RENO, NEV. — Newmark has provided a $33.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Ascent on Steamboat, a 204-unit community in Reno that is owned by Elan Multifamily Investments. Newmark’s Lowell Takahashi and Vince Punzi originated the five-year, fixed rate loan. Located at 3300 Skyline Blvd. in Reno’s Old Southwest neighborhood, Ascent on Steamboat comprises one- and two-bedroom units and a pool, fitness center and clubhouse.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
