MILWAUKEE — Affiliates of Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investments have acquired a three-property industrial portfolio in Dresden, Church Hill and Kingsport, Tenn., spanning nearly 1.6 million square feet. Church Hill-based Frog Properties LLC sold the portfolio for an undisclosed price. The property located at 2073 Evergreen St. in Dresden features 30 truck doors, 20- to 35-foot clear heights and rail access with a 1,500-foot rail platform. Champion Homes anchors the 611,556-square-foot facility. The property in Church Hill spans 857,056 square feet. The asset is situated at 121 Kingsport Press Road and features a 300-foot rail spur with access to Norfolk Southern Rail. The Kingsport facility is located on six acres at 2497 Sherwood Road. The 130,751-square-foot property features 20-foot clear heights and 8- to 12-inch thick concrete flooring. Quebecor World, a Canadian-based publishing company, used to occupy the properties in Church Hill and Dresden. Michael Reid of Newmark Knight Frank represented both the buyer and seller, Frog Properties, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Regal Cinemas will temporarily suspend operations at all of its 536 U.S. theaters beginning Thursday, Oct. 8. British owner-operator Cineworld (LON: CINE) owns Knoxville, Tenn.-based Regal Cinemas, which has about 7,000 screens across its U.S. portfolio of theaters. Cineworld also announced plans to close all of its theaters in the United Kingdom this week. The closures will impact about 40,000 employees, according to Cineworld. “This is not a decision we made lightly, and we did everything in our power to support a safe and sustainable reopening in the United States,” says Mooky Greidinger, CEO of Cineworld. “From putting in place robust health and safety measures at our theaters to joining our industry in making a collective commitment to the CinemaSafe protocols to reaching out to state and local officials to educate them on these initiatives, we are grateful for and proud of the hard work our employees put in to adapt our theaters to the new protocols,” he adds. While theaters in several major markets, most notably New York City, remain closed, many large cities have permitted theaters to reopen at limited capacities in recent weeks. Venues located in Manhattan’s famous Broadway District that showcase plays also …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Southwest Value Partners has opened Grand Hyatt Nashville, a 25-story, 591-room hotel located within the 18-acre Nashville Yards development in downtown Nashville. The hotel features a signature restaurant from James Beard Award-winning chef Sean Brock; a rooftop lounge; a fifth-floor “wellness level” that includes a fitness center, pool overlooking downtown and spa; and 77,000 square feet of event and pre-function space, including a 20,000 square-foot grand ballroom. Southwest Value Partners built the hotel in partnership with Clark Construction Group and Bell & Associates Construction, with HKS Architects as designer. The project is the first building to open within Nashville Yards, a mixed-use development set to include more than 3.5 million square feet of office space, 1,000 residential units, 400,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, 1,100 hotel rooms and a 1.3-acre urban park upon completion. In addition to the Grand Hyatt Nashville, the Clark/Bell team is working with Southwest Value Partners to develop Parcel 4 of Nashville Yards, a planned 24-story office tower and associated parking garage that will serve as Amazon’s new Operations Center of Excellence. Southwest Value Partners is a privately-held real state investment company based in San Diego. — Katie Sloan
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — The RADCO Cos. has sold Radius Mountain Creek, a 296-unit multifamily community in Chattanooga, for $32 million. The Atlanta-based investment firm recently renovated the property to include a pool, sundeck, firepit, dog park, tennis courts, fitness center and a playground. The asset is situated at 936 Mountain Creek Road, five miles north of downtown Chattanooga. A real estate fund managed by Covenant Capital Group LLC acquired the community. CBRE brokered the transaction.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Capstone Apartment Partners has arranged the $15 million sale of The Lofts at Rose Monte, a 229-unit apartment complex in south Nashville. The property offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and laundry facilities. The property was delivered in 2017 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale. The Lofts at Rose Monte is located at 3705 Lausanne Drive, 12 miles south of downtown Nashville near Brentwood and Franklin, Tenn. Austin Heithcock, Adam Klenk, Tyler Mayo and Jonathan Hawks of Capstone procured the buyer, Washington D.C.-based RSE Capital Partners. The seller was not disclosed.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 1,200-unit self-storage portfolio in Murfreesboro. The portfolio comprises the 662-unit Salem Glen Self Storage facility at 3450 Glenside Court and the 538-unit CubeSmart facility at 1932 Cason Lane. Glen Self Storage was delivered in 2005 and expanded in 2017. The property has 177 climate-controlled units and 485 drive-up, non-climate-controlled units. The CubeSmart facility was completed in 2017 and expanded this past spring to add 57 RV parking units. The unit mix includes 244 climate-controlled units and 237 drive-up, non-climate-controlled units. The properties are located one mile from each other and 35 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza and Bo Fulk of JLL represented the seller, Utah-based Wasatch Storage Partners, in the transaction. Reliant Real Estate Management purchased the facilities for an undisclosed price.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Capstone has arranged the $12.8 million sale of Haven Woods Apartments, a 153-unit community in Murfreesboro. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 782 square feet. Communal amenities include a pool, clubhouse and green space. The buyer, Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Archway Equities, plans to implement a value-add program throughout the property. Further details of the renovations were not disclosed. Haven Wood is located at 1620 Battleground Drive, 34 miles southeast of downtown Nashville. Tyler Mayo, Austin Heithcock, Adam Klenk and Jonathan Hawks of Capstone procured the buyer. The locally based seller, Waldron & Sons, developed the property in 1985.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of phases I and II of Airport Logistics Park, a 397,981-square-foot industrial park in Nashville. The first two phases of development span 52.7 acres and include six buildings that were leased to 14 tenants at the time of sale. The property is located at 1922 Old Murfreesboro Pike, four miles southeast of Nashville International Airport. Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters, David McGahren and Ronnie Wenzler of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Holladay Properties, in the transaction. Starwood Real Estate Income Trust acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Holladay is still developing Phase III of the park, which will include five buildings totaling 328,500 square feet. The first building of Phase III is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2021. When Phase III is complete, the park will comprise 95 acres.
MT. JULIET, TENN. — JLL has negotiated the $30.9 million sale of 245 Couchville Industrial, a fully leased, 709,652-square-foot industrial property in Mt. Juliet. The property is 67 percent leased to ElectroluxNorth America Inc., a subsidiary of Electrolux AB. The other tenant was not disclosed. The asset is situated on nearly 44 acres at 245 Couchville Industrial Blvd., 30 miles east of downtown Nashville and 22 miles east of Nashville International Airport. Britton Burdette, Pete Pittroff, Matt Wirth, Dennis Mitchell, Jim Rodrigues, Mitchell Townsend and Perry Wolcott of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Sansone Group and Fortress Investment Group. Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital LLC acquired the facility.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — The Annex Group will develop Annex of Memphis, a 208-bed student housing community near the University of Memphis. The Indianapolis-based developer expects development costs to total $19.1 million. The property will offer studio, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. Rents will range from $1,050 per month per student for studios down to $705 per month for four-bedroom units. Communal amenities will include a fitness center and covered parking. The Annex of Memphis will be situated at 3601 Midland Ave., two blocks from campus and seven miles east of downtown Memphis. The Annex Group expects to break ground in the coming weeks and will welcome its first students in summer 2021. Axis Architecture + Interiors designed the community, which Granite Student Living will manage upon completion. First Merchants Bank is providing construction financing.