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Ryman Hospitality Properties Agrees to Buy Grande Lakes Orlando Resort for $1.4B

by John Nelson

ORLANDO, FLA. — Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc., a publicly traded hotel REIT based in Nashville, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Grande Lake Orlando Resort for approximately $1.4 billion from Trinity Investments. The 409-acre resort comprises a 1,010-room JW Marriott hotel, 582-room Ritz-Carlton hotel and an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Greg Norman. Amenities include 320,000 square feet of event and meeting space, 14 food-and-beverage options, the Grande Lakes Waterpark and a 40,000-square-foot spa and fitness center. Ryman plans to continue to operate the two hotels, which have recently received a combined $150 million renovation, under their Marriott-branded flags. Ryman expects to close the transaction in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan acted as financial advisors to Ryman, and Bass, Berry & Sims PLC and Greenberg Traurig, LLP acted as the firm’s legal advisors.

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DevelopmentNevadaRetailWestern

Agora Realty Completes Construction of 90,750 SF Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in North Las Vegas

by Amy Works

LAS VEGAS — Agora Realty has completed construction of Hylo Park South, a 90,750-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center located in North Las Vegas. The property will serve as the central gathering place for Hylo Park, a 73-acre master-planned community that is currently under development. Cardenas Markets anchors the 11-acre center, which was delivered 95 percent leased. Tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Starbucks Coffee, Chipotle Mexican Grill, In-N-Out Burger, PDS Health, AT&T, The UPS Store, Chase Bank, Allstate, Sourdough & Co. and Tesla.

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DevelopmentHealthcareMidwestMinnesota

HGA, Mortenson Complete 620,000 SF Surgical Center Addition for Allina Health in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow

MINNEAPOLIS — Design firm HGA and general contractor Mortenson have completed the Richard M. Schulze Surgical and Critical Care Center, a 10-story, 620,000-square-foot addition to Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. The largest construction project in Allina Health’s history includes 190 private inpatient rooms. The project team worked with Allina Health to integrate new critical care spaces, including 30 advanced operating rooms purpose-built for complex procedures, into the campus’s existing facilities. HGA implemented several infrastructure and planning improvements, including a new consolidated front entrance; the renovation of 200,000 square feet within the existing hospital to integrate new and existing spaces while modernizing critical areas such as operating rooms; and new roadways to improve circulation for the hospital’s emergency department. The hospital remained fully operational throughout the construction project. The project team included multidisciplinary engineering and specialty consultants, including Jacobs. The Schulze Building will welcome its first patients on Saturday, Aug. 29.

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DevelopmentMixed-UseMultifamilyNorth CarolinaOfficeSoutheast

Hines, Harris Land to Develop Mixed-Use Campus in Charlotte’s SouthPark District

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Houston-based Hines and locally based Harris Land Co. plans to develop The Gallery SouthPark, a mixed-use campus located along Carnegie Boulevard in Charlotte’s SouthPark district. The mixed-use property will comprise a 250,000-square-foot, Class A office building; 19-story, 302-unit residential building; shops and restaurants on the ground level of the two buildings; and an activated plaza displaying public art. The co-developers have tapped John Ball, Karah Tanneberger and Claiborne Mulhern of JLL to lead the office leasing efforts at The Gallery SouthPark. The project represents the first planned ground-up development in the Charlotte market for Hines.

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AcquisitionsKansasMidwestMultifamily

29th Street Capital Acquires 161-Unit Chestnut Heights Townhomes in Olathe, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

OLATHE, KAN. — Chicago-based real estate investment firm 29th Street Capital (29SC) has acquired Chestnut Heights Townhomes, a 161-unit townhome rental community in Olathe. The property will be managed by 29th Street Living, the company’s property management platform. 29SC partnered with Basis Investment Group’s BIG Equity Value-Add Fund II for limited partnership equity for the acquisition of the property and a capital improvement program. Located in Johnson County, Chestnut Heights offers two- and three-bedroom townhomes averaging 1,300 square feet. The community features attached garages and a variety of resident amenities.

