Many sales last week: Largest was $44M transfer - Knox County Register of Deeds

Spring is in the air… and by that, I mean pollen is in the air. I hope everyone is making it through with minimal suffering and still enjoying the beautiful weather.

During the week of April 6-10, 2026, a total of 1,689 documents were recorded in the Register’s office. Among those were 480 trust deeds, or loans, valued at $168.85 million. The largest loan of the week was $8 million, funded by Home Federal Bank of Tennessee. The next highest was $7.35 million, loaned by Citizens Bank. The other high-value loans are outlined below:

On the sales side of real estate, 268 property transfers were recorded via warranty deed with a cumulative value of $172.46 million. There were 11 sales over $1 million, of which 6 were commercial transactions. The most expensive transfer was a commercial office building at 900 S. Gay Street. Hertz Knoxville One, LLC sold that high-rise to Apex Bank for $44.17 million.

Also downtown, the building and parking lot on the corner of Cumberland Avenue and Henley Street changed hands last week. Cadillac Sixteen, LLC sold the property at 617 Main Street to Drury Development Corp for $13.8 million.

The third most expensive transfer was the sale of two adjoining pieces of land on Poplar Farms Lane off W. Emory Road. Poplar Farms Holdings, LLC, sold a 32.6- acre parcel and a 27.7- acre parcel to Mesana Investments, LLC for $9.8 million.

Another high-value transaction included two apartment buildings on Washington Avenue in East Knoxville. SKAPA Properties, LLC sold the buildings at 2114 and 2300 Washington Avenue to Klout Capital, LLC for $1.6 million. Next, the Budget Brakes location at 2504 N Broadway sold not far from there. NS Retail Holdings, LLC purchased the parcel from 1112 Properties, LLC for $1.45 million.

Moving west, The Westfield Center at 305 Westfield Road changed ownership. Westfield Road adjoins Kingston Pike to Papermill just west of Calhoun’s on Bearden Hill. GDP Properties, LLC Series 706 purchased that property from Solange Holston, LLC for $1.42 million.

We’ve updated the year-to-date comparison chart as of April 10, 2026:

Today is a great day to enroll in the FREE Property Fraud Alert program. This is a wonderful tool to keep an eye on your property deeds. After enrolling, an email notification will be sent when, and only if, documents are recorded in the registered name(s). This allows for quick action if necessary.  Signing up is easy—go to https://alertme.knoxrod.org and follow the prompts.

Don’t forget that early voting for the county government primary races started on Wednesday. Have a great weekend!

Nick

Nick McBride is the Register of Deeds for Knox County.