“Christian Baena excels in leveraging innovative industry technology to provide unparalleled analytical and organizational value to our clients, and people really enjoy his company.” said Lee & Associates South Florida President Matt Rotolante.


Greg Milopoulos

“Christian and Greg’s ability to bring top buyers and tenants to the table for the owners, to which they are committed, has been a recipe for success, even in the more challenging economic climate we’ve experienced the past several quarters.

 

"We’re committed to supporting their creative dealmaking with our industry-leading platform and referral network, and excited for their futures.”

 

Matt Rotolante.

Before partnering with Milopoulos and joining Lee & Associates South Florida, Baena honed his industrial real estate acumen at Newmark and FIP Commercial, where he completed over $20 million in sales for clients.

 

A Florida native and Florida State University graduate, Baena also gained valuable experience working as a Business Analyst for various mutual funds in New York City, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton.

 

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Baena and Milopoulos continue to set the standard for excellence in industrial real estate.

 

CONTACT:

 

Eric Kalis

Senior Vice President

ekalis@boardroompr.com

C 305-794-5123

O 954-370-8999

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