East at Innovation
Multifamily (2-property portfolio, built 2017-2019, 64 acres) property in Orlando, FL — sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald
Bought $107.8M from Starlight; $86.5M Freddie Mac loan (mat. 2035); min ~$100k per Exchange-X
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What is this, in one paragraph?
East at Innovation is a Delaware statutory trust — a passive co-ownership vehicle whose interests can serve as 1031 replacement property — sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald. Behind the name are two adjacent apartment communities in east Orlando that Cantor Fitzgerald bought from Starlight Investments for $107.8 million in August 2025.2 Interests are offered privately to accredited investors, those meeting SEC income or net-worth tests, under a single Form D notice.
Minimum investment
$100k
Offering size
$64.8M
How much has sold
None sold yet
Financing
Leveraged. This offering reports mortgage debt on the property.
Sponsor-reported, from SEC filings and cited sources.
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What exactly is the property?
Hudson at East and Eight at East are neighboring east-Orlando apartment communities, marketed together as East at Innovation, on a combined 64-acre site along Innovation Way about 17 miles southeast of downtown Orlando.2 Multi-Housing News reported that Cantor Fitzgerald bought the pair from Starlight Investments in August 2025 for $107.8 million — $68.4 million for Hudson at East and $39.4 million for Eight at East.2 Top1031's asset record dates the portfolio to 2017–2019.
- Property address
- 12530 Innovation East Dr (Hudson at East), Orlando, FL
- Property size
- 539 units (275 + 264)
Who is the tenant, and what's the lease?
No single corporate tenant stands behind this Trust: income comes from hundreds of individual apartment leases, so occupancy and renewals matter more than any one company's credit. The community markets one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.3 No public record located gives an occupancy figure or rent roll.
How are sales going?
These are the sponsor’s own numbers. They can lag what has actually sold, and they do not confirm that interests are still available.
Raise history appears here once sales are filed — free account required.
How is it financed, and what does it pay?
Multi-Housing News reported that the August 2025 purchase was financed with an $86.5 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan originated by Newmark and maturing in 2035.2 In a DST, mortgage debt sits at the trust level: investors are allocated a share of it rather than signing for it personally. No located record ties that loan to this Trust.
- Financing
- Leveraged. This offering reports mortgage debt on the property.
Who's behind it?
The Form D names Cantor Fitzgerald Investors, LLC as sponsor, CF Orlando Depositor, LLC as depositor and CF Orlando Manager, LLC as administrative trustee.1 The depositor and manager entities are single-purpose vehicles formed for this transaction, the usual pattern in DST offerings. Cantor Fitzgerald's asset-management arm runs a standing 1031 exchange program; AltsWire, in a September 17, 2025 survey of DST sales, listed this Trust among the Florida multifamily offerings then on the market.
- Sponsor
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- May convert to a REIT
- No
- Offerings from this sponsor
- 5 active / 22 total offerings from Cantor Fitzgerald
Reported by the sponsor. Top1031 does not independently audit sponsor-reported figures.
What does the paperwork say?
The record stops at the original notice — a Form D tells the SEC that an exempt offering exists; it is not a review or an approval — and no amendment has been located.1 The private-placement exemption relied on bars general advertising, so access normally runs through a broker-dealer or registered investment adviser relationship.
- Form D filedFirst and latest filing on record.
- Legal Trust name
- CF Orlando Multifamily DST
- Filings on record
- 1
- How it may be offered
- Rule 506(b)Not advertised publicly. Offered through existing relationships.
- Source filing
- Read the filings on SEC EDGAR
A Form D is the notice a sponsor files when it starts raising money. A Form D filing does not mean the SEC approved, endorsed, or verified the offering.
DST interests are illiquid private securities. You may lose some or all of your investment. Distributions, tax treatment, and exit timing are not guaranteed. Review the current Private Placement Memorandum before investing.
Common questions
Is East at Innovation still raising money?
The sponsor’s SEC filings show the offering raising money within the past 15 months. A filing does not by itself confirm you can still buy in.
Where does Top1031 get the data for East at Innovation?
Top1031 builds this record from the sponsor’s own SEC filings and cited sponsor disclosures. Filings can lag what is happening now. A Form D filing does not mean the SEC approved, endorsed, or verified the offering.
What property is behind this Trust?
Two adjacent apartment communities in east Orlando, Florida — Hudson at East and Eight at East, marketed together as East at Innovation. Multi-Housing News reported on August 28, 2025 that Cantor Fitzgerald acquired the two-property, 539-unit portfolio from Starlight Investments for $107.8 million, with Hudson at East trading at $68.4 million and Eight at East at $39.4 million, on a combined 64-acre site along Innovation Way roughly 17 miles southeast of downtown Orlando. Connect CRE, covering the same August 2025 transaction, put the combined price at $108.8 million and identified Hudson at East as 275 units and Eight at East as 264 units. No SEC filing located for the Trust contains a property schedule naming the two communities, so the holdings are described in the PPM — the private placement memorandum given to prospective investors.
Who can invest, and what is the minimum?
Participation is limited to accredited investors — individuals or entities meeting SEC income or net-worth thresholds. The Form D filed August 26, 2025 reports a $100,000 minimum outside investment and estimated sales commissions of $3,242,500. The offering relies on Rule 506(b), the private-placement exemption that bars general advertising, so access normally runs through a broker-dealer or registered investment adviser with a pre-existing relationship.
Is the Trust still open to new investors?
The SEC record shows a single Form D dated August 26, 2025 and no amendment located since. A Form D is a point-in-time notice, not a live tracker: the figures in it describe the offering as of the filing date, not today. Only the sponsor or a participating broker-dealer can confirm what remains open now.
Who manages the apartments day to day?
No source reviewed in the September 13, 2026 research run identifies the property manager operating under the Trust's ownership, and no SEC filing located for CF Orlando Multifamily DST names one. The manager, the management agreement and its fees are matters for the PPM and for the sponsor to confirm.
What does the mortgage mean for an investor here?
Multi-Housing News reported an $86.5 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan originated by Newmark on the August 2025 purchase, maturing in 2035. In a DST, that debt sits at the trust level and is non-recourse to individual investors, who are allocated a share of it — which matters because a 1031 exchange generally requires replacing the debt as well as the equity from a relinquished property. No located filing or deed record ties that specific loan to CF Orlando Multifamily DST.
What is not settled by the public record?
No deed, loan record or SEC filing located names CF Orlando Multifamily DST or CF Orlando Depositor, LLC as owner of Hudson at East or Eight at East, so the link between the Trust and those buildings is reported rather than documented at the trust level. Press accounts differ on the purchase price. There is no occupancy figure, rent roll, lease-expiry schedule or confirmed property manager in the public record, and no located filing reports a refinancing, disposition or full subscription.
Chapter 9Cantor Fitzgerald Acquires Orlando Apartment DuoStarlight Investments offloaded two Orlando rental communities (Hudson at East and Eight at East) for $108.8 million to Cantor Fitzgerald, financed with an $86.5 million Freddie Mac loan arranged by Newmark. Cantor Fitzgerald Pays $108M for Orlando PortfolioReports that Cantor Fitzgerald acquired the two-property portfolio of Hudson at East and Eight at East (East at Innovation) in Orlando from Starlight Investments for $107.8 million, financed by an $86.5M Freddie Mac acquisition loan originated by Newmark that matures in 2035.