Miami

A report released by commercial brokerage CBRE predicts a strong restaurant sector with spending increasing above non-food retail industries. The analysis also indicates that South Florida will remain a prime market for international restaurant expansions into the US.

At least four apartment towers are on tap in addition to the newly finished Wynwood 25 and The Bradley, which is under construction.

Freehold will lease the properties to Curaleaf pursuant to a long-term, triple-net lease. The company also has the right of first offer to purchase additional properties from Curaleaf as its preferred real estate partner.

The purchase of the three-building property highlights the healthy appetite among institutional investors for South Florida industrial product.

The properties in the portfolio have an average vintage of 2004, boast low vacancy rates, and offer affordable options for renters in attractive Texas and Florida markets, Starwood Capital states.

The $5.5-million sale for the 4,350-square-foot freestanding property features a 15-year triple-net lease with options to extend. The property was acquired by an affiliate of Bayrock Investment Co. of Charlotte, NC.

The three-building Class A industrial property, located at 5801 and 6301 East 10th Ave., features a 978,164-square-foot distribution and light assembly warehouse (phase one) and two newly constructed state-of-the-art distribution buildings totaling 602,657 square feet (phase two).

The building features one-, two- and three-bedroom units range from 791 square feet to nearly 1,400 square feet with rents ranging from $1,115 to $1,698. The project is currently 93% occupied.