CBL & Associates Properties Sells Renaissance Center in Durham for $129.2M

DURHAM, N.C. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc., a shopping center owner and developer based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and its 50/50 joint venture partner have sold Renaissance Center, a 363,000-square-foot community shopping center in Durham. The joint venture sold Renaissance Center to an unnamed institutional investor for $129.2 million. The property’s tenant roster includes REI, Best Buy, Chili’s, David’s Bridal, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Starbucks and The Melting Pot. The transaction is scheduled to close during the first quarter of 2016, subject to the assumption of a $16 million loan secured by the property’s Phase II and defeasance of a $31.6 million loan secured by the property’s Phase I.