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Blackstone to Invest $475M for Automated Distribution Center in North Carolina’s Triad

by John Nelson January 20, 2026

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance will invest $475 million to construct a highly automated grocery distribution center in Burlington, a city in North Carolina’s Triad region near Greensboro. The Blackstone affiliate purchased the 196-acre site for $46 million, according to Triad Business Journal. The company leased the site to Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. arm of global grocer Ahold Delhaize that operates the Food Lion, Giant Food and Stop & Shop grocery chains. Under the triple-net lease agreement, Blackstone Credit & Insurance will own the facility and fund 100 percent of the construction costs, while Ahold Delhaize USA will occupy the facility for the long-term with an option to purchase the site in the future. Construction of the new facility is expected to begin in the first quarter , with plans for the distribution center to be fully operational by 2029 and employ over 500 Ahold Delhaize associates.

January 20, 2026

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Dwight Mortgage Trust Provides $88.4M in Loans for Three Southeast Multifamily Assets

by John Nelson January 20, 2026

TUSCALOOSA, ALA. AND FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has closed two loans totaling $88.4 million for the refinancing of three apartment communities in the Southeast. The properties include Mosaic Apartments, a 456-unit community in Tuscaloosa, and two complexes in Fayetteville totaling 312 units: Britt Lake and Woodland Village. Moshe Feiner of Sevenstone Capital worked along with Andrew Tichy of Dwight Mortgage Trust to arrange the five-year, fixed-rate loans on behalf of the borrowers, private high-net-worth investors that used the loan proceeds to refinance existing debt, cover transaction costs and fund interest reserves.

January 20, 2026

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JLL Arranges Sale of 376-Bed Student Housing Community Near North Carolina State University

by John Nelson January 20, 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL has arranged the sale of Live on Hillsborough, a 376-bed student housing community located near the North Carolina State University (NC State) campus in Raleigh. Teddy Leatherman, Scott Clifton, Kevin Kazlow and Alex Nordlinger of JLL represented the sellers, TPG Angelo Gordon and Horizon Realty Advisors, in the disposition. The buyer and terms of the transaction were not released. Built between 2013 and 2019, the community offers 203 fully furnished units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, coffee bar, resort-style pool, outdoor lounge spaces and barbecue grills.

January 20, 2026

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Crescent Sells New 173,280 SF Industrial Facility in Greensboro, North Carolina

by Abby Cox January 19, 2026

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Crescent Communities has sold AXIAL Liberty Commerce, a newly completed, 173,280-square-foot industrial facility located in Greensboro, to Hoffman & Hoffman Inc. The purchase price was $23.5 million, according to the Triad Business Journal. Jason Ofsanko and Jordan Mitchell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Partners for the industrial project included First Horizon (lender), Bolton & Menk (civil engineering), Crescent Communities Construction (general contractor), DMA Architecture (architects) and Geo-Hydro Engineers (geotechnical and environmental engineering). Spanning 18 acres, AXIAL Liberty Commerce includes 2,804 square feet of office space, 171 car parking spaces, 20 trailer parking spaces, 32-foot clear heights, 47 dock-high doors and three drive-in doors.

January 19, 2026

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Reports: Fortress Investment Buys Pokemon-Anchored Manufacturing Campus Near Raleigh for $226.5M

by John Nelson January 14, 2026

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Fortress Investment Group has purchased a majority of Spark LS, a 106-acre life sciences campus in the Raleigh suburb of Morrisville, for $226.5 million, according to Triad Business Journal. The sale covers six parcels, including two new advanced manufacturing facilities, totaling 80 acres. The news outlet also reported the buyer secured an acquisition loan from Bank of America totaling $111.1 million. In December, the seller, affiliates of Starwood Capital Group and Trinity Capital Advisors, signed a nearly 1.3 million-square-foot lease with Millennium Print Group for 20 years, with a 20-year renewal option. Doug Cook of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the lease. The tenant is a subsidiary of The Pokemon Co. International and produces Pokemon playing cards. The company plans to occupy more than 400,000 square feet of existing space and a new ground-up building totaling 866,000 square feet that will deliver in 2027, according to a December press release from Trinity Capital. Triad Business Journal reports that the status of the construction and upfit for Millennium Print is “unclear” in light of the ownership change.

