{"id":1004092708,"date":"2014-03-16T07:17:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T15:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=246845"},"modified":"2020-05-18T11:25:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T19:25:50","slug":"viking-partners-pays-16m-for-suburban-shopping-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/viking-partners-pays-16m-for-suburban-shopping-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Viking Partners Pays $16M for Suburban Shopping Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Eliza Theiss, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/03\/JacksonDowns.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-246857\" title=\"Jackson Downs\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/03\/JacksonDowns.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Cincinnati-based private equity real estate firm Viking Partners LLC has announced the acquisition of two high-potential shopping centers: Bluebonnet Parc in Baton Rouge, LA and Jackson Downs in Nashville, TN, spending $37.35 million.<\/p>\n<p>Both properties are in accordance with Viking Partners\u2019 acquisition strategy that targets value-add real estate assets in the $2 million to $50 million range in Midwest or Southeast locations. Furthermore, both locations are situated in affluent suburban areas with feasible demographics and stable or growing, high traffic areas.<\/p>\n<p>Nashville\u2019s Jackson Downs, purchased for $16.1 million, integrates well into this strategy. According to a company news release, Viking will seek to add value by implementing aggressive management and leasing, as well as renovating the property. The almost 135,000-square-foot shopping center could also be expanded, with development on an adjacent parcel. Located on 16 acres off Lebanon Pike, Jackson Downs is shadow-anchored by Target and Kohl\u2019s. Its own tenant roster includes Marshall\u2019s, Office Max, GameStop, Party City, Pier One, CATO and Dollar Tree.<\/p>\n<p>The 135,367-square-foot Bluebonnet Parc in Baton Rouge was picked up for $21.25 million. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cities\/baton-rouge\/21m-shopping-center-sale-and-downtown-grocery-store-announcement-heat-up-baton-rouge-retail-market\/\" ><em>previously<\/em> <\/a>reported, Bluebonnet was acquired from an affiliate of Retail Properties of America Inc., a national self-managed REIT.  According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/article\/20131231\/BUSINESS01\/312310045\/Donelson-s-Jackson-Downs-shopping-center-gets-Cincinnati-based-owner\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><em>The Tennessean<\/em><\/a>, Viking affiliate Viking Partners Fund II LLC  picked up Jackson Downs from entity Jackson Downs II E&amp;A LLC.<\/p>\n<p>Viking Partners has acquired, developed, leased or managed over four million square feet of commercial retail properties valued at over $450 million.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of Viking Partners<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati-based private equity real estate firm Viking Partners LLC has announced the acquisition of two high-potential shopping centers: Bluebonnet Parc in Baton Rouge, LA and Jackson Downs in Nashville, TN, spending $37.35 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36077,21742],"tags":[1580,1598,1815],"class_list":["post-1004092708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nashville-knoxville","category-latest","tag-baton-rouge","tag-nashville","tag-national"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - 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