MT. JULIET, TENN. — JLL has brokered the $48 million sale of Aventura at Providence, a Class A apartment community located at 2500 Aventura Drive in Mt. Juliet, 10 miles east of downtown Nashville. Centennial Holding Co. purchased the 334-unit property from TriBridge Residential. JLL also arranged a seven-year, $35 million acquisition loan on behalf of Centennial Holding Co. Derrick Bloom, David Gutting and Vincent Lefler led JLL in representing TriBridge Residential in the sale. Faron Thompson and John Bray led JLL in securing the fixed-rate, Freddie Mac acquisition loan.
Tennessee
GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Memphis-based Financial Federal Bank has arranged two refinance loans for apartment communities in Goodlettsville, roughly 14 miles north of Nashville. Steve Curnutte of Financial Federal Bank’s Nashville office arranged the $13.4 million refinance of the 434-unit Piccadilly Apartments and the $7.3 million refinance of the 200-unit Nottingham Apartments. Both apartment communities were more than 95 percent occupied at the time of refinancing. Curnutte arranged the two 10-year, fixed-rate loans through Freddie Mac. The loans feature interest rates below 4 percent, 30-year amortization schedules and five years of interest-only payments.
GERMANTOWN, TENN. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a Bank of Bartlett branch at 1870 Kirby Parkway in Germantown, roughly 22 miles southeast of Memphis. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Southeast-based partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was an institutional investor based in Tennessee. The bank has five years remaining on its lease.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Target has leased 900,000 square feet of industrial space at 5461 Davidson Road in Memphis, a distribution center that features 30-foot clear heights. The retail giant will invest $50 million to reposition the property as a regional online fulfillment center. Patrick Walton and Kemp Conrad of Cushman & Wakefield-Commercial Advisors LLC represented the property’s owner, an asset management and investment firm, in the lease transaction. Patrick Burke of CBRE represented Target. The property, which is slated to be operational by mid-2015, is expected to generate more than 400 jobs. Target by Innotrac, a third-party logistics firm, will manage the facility.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — HFF has brokered the $54.3 million sale of Velocity in the Gulch, a 238-unit multifamily community in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood. Nicol Investment Co. purchased the apartment property from a joint venture between a Chicago-based fund manager and a predecessor company run by David Levin. Velocity in the Gulch is located at the corner of 320 11th Ave. South and Pine Street. The property features a sky lounge with an outdoor fireplace, fitness center, courtyard with a fountain and fire pit, clubroom, coffee bar and bicycle racks. Jason Nettles and Megan Thompson of HFF led the investment sales team that represented the seller in the transaction.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Love Funding has closed a $14.1 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of River’s Edge Apartments, a proposed 134-unit multifamily property in Knoxville. The property will be located on a site next to the Tennessee River in Knoxville’s Island Home district. Tammy Tate of Love Funding’s Knoxville office originated the non-recourse loan on behalf of the developers, Atlanta-based Camden Partners and Knoxville-based Dominion Development Group. The loan has a fixed interest rate for the initial 14-month construction period and a subsequent 40-year term. Knoxville-based Empire Construction is the general contractor for the project.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Acquires Union Station Hotel in Downtown Nashville for $52.3M
by John Nelson
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has purchased Union Station Hotel, Autograph Collection in downtown Nashville for $52.3 million. The 125-room hotel is located on Broadway in Nashville’s central business district adjacent to the Frist Center for Visual Arts and Vanderbilt University. Pebblebrook has tapped Sage Hospitality to operate the hotel. The hotel first opened in 1900 as L&N Railroad Station and was converted into a hotel in 1986. The hotel underwent an $11 million renovation in 2007 and a $1.9 million renovation to convert the property to an Autograph Collection by Marriott hotel in 2012. The hotel features 12,000 square feet of meeting space, a grand lobby with a 65-foot barrel-vaulted ceiling, Prime 108 restaurant, fitness center, business center and valet parking. Pebblebrook plans to invest $5 million to $7 million to upgrade the hotel’s guestrooms and public areas.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — National Health Investors Inc. (NHI) has signed a purchase agreement to acquire eight communities known as the Seniors Living Communities Portfolio for $476 million. Following the acquisition closing, Senior Living Communities will lease the properties under a 15-year term. NHI will also provide a $15 million working capital line of credit to Senior Living Communities to finance construction/renovation projects at the eight properties. The eight facilities total 1,671 units and have an average occupancy of 85.4 percent. The properties include: • Brightwater in Myrtle Beach, S.C. • Lakes at Litchfield in Pawley’s Island, S.C. • Cascades Verdae in Greenville, S.C. • Summit Hills in Spartanburg, S.C. • Homestead Hills in Winston-Salem, N.C. • Ridgecrest in Mt. Airy, N.C. • Marsh’s Edge in Saint Simons Island, Ga. • Osprey Village in Amelia Island, Fla.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Atlanta-based Banyan Investment Group and Houston-based InLight Capital LLC have partnered up to purchase Hampton Inn & Suites in Murfreesboro, about 25 miles southeast of Nashville. The hotel is located on North Thompson Lane and features 1,078 square feet of meeting space, a business center, fitness center and a seasonal outdoor swimming pool.
HIXSON, TENN. — Landmark Commercial Real Estate Services Inc.’s investment sales group has brokered the $22.8 million sale of Oak Park Town Center, a 178,384-square-foot shopping center in Hixson. The property’s tenant roster includes Marshalls, Gander Mountain, Burke’s, Office Depot, Petco and Shoe Carnival. A Walmart Supercenter shadow anchors the property. Kevin Baker and Daniel Kukes of Landmark Commercial Real Estate Services represented the buyer, a non-traded REIT, and the seller, a private developer based locally.