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Portsmouth, Marcus Purchase 326-Unit Multifamily Community in Raleigh

by John Nelson

RALEIGH, N.C. — A partnership between Portsmouth Real Estate Partners and Marcus Partners has purchased Vine North Hills, a 326-unit multifamily community located at 500 St. Albans Drive in Raleigh. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Newmark arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the partnership, which is the first venture between Portsmouth and Marcus. Vine North Hills sits within the 33-acre North Hills Innovation District, which is part of Raleigh’s North Hills mixed-use neighborhood. Completed in 2020, the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a “full” suite of amenities and structured parking.

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DevelopmentLife SciencesNorth CarolinaSoutheast

JLL Arranges $237.7M Loan for Life Sciences Campus in Research Triangle Park

by John Nelson

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — JLL has arranged $237.7 million loan for Phase I of Pathway Triangle, a life sciences campus underway in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park (RTP). Phase I comprises four life sciences and advanced manufacturing buildings totaling 581,789 square feet on McCrimmon Parkway in Morrisville, about 14 miles west of Raleigh. Brett Paulsrud, Amy Lousararian, Andrew Gray, Ward Smith, Hugh Doherty and Libby Horton of JLL arranged the loan through Starwood Property Trust on behalf of the borrower, King Street Properties. Two buildings totaling 377,111 square feet have been completed at Pathway Triangle and are 73 percent leased. Building 1 is partially leased to Liquidia Pharmaceuticals for the manufacturing of Yutrepia, an FDA-approved inhalation powder treating pulmonary arterial hypertension. Building 2 is fully leased to Novartis. Construction began recently on the other two Phase I buildings — Building 4 (148,434 square feet) and Building 7 (56,244 square feet), which is fully preleased to Novartis. A second phase is planned for Pathway Triangle, upon completion of which the campus will span 950,000 square feet.

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DevelopmentNorth CarolinaRetailSoutheast

Wegmans to Open 110,000 SF Grocery Store in Charlotte This Week

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wegmans, a large-format grocer based in Rochester, N.Y., plans to open a 110,000-square-foot grocery store at 11550 N. Community House Road in Charlotte on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The store is an anchor of Ballantyne, Northwood Investors’ 2,000-acre master-planned development on the south side of Charlotte adjacent to the South Carolina border. The store will feature all traditional Wegmans departments, including produce, seafood, meat, bakery, deli, cheese and wine and beer. Additional offerings will include Meals2Go and catering, online shopping capabilities, a floral shop, coffee and home goods. The store will also have a market café with indoor and outdoor seating for customers dining at one of Wegmans’ multiple food outlets. Wegmans has hired 450 associates to operate the new store, which is currently the southernmost store in Wegmans’ network.

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DevelopmentMixed-UseNorth CarolinaRetailSoutheast

Pappas Properties Breaks Ground on Publix-Anchored Retail Center in Metro Charlotte

by John Nelson

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Pappas Properties has broken ground on a Publix-anchored retail center at Cadia Village Matthews, an 84-acre mixed-use campus in metro Charlotte. The approximately 50,000-square-foot grocery store will feature a full-service pharmacy with a drive-thru and is expected to employ roughly 150 associates. The Publix store is set to open in fourth-quarter 2027. Other commercial tenants coming to the retail village at Cadia Village Matthews will include medical office users, a bank branch, fast-casual and sit-down restaurants and neighborhood retail and services. The mixed-use project also features single-family homes and townhomes under construction by David Weekley Homes. Choate Construction is building the retail village on behalf of Pappas Properties.

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DevelopmentIndustrialNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Trammell Crow Co., Investors Break Ground on 233,335 SF Spec Industrial Development in Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trammell Crow Co. and a consortium of investors including CBRE Japan and Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. have broken ground on Caldwell Commerce Center, a two-building, 233,335-square-foot speculative industrial development located at 6122 and 6125 Caldwell Park Drive in Charlotte. The 24-acre property will feature two rear-load buildings measuring 106,175 square feet and 127,160 square feet. Each building will feature 32-foot clear heights, build-to-suit office space and ESFR sprinkler systems. Bryan Crutcher and Alek Salfia of CBRE are the leasing agents for Caldwell Commerce Center. The design-build team includes Landmark Builders (general contractor), Seamon Whiteside (civil engineer) and 9G Studio (architect).

