Cantor Fitzgerald Pays $108M for Orlando Portfolio

August 28, 2025

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The two communities comprise 500-plus units.

Cantor Fitzgerald has acquired a two-property portfolio encompassing 539 units in Orlando, Fla., for $107.8 million, Yardi Matrix data shows. Starlight Investments sold the collection.

The portfolio comprises the 275-unit Hudson at East, which traded for $68.4 million, as previously reported by several outlets, as well as the 264-unit Eight at East, which sold for $39.4 million.

Cantor secured an $86.5 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan originated by Newmark, also according to Yardi Matrix data. The note will mature in 2035.

The two properties are adjacent to one another, occupying a combined 64-acre site along Innovation Way, about 17 miles southeast of downtown Orlando. Several schools, retail venues and quick service restaurants are within more than 1 mile.

Eight at East debuted in 2017, while Hudson at East came online two years later. Each community features one- to three-bedroom floorplans averaging roughly 1,044 square feet. Combined amenities include two swimming pools, a pet spa, a car wash and a conference room, among others.

Cantor Fitzgerald had $14 billion in assets under management and advisement at the end of 2024. Earlier this year, the company added another property to its Philadelphia portfolio: 2116 Chestnut. CBRE Investment Management sold the 321-unit asset for $138.3 million.

Orlando sales go up, with room for improvement

Metro Orlando witnessed the sale of nearly 6,200 units year-to-date through July for a total multifamily transaction volume of almost $1.2 billion, marking a solid 61.5 percent year-over-year growth, Yardi Matrix data shows. The market wrapped up last year with a total of $1.6 billion in sales, substantially below the $6 billion peaks of 2021 and 2022.

One deal that closed in the metro in July was Knightvest Capital’s acquisition of The Walton, formerly Cortland Vera Sanford. This 332-unit asset changed hands for $72.6 million, the same source reveals.

Transactions continued in August with Independence Realty Trust’s purchase of M2 at Millenia. IRT paid $86.5 million for the 403-unit community, while also assuming a $59.5 million CMBS loan originated by U.S. Bank. BLD Group and JBS Capital Group sold the property.