FRANKLIN, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a $40 million construction loan for the development of a 328-unit apartment community in Franklin, the seat of Nashville’s Cool Springs district. Mike Ryan, Telly Fathaly and Brian Linnihan of Cushman & Wakefield structured senior debt on behalf of the borrower, Middleburg Real Estate Partners. The Cushman & Wakefield team also sourced joint venture equity with an institutional capital partner for the development. The property will include two split-level buildings comprising 21 studio apartments, 168 one-bedroom units and 139 two-bedroom units. Community amenities will includes a clubhouse, saltwater pool, cabana areas, outdoor kitchens and a four-acre park for residents. Middleburg has begun construction on the unnamed property and expects to wrap up construction in 2018.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Covenant Capital Group LLC has sold 500 5th Avenue, a 170-unit apartment community located in downtown Nashville, for $27.3 million. 500 Fifth LLC, an entity controlled by JEM Holdings, purchased the property. Covenant originally acquired the asset, formerly known as Metro Manor Apartments, in 2015 for $15.8 million. The company invested nearly $8.2 million in the project, executing renovations including a new entrance, fitness center, business lounge, bike room, sky terrace and rooftop pool. Covenant also renovated apartment interiors and installed new appliances and cabinetry.
BARTLETT, TENN. — Atlanta-based Branch Properties LLC has acquired Bartlett Towne Center, a 192,624-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center located at 6045 Stage Road in Bartlett, roughly 13 miles east of Memphis. Jim Hamilton and Richard Reid of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors. The sales price was not disclosed. At the time of sale, Bartlett Towne Center was 94 percent leased to tenants including Petco, Dollar Tree, Shoe Carnival, Rent-A-Center, Sally Beauty, FedEx and Mattress Firm, among others.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — JE Dunn Construction has unveiled plans for a six-story, $120 million parking garage at Nashville International Airport, the first element of the airport’s $1.2 billion expansion plan. The project will replace an existing structure and provide 2,000 parking spaces, sensors to let drivers know what spaces are available and a passenger pick-up and drop-off hub for taxis, limos, shuttles and ride-sharing services. The garage will feature eco-friendly elements including an upper-level solar array, rainwater harvesting system and a green screen vegetation wall. Atkins is the architect of record for the project, which is slated for completion in fall 2018.
MCLEAN, VA. — Capital One has provided three loans totaling $27.2 million for the refinancing of three skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee. Joshua Rosen of Capital One originated the 35-year, fixed-rate loans through HUD 232/223(f) on behalf of the borrower, Strawberry Fields REIT. The portfolio includes the 109-bed Lakebridge, a Waters Community in Johnson City, Tenn., which received a $10.6 million loan; The Waters of Smyrna, a 91-bed facility that received an $8.4 million loan; and The Waters of Shelbyville, a 96-bed property that received an $8.2 million loan.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Indianapolis-based Buckingham Cos. has opened the residential portion of Aertson Midtown, a 17-story, 600,000-square-foot mixed-use development located adjacent to Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The Residences at Aertson Midtown is made up of 350 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $1,800 to $5,500 per month. The property features a rooftop pool, dog park, dog wash station, bike storage, theater, fitness center and 24-hour in-room dining through the on-site Henley restaurant. The community features 35,000 square feet of retail space with tenants including Charleston-based gourmet grocer Caviar & Bananas, Kimpton Aertson Hotel and the Woodhouse Day Spa, which is due for completion this fall.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — AEG plans to develop a mixed-use entertainment district at Southwest Value Partner’s (SWVP) Nashville Yards in downtown Nashville. The Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment venue owner/operator purchased a four-acre parcel of land that will be anchored by a 4,000-capacity music venue, a flagship Regal Cinemas theater complex, a 600- to 700- capacity live entertainment club, an approximately 240-room boutique hotel and other entertainment, food and beverage options. SWVP’s Nashville Yards is a multi-phase office, retail, hospitality, entertainment and residential project that will span the western edge of downtown and stretch from Broadway north past Church Street. The 15-acre site was previously home to the LifeWay Christian Resources campus. The first site in Nashville Yards, a 591-room Hyatt Regency hotel, is expected to open in 2020. The AEG-developed district will be located at 10th Avenue between Commerce and Church streets, with the option to acquire an additional 1.5-acre parcel for further development. The project further expands AEG’s portfolio of entertainment districts, which includes L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, The O2 in London and Mercedes-Benz Platz in Berlin.
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co. Ltd., a Chinese real estate investor, has reportedly offered approximately $3 billion for the acquisition of Brookdale Senior Living, according to a report by news agency Reuters, which cited people familiar with the matter. If the Brookdale deal were completed as reported, it would be by far the largest Chinese investment in U.S. seniors housing to date. Headquartered in Brentwood, Brookdale is by far the largest owner and operator of seniors housing in the United States. Its operational portfolio includes 1,052 properties and 103,00 units, according to the company’s first-quarter report, which is nearly triple the size of the next largest competitor. The company has struggled since its $2.8 billion acquisition of fellow seniors housing giant Emeritus in 2014. After initially experiencing a lift in the months following the merger, Brookdale’s stock price fell from $38.16 per share on March 2, 2015, to $11.80 per share on Feb. 8, 2016. Rumors of a sale of the company have swirled for months. Following the Reuters report on Tuesday, Brookdale’s stock price saw a brief lift of 6 percent to as high as $15.18 per share, but quickly fell back down to a close of …
FRANKLIN, TENN. — Crescent Communities has unveiled plans for Bigby, a mixed-use development in Nashville’s Cool Springs submarket. Situated at the intersection of East McEwen Drive and Carothers Parkway in Franklin, Bigby will comprise 30,000 square feet of retail space, a 280,000-square-foot office tower, 40,000 square feet of loft office space, 330 apartments, 15 townhomes, a 200-room hotel, a 12-acre park, public plazas and roughly 2,015 parking spaces. Bigby will connect to existing properties developed over the past couple decades by Crescent Communities, including the One and Two Greenway office buildings and apartment communities the Venue Cool Springs and Cadence Cool Springs. The project team includes architect ESa, landscape architect Hodgson Douglas and Foundry Commercial. Crescent Communities will develop Bigby’s retail, multifamily and office components.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — A joint venture between Boyle Investment Co., Northwestern Mutual and Northwood Ravin has broken ground on the office component of Capitol View, a 32-acre mixed-use development in Nashville’s North Gulch district. HealthStream Inc., a healthcare IT firm, will move its corporate headquarters to 65,000 square feet at the new office building, called Block E. The design team includes Hoar Construction, Barge Waggoneer Sumner & Cannon, Cooper Carry, Kiser Vogrin Design, RPM Transportation, TTL, TVG Environmental, Stansell Electric and Jones Brothers. Once completed, the $750 million Capitol View will feature 1.1 million square feet of office space, 130,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 650 multifamily residences, 170 hotel rooms and a 2.5-acre park connected to Nashville’s greenway system. In lieu of a groundbreaking ceremony for Block E, the principals of Capitol View presented a $5,000 check to the Arthur E. Newman Scholarship Fund.