MEMPHIS, TENN. — Ready Capital has provided a $5 million acquisition loan for a two-building, 280,000-square-foot industrial property in Memphis’ Airport submarket. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the funds to renovate the buildings. Plans include upgraded lighting, roof replacements and parking lot repairs. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only loan, which features a 24-month term, floating interest rate, two extension options and flexible prepayment options. The property’s physical address and tenant roster were not disclosed.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — LRC Properties has acquired a 640,000-square-foot industrial facility in Memphis for $23 million. The asset is situated at 4926 Southridge Blvd., 11 miles east of Memphis International Airport. Technicolor occupies the building on a lease that expires in 2023. The seller was not disclosed. Brian Califf of NAI Saig Co. represented the buyer in the transaction. Ready Capital closed an $18.9 million acquisition loan on behalf of the Rye Brook, N.Y.-based buyer. The non-recourse loan features interest-only payments for the duration of the four-year term, a floating interest rate, one extension option and flexible prepayment options.
HENDERSONVILLE, TENN. — Avenida Partners has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Avenida Hendersonville, a 138-unit active adult community in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville. The three-story building will be positioned on a five-acre site. The community will offer 6,000 square feet of amenities. Completion of Avenida Hendersonville is slated for May 2022. This will be Newport Beach, Calif-based Avenida’s third active adult community in Tennessee and seventh overall in five states. The architect of record is Poole & Poole Architecture.
HERMITAGE, TENN. — Ziff Real Estate Partners has acquired Jackson’s Courtyard, a 41,439-square-foot retail center in Hermitage, for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 3441 Lebanon Pike, 13 miles east of downtown Nashville. At the time of sale, the property was leased to tenants including Co. Capelli Salon & Spa, Subway, Hermitage Dance Academy and Mirage Nails Salon. The seller was not disclosed.
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TENN. — The Palomar Group has arranged the $1.8 million sale of a 2,100-square-foot retail building in Signal Mountain leased to Starbucks. The property is situated as an outparcel to a Food City-anchored shopping center at the intersection of Signal Mountain and Mountain Creek roads, four miles northwest of downtown Chattanooga. Starbucks has 10 years remaining on the double-net lease, which includes four five-year extension options. The Palomar Group represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor based in New York, in the transaction. Chris Schellin of Westwood Net Lease Advisors represented the buyer, an undisclosed real estate developer based in Charleston, S.C.
SEATTLE — Amazon has launched its Housing Equity Fund, a more than $2 billion commitment to preserve and create over 20,000 affordable housing units in Washington State’s Puget Sound region; Arlington, Va.; and Nashville, Tenn. — three metro areas where the company has or expects to have at least 5,000 employees each in the coming years. Amazon’s first investments include $381.9 million in below-market loans and grants to the nonprofit organization Washington Housing Conservancy (WHC) to preserve and create up to 1,300 affordable units at the Crystal House multifamily property in Arlington. WHC purchased Crystal House recently using Amazon’s capital. Rents at the property will be significantly lowered to target households earning less than 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The conversion of existing apartments to affordable units began on Jan. 1 and will continue over the next five years. A 99-year covenant ensures that Crystal House will remain affordable for the long term. Arlington County has lost approximately 14,400 privately owned, affordably priced housing units since 2000, according to the county’s government. In addition, the Seattle-based online retail giant has committed $185.5 million in below-market loans and grants to King County Housing Authority (KCHA) to preserve up …
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has acquired Memphis Global Crossing, a 421,470-square-foot logistics facility in Memphis. DHL leases a majority of the asset, which is situated on 24 acres at 6200 Global Drive, 12 miles southeast of Memphis International Airport. The property features 32-foot clear heights, 125 dock doors, two drive-in doors, ESFR sprinklers and 119 trailer spaces. The seller was not disclosed, though Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks Partners delivered the facility in 2019. The sales price was also not disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — Davis Medical Investors LLC has acquired an eight-property, 309,735-square-foot medical office portfolio for $112 million. The Minneapolis-based buyer acquired the assets through a new fund backed by Capital One. Three of the buildings were purchased from Davis Medical Investors-affiliated partnerships and the other five were acquired from undisclosed, third-party sellers. The portfolio comprises three properties in Minnesota, three in Tennessee and one each in Ohio and Connecticut. The acquisitions in Tennessee and Connecticut represent Davis Medical Investors’ entry into those markets. The portfolio was 99 percent leased at the time of sale with an average lease term of more than eight years. The buildings in the portfolio are an average of 10 years old. According to Mark Davis, founder and managing partner at Davis Medical Investors, the fund will be able to acquire more than 20 medical office buildings totaling up to $240 million. “Despite some of the acquisitions being temporarily put on hiatus because of COVID-19, we stayed in close contact with the sellers to ensure we successfully brought these deals to fruition,” says Stewart Davis, executive vice president of investments at Davis Medical Investors. The properties in the portfolio include: M Health-Fairview in Minneapolis, which is …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group and Dallas-based Granite Properties have finished construction on 1222 Demonbreun at Gulch Union, a 20-story, 330,000-square-foot office building in Nashville’s Gulch district. The property also features 6,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The building is now open to tenants. Amenities include a fitness center, training room, sky lounge, catering kitchen and a parking garage. Cushman & Wakefield is handling leasing at the site, which has announced tenants including Revance Therapeutics Inc., RSM Accounting, staffing agency Insight Global, tax and advisory firm Dixon Hughes Goodman and Cahaba Wealth Advisors. Dallas-based HKS Inc. designed the building to meet LEED Silver certification. The building also includes the use of MERV 13 air filters and distribution system, which helps eliminate airborne viruses and toxins.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — General contractor James McHugh Construction and developer CA Ventures are celebrating the topping off of 2010 West End, a 500,000-square-foot multifamily development located near Vanderbilt University in Nashville’s Midtown neighborhood. Architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the 25-story project, which will include 358 residential units, 420 parking spaces and 5,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Communal amenities are set to include an outdoor deck with a swimming pool, spa, fire pits, grills and picnic areas; a fitness and wellness center with a yoga studio; a music performance lounge; and a dog run with a pet spa and lounge. “We are pleased to reach a key construction milestone with McHugh in the vibrant West End market,” says Matt Booma, president and global head of residential at CA Ventures. “Our contribution to the skyline will continue Nashville’s growth with a development that values individualism and self-expression with an exceptional design.” The development is on schedule to open in summer 2021. The total project cost was not provided. Chicago-based CA Ventures is a global real estate investment management company with over $13 billion of assets across North America, South America and Europe. The firm offers in-house investment, development and …