$185M financing arranged for trophy office tower in Fort Lauderdale

MIAMI, Jan. 12, 2026 –  JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged $185 million in financing for The Main, a 25-story, trophy office tower totaling 387,401 square feet in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Working on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Stiles and Shorenstein Investment Advisors, JLL placed the floating-rate senior loan with Nomura.

Delivered in 2020, The Main is LEED Gold-certified and offers high-quality construction with 12-foot floor-to-ceiling glass, first generation tenant buildouts and 14-foot slab-to-slab floors. The trophy property offers a market-leading amenity package, including secured VIP parking, a large conference center, a fitness center with locker rooms, an apartment-style amenity deck and covered terrace, tenant lounges and on-site restaurants including Moxie’s and Fogo de Chao. The Main was fully leased within two years of delivery and remains 100% occupied today with a high-quality tenant roster of national financial institutions, leading law firms and corporate headquarters, including JPMorgan Chase and Raymond James.

Located at 201 E Las Olas Blvd., The Main sits in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale and offers a true live-work-play location with walkability to the city’s most exclusive dining, high-street retail and luxury residential towers. Fort Lauderdale has evolved into a dynamic commercial hub attracting corporate relocations and wealth migration. The city boasts a population increase of more than 27,000 residents, an increase of 38% from 2020.

JLL’s Debt Advisory Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Paul Stasaitis, Geoff Goldstein and Blake Koletic.

“The emergence of discerning lenders like Nomura readily available to provide capital solutions for office-owner clients represents a welcome evolution within the office sector,” said Stasaitis. “In this instance, The Main stands as the premier office asset in Fort Lauderdale, supported by equally exceptional, top-tier sponsorship. Consequently, the financing terms procured were commensurate with the exceptional caliber of both the property and its esteemed sponsors.”

JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. The group’s in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients, including investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, M&A and corporate finance, loan sales, equity & fund placement, net lease, derivative advisory and energy & infrastructure advisory. JLL Capital Markets has more than 3,000 specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

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Established in 1951, Stiles is a family-owned, full-service commercial real estate firm with services including development, construction, tenant project management, brokerage, property management, architecture, asset management, acquisitions, and financing. Stiles is recognized for developing more than 54 million square feet of award-winning office, industrial, mixed-use and residential projects throughout the Southeast.

Shorenstein is a privately-owned investment adviser that, through affiliated entities, owns and operates high-quality office, residential and mixed-use properties across the U.S., with offices in San Francisco and New York. Since 1992, Shorenstein and its affiliates have acquired $19.6 billion in assets (as of March 31, 2025). Using their integrated investment and operating capabilities, the firm seeks to take advantage of opportunities that, at the particular time in the investment cycle, offer attractive returns. Investments have included ground-up developments, asset repositioning and stabilized assets; investment structures have included asset acquisitions, mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments and structured joint ventures. More information is available at www.shorenstein.com.

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Banking. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $23.4 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 112,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY^SM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.