Famed high-end shopping center along Miami Beach set to expand to meet significant demand despite shifting traditional retail landscape

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has arranged $550 million in financing for the expansion of the iconic Bal Harbour Shops, a 463,114-square-foot, open-air, fully leased, global, luxury shopping destination anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus along Miami Beach in Bal Harbour, Florida. The loan is one of the largest construction loans ever to close in Miami.

HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Miami-based Whitman Family Development, to place the $150 million, eight-year, fixed- and the $400 million floating-rate construction facility with MetLife Investment Management. Loan proceeds will be used to retire an existing loan and expand Bal Harbour Shops by an additional 300,000 square feet, including a 57,414-square-foot space to be occupied by Barneys New York, which will be Barneys’ only flagship store in the southeastern United States. A three-story promenade will be added to connect Barneys to the existing palm tree-lined promenade. A new grand entrance at the northeast quadrant of the property will be added along with an expansion of the Neiman Marcus space by 20,000 square feet.

The HFF capital markets team was led by executive managing director Manny de Zárraga, senior managing director Chris Drew, managing director Jim Dockerty and director Matthew McCormack.

“The loan marks the official launch of the Bal Harbour Shops expansion and represents the growth and strength of Miami’s retail real estate market,” Drew said. “As the climate shifts for many traditional retail centers across the U.S., Bal Harbour Shops maintains its position as the most successful, high-end shopping destination in Florida and one of the most productive in the world. The Shops continues to experience intense demand from both existing tenants and retailers that have been waiting years to join its roster, and we are excited that this loan will allow Whitman Family Development’s expansion plan to come to fruition.”

Bal Harbour Shops has operated at 100% occupancy for several decades with a waiting list. In addition to the anchor tenants, the Shops is home to more than 100 of the most sought-after global, high-fashion boutiques and brands, including Chanel, Gucci, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co., Salvatore Ferragamo and Valentino. The destination also boasts the highest concentration of restaurants in Bal Harbour.

MetLife Investment Management’s Arun Singh, vice president for the Southeast Region, and Jay Gadsby, director, originated the loan on behalf of MetLife Investment Management.

“We’re delighted to support the expansion of one of the nation’s leading luxury shopping centers in the U.S.,” Singh said. “This development will support the local economy and ensure that Bal Harbour Shops remains a destination of choice for many years to come.”

Situated at 9700 Collins Avenue on 17.42 acres in an exclusive oceanfront community located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, Bal Harbour Shops was completed in 1965 as the first all-luxury fashion shopping center and has been meticulously maintained throughout the years. The Shops is within one mile of numerous five-star hotels, including The St. Regis Bal Harbour, the Ritz Carlton Bal Harbour and The Four Seasons Hotel at the Surf Club.

About Whitman Family Development

Whitman Family Development is a family-owned, diversified real estate development, management and leasing company specializing in retail and headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida. Among other interests, Whitman Family Development is the developer, owner and operator of the acclaimed Bal Harbour Shops, ranked the world’s No. 1 shopping center by the International Council of Shopping Centers, and is the co-developer of the retail components of Miami’s Brickell City Centre. Visit https://www.whitmanfamilydevelopment.com to learn more.

About HFF

HFF and its affiliates operate out of 26 offices and are a leading provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the global commercial real estate industry. HFF, together with its affiliates, offers clients a fully integrated capital markets platform, including debt placement, investment advisory, equity placement, funds marketing, M&A and corporate advisory, loan sales and loan servicing. HFF, HFF Real Estate Limited, HFF Securities L.P. and HFF Securities Limited are owned by HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF). For more information, please visit hfflp.com or follow HFF on Twitter @HFF.

CHRIS DREW HFF Senior Managing Director (305) 448-1333 cdrew@hfflp.com

KIMBERLY STEELE HFF Digital Content/Public Relations Specialist (713) 852-3420 ksteele@hfflp.com

TYPHANIE STEWART STiR-Communications Vice President – Director (954) 873-2204 typhanie@stir-communications.com

BEN ELIAS Whitman Family Development Financier General (305) 403-9200 be@whitmanfd.com

ARUN SINGH MetLife Real Estate Vice President, Southeast Region (404) 838-2825 arun.singh@metlife.com

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