Tennessee

PHILADELPHIA — Campus Apartments, a student housing developer and operator based in Philadelphia, has opened four student housing developments totaling 1,643 beds. Development costs for the projects, which are within walking distance to University of Tennessee, University of Michigan and University of Pennsylvania, totaled over $220 million. “We’re excited to be providing students with high-quality housing in Knoxville, Ann Arbor, and our hometown, Philadelphia,” says Daniel Bernstein, president and chief investment officer of Campus Apartments. “We’ve been thrilled with the initial response to these four new developments, and we look forward to continuing to surpass our residents’ expectations.” The new properties include TENN, a 603-bed, mixed-use community located near the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; The Yard, a 590-bed, mixed-use community located near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; Six11, a 350-bed student housing community also located in Ann Arbor; and The Simon at Founders Row located near the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. TENN in Knoxville offers a mix of three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, study lounge, putting green, resort-style swimming pool, fire pits and grill stations. The Yard in Ann Arbor offers studio, one-, two-, three-, four- …

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BRENTWOOD, TENN. — HFF has brokered the $14.4 million sale of Mallory Corners, a 70,000-square-foot shopping center in Brentwood, located roughly 10 miles south of Nashville. Jim Hamilton and Shea Petrick of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, the estate of Charles S. Ackerman. Leo Weiner of Ackerman Retail, a division of Ackerman & Co., is acting as an advisor to the estate. Barnes & Noble and Electronic Express anchor Mallory Corners, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Brilliant Sky Toys & Books, Sprint, Hoover Paint, AAA Autoclub and Play It Again Sports.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — CBRE has arranged the $54 million sale of Public Square Garage, a 12-story, 1,069-space parking garage located at 350 Deaderick St. in downtown Nashville. Douglass Johnson, Morgan Hillenmeyer and Nicole Filkins of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between RBN Equities and a fund managed by Jadian Capital. Nashville Garage LP, an affiliate of Stolz Real Estate Partners, acquired the property. In addition to parking, Public Square Garage features 37,000 square feet of retail and office space on the lower two floors.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged $19.5 million in financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Dandridge Towers, an affordable seniors housing community in Nashville.  The community features 153 units. The borrower was LHP Capital LLC, which developed and manages the property. The seller was not disclosed. Rob Rotach of Walker & Dunlop secured the 40-year, fixed-rate, fully amortizing loan through HUD’s Substantial Rehabilitation program, which insures mortgage loans to facilitate the new construction or substantial rehabilitation of multifamily housing for moderate-income families, elderly and the handicapped. The property was financed in conjunction with 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, designated for affordable properties. In addition to unit upgrades and accessibility enhancements, the renovations will feature a number of water- and energy-related green improvements. Dandridge Towers was originally constructed in 1983.

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KNOXVILLE, TENN. — The Shopping Center Group (TSCG) has arranged the sale of South Grove, an 89,021-square-foot retail center located near the entrance to Smokey Mountain National Park in Knoxville. Broad Reach Retail Acquisition Co. LLC acquired the asset. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. A 44,029-square-foot Food City anchors the center, which is also home to Pet Supplies Plus, Great Clips and Gondolier. Lowe’s Home Improvement shadow-anchors the center. South Grove includes a vacant 15,150-square-foot space formerly occupied by Goody’s, offering a value-add opportunity for the new ownership, as well as a two-tenant outparcel building totaling 5,900 square feet. Broad Reach Retail also acquired three undeveloped parcels totaling seven acres adjacent to the property for future expansion.

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MT. JULIET, TENN. — Go Store It has acquired A+ Self Storage, a 685-unit self-storage facility in Mt. Juliet, roughly 20 miles east of Nashville. The property totals more than 90,000 square feet and marks Go Store It’s third acquisition in the Nashville metropolitan area this year. The name of the seller and the sales price were not disclosed. Based in Charlotte, Go Store It specializes in the acquisition, development and management of self-storage assets throughout the country. The company currently has more than 2 million square feet of storage space under management and in the construction pipeline.

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MEMPHIS, TENN. — Robinson Weeks Partners will break ground in September on Memphis Global Crossing, a 421,470-square-foot industrial building in Memphis. The speculative project will be located at the southeast corner of Distriplex Farmers Drive and Global Drive, within the Distriplex Farms master-planned industrial development. The site is located two-and-a-half miles from the BNSF Intermodal Facility and eight miles from the FedEx Hub at Memphis International Airport. The cross-dock facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts, 124 trailer parking spaces, 204 auto parking spaces and 127 dock doors, and will be designed to accommodate regional and national distributors and e-commerce fulfillment users. Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors LLC will handle the project’s leasing assignment on behalf of Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks. ARCO Design/Build is the general contractor for the project, and The Reaves Firm is the civil engineer.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Birmingham-based Doster Construction Co. has broken ground on two new multifamily properties for Continental Properties in Tennessee and Louisville. The projects include the 296-unit Springs at Forest Hill that will be located at 3735 S. Forest Hill Irene Drive in Tennessee’s Shelby County, roughly 25 miles southeast of Memphis. The second community, Springs at La Grange, will be located in Louisville. The project will include 11 buildings with a total of 236 units. Both developments will feature amenities such as resort-style swimming pools, community clubhouses and fitness centers. A construction timeline for the projects was not disclosed.

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MEMPHIS, TENN. — Alliant Credit Union has provided acquisition financing for a six-property apartment portfolio in Memphis. The loan was structured with an initial funding of $31.7 million, with performance earn-out provisions up to $38.4 million. The borrower plans to renovate the communities, which include a total of 1,240 units. Community amenities across the portfolio include on-site parking, clubhouses, swimming pools, playgrounds and onsite laundry facilities. The name of the borrower and specific property names were not disclosed.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Propst Development LLC, a real estate development firm based in Huntsville, Ala., has unveiled plans for Broadwest, a 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Nashville. The two-tower project will be located at 1600 W. End Ave., near the intersection of Broadway and West End in Nashville’s Midtown district. Construction costs and financing details were not disclosed, but local media outlets are reporting that Broadwest will cost nearly $500 million to develop. Broadwest will feature a 21-story tower that will include more than 510,000 square feet of Class A office space. The second tower will rise 34 stories and include a 14-floor, 245-room hotel, plus 20 floors featuring roughly 200 condominium units. Approximately 125,000 square feet of office and retail space, along with a one-acre park in the center of the development, will connect the two towers. Plans also call for a 2,500-space parking deck. The project team includes Chartwell Hospitality, which will co-own and operate the hotel; Parks Realty, which will lead the condominium sales; JLL, which will handle leasing for the office portion; Cooper Carry, the project architect; general contractors Turner Construction Co. and Hoar Construction; and Premier Parking, which will oversee the parking component. The site …

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