Lincoln Arranges Sale of Whole Foods-Anchored Shopping Center in Franklin, Tennessee
Why this matters
Retail has become a quiet outperformer. A decade of effectively zero new development has left necessity-driven, grocery-anchored, and Sun Belt strip product with negligible vacancy and re-leasing spreads in the high single digits. Cap rates have compressed in step, and the bid for stabilized portfolios is again broad across REITs, pension funds, and institutional core-plus capital. Nashville continues to absorb meaningful multifamily and mixed-use development. Hospitality has been a standout performer through the cycle. The asset class has effectively rerated as a defensive yield trade rather than a secularly challenged sector.
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FRANKLIN, TENN. — Lincoln Property Co. has advised on the acquisition of Southside at McEwen, a 92,470-square-foot shopping center in Franklin, a southern suburb of Nashville. Built in 2012, Whole Foods Market anchors…
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