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Portman Unveils Plans for 2161 Hawkins Mixed-Use Project in Charlotte’s South End

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Portman has unveiled plans for 2161 Hawkins, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development in Charlotte’s South End. In addition to 370 apartments, the 24-story property will feature 18,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a plaza and greenspace that will connect 2161 Hawkins to The Line, Portman’s Class A office tower that opened earlier this year. The two towers will also be connected via a fourth-floor sky bridge. The Atlanta-based company will break ground on the 1.5-acre site for 2161 Hawkins in October, with delivery slated for third-quarter 2024. Planned community amenities include concierge service, a rooftop pool, coworking spaces, game room, climbing wall and indoor/outdoor fitness centers. Committed tenants for 2161 Hawkins’ retail space include the popular Sycamore Brewery, local restaurateur Dressler’s new concept Chapter 6, neighborhood market Savi Provisions and fitness concept GritBox Fitness. Foundry Commercial is handling leasing the retail component for 2161 Hawkins.

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AcquisitionsNorth CarolinaRetailSoutheast

PEBB Enterprises Sells Concord Station Retail Center Near Charlotte for $15.2M

by John Nelson

CONCORD, N.C. — PEBB Enterprises, a South Florida-based private equity real estate investment firm, has sold Concord Station, a 45,569-square-foot retail center located at 8591 Concord Mills Blvd. in the Charlotte suburb of Concord. The buyer, an entity doing business as South Coast Commercial LLC, purchased the center for $15.2 million. Evan Halkias and Margaret Jones of Cushman & Wakefield represented PEBB in the transaction. Situated at the entrance of Simon’s newly renovated Concord Mills Mall, Concord Station was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Big Blue Swim School, McAlister’s Deli, Guitar Center, The UPS Store and Wild Birds Unlimited. The property, which offers direct access to I-85, was constructed on 6.3 acres in 2004.

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Capstone Negotiates Sale of 19.1-Acre Multifamily Development Site in North Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Capstone has negotiated the $4.4 million sale of a 19.1-acre development site located just north of the Camp North End mixed-use development in Charlotte. The site is located within an opportunity zone at the northwest corner of Statesville and Atando avenues and offers more than 1,500 feet of frontage along I-77. The unnamed buyer is a new-to-market developer, and the site is entitled for up to 350 garden-style apartment units. The buyer plans to begin construction in the coming months, according to Capstone. A portion of the Cross-Charlotte Greenway Trail system fronts the site, providing future residents with access to a 30-mile trail and greenway facility that will stretch from Pineville, N.C., to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus.

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Choate Begins Construction on NASCAR Broadcast Facility in Metro Charlotte

by John Nelson

CONCORD, N.C. — Choate Construction has broken ground on a new broadcast facility for NASCAR in Concord, a northeast suburb of Charlotte. The racing organization is moving its live event productions operations from Charlotte to the new 58,000-square-foot facility, which is situated near NASCAR’s existing research-and-development property. The new tilt-wall concrete facility will house NASCAR’s TV and radio production studios, as well as a broadcast equipment room, mechanical system and chemical fire suppression systems. NASCAR’s live event production operation has more than doubled in size since 2018, according to the organization. The project team includes Redline Design Group, ACRO Development Services, Barrett Woodyard and Associates Inc. and Bennett & Pless Inc.

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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $36.9M Sale of Union Cross Industrial Center in Winston-Salem

by John Nelson

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Union Cross Industrial Center, a two-building industrial portfolio located at 4980 and 4991 Millennium Drive in Winston-Salem. Front Street Capital sold the 340,000-square-foot portfolio to Westcore for $36.9 million. Rob Cochran, Nolan Ashton, Bill Harrison, Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters, Bobby Finch, Jason Ofsanko and Hap Royster of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Both assets were built in 2019 and were fully leased at the time of sale to single tenants. Earlier this summer, Front Street also sold the nearby, 610,000-square-foot Union Cross Distribution Center for $64 million. Cushman & Wakefield brokered that deal as well.

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Equus Sells 234,670 SF Rotunda Office Building in Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has sold The Rotunda, a four-story, 234,670-square-foot office building located in Charlotte’s SouthPark submarket. An institutional real estate investment fund manager based in Atlanta purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Ryan Clutter and Chris Lingerfelt of JLL represented the metro Philadelphia-based seller, which sold the property via its Equus Investment Partnership X LP investment vehicle. Equus purchased The Rotunda in 2017 and completed a $4.5 million renovation in 2019 that comprised upgrades to the restrooms, main building lobby, upper floor elevator lobbies, elevator cab interiors, lighting in the portico, cooling tower replacement, creating a new amenity space and activating a 4,500 square-foot outdoor patio on the building’s south side that overlooks Symphony Park. Built in 1998, The Rotunda features a two-level parking deck, conference center, outdoor seating areas, onsite property management and a restaurant, Village Tavern.

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Toyota Announces $2.5B Expansion, 350 New Jobs at North Carolina Battery Manufacturing Plant

by John Nelson

LIBERTY, N.C. — Automotive giant Toyota Motor Corp. has announced an additional investment of $2.5 billion in its newest North American facility, Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC) in Liberty. This investment adds capacity to support battery electric vehicle (BEV) battery production and will add 350 jobs, bringing the total employment at the campus to approximately 2,100 and the total investment to $3.8 billion. Scheduled to begin production in 2025, the new facility will produce batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and BEVs.

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Walton Street Capital Originates $69.8M Acquisition Loan for Metro Raleigh Apartment Community

by John Nelson

CARY, N.C. — An affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC has originated a $69.8 million acquisition loan for Aventura Crossroads, a 344-unit apartment community located at 1010 Legacy Village Drive in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. The borrower is a partnership between The Bainbridge Cos. and Virtus Real Estate Capital. Built in 2009, Aventura Crossroads was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The garden-style community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,154 square feet. Amenities include a recently renovated clubhouse, upgraded fitness center, pet spa and an outdoor pool. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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Blackfin Sells Pressley South End Apartments in Charlotte for $78M

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors has sold Pressley South End, a 504-unit apartment community located at 1210 Pressley Road in Charlotte’s South End submarket. The undisclosed buyer purchased the community for $78 million. Built in 1969, the property comprises one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features onsite management and maintenance teams, a basketball court, playground, pet park and a walking trail. Deaton Investment Real Estate represented Blackfin in the transaction, which is the firm’s third sale in 2022. Blackfin purchased Pressley South End in June 2017 for $19 million.

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CBRE Negotiates $20.8M Sale of Airpark East Flex Office Park in Greensboro, North Carolina

by John Nelson

GREENSBORO, N.C. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Airpark East, a 229,184-square-foot flex/office park in Greensboro that comprises 13 buildings. A joint venture between Somerset Properties and Ten Capital Management purchased the park for $20.8 million. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Grayson Hawkins and Reggie Beeson of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Airpark East was 87.8 percent leased to 31 tenants at the time of the sale, according to CBRE.

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