ATLANTA AND NASHVILLE, TENN. — Alliance Residential Co. has started construction on two luxury apartment developments in Atlanta and Nashville. The projects include Broadstone Ridge, a five-story development within walking distance of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area and the new Atlanta Braves stadium, and Broadstone 8 South in Nashville’s 12South/8th Avenue neighborhood. Since 2012, Alliance Residential’s pipeline has totaled more than $350 million with projects in Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. The company recently delivered The Haynes House and Broadstone Court in Atlanta and Broadstone Seaside in Charleston. Current projects in the company’s pipeline include Broadstone Midtown in Midtown Atlanta, Broadstone Springs in Sandy Springs, Ga., and Broadstone Germantown in Nashville.
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LEBANON, TENN. — Communications Test Design Inc. (CTDI), an engineering, repair and logistics company serving the communications industry, has signed a 403,750-square-foot industrial lease at Eastgate Distribution Center I in metro Nashville. The building is located at 7800 Eastgate Blvd. in Lebanon. John Ward of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Pattillo Industrial Real Estate, in the lease deal. Terry Smith of Colliers International represented CTDI. David Mackey and John Morrissey of Jackson Cross Partners assisted in representing CTDI.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Bluerock Growth Fund has sold Artisan on 18th, a Class A, 153-unit apartment community in downtown Nashville, for $35.2 million. The property was delivered in June and was completely occupied at the time of sale. A joint venture between Stonehenge DCM LLC, which oversaw development of the property, and affiliates of Bluerock Real Estate purchased the development. Artisan on 18th features a landscaped courtyard with a sundeck, outdoor grilling area and fireplace, fitness center, cyber clubroom with a coffee bar and business center, pet park and a parking garage. Unit interiors feature granite countertops, high-end flooring, designer cabinetry, full-size washer/dryer units, private balconies and nine-foot ceilings.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — GBT Realty Corp. plans to develop The Shoppes of Northgate, a $16 million shopping center located along Memorial Boulevard in Murfreesboro. GBT Realty acquired the 13.1-acre site across from the Walmart Supercenter in November for $2.4 million. The new shopping center will feature a 30,000-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market, as well as a PetSense, Liquor Barn and Newk’s Eatery. The new Sprouts store will be the fourth Sprouts that GBT Realty has developed this year. Construction on The Shoppes of Northgate is expected to begin this month, with store openings set for spring 2016. GBT Realty currently has $161 million of commercial space under development in the Nashville region.
FRANKLIN, TENN. — An affiliate of Next Realty LLC has acquired a 64,000-square-foot, two-tenant retail property at 1735 Galleria Blvd. in Franklin, roughly 15 miles south of Nashville. The property is situated within the 350,000-square-foot Cool Springs Crossing shopping center, which is located adjacent to the 1.1 million-square-foot Cool Springs Galleria mall. H.H. Gregg occupies 29,596 square feet at the property, and JumpStreet, an indoor trampoline park, occupies 34,404 square feet at the former Whole Foods Market location.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has broken ground on a new 600-bed, $70 million housing complex. The 231,959-square-foot development on the west side of campus will also include classrooms, a bookstore outlet, dining facility and a demonstration kitchen to help students transition to apartment living. The structure will feature 648 new parking spaces for cars and 22 motorcycle parking spaces. Each room will be wired for gigabyte service, as well as wireless connectivity. The facility is projected to open in fall 2018.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.9 million sale of Farragut Pointe, a 71,406-square-foot office building located at 11132 Kingston Pike in Knoxville. Formerly a retail building, the office property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to office and medical office tenants. Gary Lee, Paul Johnson, Korey Prefontaine, Don McMinn, Zachary Taylor and Tyler Fish of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an unnamed private partnership, in the transaction. Jason Yukins of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Michael Fasano is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Tennessee.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Southeastern Development Associates has signed Regal Entertainment Group to a lease that relocates its world corporate headquarters to downtown Knoxville. The company is the world’s largest theater chain with nearly 7,500 screens. Regal will occupy a nine-story, 178,000-square-foot office building located on the Tennessee River in Southeastern Development’s One Riverwalk mixed-use development. Upon completion, One Riverwalk will feature 300 luxury apartment communities, student housing, office space, a hotel, retail shopping, restaurants, a riverwalk esplanade, parks and an entertainment plaza. Regal is expected to bring approximately 400 employees with the relocation. Southeastern Development Associates, formerly known as Blanchard & Calhoun Commercial, partnered with Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, the city of Knoxville, Knoxville Mayor Tim Burchett and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Tommy Saul, Rhodes Seeger and Chris Senn represented Southeastern Development Associates internally in the transaction.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Matthews Retail Advisors has brokered the sale of a newly constructed, 119,378-square-foot Walmart in Knoxville. The trophy asset is located across the street from the University of Tennessee campus. The seller, CHM LLC, sold the asset for an undisclosed price in an off-market transaction. Aron Cline of Matthews Retail Advisors sourced the buyer and represented CHM in the transaction.
NEW YORK — Greystone has closed an $88.6 million multifamily transaction for the acquisition and rehabilitation of 20 aged apartment communities totaling 793 residences in Tennessee. Greystone arranged the transaction on behalf of the owner and operator, The Hallmark Cos. Inc. Greystone worked closely with the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, as well as the USDA’s Rural Housing Service National Office and Tennessee State Office. The financing, which combined both public and private funding, included $28 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by The Health, Educational and Housing Facilities Board of Sevier County, Tennessee. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. facilitated the bond issuance. Other capital sources included more than $16 million of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, the assumption of $21.8 million of original USDA Section 515 debt, $21.9 million of senior debt and $830,000 in additional funds.