Investor dishes on $42M bet on Margaritaville-area property

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An executive for the lender behind the high-dollar refinancing of a property next to Margaritaville Resort Orlando says his group sees a unique opportunity within the retail asset class.

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Miami-based private real estate lender BridgeInvest recently closed on a $42 million refinance loan to Boca Raton-based Encore Capital Management for its 192,659-square-foot Promenade at Sunset Walk development at 3251 Margaritaville Blvd. in Kissimmee.

Encore Capital Management is also the owner and developer behind the $750 million Margaritaville Orlando Resort.

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