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IPA Brokers $17.6M Sale of Eastwood Village Retail Center in Birmingham

by John Nelson

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Zach Taylor of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $17.6 million sale of Eastwood Village, a 130,056-square-foot shopping center in Birmingham. Situated near a new Amazon facility, the center is anchored by Walmart, which was not part of the transaction. Other tenants of Eastwood Village include Ross Dress for Less, Office Depot, Michael’s and Party City. Taylor represented the seller, a partnership based in Louisiana, and sourced the buyer, a private syndicator based in California that paid all-cash. “The key to this transaction was selecting a buyer that was truly all-cash,” says Taylor. “This took the uncertainty of rising interest rates off the table and allowed us to trade at an aggressive cap rate.”

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Essex Capital, Ascend Property Group Break Ground on Front Row Mixed-Use Development in Huntsville, Alabama

by Jeff Shaw

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — A joint venture between Essex Capital and Ascend Property Group has broken ground on Front Row, an 11-acre mixed-use project in downtown Huntsville. The $220 million first phase of Front Row is now underway, following news last week that Banco Inbursa and a group led by Keel Point and Opportunity Alabama provided $115 million in construction financing. The first retail space is slated for delivery in late 2025, followed by apartments and office space in early 2026. Upon full build-out, the first phase of Front Row will comprise two six-story buildings featuring 545 apartments, 36,000 square feet of office space and 47,000 square feet of retail space. Further plans for the project — including a hotel, a class A office tower and luxury condos — will be disclosed at a later date, according to the developers. The development will be situated across from the Von Braun Center, a 170,000-square-foot entertainment center that opened its doors in 1975. The developers state that Front Row is intended to interlink the Von Braun Center with other key areas of the city, such as Big Spring Park, Fountain Circle, University of Alabama Huntsville and Downtown Greenway. The project’s team also includes …

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AE Industrial Acquires 2.3 MSF Facility in Northwest Alabama, Plans Conversion to Aerospace Center

by John Nelson

CHEROKEE, ALA. — An affiliate of AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a private equity firm specializing in aerospace investments, has purchased a vacant industrial facility in Cherokee spanning nearly 2.3 million square feet. The Retirement Systems of Alabama sold the facility to AEI for an undisclosed price. The property sits on a 638-acre site at 1200 Haley Drive in northwest Alabama’s Shoals area and was previously home to tenants including National Steel Car, Navistar and FreightCar America. AEI plans to renovate the facility to serve as an aerospace center and house the headquarters of aerospace suppliers, manufacturers and innovators. The company will also be partnering with Poarch Band of Creek Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans with reservation lands in lower Alabama, on the project. The facility sits roughly 75 miles west of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala.

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WaterWalk Opens 126-Room Extended Stay Hotel-Apartment Property in Huntsville, Alabama

by John Nelson

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — WaterWalk has opened a 126-room extended stay hotel and apartment living property at 1550 Perimeter Parkway in Huntsville, the first Alabama property for the lodging brand and its 12th total. WaterWalk Huntsville comprises 76 fully furnished hotel rooms and 50 apartments that range in size from studios to two-bedroom units. All units feature kitchens with full-size appliances, a pantry and a kitchen island. Additionally, each unit features full-size washers and dryers, as well as bathrooms that include vanities with storage space and walk-in showers. Amenities include a lobby lounge, fitness center, outdoor pool and a patio with a fire pit, lawn games and grilling areas.

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Food City Affiliate Buys Land in Huntsville, Plans New Grocery Store

by John Nelson

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — An affiliate of grocer Food City has purchased two acres in Huntsville from The Beach Co. The entity is Marathon Realty Corp., a real estate subsidiary of Food City parent company K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. The site is located between The Foundry, The Range and Stovehouse along Governors Drive and will be connected to the developments via a 10-foot-wide pedestrian sidewalk. Marathon Realty plans to break ground on the new store next quarter with plans for an early 2025 opening. Last year Marathon Realty entered into a development agreement with the City of Huntsville to develop six new Food City grocery stores in the greater Huntsville area.

