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Cube Wynwd Trades For $62 Million

Tricera Capital, the Miami-based commercial real estate firm led by Ben Mandell, and Alex Karakanhian’s LNDMRK Development closed the $62 million sale of the Cube Wynwd office building in Miami’s popular Wynwood neighborhood.

The sale to Brick & Timber Collective closed on Dec. 13. As part of the transaction, Tricera and LNDMRK retained an undisclosed ownership stake in Cube Wynwd. Tricera and LNDMRK originally acquired the 100,000-square-foot office building, which includes ground-floor retail, rooftop space and parking, for $28 million in an April 2021 off-market deal.

“We are thrilled with the execution of our business plan for Cube Wynwd, culminating in this significant disposition,” Tricera Chief Financial Officer Christian Ramirez said. “This investment underscores the depth and versatility of Tricera 2.0, as we tapped into our robust acquisitions and asset management divisions, top-tier leasing professionals, team members with development experience and real estate finance experts. We look forward to replicating the model at our many other investments and developments.”

Tony Arellano of DWNTWN Realty Advisors represented both buyer and seller in the transaction.

Prior to completing the disposition, Tricera finalized a five-year lease with Boston’s Northeastern University to occupy the 10,976-square-foot fifth floor of the 222 NW 24th St. building. Northeastern plans to operate a brand-new graduate degree program tailored to working professionals in Miami’s rapidly growing fintech industry.

The Northeastern deal maintains Cube’s 100% leased status, as investment firm Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is set to relocate from Cube to The Dorsey, a Wynwood mixed-use building Tricera and LNDMRK partnered with The Related Group to develop. Schonfeld is expected to move to The Dorsey in early 2023.

“Northeastern’s lease at Cube is yet another example of where Wynwood’s office market is headed and reinforces the building’s incredible tenant mix,” Tricera President/Head of Leasing Dustin Ballard said. “It is exciting that local fintech professionals will have an opportunity to pursue a graduate degree from a renowned university. That will help take the fintech sector – and the City of Miami – to build upon the accomplishments and growth of the past few years.”

Additional Cube tenants include Blockchain.com, Ecuadorean fintech firm Kushki, Shaolin Capital Management, Brazilian footwear manufacturer Grendene, office supply and furniture online retailer Poppin, tech firm Transmit, and more.

 

Source:  CRE-sources

 

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Brick & Timber To Buy Cube Wynwd Office Building For $60M

Brick & Timber Collective plans to purchase its third Wynwood building.

Glenn Gilmore’s Brick & Timber put the Cube Wynwd offices at 222 Northwest 24th Street under contract for over $60 million. The seller is a joint venture of Tricera Capital and Alex Karakhanian’s Lndmrk Development, which will retain a 20 percent stake, two of the sources said.

In March, Brick & Timber paid $49 million for Wynwood Annex at 215 Northwest 24th Street, across the street from Cube Wynwd. The deal marked the San Francisco-based firm’s debut in South Florida. On the heels of that deal, Brick & Timber bought the three-story office and retail building at 2724 and 2734 Northwest First Avenue for $9 million in May.

Cube Wynwd is almost fully leased, one of the sources said.

The eight-story, roughly 100,000-square-foot building was completed in 2019. The developers, Redsky Capital and JZ Capital Partners, sold it to Tricera and Lndmrk for $28 million in the spring of last year.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

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Goldman Properties, JV Of Scott Robins And Philip Levine Propose Wynwood Projects

More office and multifamily projects may be coming to Wynwood, as developers propose new projects for the once-gritty warehouse district.

Pioneer Wynwood developer Goldman Properties wants to build an office building, and a joint venture between Scott Robins and Philip Levine tweaked a previous plan for a hotel with apartments – and now proposes rentals only.

The Wynwood Design Review Committee is expected to consider both projects at a meeting on Monday.

Robins and Levine propose a five-story building with 203 units and 15,104 square feet of ground-floor retail on almost an acre at 35-83 Northwest 27th Street, according to the developers’ filing to the review committee. The Arquitectonica-designed project would have a rooftop pool, 40-space garage and eight parking spaces on the street.

The developers are partnering with Miami-based executive Martin Franklin and Franklin’s son, Sam. Martin Franklin co-founded frozen food company Nomad Foods as well as consumer products firm Jarden, now called Newell Brands.

Shortly before the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, Robins and Levine won approval from the city zoning administrator for a 120-key hotel with 72 apartments and 13,413 square feet of commercial space for the site, according to the developers’ submittal to the board.

“We didn’t think a hotel project was appropriate at this time in that area,” Robins said, although he didn’t entirely shut down a future hotel conversion.

