Tennessee

North Point Hospitality Breaks Ground on $137M Marriott Hotel in Nashville

by Katie Sloan July 15, 2016

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Atlanta-based North Point Hospitality has broken ground on a $137 million Marriott Hotel in Nashville. The 470-room Marriott property will consist of a 209-room AC Hotel, a 136-room Residence Inn and a 125-room SpringHill Suites. Visitors to the hotel will enter through one main entrance. Once inside, the property will be divided amongst the three distinct brands. All guests of the hotels will have access to a wide variety of shared amenities, including a fitness center and six food and beverage options, including major restaurants at street level and an indoor/outdoor pool bar. A rooftop bar and patio will offer panoramic views of the Nashville skyline. The property will also feature 4,000 square feet of meeting space located on the top floor. North Point recently unveiled an original 300-pound model of the hotel made with 63,636 LEGO bricks. Award-winning artist Sean Kenney designed the model. The property, located next to the Music City Center convention facility, is scheduled for completion in mid-2018. North Point Hospitality is a hotel development and operations company. Currently, the company owns and operates seven Hilton- and Marriott-branded hotels in the Southeast, with an additional nine under construction or in active development, resulting …

July 15, 2016

Hospitality Southeast Tennessee

Skanska to Build $153M JW Marriott Hotel in Nashville

by John Nelson July 6, 2016

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Skanska has signed a $153 million contract to construct the new JW Marriott hotel in Nashville. The 33-story hotel will span a little over 800,000 square feet and will feature 533 guest rooms, 3,770 square feet of ballroom and meeting spaces, a 250-seat restaurant, 200-seat rooftop specialty restaurant, lobby bar and coffee shop and a below-grade parking garage. The hotel will be located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Eighth Avenue South and Demonbreun Street in Nashville’s SoBro district. Skanska plans to complete the new JW Marriott in June 2018.

July 6, 2016

North Carolina Seniors Housing South Carolina Southeast Tennessee Virginia

Senior Housing Properties Trust Buys Seven Five Star Communities for $112.4M in Sale-Leaseback

by John Nelson July 5, 2016

NEWTON, MASS. — Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) has acquired seven seniors housing communities from Five Star Quality Care for $112.4 million. Five Star will continue to operate the communities as part of the sale-leaseback deal. The portfolio totals 545 units in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The lease with Five Star expires at the end of 2028 and includes renewal options. Five Star intends to use the proceeds it receives from the sale-leaseback transaction to repay in full amounts outstanding under its secured revolving credit facility, which had $60 million outstanding on June 28, 2016, and for general business purposes. The initial annual rent payable to SNH under the lease will be $8.4 million per year, resulting in an approximate capitalization rate of 7.5 percent. Starting after 2017, the rent may increase based upon a percentage of gross revenue increases realized by operations at the leased communities. SNH funded the purchase of the seven communities with cash on hand and drawings under its $1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility. Five Star was formerly SNH’s wholly owned subsidiary and both companies are based in Newton.

July 5, 2016

Seniors Housing Southeast Tennessee

Ryan Cos., LCS to Build $40M Seniors Housing Community in Metro Nashville

by John Nelson July 1, 2016

HENDERSONVILLE, TENN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. and LCS have announced plans to build Clarendale of Hendersonville, a $40 million independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Nashville suburb of Hendersonville. Clarendale of Hendersonville will feature 184 total units on an 11-acre site. The community will be the fourth Clarendale-branded property. Life Care Services, an operational subsidiary of LCS, will manage the community once complete. Ryan Cos. will build the property, and Jack Potter of Nashville-based HFR Design will design the community. Marty Cook of Bone McAllester Norton is providing legal services.

July 1, 2016

Loans Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Walker & Dunlop Closes $32.5M HUD Construction Loan for Apartment Complex in Metro Nashville

by John Nelson July 1, 2016

ANTIOCH, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has closed a $35.2 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Vintage Burkitt Station, a 244-unit apartment complex underway in Antioch, a southeastern suburb of Nashville. The garden-style community will feature a clubhouse, cyber café, business center, fitness center, resort-style pool with outdoor entertainment area, game room and a playground for kids. The property will be the only Class A apartment community in the immediate area, according to Walker & Dunlop. The financing features both construction and permanent components, and the permanent financing was structured as a 40-year, fixed-rate loan. David Strange and Keith Melton of Walker & Dunlop’s Nashville office originated the transaction.

