For Information Contact:

Chuck Morris
Morris Creative Group LLC
865-637-9869
cjmorris@morriscreative.com

Marcia West
Wood Properties, Inc.
mwest@lawlerwood.com
865 549-7407

Knoxville, TN (April 7, 2010) — Vols Equities LLC, developer of the 22-floor Tower at Morgan Hill at 2521 Kingston Pike (the former University of Tennessee Kingston Apartments building), announced today that the building’s model units are now open. Tours may be scheduled in person at the Tower’s leasing center at the corner of Cumberland Avenue and 17th Street or by calling 865-544-1544.

“We are very excited about the opening of the model units,” said Stanley Mohr, developer and president of Vols Equities. “Once people see the models for themselves, I think they will understand why we are so proud of the difference this building brings to the choices students have when leasing close to campus.”

The apartments are fully-furnished in 1 and 2-bedroom configurations, with many featuring mountain and city views from oversize windows on floors 12-22. Features include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances (microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, range), ceramic tile and granite countertops in bathrooms, contemporary furniture and lamps, chalkboard wall, patterned wood floors, and plantation blinds. Cable and internet are included in the rent.

The building includes coded entry with 24/7 security; a gated pool with outdoor grills; a theater; fitness studio with weights, bikes, and ellipticals; computer room; WiFi; recreation room with large screen TV, foosball, poker, and pool tables; laundry room; spray tanning booth; study area; free parking for each resident; game room with Xbox, PS3 and Wii; ATM; and vending area. A trolley going to campus stops at the Tower every 30 minutes.

Apartments will be available for occupancy in August 1, 2010. Leases are individual and the property staff offers roommate matching.

High resolution photographs ready for publication are available. Email request to cjmorris@morriscreative.com.

ABOUT THE TOWER AT MORGAN HILL

The Tower at Morgan Hill takes its name from Harcourt A. Morgan, who once owned the property across Kingston Pike, just south of the Tower. A Canadian by birth, Morgan served as Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee and later as the University’s thirteenth president. He lived from 1867 to 1950.

The Tower traces its history back even further, to the American Civil War. A recent archeological excavation uncovered what may be the only confirmed Confederate trenches in all of Knoxville. Maps from the 1860s, drawn by Captain Orlando Poe, show with remarkable accuracy where the rifle trenches crossed the property very near where the building now stands.

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Stanley Mohr, owner of The Tower at Morgan Hill, announces the new name at a public press conference on 11/9/09

On November 9, 2009, Stanley Mohr of Vols Equities and Chuck Morris of Morris Creative Group held a press conference to publicly unveil the name and logo for The Tower at Morgan Hill. Several of the “Name the Tower” contest finalists were on hand to accept their awards, including James Banks, whose name was chosen as the winning entry among over 1100 submitted ideas.

Congratulations to all our finalists:

• Eric Kieschnick
• Haley Mynatt
• Jessa Meyers
• Daniel Topping
• Douglas Trovinger
• Nathan Fox
• Patrick Hunt
• Ryan Sowell
• Nick Zasowski
• Jeff Malik
• Joey Smith
• Kayla Yancey
• Waqas Ahmad
• Iyakndue Udo
• Steve Weber
• Drew Thomas
• Jennifer Hammond
• Phyllis Davis
• Vickie Wells
• Sarah Kennedy
• Sean Vasington
• Richard Mileham
• Joe Atkins
• Meaghan Briggs
• Logan Davis
• Cory N. Helton
• Dave Chambers
• Katie Cleveland
• Cayce Powers
• Matt Hoag
• Robert Johnson Jr.
• Christine Riggs
• Ashley Parrott
• Connie Sachs
• Airton G. Kohls
• Jewel Morrison

Stanley Mohr (right), owner of the Tower at Morgan Hill, presents James Banks with a check for $1000 for his winning name entry

Over 1,100 people submitted names for the contest through the website, NameTheTower.com, with prizes ranging from $1000 cash for first place to gift certificates to local stores and restaurants for 37th place.

Today, the property’s developer, Stanley Mohr of Vols Equities LLC of New York, announced that Banks penned the property’s new name, The Tower at Morgan Hill, and presented him with a check.

Banks thought of the name based on the recent archaeological discovery that the apartment tower is located near an historic Civil War site. The area is known today as Morgan Hill. The discovery of Civil War trenches was made during archaeological surveys in preparation for the University of Tennessee’s Sorority Village, which is directly across Kingston Pike from the tower. There, archaeologists uncovered what they believe to be the only archaeologically-confirmed Confederate battle site in all of Knoxville.

Steve Dean, president of the East Tennessee Civil War Alliance, who is advising the University of Tennessee on the excavations, said, “It is very likely the rifle trenches, though not the gun emplacements, extended onto the tower property. Captain Orlando Poe’s maps have proved remarkably accurate. I am not sure exactly where the modern building sits in regard to his map, but it seems very likely the trenches crossed onto the property, if not directly under the building.”

Morgan Hill is not a name that was used during the Civil War era, but it seems likely to have been named later for the UT College of Agriculture Dean, Harcourt Morgan, who owned the property.

“The timing of the archaeological find and this competition could not have been better,” said Marcia West of Wood Properties, which is doing leasing and management for the property. “It provided us with an opportunity to not only give this beautiful residential building a new name, but also to have the tower tie to the rich history of its community and the very ground on which it stands.”

Dr. Jeff Chapman of University of Tennessee’s McClung Museum says an exhibit will be opening in the coming months that showcases the Morgan Hill excavations.

Renovations to The Tower at Morgan Hill were designed by Faris Eid of Design Innovations Architects. The property is currently pre-leasing fully furnished 1 and 2 bedroom units for occupancy in Fall 2010.

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