January 14, 2026

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Johnson & Johnson to Develop Multibillion-Dollar Life Sciences Facility in Wilson, North Carolina

by John Nelson January 13, 2026

WILSON, N.C. — Pharmaceutical and home consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson has announced a new multibillion-dollar life sciences facility in Wilson, which sits east of the Raleigh-Durham region along I-95 in Wilson County. The new factory will focus on the production of medicines for oncology and neurological diseases. The development is expected to create up to 500 new jobs and represents the second major investment in Wilson County for Johnson & Johnson. In October 2024, the company announced a $2 billion manufacturing campus that would support 420 jobs. That facility is currently under construction, and Johnson & Johnson has begun hiring advanced manufacturing positions. Additionally, Johnson & Johnson announced last year a $2 billion biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in nearby Holly Springs, N.C. Civic partners on the new factory in Wilson includes the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, the North Carolina General Assembly, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the North Carolina Community College System, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Wilson Community College, the BioPharma Crescent, Wilson County, the Wilson Economic Development Council and the City of Wilson.

January 13, 2026

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Crescent Sells Mixed-Use Building in Charlotte to Invesco for $58M

by John Nelson January 7, 2026

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Locally based developer Crescent Communities has sold Elizabeth on Seventh, a 105,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Charlotte. Atlanta-based Invesco purchased the four-story, LEED-certified property for $58 million, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. Completed in 2022, Elizabeth on Seventh is located at the intersection of East Seventh Street and North Caswell Road and offers boutique office space and 22,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The property’s office tenants include Abry Partners, Abundant Power, Adams Beverages, Becker Morgan Group, Bowman and Brooke, Brown Brothers Harriman and Influencable. Retail and restaurant tenants include Barre3, Catalina Kitchen + Bar, Rosemont Market & Wine Bar and The Yard Milkshake Bar.

January 7, 2026

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Tariffs Are Moving the Needle for Manufacturing, Distribution Demand on the I-85 Industrial Corridor

by John Nelson December 23, 2025

More than seven months have passed since Liberation Day, where the Trump administration declared a sweeping package of tariffs for foreign trade partners and specific commodities, including steel and aluminum. Since the announcement in early April, there has been a boon in the amount of multibillion-dollar advanced manufacturing, life sciences, semiconductor and data center investment announcements around the country, with the markets along the I-85 Industrial Corridor being no exception. To name a few: Toyota has recently begun production at its $13.9 billion battery plant in Liberty, N.C.; Rivian broke ground on its $5 billion electric vehicle plant near Social Circle, Ga.; JetZero is planning to create 14,500 jobs for an aerospace manufacturing facility in Greensboro, N.C.; Eli Lilly is developing a $5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the Richmond suburb of Goochland County, Va.; and Google is developing a trio of data centers in metro Richmond’s Chesterfield County. “We have incredible momentum bringing business back into the United States, which is going to drive industrial growth, particularly in the Southeast,” says Jim Anthony, CEO and founder of APG Companies. “We’re not unionized, we have lower taxes, fewer regulations and lower cost of energy, which is huge factor in site …

December 23, 2025

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Jackson-Shaw Delivers 594,300 SF First Phase of Landis Ridge Industrial Park in Central North Carolina

by Abby Cox December 22, 2025

LANDIS, N.C. — Texas-based real estate developer Jackson-Shaw has delivered Phase I of Landis Ridge, a 150-acre master-planned industrial park located in Landis, a central North Carolina city that sits along I-85. This is the first of two planned phases for the property, which will comprise 1.3 million square feet upon completion. The project team for Landis Ridge consists of Compatriot Capital (equity partner), Frampton Construction (general contractor), Orsborn Design Group (civil engineer), Merriman Schmitt Architects (architect) and Hartford Investment Management Co. (financing). Jay Hill, Spencer Yorke and Matthew Greer of JLL are leading leasing efforts for the development. Phase I of Landis Ridge totals 594,300 square feet and spans three speculative buildings, which include Building 1A at 1205 Ridgeview St. (202,800 square feet), Building 1B at 205 Richwater St. (121,800 square feet) and Building 2 at 1400 Ridgeview St. (269,700 square feet). All three buildings are available for lease and can accommodate users ranging in size from 33,180 to 594,300 square feet. Jackson-Shaw recently finished the clearing and grading of the remaining 58 acres, along with the construction of a stormwater control measure pond, for Phase II of Landis Ridge. The second phase will be able to accommodate build-to-suit …

December 22, 2025

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Sigmund Cos. Acquires 84,373 SF Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in Cary, North Carolina

by Abby Cox December 19, 2025

CARY, N.C. — The Sigmund Cos. (TSC) has acquired Millpond Village, an 84,373-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center located in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. TSC will operate the property as part of a joint venture with a Washington, D.C.-based institutional partner. Anchored by Publix, Millpond Village features other national tenants such as Dollar General and Starbucks. Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. CBRE will handle leasing at Millpond Village, while Cushman & Wakefield will provide management services.

December 19, 2025

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