NASHVILLE, TENN. — Atlanta-based North Point Hospitality Group has topped off construction of a 21-story, tri-branded Marriott hotel in Nashville’s SoBro neighborhood. The $140 million hotel, located at 410 5th Ave. S., includes a 125-room SpringHill Suites, a 136-room Residence Inn and a 209-room AC Hotel. The development is the country’s first tri-branded Marriott hotel. Guests of the three hotels will have access to the shared amenities, which will include an indoor/outdoor pool, pool bar, fitness center, 11,000 square feet of ground floor retail and restaurant space, 9,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and a top floor bar and patio with panoramic views of the Nashville skyline. North Point Hospitality will manage the property, and other project team members include architect Lindsay Pope Brayfield & Associates, interior designer Design Continuum Inc., general contractor JE Dunn Construction and construction management services provided by Acumen Development Partners. SunTrust Commercial Real Estate provided construction financing for the project. The hotel is slated to open to the public in the third quarter of 2018.
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ATLANTA — HFF has arranged $110 million in financing for a six-property grocery-anchored portfolio located throughout Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. Chip Sykes and James Clingman of HFF worked on behalf of the borrowers, Branch Retail Partners LP and its affiliate Branch Properties LLC, to place the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through one of HFF’s life insurance company correspondents. The portfolio totals 876,153 square feet and is anchored by Publix, Kroger and Whole Foods Market.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. AND MOBILE, ALA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $32.5 million for the refinancing of two multifamily properties in the Southeast. The undisclosed borrower received an $18.4 million loan to refinance Courts at Waterford in Chattanooga and a $14.1 million loan to refinance Maison De Ville in Mobile. Erik Storz of KeyBank arranged the 10-year Freddie Mac loans with five years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. Constructed in 1988, Courts at Waterford features 318 units with 28 reserved for tenants earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Maison De Ville was constructed in two phases — Phase I in 1963 and Phase II in 1973. The 347-unit community reserves 33 units for tenants earning 60 percent of the AMI.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Michaelson Real Estate Group LLC, in partnership with Eklund Development, has acquired The Metropolitan, a 520-unit multifamily community in the Cedar Bluff neighborhood of Knoxville, for $48.1 million. Constructed in 1986, the property includes one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 800 square feet. Units feature wood-style flooring, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and private balconies or patios. Community amenities include a heated indoor swimming pool, outdoor resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center, sports courts and a picnic area with grills. The property was updated in 2015 to include repaved parking lots, new roofs and interior and exterior renovations.
LEBANON, TENN. — Ridgeline Property Group (RPG), in a joint venture with USAA Real Estate Co., has unveiled plans to develop Park 840 East Building 100, a 558,600-square-foot distribution and logistics facility in Lebanon, roughly 30 miles east of Nashville. The Class A property will be developed on a 29-acre site at the southeast corner of Central Pike and Interstate 840. Steve Preston and Hayes McWilliams of CBRE will handle the building’s leasing assignment. The project will feature concrete-tilt panel construction, 36-foot clear heights, 56- by 50-foot column spacing, 62.5-foot speed bays, 96 dock doors and 113 trailer stalls. Construction is slated to begin in the fourth quarter, with completion estimated for the second quarter of 2018.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Southeastern Development is underway on One Riverwalk, a $160 million mixed-use project in downtown Knoxville. The Augusta, Ga.-based company demolished 800,000 square feet of the former Baptist Hospital to make way for the project. Upon completion, the 23-acre development will include a 300-unit apartment community that is slated to open in November, a student housing facility, a new hotel and various retail and office buildings. Regal Cinema Corp., one of the world’s largest theater chains, redeveloped a former 180,000-square-foot medical building on the site, with plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to the development this fall. University Housing Group purchased five acres within the project to develop the student housing community, servicing students attending the University of Tennessee. The student housing units are slated to open in summer 2018. Phase II of the project will bring a Home2 Suites Hotel, slated to open in the fall of 2018; the renovation of an existing 50,000-square-foot office building that will be converted to retail and restaurant space; 10,000 square feet of retail space; and reconfiguration of Blount Avenue to include wider sidewalks, bike paths and landscaped medians. Public improvements are slated to debut in summer 2018, and restaurant and …
JACKSON, TENN. — Chase Properties Ltd. has acquired The Columns, a 268,000-square-foot shopping center in Jackson. The shopping center is home to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, Best Buy, Old Navy, Marshalls and Bed Bath & Beyond. Kohl’s, Ulta Beauty, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Hobby Lobby shadow-anchor the property. Retail Properties of America Inc. sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Disney Investment Group brokered the sale. The transaction marks Beachwood, Ohio-based Chase Properties’ third acquisition in the past year.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Erlanger Health System has broken ground on a $40 million children’s hospital in Chattanooga. The new 50,000-square-foot facility will provide service to more than 1 million children in the Southeast and include centers for child psychology, physical therapy and hypertension, as well as a childhood healthy eating and active living center. Erlanger Health System is the seventh largest public hospital in the country. The new hospital will be partially funded through community donations.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Baker Storey McDonald Properties Inc. has signed a long-term lease with Climb Nashville LLC, an indoor rock climbing concept, at Northfield Crossing Shopping Center in Murfreesboro, roughly 35 miles southeast of Nashville. Climb Nashville’s newest location, Climb Murfreesboro, will occupy 30,500 square feet at 1660 Memorial Blvd., making it the largest indoor climbing facility in Tennessee. Allen McDonald and Tom Frye of Baker Storey McDonald Properties Inc. represented the landlord, Conscious Capital LLC, and worked directly with Climb Nashville LLC to complete the transaction. Conscious Capital is a privately owned, Nashville-based real estate investment firm that acquired Northfield Crossing in 2016. Climb Murfreesboro is part of the company’s plan to transform the property into an experiential, internet-resistant shopping center.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — NAI Rauch Weaver Norfleet Kurtz & Co., a Fort Lauderdale affiliate of NAI Global, has arranged the $49.5 million sale of a four-store Walmart Neighborhood Market portfolio located in Chattanooga, East Ridge, Murfreesboro and Knoxville. Frank Castoro of NAI represented the buyer, a series of special purpose entities (SPE). The sites were build-to-suit prototypes for the store and are triple-net-leased to Walmart Neighborhood Market for 15 years with 18 five-year options. Situated on a total of 27.3 acres, each site comprises approximately 44,000 square feet and includes a fuel station.