CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — The RADCO Cos. has acquired its first apartment community in Tennessee — Mountain Creek in Chattanooga. RADCO purchased the 296-unit, Class C property for $20 million and has renamed it Radius Mountain Creek, the third community under RADCO’s Radius brand. Marcus Lyons and David Oakley of Berkadia represented the seller, Detroit-based Broder & Sachse Real Estate Services, in the transaction. Berkadia also recently brokered the $8.5 million sale of another asset in Chattanooga, Ledford Apartments, on behalf of Broder & Sachse. RADCO will spend about $6.5 million on capital improvements of Radius Mountain Creek. The Atlanta-based multifamily investor is financing the acquisition and renovations using a $19.8 million loan from Bank of North Georgia and more than $8 million in private capital. RADCO Residential will manage the asset. Built in 1972, Radius Mountain Creek is situated on 50 acres north of the Tennessee River and features views of nearby Signal Mountain. Units average 931 square feet and community amenities include a fitness center, playground, business center and a swimming pool.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — NAI Saig has arranged a 200,000-square-foot lease for industrial space at 4221 Pilot Drive in Memphis. Hank Martin and Elliot Embry of NAI Saig represented the landlord, Dallas-based Sealy Pilot LLC, in the lease transaction. Jeb Fields of Cushman & Wakefield’s Memphis office represented the Memphis-based tenant, Mallory Alexander International Logistics LLC, a full-service logistics provider that supports manufacturers and retailers. The three-year lease is valued at nearly $1.5 million, according to NAI Saig.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $6.1 million acquisition loan for Abbington at Stones River, a 96-unit affordable housing community located at 1335 Bradyville Pike in Murfreesboro, a suburb of Nashville. John Reed of NorthMarq’s Omaha office arranged the 18-year loan with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 35-year amortization schedule. The loan was financed through Freddie Mac’s Tax-Exempt Loan program and includes a facility for a moderate rehab of the property.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — SunTrust Bank has provided a $68.3 million loan to GoodWorks Unlimited LLC, a seniors housing provider with communities in Kentucky and Tennessee, for the refinancing of its portfolio. GoodWorks’ properties feature independent living, assisted living and memory care components. The organization will use the loan proceeds to refinance existing debt and expand its facilities. Currently 11 of GoodWorks’ 23 facilities are positioned for expansion. Harborview Capital Partners advised GoodWorks during the transaction.
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Avison Young has arranged the $20.9 million sale of Horizon Center, a four-story, Class A office building located at 9020 Overlook Blvd. in Brentwood, a suburb of Nashville. Chicago-based TRP Investments LLC purchased the 104,899-square-foot building. Built in 1999, Horizon Center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as OnLife (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Cross Country Education and Aerotek. Terry Smith, Dick Fleming, Ben Burns and Henry Trost of Avison Young represented TRP Investments in the transaction. TRP has retained Avison Young to lease and manage the property.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Chicago-based Monroe Investment Partners plans to develop River North Development District, a 125-acre mixed-use project situated along the Cumberland River in Nashville. The development is a public-private partnership between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Monroe Investment, which owns or controls 105 acres of the site. Phase I of the project, known as The Landings, will break ground this year. Encompassing 40 acres, The Landings will include office, retail, multifamily and hospitality components. JLL’s Nashville office is marketing The Landings for lease. Monroe Investment plans to develop some of the sites at River North Development District, but plans to sell, lease or joint venture a majority of the parcels. As part of the public-private partnership, Monroe Investment will donate about 50 acres to the Metropolitan Government for the development of a riverfront greenway system, interior site public parkland, roads and common areas. The River North Development District project team includes Hastings Architecture Associates, Civil Site Design Group and Waller.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A joint venture between Pacer Partners and Drake Real Estate Partners has purchased Southpark Buildings D and E in Memphis. The two adjacent buildings are located at 4540 and 4600 Pleasant Hill Road and span 566,281 square feet of Class A industrial space. The buildings are fully leased to iQor Global Services LLC, a private outsourcing services company with 32,000 employees and operations in 18 countries. Pacer Partners and Drake purchased the assets from Transpacific Development Co. for an undisclosed price.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. plans to redevelop four Macy’s anchor locations in its portfolio that will close at the end of March. The Macy’s stores were announced to be closing by Macy’s last week. The four locations include Jefferson Mall in Louisville, Ky.; Layton Hills Mall in Layton, Utah; Parkdale Mall in Beaumont, Texas; and Eastland Mall in Bloomington, Ill. CBL will replace the Macy’s at Layton Hills Mall with a new anchor retailer, which will open its new store by the end of the year. Macy’s Inc. currently owns the other three locations and will sell them to CBL for a total of $5 million. In addition to these four locations, Macy’s will close its store at River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg, Va., in which CBL holds a minority interest. The majority owner of the mall will handle the acquisition and redevelopment of this store.
GERMANTOWN, TENN. — Epic Real Estate Partners has acquired Shops of Forest Hill, a 343,855-square-foot retail center located in the Memphis suburb of Germantown. Sprouts Farmers Market, Marshalls and Malco Cinemas anchor the center, which is also home to Mattress Firm, Sally Beauty, Hallmark, GNC, Mellow Mushroom, Allstate Insurance and Sherwin Williams. Jim Hamilton, Richard Reid, Brad Buchanan and Mike Allison of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between Boyle Investment Co. and Milton Schaeffer, in the transaction. Gregg Shapiro and Kyle Spencer, also of HFF, arranged a five-year acquisition loan with Wells Fargo Bank on behalf of Epic Real Estate Partners.
NASHVILLE, TENN. AND HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Andrew Agee of the SVN Multifamily group has brokered the $19.8 million sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio in Nashville and Huntsville. The communities include the 200-unit Millwood Manor in Nashville, the 110-unit Hartford House in Nashville and the 169-unit Summertree Apartments in Huntsville. A private buyer based in Nashville purchased the portfolio from Athens, Ala.-based J&J Properties for roughly $41,231 per unit. Agee represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.