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Mallard Crossing
AcquisitionsKentuckyMultifamilySoutheast

Stoneweg US Acquires Two Multifamily Communities in Louisville for $230M

by Julia Sanders

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Stoneweg US has acquired Middletown Landing and Mallard Crossing at St. Matthews, two multifamily properties in metro Louisville, for $230 million. The deal added 1,246 units to the company’s portfolio. Jay Weiner of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and the seller, Columbus, Ohio-based Lifestyles Communities. Middletown Landing comprises 646 units in mostly townhome-style floorplans with an average unit size of nearly 1,100 square feet. Unit features include granite countertops, nine-foot ceilings, subway tile backsplashes and wood-style plank flooring. Community amenities include a two-story fitness center, pool, volleyball courts, and The Goat, an onsite restaurant. Built in 2014 and 2016, Middletown Landing is located near employers including UPS, Amazon and Ford Motor Co., as well as retailers such as Target and Kroger. Mallard Crossing at St. Matthews contains 600 units. Built in 1988, Lifestyles Communities previously completed renovations on 20 percent of the units, including installing quartz countertops, walk-in showers, upgraded cabinetry and new lighting fixtures. Community amenities include a pool, gym and storage. Located at 400 Mallard Creek Road, the property is situated 10.9 miles from downtown Louisville and 8.7 miles from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. As a new owner, Stoneweg US will make capital …

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KentuckyMarket ReportsOfficeSoutheastSoutheast Market Reports

Derby City Office Market Now Entering Full-On Recovery Mode

by John Nelson

Louisville’s office market is certainly a representative example of a typical office market in a mid-sized city. As expected, Louisville experienced the impact of COVID-19 and the remote work trend. Downtown had to endure the social unrest during summer 2020 that created a perception of a lack of safety. Our community has work to do to get things back to “normal,” but things are slowly starting to move in the right direction. As has always been the case, the downtown and suburban markets face different trends. Typically, the suburban market has outperformed the central business district (CBD) with higher average rents and lower vacancy. Presently, the downtown Class A market has average rents in the $19.11 per square foot range and vacancy around 22 percent. The suburbs are seeing $22.16 per square foot in rent and 14.6 percent vacancy. Recently, the CBD posted 480 square feet of negative net absorption for the second quarter. After taking large hits throughout most of the pandemic, this looks to be a sign that downtown may finally be turning the corner. The suburban market took a big hit this past quarter due to vacancies and downsizing of two large companies. Even so, suburban markets …

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Booming Employment Continues to Drive Louisville’s Impressive Multifamily Market

by John Nelson

Louisville’s multifamily market has long benefited from the city’s highly diversified employment base. With strongholds in distribution (boosted by the recent surge of e-commerce sales), manufacturing, healthcare and professional services, Louisville has rebounded from the pandemic-induced recession more quickly than much of the rest of the country. As of July 2021, the local unemployment rate was 4.5 percent, while the national rate was 5.4 percent. In addition to increased job growth, local employers are raising wages to attract top talent needed for expansion requirements. This wage growth, coupled with employment demand, has created a considerable advantage for multifamily property owners that have been able to push rental rates on an annual basis. Integra Realty Resources (IRR) reports that overall market vacancy is hovering at a low 4 percent. The combination of low vacancy rates and wage growth has allowed multifamily owners to increase rent structures. Landlords have seen high single-digit annual rent increases for the last four years in the Louisville MSA. Class A properties have been achieving rents approaching $2 per square foot for some unit types in luxury developments. IRR also reports that there are currently over 4,000 multifamily units planned or under construction in the Louisville MSA. …

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Ready Cap
KentuckyLoansMultifamilySoutheast

Ready Capital Closes $7.1M Loan for Three-Property Multifamily Portfolio in Metro Louisville

by Julia Sanders

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Ready Capital has closed on a $7.1 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 120-unit, three-property multifamily portfolio in the Jefferson County submarket of metro Louisville. The properties’ names were not disclosed. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate the properties, including renovations to the unit interiors, building exteriors and common areas, as well as amenity upgrades. The loan was a non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan that features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.

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101 Yorkshire Blvd.
AcquisitionsKentuckyOfficeSoutheast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 165,759 SF Office Building in Lexington

by Julia Sanders

LEXINGTON, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 101 Yorkshire Blvd., a 165,759-square-foot office property located in Lexington. The sales price was $11.5 million. Joseph DiSalvo, Alexander Nulf and Gus Poulos of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor, in the deal. John Mundell of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor. Colby Haugness of Marcus & Millichap also assisted in closing this transaction. 101 Yorkshire is a four-story office property located on 15.3 acres with 350 parking spaces. The building has a mixture of executive offices, conference rooms and cubicle spaces. The property is located just off the intersection of US Route 25 and Man O War Boulevard, which is the outer loop bypass for State Road 68 and Interstate 75. Previously, 101 Yorkshire operated as a single-tenant call center for Xerox prior to its recent separation of operations from Conduent. As a result of the separation, Conduent absorbed and redistributed all call center operations from this facility effective June 2020 to predominately East Coast locations. The office property has since been completely vacant.

