Northwestern Mutual Acquires Modera Port Royale In Fort Lauderdale For $180 Million

Northwestern Mutual has acquired the Modera Port Royale apartment community in Fort Lauderdale for $180 million. Modera Port Royale is located long the Intracoastal Waterway at 3303 Port Royale Drive South as well as 2890-2900 Port Royale Blvd. The seller was Port Royale JV Phase I LLC, a joint venture between Mill Creek Residential and Invesco Real Estate and the buyer was NM-Port Royale LLC, an entity managed by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance. The pricing breaks down to roughly $324,000 per unit.

Modera Port Royale features 555 rental apartment units spanning 1.03 million square feet spread across five buildings on an 8.2-acre site. Amenities include a waterfront pool, game room, coffee bar, fitness center, roof deck, theater and marina with 55 boat slips. The property was developed in 2017 by Mill Creek Residential who sold Phase 1 for $94 million in 2015.

ZOM Florida and Invesco Real Estate Break Ground on Maizon at Brickell

ZOM Florida and Invesco Real Estate has broken ground on Maizon at Brickell after receiving a $52 million construction loan. Maizon at Brickell will be a Class A luxury high-rise which will feature 262 units. The project is walking distance fromMary Brickell Village, Brickell City Centre, Miami Avenue and Brickell Avenue.

“We are excited to partner with Invesco Real Estate on our first ever development venture together. Our project site has excellent pedestrian access to the numerous retail, entertainment, and employment locations available in Brickell, and is also convenient to downtown Miami via the multi-modal public transportation nearby. Maizon will bring a new level of quality, unit features and amenities to the burgeoning West Brickell neighborhood,” said Kyle Clayton, ZOM Florida’s Development Vice President. 

“We are very enthusiastic about the future of the Brickell neighborhood and the Miami market as a whole. Invesco Real Estate looks forward to working with ZOM to deliver a high quality product that will be distinctive in the market. We’re hopeful that the new relationship with ZOM will bring opportunities for future high quality investments benefiting our institutional clients,” said Evan Roth, Acquisitions Director at Invesco Real Estate.

The project will include an 8-story mid-rise and a 19-story high-rise connected at the parking structure. Units are expected to be delivered in Q1 of 2019. The developers originally purchased the property for $16 million. Maizon at Brickell will be designed by MSA Architects, Inc. and Moss is the general contractor on record.