Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, KY. — CBL Properties has signed a lease with Round1 Bowling & Amusement at Jefferson Mall, a 904,967-square-foot regional mall in Louisville. The announcement is part of the first phase of the property’s redevelopment plans. The new-to-market entertainment concept will backfill the space formerly occupied by Macy’s. Construction on the new space is currently underway. Round1 offers bowling, an arcade, karaoke, billiards, food and beverages. As of May 2018, the Japanese-based company had 21 locations in the United States. The new location at Jefferson Mall will be the retailer’s first in Kentucky. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL Properties is also in the planning stages for the redevelopment of the Sears building at Jefferson Mall, which will include a mix of dining, entertainment and retail.

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MILWAUKEE — Affiliates of Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors have acquired an eight-property industrial portfolio located throughout Kentucky for $9.3 million. The properties total 831,000 square feet and are located in Morehead, Carrollton, Danville, Maysville and Mount Sterling. Affiliates of Pope Cos. sold the properties, which were constructed between 1989 and 2004. The new owners plan to renovate the portfolio, which was 63 percent leased at the time of sale, and find new tenants for the vacant space. Bryan Flaherty of CBRE arranged the sale, and Walker & Dunlop Commercial Property Funding LLC provided financing.

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GLENVIEW, ILL. — Glenview-based Providence, the parent company of Providence Management Co. LLC, has sold its interest in a 14-property, 3,451-unit multifamily joint venture portfolio located throughout the Carolinas, Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky. In North Carolina, the portfolio included three properties in Charlotte and three properties in Greensboro. In South Carolina, the portfolio included three properties in Greenville and a property in Spartanburg. In addition, the portfolio included a property in Huntsville, Ala., Savannah, Ga., and Lexington, Ky. The sales price and specific property names were not disclosed.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — Omni Hotels & Resorts has opened the 612-room Omni Louisville Hotel in downtown Louisville. The project created roughly 400 permanent jobs and represents a $300 million investment by Omni Hotels & Resorts and the metro Louisville government. The hotel features dining concepts including the Library Bar, The Water Co. and Texas-based Bob’s Steak & Chop House. The hotel is also home to Falls City Market, an urban market and food hall that offers food, beverages and grocery staples; Pin + Proof, a speakeasy with four professional bowling lanes; and Lewis + Louis, a bourbon retail and tasting room. Hotel amenities include a rooftop pool, fitness center, spa, local art gallery and 70,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Atop the hotel, 225 one- and two-bedroom apartment units are available for preleasing and are expected to open in May.

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LEXINGTON, KY. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the $59.8 million sale of two Kroger-anchored shopping centers in Lexington: Tates Creek Centre and Millpond Center. Branch Properties acquired both assets in a single transaction. Joe Girardi of Mid-America arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Weingarten Realty. The 196,028-square-foot Tates Creek Centre is home to tenants such as Proof Fitness, Rite Aid, MOD Pizza, PNC Bank and H&R Block. Millpond Center totals 124,498 square feet and is home to tenants such as Workout Anytime, Subway and Pizza Hut.

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SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged $56.9 million in acquisition financing for three apartment communities located in South Carolina, North Carolina and Kentucky. Bill Chiles, Scott Peterson and Brian Cruz of CBRE’s San Diego office secured the floating-rate loans through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyer, San Diego-based Strata Equity Group. The properties included in the transaction are the 183-unit Veridian Spartanburg in Spartanburg, S.C.; the 180-unit Icon on the Greenway in Gastonia, N.C.; and The Racquet Club, a 474-unit community in Lexington, Ky. All three properties were renovated in the last two years and feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, fireplaces, plank or hardwood-style flooring, walk-in closets and vaulted ceilings. Community amenities include resort-style swimming pools, fitness centers, pet parks and playgrounds. The Racquet Club features a massage therapist on-site, restaurant, cyber café and a private lake and gazebo.

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NEWPORT, KY. — Albanese Cormier Holdings has acquired a two-property shopping center portfolio in Newport for an undisclosed price. The adjacent properties — Newport Plaza and Newport Shopping Center — are located at 82 Carothers Road and 1727 Monmouth St., respectively. Newport Plaza is home to tenants including Dollar Tree, Fresh Thyme, Planet Fitness and Verizon Wireless. The 264,196-square-foot Newport Shopping Center houses tenants such as Aaron’s, ACE Hardware, Defender Direct, Dollar General, Family Dollar and Taco Bell. Scott Katz of Midland Retail arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.

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LOUISVILLE, KY. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed a $40.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of LC Idlewild Phase II, a 286-unit apartment community in Louisville. Tim Migchelbrink of KeyBank arranged the seven-year loan with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. LC Idlewild was constructed in 2017 and includes 15, three-story apartment buildings. Community amenities include a fitness center, resort-style pool, sand volleyball courts, attached garages and an on-site restaurant.

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LEXINGTON, KY. — Doster Construction Co. has broken ground on Springs at Hamburg, a 312-unit apartment community in Lexington. The project is the general contractor’s fifth multifamily project with Continental Properties, the developer, owner and operator. Kahler Slater Experience Design is the architect of record for the project. The new 360,364-square-foot development includes 14 buildings and private, townhome-style entrances in each unit. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, fitness center, clubhouse and four parking garage buildings. Doster expects to complete construction in the summer of 2019.

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FLORENCE, KY. — Huff, Niehaus & Associates Inc. has arranged the $3.9 million sale of the Microtel Inn & Suites Florence/Cincinnati Airport in Florence, a city in northern Kentucky. The 83-room, Wyndham-branded hotel is located roughly 15 miles from downtown Cincinnati. The hotel features complimentary breakfast, a fitness center, meeting room and a free airport shuttle. Brandt Niehaus of Huff, Niehaus & Associates arranged the transaction. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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