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Vision & Beyond Acquires 146-Unit Creekside North Apartments in Lexington, Kentucky

by Julia Sanders

LEXINGTON, KY. — Vision & Beyond Capital Investments has acquired Creekside North Apartments, a 146-unit, two-story multifamily community in Lexington. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Creekside North Apartments offers one-bedroom/one-bath, two-bedroom/two-bath and two-bedroom/one-bath floorplans. Community amenities include laundry facilities, property manager onsite and public transportation. Located at 2223 Devonport Drive, Creekside North Apartments is situated about 3.7 miles from Blue Grass Airport, 3.2 miles from University of Kentucky and about 24.3 miles from Frankfort. Vision & Beyond plans to invest more than $30 million on property acquisitions and related improvements to its properties. Improvements at Creekside North Apartments will include foundation repair and renovations to HVAC, electric and plumbing systems. The construction team will also make updates to amenities in units. The firm says no tenants will be displaced while renovations are underway.

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Vesta Derby Oaks
GeorgiaKentuckyLoansMultifamilySoutheast

Cushman & Wakefield Secures $75M Refinancing for Three Multifamily Communities in Atlanta, Louisville

by Julia Sanders

ATLANTA AND LOUISVILLE, KY. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a $75 million loan on behalf of Middleburg Communities for the refinancing of a three-property, 1,154-unit apartment portfolio in Atlanta and Louisville. Blake Cohen, Mike Ryan and JP Cordeiro of Cushman & Wakefield secured the two-year loan through Synovus Bank. The portfolio includes Vesta Adams Park, a 298-unit apartment community located at 1991 Delowe Dr. SW in Atlanta. The apartment property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average unit size of 1,035 square feet. Units include updated kitchens, hard-surface flooring in common areas and air conditioning. Community amenities include a laundry facility, onsite management, onsite maintenance and a sports court. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The portfolio also includes Vesta Bouldercrest, a 438-unit apartment community in Atlanta that offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans with an average unit size of 808 square feet. Units include updated kitchens and hard-surface flooring in common areas. Community amenities include a laundry facility onsite, onsite management, sports court and onsite maintenance. Located at 26 Bouldercrest Lane SE in Atlanta, the property is situated 9.9 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The community was 95 percent occupied at …

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Ford Plans $11.4B in Electrical Vehicle Manufacturing Developments in Tennessee, Kentucky

by Jeff Shaw

STANTON, TENN., AND GLENDALE, KY. — Ford (NYSE: F) has unveiled plans to build Blue Oval City, a massive manufacturing campus for its electric vehicles in the tiny town of Stanton, approximately 50 miles northeast of Memphis and with a population of fewer than 500 people. In addition, the car builder is planning the BlueOvalSK Battery Park manufacturing campus in Glendale, approximately 50 miles south of Louisville, to produce the lithium-ion batteries that power those electric vehicles. Ford estimates development costs for Blue Oval City at $5.6 billion and BlueOvalSK Battery Park, which will comprise two separate manufacturing facilities, at $5.8 billion. Both plants are scheduled to begin production in 2025. The auto maker predicts the Stanton location will create 6,000 jobs, while the Glendale location will create 5,000 jobs. Blue Oval City will span 3,600 acres — nearly six square miles — and focus on producing F-Series electric pickup trucks. The company noted that it will work with Redwood Materials on domestic battery recycling and that the facility will be carbon neutral, producing zero landfill waste once fully operational. In addition to the new plant, Ford said it will make a new investment to increase production of the F-150 …

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AcquisitionsKentuckyMultifamilySoutheast

Kirkland Negotiates Sale of 105-Unit Apartment Community in Bowling Green, Kentucky

by Julia Sanders

BOWLING GREEN, KY. — The Kirkland Co. has negotiated the sale of The Enclave, a 105-unit multifamily complex located in Bowling Green. Brian Devlin, Brandon Wilson and John Seale of Kirkland brokered the transaction between the buyer, JBT Partners LLC, and the seller, Village Green Apartment Partners LLC. The sales price was $8 million. Built in 1964, The Enclave includes studios, one- and two-bedroom floorplans with a monthly rent range of $739 to $929, according to Apartments.com. The units include walk-in closets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and a patio. Community amenities include a pool, laundry facilities, grill, storage space and a property manager onsite. Located at 1132 Fairview Ave., the property is close to retailers including Burger & Bowl, Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet, China Express and Shell. The property is also about 0.3 mile from the Fairview Plaza Shopping Center.

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Publix Enters Kentucky With 55,702 SF Lease at Terra Crossing Development in Louisville

by Julia Sanders

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Publix Super Markets Inc., a Florida-based grocery store chain, has signed a 55,702-square-foot lease at the Terra Crossing development located at the northwest corner of Terra Crossing Boulevard and Old Henry Road in Louisville. This location will be Publix’s first store in Kentucky. With the new Louisville location, Publix has over 1,280 stores now in eight states across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The Terra Crossing shopping center will soon be under construction. The 10-acre retail project will include the Publix and an additional 4,800 square feet of in-line retail space, as well as two outparcels. Skiken Gold is the developer for the project and expects to break ground in the spring of 2022. Terra Crossing will feature a Publix supermarket and an adjacent Publix Liquors store that will offer beer, wine and spirits. The Publix Liquors store will be the first location outside the state of Florida. The grand opening date has yet to be determined, however the store is anticipated to open during the fourth quarter of 2023.

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