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AcquisitionsMichiganMidwestRetail

SRS Brokers $6.9M Sale of Single-Tenant Retail Property in Kalamazoo, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

KALAMAZOO, MICH. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $6.9 million sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 2103 Parkview Ave. in Kalamazoo. D&W Fresh Market, operated by a subsidiary of C&S Wholesale, occupies the 29,000-square-foot building. Originally built in 1955, the property is situated on 2.3 acres. The current lease extends through Dec. 31, 2031, and includes three five-year renewal options that could extend occupancy through 2046. Jeff Gates of SRS represented the seller, a Toronto-based investor group. The buyer was an institutional investor. D&W Fresh Market has operated at the location for decades.

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AcquisitionsGeorgiaIndustrialSoutheast

Equus Acquires 569,132 SF Industrial Park in Cartersville, Georgia

by John Nelson

CARTERSVILLE, GA. — An affiliate of Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has acquired Allatoona Business Center, a three-building, 569,132-square-foot industrial park in the northern Atlanta suburb of Cartersville. The acquisition was completed through a “programmatic joint venture.” Further details of the transaction were not released, including the identity of the seller. Delivered in 2024, Allatoona Business Center features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, LED warehouse lighting, 185-foot truck courts and 60-foot concrete aprons. The industrial park was 88.5 percent leased at the time of sale to seven tenants.

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French Biotech Company to Open U.S. Lab Space in Topeka, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

TOPEKA, KAN. — Spore.Bio, a biotechnology company headquartered in France with an existing U.S. presence in New York, has unveiled plans to become the first laboratory tenant at Link Innovation Labs in Topeka. Located in the heart of Topeka’s Innovation District, Link Innovation Labs provides flexible private lab suites, shared equipment, collaboration areas and resources designed to help companies accelerate research, commercialization and growth. Organizations located within Link Innovation Labs include Plug and Play Topeka, the Washburn Small Business Development Center and Sparrow Coffee at Link.

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AcquisitionsRetailSoutheastTennessee

JLL Brokers Sale of Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Nashville

by John Nelson

GALLATIN, TENN. — JLL has brokered the sale of Newmans Crossing, a 63,987-square-foot retail center located at 1931 Long Hollow Pike in Gallatin, approximately 30 miles northeast of Nashville. Built in 2023, the fully leased property is anchored by a 48,387-square-foot Publix. Other tenants include Agaves Mexican Restaurant, Kung Fu Tea, Ichiban Steak Express, Fowler Family Dentist, Galaxy Nail Bar and Crown & Iris. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Charlie Merrigan of JLL represented the seller, Birmingham, Ala.-based Blackwater Real Estate, in the transaction. Publix Super Markets Inc. purchased Newmans Crossing for an undisclosed price.

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FeaturesHeartland Feature ArchiveMultifamily

Multifamily Operators Seek Competitive Edge

by Kristin Harlow

The multifamily industry is facing a number of headwinds such as high operating costs, increased vacancy and stagnant rent growth. Property managers are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and focusing on recruitment and retention of workers as solutions. There’s also a strong emphasis on resident satisfaction, with the goal of providing top-notch maintenance and property events to help secure lease renewals.  In June 2025, operational expenses in multifamily assets were roughly 39 percent above where they were prior to the pandemic, according to commercial real estate data analytics firm RealPage. In the first quarter of 2026, three of the six apartment market regions that CBRE tracks posted negative year-over-year rent growth (Mountain, South Central and Southeast). The national vacancy rate was 4.8 percent, up slightly from a year ago but down 20 basis points from fourth-quarter 2025, according to CBRE.  Amid these pressures, the role of the property manager is vital in helping shape resident satisfaction and maximizing operational efficiencies. Jim Cunningham, president of Marquette Management in Naperville, Illinois, says the multifamily industry is in a period of transition. “Operators are navigating higher operating costs, increased regulatory scrutiny and a more value-conscious renter, all while expectations for service and experience continue …

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