PEMBROKE PINES, FL-In what marks South Florida’s largest multifamily sale in three years, CB Richard Ellis Investors has acquired The Resort at Pembroke Pines for $193.5 million. The 1,520-unit garden-style apartment is about 94% occupied.

CB bought the property, which is about 20 miles from both Fort Lauderdale and Miami, from a partnership between Chicago-based investment and management firm Heitman and the California State Teachers Retirement System. The partnership has held the multifamily investment since 2005.

Greg Engler, president of Alpharetta, GA-based Engler Financial Group, represented the sellers in the transaction. Engler declined to comment on the terms of the transaction. Neither Heitman nor the California State Teachers Retirement System was immediately available for comment.

“We got an attractive discount to replacement costs on this transaction,” Stephen Gullo, director of the Multi-Housing Group for CB Richard Ellis Investors, tells GlobeSt.com. “The property has two complete sets of amenities, which gives us flexibility to sell the property in different phases at different points in time.”

Specifically, the property offers both one- and two-bedroom floor plans with washers and dryers, walk-in closets, balconies, and gourmet kitchens in all units. The property also features two controlled-access gated entries, two pools, four heated spas, a fitness center, massage room, business center, conference room, two playgrounds and two sport courts.

Located at 11801 Pembroke Rd., The Resort at Pembroke Pines underwent a $12-million renovation that focused on the building exteriors and community amenities in 2007. The Pembroke Pines market has historically experienced strong economic expansion and been one of the top markets for growth in the nation.

“Pembroke is well-located in south Broward County, an area that has performed well historically and we believe is poised to outperform the market in the future,” says Steve Zaleski, managing director of the Multi-Housing Group for CB Richard Ellis Investors.

South Florida’s multifamily sector is heating up, seeing several transactions in the past month alone. Addison, TX-based commercial real estate firm Behringer Harvard acquired Parrot’s Landing Apartments in North Lauderdale last week. Chicago-based Equity Residential bought a 22-acre site from Huizenga Group zoned for 500 multifamily units near Sawgrass Mills earlier this month. And Acumen Real Estate Advisors paid $28.5 million for Sunset Gardens in Kendall.

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