July 1, 2016

Loans Retail Southeast Tennessee

NorthMarq Capital Secures $2M Acquisition Loan for Retail Property in Tennessee

by John Nelson June 27, 2016

TULLAHOMA, TENN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $2 million loan for Jackson Circle Shopping Center, a 6,500-square-foot retail property located at 1603 N. Jackson St. in Tullahoma. Jackson Circle’s tenant roster includes Mattress Firm and AT&T. Randall Waddell of NorthMarq’s Louisville office arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan with a 25-year amortization schedule through a local community bank.

June 27, 2016

Affordable Housing Loans Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Love Funding Closes $19.7M HUD Construction Loan for Affordable Housing Project in Nashville

by John Nelson June 21, 2016

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Love Funding has closed a $19.7 million construction loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 221(d)(4) loan program for the construction of The Paddock at Grandview in Nashville. The new 240-unit affordable housing community will feature residences reserved for families earning 60 percent or less of area median income. Bruce Gerhart of Love Funding secured the non-recourse loan, which features a 40-year amortization schedule beginning when construction ends. Funding was also provided by 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and HOME funds on behalf of the borrower, LDG Development.

June 21, 2016

Retail Southeast Tennessee

Carmike Cinemas to Open Movie Theater at Stones River Mall in Metro Nashville

by John Nelson June 21, 2016

MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Sterling Organization has signed a lease with Carmike Cinemas to open a new nine-screen, 47,000-square-foot Ovation Cinema Grill at Stones River Mall, a 594,588-square-foot enclosed regional mall located in the Nashville suburb of Murfreesboro. The Ovation Cinema Grill, Carmike’s full-service cinematic dining concept, will feature seat-side food and beverage service and electronic, high-back recliners with reserved seating. The theater will also feature Carmike’s large screen format, BigD. The mall’s food court and retail space currently occupied by Books-A-Million will be demolished to make for the new theater. Books-A-Million will be relocated into space formerly occupied by Hancock Fabrics. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2017, with the movie theater set to open that fall. Carmike Cinemas currently operates 276 theaters in 41 states nationwide.

June 21, 2016

Market Reports Retail Southeast Southeast Market Reports Tennessee

Memphis Retail Market is a Hotbed for Leasing, Sales Activity and Redevelopments

by John Nelson June 13, 2016

The retail market in Memphis has continued to improve over the past year with new developments now open for business and redevelopment projects popping up across the metro area. Memphis, most commonly known for its blues and barbecue, has recently become the dreamland for those looking to lease, buy or redevelop assets. Vacancy rates are falling, new tenants and stakeholders are entering the market and retail investment sales continue to be in high demand. With several new development projects in the pipeline, the metro area is looking to capitalize on the new infrastructure. Memphis, located in the southwest corner of Tennessee within Shelby County, boasts a large metropolitan statistical area comprising Crittenden County in Arkansas; Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate and Tunica counties in Mississippi; and Fayette and Tipton counties in Tennessee. One of the most attractive features of life in Memphis is the area’s remarkably low cost of living, which has allowed Memphis to become the city where one eats and stays instead of eats and plays, adding increasing demand on the commercial real estate market. According to a variety of real estate professionals doing business in the area, national and international investors and developers are looking to Memphis because …

June 13, 2016

Office Retail Southeast Tennessee

NGKF Secures ServiceMaster’s 315,450 SF Lease Relocation to Downtown Memphis

by Christina Cannon June 9, 2016

MEMPHIS, TENN. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged the 315,450-square-foot lease relocation and adaptive reuse project for ServiceMaster, a home and commercial services provider whose products and services include home warranties, home inspections, furniture repair, residential cleaning, disaster restoration and termite and pest control. The publicly traded company plans to transform the former Peabody Place mall in downtown Memphis into Class A office space for its global headquarters. ServiceMaster will consolidate its office operations currently headquartered in four buildings within the suburban Poplar Avenue Corridor in Memphis. Neal Golden and Aaron Sommer of NGKF represented ServiceMaster in the two-year site selection process and lease transaction. ServiceMaster was considering relocating its corporate headquarters to other markets such as Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Orlando and Tampa before selecting Memphis. The company plans to move approximately 1,200 employees to the renovated building by the end of 2017.

June 9, 2016

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