HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — IHG Hotels & Resorts has opened a new 112-room Hotel Indigo within MidCity District, a $2.2 billion mixed-use district in Huntsville by RCP Cos. Located at 940 Nunnuhsae Park Drive NW, the hotel features a lobby restaurant and bar called The Indie, a fitness center and 1,100 square feet of meeting and event space. The property is the only Hotel Indigo in Huntsville and the fourth in Alabama. Other elements of MidCity District include the Orion Amphitheater, Trader Joe’s, REI, Topgolf, Holiday Inn, multiple apartment communities and several chef-driven restaurants.
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MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Prudent Growth Partners LLC has purchased Somerset Shoppes, a 27,250-square-foot strip retail center located at 7730 Atlanta Highway in Montgomery. The seller was not disclosed. Built in 2003, Somerset Shoppes was 85 percent leased at the time of sale to nine tenants, including Martha’s Place, Latitudes Salon & Spa, Body Serene Nails & Spa, J&T Acupressure and Southern Muscle & Fitness.
CHELSEA, ALA. — Thompson Thrift plans to develop Rivet, a 300-unit apartment community in Chelsea, a suburb of Birmingham in Shelby County. The Indianapolis-based developer is capitalizing the project with equity from Thompson Thrift 2025 Multifamily Development LP. Situated on nearly 29 acres along the U.S. Highway 280 corridor, Rivet will offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a resort-style heated swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center, pickleball court, community grilling areas and fire pit, social hub with billiards and shuffleboard, dog park and pet spa, business center with conference rooms and an Amazon package hub. Thompson Thrift plans to deliver Rivet in late 2027.
AUBURN, ALA. — Morrison Avenue Capital Partners has completed Hilltop Auburn, a 128-bed student housing property located near the Auburn University campus in Alabama. The community offers four- and five-bedroom townhomes with bed-to-bath parity and attached garages. The development team for the project included Lauderdale Architecture + Development and Reed Construction. 360 Property Management operates Hilltop Auburn on behalf of Morrison Avenue.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Dobbins Group has delivered Colina Hillside, a 475-unit apartment community located at 1121 Colina St. in Birmingham. Capstone Building Corp. served as the general contractor for the project, which comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across multiple four- and five-story buildings. Monthly rental rates range from $1,390 to $3,050, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at Colina Hillside include two saltwater pools with private cabanas, a fitness center, pet spa, dog parks, clubhouse with coworking areas, firepit and outdoor entertainment venues, EV charging stations, garages, storage space and a market for residents.
IPA Brokers $23.1M Sale of Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Alexander City, Alabama
by John Nelson
ALEXANDER CITY, ALA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $23.1 million sale of The Gateway at Lake Martin, a grocery-anchored shopping center in east-central Alabama. Built in 2024, the 93,352-square-foot center is situated on a 22-acre site at the intersection of U.S Highway 280 and Ala. Highway 63 in Alexander City. The Gateway at Lake Martin’s tenant roster includes Publix, Marshalls, Starbucks, Rack Room Shoes and Five Below, as well as four outparcels that were not part of the transaction. Zach Taylor of IPA’s Atlanta office, along with Robby Pfeiffer and Eric Abbott of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, a repeat developer of Publix-anchored shopping centers, in the transaction. Eddie Greenhalgh served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Alabama. Anita Paryani and David Fierroz of IPA Capital Markets arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the buyer, an entity doing business as Calhoun Shores LLC, which purchased the center along with a grocery store in Naples, Fla., leased to Sprouts Farmers Market. David Weinberg, Jacob Keith, Greenhalgh and Ryan Nee of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer along with Scott Sutphin of Jet Properties.
FLORENCE, ALA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Singing River Cancer Center, a 45,904-square-foot outpatient medical facility located at 180 Cox Creek Parkway S in Florence, a city in North Alabama’s Tennessee Valley region. Purpose-built on a 6.6-acre site in 2020, Singing River is a single-story cancer center operated by OneOncology affiliates. Evan Kovac, Andrew Milne, John Chun, Matt DiCesare and Timothy Joyce of JLL’s Medical Properties Group represented the seller, Cypress West Partners, in the transaction. The buyer, a joint venture between Remedy Medical Properties and Kayne Anderson Real Estate, purchased Singing River for an undisclosed price.
HOOVER, ALA. — FrostPoint Capital has acquired Lake Crest Plaza, a 22,069-square-foot retail center located in Hoover, roughly 10 miles south of Birmingham, for $5.6 million. The seller requested anonymity. The property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, features a mix of 13 tenants including Whiskey Foxtrot Burger Dive, Oak & Ale and Cajun Cleaver. Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors will manage and lease the center, along with FrostPoint Capital.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of an assisted living and memory care community located in Tuscaloosa. Built in 1994 and 2003, the property comprises 54 units. Dan Geraghty, Jeff Binder and Brad Clousing of SLIB represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
Travel + Leisure Breaks Ground on $150M Sports Illustrated Resort Near University of Alabama
by Abby Cox
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — Travel + Leisure Co., a vacation ownership and membership travel company, has broken ground on the $150 million Sports Illustrated Resort near the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Slated to open in 2028, the planned mixed-use resort will feature a six-story tower with 75 hotel-managed condominiums and a six-story tower with 86 vacation ownership units, which will be connected by a central lobby. Owners and guests will have access to a lounge with stadium-style seating for watch parties, as well as a fitness center and pool deck amenities. The development will include retail and public-facing gathering spaces, including indoor/outdoor bars, a game lounge and a coffee bar. Plans also include a broadcast booth and rooftop terrace event space. Upon completion, the development will become the first ground-up collegiate Sports Illustrated Resort in the country, and will join previously announced projects in Baton Rouge, Nashville and Chicago. Travel + Leisure Co. operates, develops and manages the Sports Illustrated Resorts brand and its vacation club under a license from Authentic Brands Group, the owner of the Sports Illustrated name.
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