Posts tagged Brian Tapp
Tapp sets hook, reels in Broker of the Year award
Feb 4th
Pigeon Forge has been very good to Brian Tapp.
For the second consecutive year, the 34-year-old NAI Knoxville broker has been chosen by the East Tennessee chapter of commercial real estate organization CCIM as its Broker of the Year.
Read more of Josh Flory’s article {knoxvillebiz.com}
NAI Knoxville’s Brian H. Tapp Honored
Jan 15th
Brian H. Tapp, CCIM has been awarded the 2012 Commercial Real Estate Broker of the Year by the Knoxville CCIM Chapter. This is the second year in a row that Brian has received this honor.
Thank you to the Greater Knoxville Business Journal and knoxvillebiz.com for their support and participation in the awards presentation.
114 Acres of Commercial Land Sold to Barker Industries
Apr 3rd
Teaster Lane Corridor Continues to Drive Tourism Development in Sevier County
Pigeon Forge, TN, April 2, 2012 — Barker Industries, Inc. of Pikeville, KY purchased Pigeon Falls, LLC, which owns 113.65 acres of land on Teaster Lane in Pigeon Forge, TN, for restaurant, retail and attractions. The majority of the project would be anchored by the Cal Ripken Experience which hosts youth baseball tournaments and camps.
NAI Knoxville is the exclusive representative of Riverwalk Park, LLC, which owns an additional 24 acres located at the corner of Jake Thomas Road and Teaster Lane. The site is across the street from Barker Industries and is adjacent to a new 232,599 square foot event center to be completed by the City of Pigeon Forge in 2013. The events facility includes 112,000 square foot exhibit hall and supporting amenities. Known as the LeConte Center, the complex will connect to a 3,000 car parking lot and trolley depot, as well as the mile long Riverwalk along the Little Pigeon River. NAI Knoxville also represented Regions Bank in the sale of the retail portion of Belle Island Village in 2011.
NAI Knoxville Honored with 2011 CoStar Power Broker Award
Mar 8th
Commercial Real Estate’s Leading Independent Research Service Recognizes Top Leasing and Sales Firms in the Industry
NAI Knoxville has been selected by CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), commercial real estate’s leading independent research firm, to receive a CoStar Power Broker Award. This annual award recognizes the “best of the best” in commercial real estate brokerage by highlighting the U.S. firms and individual brokers who closed the highest transaction volumes in commercial property sales or leases for the entire year of 2011 in their respective markets.
As the largest professional research organization serving the commercial real estate industry, CoStar is uniquely positioned to identify the top firms and brokers in each market throughout the U.S. All awards are based on transaction data maintained in CoStar’s commercial real estate database, which is the largest independently researched database of commercial real estate property information available online.
NAI Knoxville qualified as one of the top commercial brokerage firms in Knoxville based on total Leasing and Sales transactions closed during the year. In order to be selected for this honor, NAI Knoxville was evaluated against other commercial real estate brokerage firms active in its region by CoStar Group, and subsequently ranked among the top firms in the market. In addition, three of NAI Knoxville’s brokers, Brian Tapp, Steve Goldman and John Dempster, received the 2011 Top Broker Award from CoStar.
NAI Knoxville’s significant transactions that closed in 2011 are Belle Island in Pigeon Forge, Second Harvest Food Bank, Washington Ridge Apartments, Jackson Street Warehouse, Scott Recycling, Bull Outdoor Products, City of Athens Industrial Land, Miller Recycling, Neill Sandler Ford Dealership and Midlab.
“CoStar Group is very proud to recognize the preeminent brokerage firms and brokers who performed at the industry’s highest level by achieving remarkable sales and leasing success in 2011,” said CoStar Group Founder and CEO Andrew C. Florance. “These top performers truly represent the best of the best in the industry, and they deserve to be recognized for their proven deal-making abilities. We congratulate NAI Knoxville on this impressive professional accomplishment.”
The complete list of 2011 CoStar Power Broker Awards winners can be found at www.CoStarPowerBrokers.com.
NAI Knoxville broker’s work with distressed sellers, buyers applauded
Feb 6th
By: Josh Flory, Knoxville News Sentinel
Brian Tapp and Trey Miller, real estate brokers with NAI Knoxville, arranged what the East Tennessee chapter of CCIM calls the “Deal of the Year” – the sale of Belle Island Village, an unfinished entertainment/retail project on which Regions Bank had foreclosed. Tapp was also named “Broker of the Year” by the organization. The CCIM awards banquet is to be held Thursday, February 9th at the Orangery. Congratulations Brian! Read the full article [here].
Nashville Firm Buys Second Harvest Facility in Knoxville
Jan 18th
The former warehouse and distribution center for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee on Delaware Avenue in Knoxville has been sold to Onsite Environmental, an environmental engineering firm based in Nashville, Tennessee.
The sale was the result of Second Harvest’s purchase of a new and significantly larger facility in Alcoa, Tennessee. NAI Knoxville represented Second Harvest in the purchase of the new facility and the sale of the building and land in Knoxville. Onsite Environmental was represented by Memphis Commercial and Industrial Real Estate.
