Orlando Sentinel

Orlando hotel industry gaining momentum

- By Mary Shanklin

Orlando’s sales pace for hotels remains a dim shadow from its peak in 2007 but showed some momentum this year with rising occupancy and average daily rates, according to a thirdquart­er report by

During the first three quarters of this year, Metro Orlando had 18 hotel properties sell for $446 million. In 2007, more than 60 hotels sold in Orlando for $1.8 billion. Colliers cited a lack of “cross-border” capital funding purchases. Meanwhile, real-estate investment trusts have shown a slight increase in their appetite for lodging properties, Colliers reported.

While Miami-Dade has seen sagging occupancy and average daily rates in the last two years, Orlando showed growth of 8.7 percent in revenue per available room and gains in both both occupancy and average daily rates, Colliers reported. across from a YMCA family center. With 22,500 square feet of offices and medicalrel­ated space in four buildings, the property sold for $1.77 million. Roger Soderstrom Jr., broker for

represente­d Lake Marybased Dix Developmen­ts, which is developing multiple project in the region. Stirling Internatio­nal’s John Kurtz will lead sales and marketing for the project.

took $54 million of permanent constructi­on debt for the 346-unit Venetian Isle apartment project in Windermere. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan carried a 3.92 percent interest rate and was arranged by a team including Vice President Zac Brumbaugh. The community has experience­d “rapid leasing velocity” with an average of about two leases signed per day, according to CBRE.

Vice President Mary Frances West represente­d the tenant, which is managed by Mansooreh Mollaghase­mi of Winter Park. NAI Broker Associate Zac Starkey represente­d

the and landlord of Office Park. developer Louisiana

managed by Tuan Dang of Lake Mary, leased 3,595 of square feet at Brio Business Center, 1241 W. Airport Blvd. Sanford.

Associate George Viele brokered the lease and another one with 1,800 square feet at the same center for

He also leased 3,200 square feet for

at Oviedo Commerce Center, 2462 W. State Road 426.

leased 2,426 square feet at 7667 Currency Drive in Orlando with

Bobby Isola representi­ng the landlord. Cite Partners’ John Worrell represente­d the landlord in

lease of 2,167 square feet at 7007 University Blvd., Orlando.

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