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SRS Negotiates $6M Portfolio Sale of Two Gas Stations in Alabama Leased to Circle-K

by John Nelson

MADISON AND HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $6 million portfolio sale of two newly developed gas station/convenience stores in Alabama. The assets are located at 8464 Madison Blvd. in Madison and 11010 Highway 231-431 N in Huntsville. Both properties span 5,200 square feet and have 15-year triple-net ground leases with Circle-K in place. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a developer based in the Southeast, in the transaction. The California-based private buyer purchased the assets in a 1031 exchange. The unnamed investor purchased the fee-simple ownership of the land, which span about 2 acres for both locations, in both deals.

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JCCG Breaks Ground on 201-Unit Build-to-Rent Townhome Development in Huntsville

by John Nelson

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — General contractor Jim Chapman Construction Group (JCCG) has broken ground on Nestledown Farm, a build-to-rent (BTR) residential community in Huntsville. Upon completion, the development will feature 201 attached townhomes in two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 1,020 to 1,466 square feet. Amenities at the community will include a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, dog park, illuminated sidewalks, gated entrance and 24-hour emergency maintenance services. Move-ins are scheduled to begin in fall 2024.

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Tanger Acquires Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville for $193.5M

by John Nelson

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Tanger has acquired Bridge Street Town Centre, an open-air retail center located in Huntsville, for $193.5 million. Alabama-based Bayer Properties is the developer and former owner of the 825,000-square-foot development. Tenants at the property include lululemon athletica, Sephora, Main Event, a 14-screen Cinemark movie theater, Lovesac, Dry Goods, Victoria’s Secret, Athleta, Anthropologie, Altar’d State, Ulta Beauty, Barnes & Noble, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Old Navy, H&M and Belk, among others. The center was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. This marks Tanger’s 39th property and first open-air lifestyle center.

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Dobbins Group to Develop Two Apartment Communities in Birmingham Totaling 785 Units

by John Nelson

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Dobbins Group will develop two apartment communities in Birmingham. The first community, Colina West Homewood, will comprise 310 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans at 80 West Oxmoor Road. Amenities at the property will include package lockers, grilling stations and outdoor kitchens, hiking trails, a fitness center, swimming pool, coworking space, car wash, lawn game area, central green space, dog spa and park, clubhouse with resident lounge and attached and detached garages. The property will also feature a Grab & Go Market. The second property, Colina Hillside, will total 475 apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts across four- and five-story buildings. Amenities at the property, which will be located at 1121 Colina St., will include two heated saltwater pools, private pool cabanas and an outdoor kitchen entertainment area, 24-hour fitness center, a pet spa and pet parks, greenspace, firepits, grilling stations, electric car charging stations, valet trash service, a 24-hour resident market and lounge and coworking spaces. Protective Life provided financing. LBYD will serve as civil engineer for both developments, with Lorberbaum McNair providing landscape architecture and Catori Design House overseeing interior design. Forestry Environmental is the sitework contractor, and Capstone Building Corp. will provide …

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Ziegler Brokers Sale of 316-Unit Seniors Housing Property in Birmingham

by John Nelson

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Ziegler has served as sell-side financial advisor for the sale of St. Martin’s in the Pines, a 316-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Birmingham. Diversicare Healthcare Services acquired the property from the independent ownership board for an undisclosed price. Located in the eastern outskirts of the city near the Mountain Brook and Homewood suburbs, the property is near the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the UAB hospital system. St. Martin’s in the Pines comprises a four-story independent living facility with 97 apartments, a two-story assisted living and memory care facility with 40 assisted living units and 51 memory care units, and a skilled nursing campus with 128 skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation beds. It is the second largest skilled nursing campus in Alabama, according to Ziegler. Diversicare is recognized as a premier provider of post-acute care and is the largest skilled nursing provider in Alabama with 19 campuses in the state.

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