North Carolina

JLL Negotiates $405M Sale of Life Sciences Portfolio in Durham

by Alex Tostado August 2, 2019

DURHAM, N.C. — JLL has arranged the $405 million sale of Keystone Technology Park and Imperial Center, which total 1.3 million square feet of office space across 18 buildings adjacent to Research Triangle Park in Durham. The portfolio was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. The buildings feature a STEM ecosystem with buildouts and amenities including fitness centers, outdoor amenity space and lounges. Scot Humphrey, Ryan Clutter, Chris Norvell, Coleman Benedict and Zack Drozda of JLL represented the seller, Bain Capital Real Estate, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Longfellow Strategic Value Fund LLC. Longfellow is developing the nearby Durham Innovation District, which upon completion will include 1.3 million square feet of office space, 60,000 square feet of retail space, 250,000 square feet of residential space and 115,000 square feet of lab space.

August 2, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

JLL Negotiates Sale of 344-Unit Apartment Complex in Charlotte

by Alex Tostado August 1, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Novel NoDa, a 344-unit, transient-orient apartment complex in Charlotte. The seller, Crescent Communities, developed the project in 2018. The property is situated on six acres at 424 E. 36th St., directly next to Charlotte’s LYNX 36th Street station and three miles from downtown Charlotte. The community is located within the NoDa (North Davidson) neighborhood. Communal amenities include a saltwater pool with sun shelf; common courtyard with a beer garden, grilling area and fire pit; clubroom with billiards, shuffleboard and oversized tables; indoor/outdoor skyline lounge with views of Uptown and NoDa; transit lounge with transit screen, coffee bar and Wi-Fi; flexible work spaces; electric car charging stations, pet salon with washing tubs and grooming tables; and 462 parking spaces. Allan Lynch, Caylor Mark, Justin Good, Jeff Glenn and Roberto Casas of JLL represented the seller in transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

August 1, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Redwood Capital Purchases 245-Unit Lowrie Apartment Complex in Charlotte

by Alex Tostado July 31, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Redwood Capital Group has purchased Lowrie, a 245-unit apartment complex in Charlotte’s Ballantyne neighborhood. The community offers amenities such as a saltwater swimming pool; grilling areas; dog-friendly rooftop lounge with outdoor TV; 3,000-square-foot fitness center with free weights, touch screen treadmills, stair climbers, recumbent bikes and Woodway self-propelled treadmill; yoga studio; and a 4,700-square-foot clubhouse with a catering kitchen, billiards, TV area, mail room and co-working business center. Ballantyne is a master-planned community 12 miles south of downtown Charlotte. The Bissell Cos. developed the area to include a top-rated golf course, more than 200 eateries and shops, and 16 miles of walking trails and bike paths. The sales price was not disclosed.

July 31, 2019

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

JPB Raleigh Holdings Acquires Office Campus in Raleigh for $39.8M

by Alex Tostado July 29, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — JPB Raleigh Holdings has acquired Northchase Executive Center, a two-building office campus in Raleigh, for $39.8 million. The property has a total of 176,620 square feet of office space. The two buildings were built in the mid-1980s and were 95.6 percent leased at the time of sale. The previous owners invested more than $14 million in renovations across the property, which is located at 6601 Six Forks Road. Jimmy Barnes of NAI Carolantic represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.

July 29, 2019

Development Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

Spectrum, Invesco Break Ground on Mixed-Use Development in Charlotte’s South End

by Alex Tostado July 26, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Spectrum Cos. and Invesco Real Estate has broken ground on a mixed-use development that will span five acres in Charlotte’s South End. The project will include two 11-story office buildings, an urban park with event space, restaurants, retail space and a 200-room hotel. The project will be located one block from the Carson light rail stop in South End and two blocks from Uptown. The two office towers will total 577,000 square feet of space and offer a fitness center, conference center and private terraces. LendingTree, an online lending marketplace, will anchor the development, moving its headquarters into 175,000 square feet in the first office building, which is set to be complete in January 2021. Construction on the hotel is expected to begin in summer 2020 and be delivered in late 2021.