Roughly 90 percent of the units would be studios, ranging from 500 square feet to 600 square feet, allowing for a smooth retrofit into hotel rooms if the market ripens for the use, Robins said. The remaining units will be one-bedroom apartments, ranging from 700 square feet to 800 square feet.

The rents will be market rate, but specific ranges have not been determined, he said.

Robins and former Miami Beach Mayor Levine previously partnered on the redevelopment of South Beach’s Sunset Harbour neighborhood. They sold a seven-building retail portfolio to Asana Partners for $68.8 million in 2018.

In Wynwood, Goldman Properties, led by CEO Scott Srebnick, filed plans for an eight-story Core Wynwood with 99,357 square feet of Class A workspaces and 10,101 square feet of retail and restaurants, according to the filing. The 0.6-acre site, which now consists of a one-story warehouse and parking lots, is at 373, 375 and 391 Northwest 24th Street and at 376 and 390 Northwest 25th Street.

The Perkins & Will-designed project would have floor-to-ceiling windows in parts of the building, a glass-enclosed grand staircase visible from the street, a two-story garage with 119 spaces and an art-adorned paseo connecting 24th and 25th streets, according to Wynwood-based Goldman’s submittal to the board.

In a nod to Wynwood’s stamp as an arts district, artist Mona Caron’s botanical murals will run the height of the building and artist Sam Cox’s hand-drawn characters will adorn the staircase. Goldman Global Arts, a consultancy led by Goldman Properties co-Chair Jessica Goldman Srebnick, is curating the art at Core Wynwood.

Goldman Properties’ founder, the late Tony Goldman, was one of the first to spot Wynwood’s potential. It was his life’s work to see the unrealized growth of neighborhoods. Goldman Properties played a major role in creating Wynwood’s image as an arts district with projects such as Wynwood Walls and Wynwood Garage.

If the Wynwood Design Review Board approves the proposals, construction of both is expected to be completed in the second half of 2024.

Wynwood has undergone redevelopment in recent years with office and residential projects.

The 13-story Gateway at Wynwood office building at 2916 North Miami Avenue and the 10-story 545wyn were completed last year.

In 2019, Wynwood Annex at 215 Northwest 24th Street and Cube Wynwd at 222 Northwest 24th Street were completed.

On the residential side, more than 2,200 apartment and condo units are on tap, including a proposal by Ironstate Development and Brookfield Properties for a 289-unit apartment complex at 26 and 60 Northeast 27th Street, and 25 and 61 Northeast 26th Street.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

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New-To-Market Tenants Spur Wynwood Office Demand

Wynwood is becoming Miami’s busiest office submarket as demand for space is far surpassing current supply due to its attractive live-work-play environment, with more than 80% of its recently leased office tenants being new-to-market and a million square feet of office space in the pipeline.

Coming up new-to-market tenants in Wynwood in the first quarter of the year include Blockchain.com at CUBE Wynwd at 222 NW 24th St, with 21,952 square feet of office space; OpenStore at the Gateway at Wynwood in 2916 N Miami Ave., with 14,914 square feet of office space; and Neocis at 545 NW 26th St., a medical equipment manufacturer leasing 38,000 square feet of office space.

Other firms opening shop in Wynwood include Barry’s Bootcamp, a new 9,000-square-foot fitness center in 2214 NW First Place; Actuate Law, a new 3,000-square-foot law firm in the 545 Wyn building; and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, who opened in 4,020 square feet in 112 NE 41st St. All of these opened in the last quarter of 2021.

DWNTWN Realty Advisors led a $49 million sale of the Wynwood Annex office tower in Wynwood, which has 60,000 square feet of rentable office space, to new-to-market San Francisco investors Brick & Timber Collective. Wynwood Annex has leased all of its office space within six months to new-to-market venture capital, technology and finance firms such as Founders Fund, Live Nation Entertainment and Atomic Venture Capital.

 

Source:  Miami Today

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Blockchain.com To Open 22,000 SF Miami HQ In Wynwood

Blockchain.com, a major player in tech, is opening its Miami headquarters on the top two floors at Cube Wynwd in Miami, bringing the building to full occupancy.

Blockchain.com, which provides consumer crypto products, signed a 22,000-square-foot lease at Cube Wynwd, at 222 Northwest 24th Street, according to a news release from the building’s owners. The company, which announced in 2021 it is moving its base from New York to Miami, will soon start the design of its new space.

Peter Smith is the CEO of Blockchain.com.

Tricera Capital and Lndmrk Development, both based in Miami, bought the eight-story, roughly 100,000-square-foot Cube Wynwd for $28 million in April from the property’s developers, Redsky and JZ Capital Partners. The property includes ground-floor retail.

 

Source:  The Real Deal

 

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