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AcquisitionsNorth CarolinaRetailSoutheast

Orion Buys Food Lion-Anchored Shopping Center in Boone, North Carolina for $26.1M

by John Nelson

BOONE, N.C. — Miami-based Orion Real Estate Group has acquired Watauga Village, an 88,800-square-foot neighborhood shopping center located in Boone, a city in western North Carolina and home of Appalachian State University. Adam Russ, Erin Varol and Will Register of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the $26.1 million transaction. Food Lion anchors the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Michaels, Mercy Urgent Care, Spectrum, Tropical Smoothie Café and Wingstop. Orion currently owns or manages an additional 23 properties totaling 101,583 square feet throughout North Carolina, which are all single-tenant, triple-net properties. Watauga Village is the firm’s first shopping center acquisition in the state.

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Build-to-RentDevelopmentMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Canvas Residential, Kelley Properties to Develop 141-Unit Build-to-Rent Project in Bermuda Run, North Carolina

by Abby Cox

BERMUDA RUN, N.C. — Canvas Residential Partners and Kelley Properties plan to develop Wellstead at Kinderton Farms, a 141-unit build-to-rent project located in Bermuda Run, a town in Davie County roughly 13 miles west of Winston-Salem, N.C. Site work is expected to commence this month, with the first homes scheduled for delivery in spring 2028. Wellstead at Kinderton Farms will include 128 townhomes and 13 single-family detached homes. Townhomes will range up to 1,700 square feet in size and will offer two- to four-bedroom floorplans and two-car garages. Single-family homes will total up to 2,100 square feet in size and will feature four bedrooms and two-car garages. Amenities at the community will include a clubhouse and leasing center overlooking a lake, a dedicated wellness center, swimming pool, resident lounge, dog park and neighborhood sidewalks.

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Harris Teeter Plans $253M Investment to Enhance Stores, Expand in Carolinas

by John Nelson

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Harris Teeter, a Matthews-based regional grocer and subsidiary of The Kroger Co., plans to invest approximately $253 million over the next three years to refresh and modernize select stores in North Carolina and South Carolina. Renovations and enhancements are planned for locations in Fort Mill and Rock Hill, S.C.; and Matthews, Waxhaw, Concord and Huntersville, N.C. In addition, Harris Teeter plans to open three new stores in Fort Mill and Lake Wylie, S.C., and Kannapolis, N.C. Customers will begin seeing store updates roll out in phases, with timing and scope varying across locations over the next three years. As renovations are completed, grand reopenings are expected to begin this fall.

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AcquisitionsNorth CarolinaRetailSoutheast

JLL Arranges $86.7M Sale of 323,113 SF Shopping Center in Metro Raleigh

by John Nelson

RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL has arranged the $86.7 million sale of Knightdale Marketplace, a 323,113-square-foot super regional shopping center in metro Raleigh. Invesco Real Estate purchased the 43.5-acre property from a joint venture between affiliates of Bailard Inc. and M&J Wilkow Ltd. Tom Kolarczyk, Andrew Kahn, Ella Glover and Katie Sanger of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2008 along I-540, Knightdale Marketplace is located at 1006 Shoppes at Midway Drive and 210-304 Hinton Oaks Blvd. in Knightdale. Target and The Home Depot shadow-anchor the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Academy Sports + Outdoors, Best Buy, T.J. Maxx, Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, HomeGoods, Michaels, PetSmart, Barnes & Noble, Starbucks, Five Guys, Jersey Mike’s, Qdoba, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Subway and Visionworks. The shopping center also includes outparcels leased to Wells Fargo, Arby’s and Saltgrass Steak House.

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DevelopmentMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Space Craft Begins Leasing 389-Unit Apartment Community in Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Space Craft has launched leasing at Oxbow, a 389-unit apartment development underway at 2125 N. Davidson St. in Charlotte’s Optimist Park neighborhood. Sentral manages the apartment community, which is will provide direct access to the Cross Charlotte Trail. Residences at Oxbow will range from studio apartments to four-bedroom units spanning 410 to 1,501 square feet, as well as 1,258-square-foot townhomes and more than 11,300 square feet of ground-level retail space. Monthly rental rates will range from $1,320 to $3,325, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at Oxbow will include separate cardio and strength gyms, a spa with a sauna and treatment room, coworking space, content studio, makers space, lounge, fleet share services, guest suites, self-serve market and two rooftop venues. The design-build team includes Shook Kelley (architect), Swinerton (general contractor) and Timberlab (cross-laminated timber provider).

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