July 26, 2019

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

KBS Sells 300,389 SF Office Tower in Raleigh to Preferred Office Properties

by Alex Tostado July 26, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — KBS has sold CapTrust Tower, a 300,389-square-foot office tower in Midtown Raleigh, to Preferred Office Properties. KBS originally bought the tower in 2013 in a joint venture with Kane Realty Corp, which will stay on as a partner with Preferred Office Properties, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Preferred Apartment Communities. Kane Realty built the tower, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including CapTrust, Wells Fargo, PWC, Wasserman, Insight Global and Kilpatrick Townsend. CapTrust Tower offers nine floors of office space atop a six-story parking garage with a restaurant on the ground level. Patrick Gildea, Will Yowell, Ben Kilgore and Chandler Hawkins of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

July 26, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Seniors Housing Southeast

Healthcare Transactions Group Brokers Sale of Three Skilled Nursing Facilities in North Carolina

by Alex Tostado July 25, 2019

HENDERSON, DURHAM AND ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Healthcare Transactions Group has negotiated the sale of three skilled nursing facilities totaling 297 licensed beds in North Carolina. The properties include Concordia Transitional Care & Rehabilitation in Henderson, Concordia Transitional Care & Rehabilitation-Rose Manor in Durham and Concordia Transitional Care & Rehabilitation in Elizabeth City. An owner-operator based in New Jersey acquired the assets for an undisclosed price. Mark Davis of Healthcare Transactions Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

July 25, 2019

Features North Carolina Office Southeast Southeast Feature Archive Uncategorized

LED Lighting: An Amenity With Immediate Payback for Office Owners

by John Nelson July 25, 2019

DURHAM, N.C — The term “environment” is typically thought of as being strictly outdoors, but for office owners, investors and tenants, the interior of office buildings is an environment unto itself. And like planet Earth, an office environment needs investment in order to protect its inhabitants. “We believe the workplace, where employees spend eight hours a day or longer, must provide a healthy and stimulating interior environment,” says Dan Goldstein, managing partner with Accesso Partners LLC of Hallandale Beach, Florida. Goldstein, whose 15-year-old company owns Class A office towers spanning 15 million square feet in major U.S. cities, contends “it makes good business sense to invest capital in an interior environment where employees are productive, efficient and above all, healthy, which cuts down on illnesses and absenteeism and contributes to job satisfaction.” Accesso Partners is doing more than just preaching. In Durham, the institutional commercial real estate fund recently installed a new lighting solution at its 10-building, 690,520-square-foot space within the Meridian Corporate Center, which is adjacent to the famed Research Triangle Park. The result has been brighter offices that are easier on the eyes and more conductive for close-up, meticulously detailed work. There is also a flipside to that …

July 25, 2019

Acquisitions Development Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Pollack Shores Acquires 494-Unit Apartment Complex in Charlotte, Plans $6.6M Renovation

by Alex Tostado July 24, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pollack Shores has acquired The Bryce, a 494-unit apartment complex in Charlotte. The Atlanta-based apartment developer and owner plans to invest $6.6 million to upgrade the property and unit interiors. Unit interiors will receive new stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and hard-surface flooring. Exterior upgrades include converting the outdoor volleyball court into a green space with grilling areas and a beer garden, and renovating the clubhouse to include an expanded gym with modern equipment. Other communal amenities include a three-hole golf course, tennis court, swimming pool and several walking trails. The community is situated at 4101 Double Creek Crossing Drive, 10 miles north of downtown Charlotte and four miles from University Research Park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

July 24, 2019

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Joint Venture Completes Value-Add Strategy for Charlotte Office Campus, Sells for $63M

by Alex Tostado July 18, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Atlantic Creek Real Estate Partners, Origin Investments and Stream Realty has sold Cambridge Corporate Center, a 349,815-square-foot office campus in Charlotte, for $63 million. Lakestar Properties acquired the 50-acre campus for $180 per square foot. The joint venture acquired the property in 2014 for $44 million with a value-add strategy in place. Upgrades included adding 33,000 square feet of rentable office space; a two-story, 452-space parking deck; and a new security camera system. The joint venture purchased the property when it was 81 percent leased. Since then, Red Ventures signed a 10-year, 97,66-square-foot lease that brought occupancy up to 96 percent, where it stood at the time of the sale. Duke Energy and General Motors also signed lease renewals totaling 126,000 square feet with rate increases. Rob Cochran, Jared Londry, Nolan Ashton, David Meline and Samir Idris of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Mark DeLillo and Craig Callaway of BlueGate Partners, represented the seller in the transaction.

July 18, 2019

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