“NAI has been a valued and expert partner in these transactions,” said Elaine Streno, Executive Director of Second Harvest. “They worked diligently to find a suitable facility that allows us to meet the growing demand for food by people at risk of hunger in the 18 counties of East Tennessee we serve, and they have done a great job as our listing agent for the successful sale of the Delaware Avenue facility,” she added. “Second Harvest is thrilled and proud that NAI Knoxville was able to sell our Knoxville Distribution Center where we resided for 18 years. Thanks to this community’s support, we went from providing 2 million pounds of food in 1993 to 17 million pounds of food in 2011, providing meals throughout our 18-county service area. That kind of growth demanded we relocate, and we are grateful for everyone’s support as we start a new chapter for Second Harvest of leading the fight against hunger from our new facility in Blount County.”
Belle Island Village – NAI Knoxville & NAI Charter Partner in the Sale of Stalled Retail Project
Dec 15th
SEVIER CO – Trey Miller, MRED and Brian Tapp, CCIM of NAI Knoxville recently announced the sale of Belle Island Village in Pigeon Forge, TN to LeConte Properties LLC. NAI Knoxville partnered with David F. DeVaney, SIOR, CCIM, and President of NAI Charter in Chattanooga, TN.
Belle Island Village is a 280,000 square foot festival themed retail development that sits on 18.06 acres in between the Pigeon Forge Parkway and Teaster Lane. Belle Island Village sold for $10,500,000 on November 18th, 2011 and NAI Knoxville represented the seller, Regions Bank. Belle Island is approximately 70% complete and is slated for specialty retail shops, a range of restaurants and entertainment venues.
Pigeon Forge is known for its entertainment and attractions which include, Dollywood, Wonder Works, Dixie Stampede and outlet malls.
Brian and Trey were recently hired to market Riverwalk, LLC and Pigeon Falls, LLC which is the remaining 138 acres of undeveloped land that neighbors Belle Island Village and the Pigeon Forge Events Center. This property is strategically located next to the new LeConte Events Center and future Jake Thomas Boulevard Extension which will connect the Parkway with the entrance to Dollywood. Brian and Trey feel that many retail, entertainment and hospitality uses will prove successful on this neighboring land. They are focusing their efforts on locating parties that are interested in constructing an Events Center Hotel located directly across the street from the LeConte Events Center.
Trey Miller and Brian Tapp have successfully completed and continue to work on several major real estate owned projects for lenders including Capital Bank, FSG Bank, Green Bank, Mountain National Bank, Nexity Bank and Regions Bank.
NAI Knoxville is a member of NAI Global. NAI has members in over 300 cities and 40 countries giving NAI Knoxville the ability to service client’s real estate needs anywhere in the world by providing local knowledge with international reach.
NAI Global has an annual commercial and industrial transaction volume of $40 billion dollars and is the world’s largest managed real estate network.
Related articles:
Knoxville News Sentinel (http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/nov/21/belle-island-sale-finally-goes-through/), The Mountain Press (http://themountainpress.com/view/full_story/16501403/article-Belle-buy-big-business-for-Forge?instance=most_popular), WATE (http://www.wate.com/story/16095958/belle-island-village), WBIR(http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=192269), PigeonForge.com (http://www.pigeonforge.com/blog/?p=2352), The Chattanoogan (http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_214336.asp)
Belle Island Shall Rise Again
Feb 3rd
NAI Knoxville brokers Brian Tapp and Trey Miller, along with David Devaney, of NAI Charter, have confirmed that “bank owned” Belle Island is under contract. A local Knoxville developer has big plans for the pedestrian friendly development. Belle Island was originally designed to be a one-of-a-kind “entertainment village” in Pigeon Forge, TN combining traditional Southern charm and hospitality with unique shopping, dining and entertainment experiences. [read more]
77,540 – SF Distribution Center Sells in Tennessee
Feb 3rd
Alcoa, Tennessee (February 2, 2011) – A class A office/showroom and distribution center has been sold. Brokers handling the sale announced today that the former showroom, corporate headquarters and distribution center for the Walker Supply Company off Middlesettlements Road sold on January 27, 2011 for $4,000,000. The buyer is Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee who is moving their food service distribution center which serves 18 counties in East Tennessee. The buyer was represented by Maribel Koella CCIM, SIOR and Brian H. Tapp of NAI Knoxville and the seller by Mike Price and Jerry Holloway with Oliver Smith Realty.
“NAI Knoxville is honored to have had the opportunity to work with the fantastic staff and volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank in the acquisition of their new facility.” Maribel Koella CCIM, SIOR, and Principal Broker of NAI Knoxville.
“This facility was completed in 2008 and is in excellent condition. The 77,540 square foot building has an ultra modern 50,000 square foot warehouse with 32’+ clear ceiling heights, nine dock doors and two large drive in doors which will make it quicker to ship and receive food. The 10,570 square foot retail/showroom is well suited for the agencies that come to Second Harvest to shop and the 9,650 square feet of class A office space is in move-in condition for the staff. This building will enable Second Harvest to efficiently store, sort, ship and receive food to help hungry people in these trying times.” Brian H. Tapp, Industrial Sales and Leasing, NAI Knoxville
This is the 25th industrial property either sold or leased year to date by NAI Knoxville.
NAI Knoxville & Ruby Tuesday Team Up
Oct 7th
Ruby Tuesday has hired Maribel Koella CCIM, SIOR, Brian Tapp and Roger Denny and with the NAI Knoxville Corporate Services team to serve as the master broker and assist in the acquisitions in the continental United States east of the Mississippi River excluding the state of Florida. [press release]

