ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $71.5 million sale of The District, a 309-unit multifamily complex in Asheville. The property is located at 100 District Drive, three miles south of downtown Asheville. The District offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from $1,248 to $2,700. Communal amenities include a 2,300-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, game room, lounge, business center and cyber café, heated saltwater pool, fenced dog park, picnic area with six grills and a car care center. Jordan McCarley, Marc Robinson and Watson Bryant of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Flournoy Development, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has provided a $39.7 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Arbor Steele Creek, a 384-unit apartment community in southwest Charlotte. The borrower, a joint venture between Charleston, S.C.-based Blaze Partners and Acre Valley Real Estate Capital, plans to continue interior and exterior renovations. The previous owner, a joint venture between Blaze Partners and True North Management Group, acquired the property in 2017 and began renovations. The complex comprises 16 three-story buildings. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, picnic areas with grilling stations, pet park, playground and a clubhouse.
Charlotte has been in expansion mode for several years, due to population growth, excellent logistics infrastructure, low operating costs and low unionization rates. At the mid-point of 2019, the market continues to expand at a healthy rate and is growing outward into Cabarrus, York and Gaston counties. This expansion follows a strong 12-month period ending first-quarter 2019 when nearly 6 million square feet of new product was delivered. Now encompassing 322 million square feet of space, Charlotte is the second largest industrial market in the Southeast. Charlotte’s accessible location and low cost of doing business is attracting many e-commerce and logistics providers, as well as more traditional industrial businesses looking to expand or realign their space requirements. One common theme is consolidation of business units, which has been a significant benefit to the Charlotte market. Among the examples are J.J. Haines & Co. consolidating its Carolina warehousing operations from several Carolinas locations into a 500,000-square-foot distribution center in Cabarrus County and Staples consolidating from multiple Charlotte facilities into a 600,000-square-foot logistics center in south Charlotte. Driven by available land and access to key transportation routes, a look at the market’s growth patterns shows that development and leasing are extending up …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Beacon Partners is set to break ground this month on The Square at South End, which will include a 10-story building that will feature 150,000 square feet of office space and 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The project will also include a multifamily building that will be connected by an outdoor plaza. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2020. Amenities at the office building will include outdoor decks on multiple floors, a 2,400-square-foot coffee bar for tenants and guests, two-story fitness center, outdoor wellness area and a 2,500-square-foot patio overlooking Uptown Charlotte. As part of the project, Beacon will partner with Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation to develop Wilmore Centennial Park, a 1.5-acre park located at the intersection of South Tryon and Kingston streets. Centro Cityworks will develop the multifamily portion of The Square at South End. The design teams for the office portion includes Axion as the architect, Edifice as the general contractor and LandDesign as the civil engineer. Kristy Venning and Erin Shaw of Beacon Partners will handle leasing. Sauceman’s, a local barbecue restaurant, plans to relocate to a new, larger space next to Sugar Creek Brewery.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $65.3 million sale of Sawmill Point, a four-story, 280-unit waterfront community in Wilmington. Completed in 2017, the property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, bocce ball court, fire pits and a hammock garden. The complex fronts 815 feet along Cape Fear River, which feeds into the Atlantic Ocean. Alex Okulski, John Heimburger, Dean Smith, Sean Wood, Jason Kon and John Munroe of NKF represented the seller, a joint venture between The Davis Cos., Gemini Partners LLC, Capital Properties, The Wills Cos., Fideli Investments and Symphony Properties LLC. Chaucer Creek Capital acquired the property.
White Point, FCP to Redevelop Historic Mill in Charlotte for Adaptive Office Project
by Alex Tostado
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — White Point and FCP have unveiled plans to redevelop historic Chadbourn Mill, a former hosiery and textile mill in Charlotte, into an adaptive office project. The new development will feature 40,000 square feet of office space and 2,000 square feet of restaurant space and retail space. JLL will be leasing the office component of the development, with Thrift Commercial Services handling the retail leasing. Construction is expected to be complete in 2020. The site is within walking distance to NoDa’s (North of Davidson) retail and entertainment venues as well as the LYNX Blue Line 25th St. station. Chadbourn Mill produced mostly women’s clothing from the 1930s to 1970s but has been out of use since.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lantower Residential has acquired Garrison Park, a 322-unit apartment complex in northeast Charlotte, for $62.8 million. The seller, The Spectrum Cos., delivered the asset in spring 2019. The property offers studio through three-bedroom floor plans and communal amenities such as a 4,100-square-foot fitness center, 7,500-square-foot clubhouse, saltwater swimming pool, dog park, game room and outdoor grilling areas. Garrison Park was 45 percent occupied at the time of sale. Lantower will rebrand the property as Lantower Garrison Park. Caleb Troop and Alex McDermott of Capstone Apartment Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
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.
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.
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.