Tennessee

NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty Corp. has completed construction on Belcourt Park, a 76-unit multifamily community located in Nashville’s Hillsboro Village neighborhood. The $20 million project replaced the former home of Belmont Nursing Home, which closed in 2015. Belcourt Park is located across the street from the main entrance to Belmont University and three blocks from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The four-story development includes a mix of studio to two-bedroom units with monthly rents ranging from $1,500 to $2,500. Community amenities include a Wi-Fi workspace, espresso bar, fitness center, patio with grills and fire pits and resident-only bike racks. Belcourt Park is currently 50 percent occupied after opening for resident move-ins in June.

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CHICAGO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of the Clarity Pointe Portfolio, a three-property, 174-unit seniors housing portfolio located in Knoxville, Tenn., and Fayetteville and Little Rock, Ark. Joshua Jandris, Matthew Andriano and Mark Myers of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Chicago-based Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Life Care Services. IPA correspondent Jordyn Berger and independent mortgage broker Jim Nahal arranged a 75 percent bridge-to-HUD loan through Dwight Capital on behalf of the buyer, an owner/operator based in the Southwestern United States. The sale of the Clarity Pointe portfolio marks IPA’s fifth standalone memory care facility closing in the last 10 months.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Pizzuti Cos. has received financing for the development of The Joseph Nashville, a 297-room hotel that will be located in Nashville’s SoBro neighborhood. Development costs for the Luxury Collection Hotel, part of Marriott International, total $168 million. MSF Real Estate Capital arranged construction financing for the development, which included an $83.5 million senior construction loan from Centennial Bank NA, a $42 million mezzanine construction loan provided by Brevet Capital Management and project equity from Pizzuti alongside institutional and private investors. Additionally, the project financing included a $4.5 million Tax Increment Financing Package with capital commitments made by Marriott and the Convention Center Authority. Located at the corner of Korean Veterans Boulevard and Fourth Avenue South, The Joseph Nashville will feature a restaurant and bar offering Italian cuisine, 18,000 square feet of banquet and meeting space, elevated outdoor terrace, full-service spa, fitness center and a pool deck with a bar. In addition, the hotel will include a 180-space parking garage dedicated to the exclusive use of the Nashville Symphony. The original Joseph Hotel opened in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in 2015. A construction timeline for the Nashville location was not disclosed.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE: HIW) plans to build a new $285 million headquarters campus in Nashville’s central business district (CBD) for Asurion, a privately held tech solutions firm. The Nashville-based company specializes in providing insurance and warranty plans covering mobile devices and other consumer electronics. Asurion will consolidate four of its existing local offices into the new campus, as well as create 400 new information technology jobs, according to local media reports. Highwoods, a Raleigh-based REIT that now has a development pipeline exceeding $700 million, recently executed the 551,000-square-foot build-to-suit office lease with Asurion. The tech firm will occupy 98.3 percent of the campus under a long-term lease. Nashville has been a haven for employment gains since the downturn. In the past decade, the Middle Tennessee metro has experienced 25 percent job growth, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Nashville MSA’s unemployment rate was 2.3 percent in May 2018. The Asurion campus will be built on a 4.2-acre site located at Church Street and 11th Avenue North along the Gulch Greenway, a seven-mile urban trail. The development will include two buildings rising eight and nine stories built atop a six-level parking podium. The planned parking …

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FRANKLIN, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $48.8 million acquisition loan for Corporate Centre 8 and 9, two office buildings located at 6640 and 6550 Carothers Parkway in Franklin, roughly 14 miles from downtown Nashville. Michael Ryan, Brian Linnihan and Richard Henry of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan with two one-year extension options on behalf of the borrower, KBS Capital Advisors. JPMorgan Chase Bank Strategic Property Fund sold the assets, according to local media reports. The five story buildings, which total 311,864 square feet, are located within the 1 million-square-foot Corporate Centre office park. The property features walking paths, underground utilities, fiber-optic technology and broadband service.

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KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Bull Realty has brokered the $10.4 million sale of a medical office building in Knoxville. The property is fully leased to Knoxville Dermatology Group, which has been in the Knoxville market for more than 40 years. Michael Bull and Paul Zerman of Bull Realty arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Dermatology Investment Group LLC. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.  

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KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $18.3 million sale of Evergreen at the Bluffs, a 161-unit apartment community in Knoxville. Robbie O’Bryan, Nelson Abels and Brad Boston of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Evergreen Residential, in the transaction. Hudson Capital Investments acquired the property. Constructed in 2009, Evergreen at the Bluffs features a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, pool and storage units.

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MEMPHIS, TENN. — The Sembler Co. and Forge Capital Partners have acquired Summer Center, a shopping center located at 4304 Summer Ave. in Memphis, for $13 million. The 136,425-square-foot center was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Kroger, Ross Dress for Less, Rainbow, Hibbett Sports and H&R Block. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Michael Allison and Ryan Stoffer of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, BDB Summer Center LLC.

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CORDOVA, TENN. — Titkin Real Estate Investment Services (TREIS) has brokered the $5.2 million sale of Cordova Village, a 30,000-square-foot shopping center located at 1315 N. Germantown Parkway in Cordova, roughly 23 miles east of Memphis. Adam Titkin and Cliff Weisner of TREIS arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Cordova TN LLC. HAO Investment Co. acquired the asset. Cordova Village was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as PPG Paints, Subway and Domino’s Pizza.

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KNOXVILLE, TENN. — NAI Global has arranged the sale of Tower at Morgan Hill, a 360-bed student housing community located roughly two miles from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Rick Ross, Alex Waddey, David Ellis and Colin Moore of NAI Global arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. FPA Multifamily acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The Tower at Morgan Hill features one- and two-bedroom, fully furnished apartments. Community amenities include a resident clubhouse, fitness center, computer room, study lounge, business center, pool and an on-site parking garage.

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