INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG) (the “Company”) announced today that it has acquired Cool Springs Market in Franklin, Tennessee (Nashville MSA). The Company acquired the 224,000 square foot center for a purchase price, exclusive of closing costs, of $37.5 million. The center is 95% leased and is anchored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshall’s, JoAnn Fabrics, Staples, and a non-owned Kroger. It is located near the intersection of I-65 and Cool Springs Boulevard. The property draws from an attractive 5-mile trade area with average household incomes of $124,000 and a population density of 85,200.
“Nashville is a new market for us that we are very excited to be entering as it aligns directly with our geographic strategy of growth cities in the Southeast, Midwest, and Texas,” said John A. Kite, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
About Kite Realty Group Trust
Kite Realty Group Trust is a full-service, vertically integrated real estate investment trust engaged in the ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, construction, redevelopment and development of neighborhood and community shopping centers in selected markets in the United States. At December 31, 2012, the Company owned interests in a portfolio of 60 operating and redevelopment properties totaling approximately 9.3 million square feet and three properties currently under development totaling 0.5 million square feet.
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