NASHVILLE, TENN. — HFF has arranged permanent financing for the 800-room Omni Nashville Hotel, a LEED Silver-certified, upscale hotel located across from Music City Center in downtown Nashville. Completed in 2013 and located at 250 Fifth Ave., the hotel features the 5,500-square-foot Mokara Spa, a rooftop swimming pool, whirlpool with a lounge deck and cabanas, business center, 80,000 square feet of meeting space, 49,000 square feet of pre-function space and dining options such as Bob’s Steak & Chop House, Kitchen Notes and Barlines. Whitaker Johnson, Jim Curtin and Sarah Baccich of HFF arranged the fixed-rate loan through Prudential Mortgage Capital on behalf of the borrower, TRT Holdings.
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ALEXANDER CITY, ALA. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (Wheeler REIT) has entered into Alabama with its $10.3 million purchase of Alex City Marketplace in Alexander City, roughly 40 miles northwest of Auburn. The 147,791-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center was 98.3 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Winn Dixie, Dollar Tree, Goody’s, Domino’s Pizza, Verizon Wireless, Advance America, Subway and Cato Fashion. The shopping center was built in 1995 and renovated in 2001.
ATLANTA — Value Place, an extended-stay hotel brand, has opened its second hotel in Atlanta and ninth hotel in Georgia at 2877 Dresden Drive. The four-story, 124-room hotel is located south of Chamblee Tucker Road inside the I-285 perimeter. The hotel features kitchens with a microwave, cooktop and refrigerator; high-speed Wi-Fi internet; guess laundry; and 24-hour vending. To date, Value Place has opened nearly 200 hotels in 31 states. The brand is targeting markets such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle, Miami, Portland, the Twin Cities and Fort Lauderdale for its continued expansion.
COLUMBUS, GA. — America’s Realty, in partnership with ARCJ Capital, has purchased Fountain Park Shopping Center, a 107,105-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Columbus. America’s Realty purchased the asset from Phillips Edison and Co. for approximately $5 million. The asset was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Winn Dixie, Dollar Tree, Gallery Wedding, China Café, Golden Beauty, Q Nails, Veri Best Donut and Farmers Home Furniture. The property is the fifth shopping center that America’s Realty has purchased in Georgia.
EULESS, TEXAS — The Greysteel Co., a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of Royal Terrace, a 120-unit apartment community located at 306 Martha St. in Euless. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel represented the Copperstream Investments LLC in the sale of Royal Terrace to the buyer, Amar Patel. Royal Terrace offers access to both Dallas and Fort Worth via Highway 183 (Airport Freeway) and Highway 360. The property has undergone recent improvements including new electrical room panels and wiring, new shingle mansards and exterior paint.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Construction has begun on EECU Credit Union’s 14th location in metro Dallas, which will be known as the Heritage Trace branch. Plans call for the 2,800-square-foot building, which will be smaller than other EECU branches, to use new technologies to make the most of the space. The facility will include video conferencing stations for members to chat with specialists as well as a self-service bar where members can complete simple transactions on tablets. The Hillwood development will be located in Alliance Town Center. The credit union expects to complete construction on the branch in August, and will follow with a grand opening. The branch will feature drive-thru banking, an ATM and night depository.
DALLAS — Stitch Fix, an online personal styling service for women, is set to open its third distribution center, which will be located in Dallas. The new distribution center, on Cockrell Hill Road, will open in June 2015 and will help the company serve clients in Texas and the southern United States. Stitch Fix, which is headquartered in San Francisco and also has an office in Austin, employs more than 200 stylists in the Dallas region. The company plans to hire 400 to 500 employees for the 316,000-square-foot facility, with plans to continue to grow the team in 2016. Hugh Scott and Kurt Griffin of JLL represented Stitch Fix in its search for a Dallas distribution hub.
NORTON SHORES, MICH. — The Horizon Group Properties Inc. has refinanced the loan secured by outlet shopping centers located in Burlington, Wash.; Fremont, Ind. and Oshkosh, Wis., all of which are owned by an affiliated entity. Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC provided the $56.7 million loan. The Starwood loan includes a 10-year term and is non-recourse, subject to standard non-recourse carve-outs. The proceeds from the Starwood loan were used to defease the prior loan, which matures in February 2016. HGPI received $3 million of loan proceeds after transaction costs and the defeasance of the prior loan. Norton Shores, Mich.-based The Horizon Group Properties is an owner and developer of factory outlet shopping centers in the United States and Asia.
AUSTIN, TEXAS —Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Star Center, a 20,000-square-foot retail property located in Austin. Michael Buckner and Richard Mireles, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Buckner and Mireles also secured the buyer, The Blood & Tissue Center of Central Texas. Star Center is located at 3110 W. Slaughter Lane.
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – The 121-unit Whispering Palms apartments in Palm Springs has sold to Latitude 33 LLC for $6.8 million. The community is located at 449 E. Arenas Road. The buyer was represented by Milburn Stevens of Lee & Associates Palm Desert. The seller, Metropolitan Management Company and City Center Real Estate, was also represented by Stevens.