North Carolina

DURHAM, N.C. — A joint venture between Trinity Capital Advisors, Wheelock Street Capital and SLI Capital has announced a mixed-use building in downtown Durham’s Venable Center. Located at 464 Pettigrew St., the Roxboro at Venable Center will feature 202,000 square feet of office and ground-level retail space spanning eight floors, as well as 200 apartment units. Amenities will include a sky deck lounge, fitness center and a conference center. Venable Center is currently an 87,000-square-foot historic and revitalized campus situated at the intersection of South Roxboro and East Pettigrew streets. The campus is home to the headquarters of Precision BioSciences. Brad Corsmeier and John Brewer of CBRE | Raleigh will handle leasing efforts for The Roxboro.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the $29.9 million sale of the Chamber Building, a five-story, 65,444-square-foot office building located at 330 S. Tryon St. in downtown Charlotte. The asset was fully renovated in 2015 and includes a parking garage on a half-acre lot adjacent to the building. Tenants at the time of the sale included the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Perkins & Will, Compass Bank, Famous Toastery and Progressive AE. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith and Grayson Hawkins of CBRE represented the seller, Grubb Properties, in the transaction. Ferncroft Capital purchased the property.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Leon Capital Group has broken ground on Trilogy Cameron Village, a 203-unit multifamily community in Raleigh. The complex will be situated at 305 Oberlin Road on 3.6 acres, about one mile north of North Carolina State University and about two miles west of downtown Raleigh. The community will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. It is the third Trilogy brand apartments in North Carolina, joining Trilogy Cary and Trilogy Chapel Hill, both of which will begin preleasing this year. Amenities at Trilogy Cameron Village will include a resort-style swimming pool, grilling area, package lockers, a fitness and wellness center and an entertainment lounge. JDavis is the architect, and Samet is the general contractor. Completion is slated for summer 2020.

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BB&T-SunTrust

ATLANTA AND WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — In a blockbuster deal, SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) and BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT) have entered into an all-stock merger agreement valued at approximately $66 billion. The marriage of these two iconic financial institutions in the Southeast will create the sixth-largest bank in the United States. Under terms of the agreement, SunTrust investors will receive 1.295 shares of BB&T for each SunTrust share they own. That equates to BB&T agreeing to pay $28.1 billion for SunTrust’s equity as of the closing price on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The combined company will operate under a new name and brand and be headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., while maintaining significant operations and investment in Winston-Salem, N.C., and Atlanta. The entity’s headquarters in Charlotte will also feature an innovation and technology center to aid with the transference of digital information. The deal, which is still subject to shareholder approval and other customary regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. A press release highlighting the agreement says the name of the new entity will be announced prior to the transaction closing. The agreement is being billed by both companies as a “merger of equals.” Shareholders of North …

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MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — WRS Inc. Real Estate Investments has purchased Mayberry Mall, a 207,542-square-foot regional mall located at 338 Frederick St. in Mount Airy. Completed in 1968, Mayberry Mall is the only enclosed regional mall within a 30-mile radius and is anchored by Belk. The seller is longtime owner Kohan Retail Investment Group. WRS plans to redevelop the mall and bring in new uses and retailers. The Mt. Pleasant, S.C.-based owner and developer says it will begin construction and leasing initiatives immediately. Situated five miles south of the Virginia border, the city of Mount Airy is the home of comedian and TV star Andy Griffith and served as the inspiration for the fictional town of Mayberry, the setting of the “Andy Griffith Show.”

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DURHAM, N.C. — InvenTrust Properties Corp. has acquired Commons at University Place, a 92,100-square-foot retail center in Durham, for $23.3 million. The center is anchored by Harris Teeter and CVS/pharmacy. The asset is situated about four miles south of Duke University and about five miles southwest of downtown Durham. The seller was not disclosed.

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CARY, N.C. — Beacon Properties Group has broken ground on a two-story, 28,231-square-foot mixed-use building located at 150 Wellesley Trade Lane in Cary. The building will feature 16,000 square feet of medical office and office space and 10,000 square feet of retail space, including 3,400 square feet for a restaurant. The project is situated about 18 miles west of downtown Raleigh and about 17 miles south of downtown Durham. Picket Sprouse Commercial Real Estate is handling leasing for the building. The project team also includes architect Barber Architects and civil engineer EarthCentric Engineering. The building is expected to be complete this summer.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AND RALEIGH, N.C. — Carroll Organization has acquired three apartment properties totaling 1,012 units in Jacksonville and Raleigh for $145 million. All three communities will be part of Carroll Multifamily Real Estate Fund V LP, managed by Carroll Management Group and rebranded under the Arium name. Sellers were not disclosed. The 288-unit Autumn Cove and the 272-unit Vista Grande are adjacent communities in Jacksonville. The properties will be renamed Arium Retreat at Orange Park and Arium Reserve at Orange Park. Both feature pools, fitness centers and dog parks. Stonehenge Apartments is a 452-unit property in Raleigh. Amenities include a multi-level fitness center, pools, cabanas, playground and sports club with racquetball, basketball and tennis courts. The location provides convenient access to the Research Triangle and downtown Raleigh. “All three assets are consistent with a strategy of acquiring high-quality workforce housing within supply-constrained submarkets near employment centers in high-growth metro areas,” says M. Patrick Carroll, CEO of Carroll Organization. Atlanta-based Carroll has now purchased 29 properties totaling more than $1.5 billion over the past 12 months. The privately held real estate company manages approximately 35,000 multifamily units across eight states. — Kristin Hiller

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Beacon Partners, a Charlotte-based mixed-use developer, plans to build a 15-acre project in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. Named LoSo Station, the project will include more than 500,000 square feet of creative office space, 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, 350 multifamily residences and a 150-room boutique hotel. The master plan also calls for rooftop entertainment, meeting space, outdoor retail plazas and other athletic amenities for tenants and residents. The transit-oriented development will be situated at the Scaleybark station for the LYNX Blue Line light rail system, as well as along Charlotte Rail Trail, a 3.5-mile long public trail for walking, biking and scooter access through South End. South End is an up-and-coming neighborhood in Charlotte, with nearby attractions including Queen Park Social, Victory Brewery and OMB (The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery). “The LoSo Station master plan is such a unique and rare opportunity to plan and develop a transit-oriented development at the convergence of South End and ‘LoSo,’” says Mike Harrell, senior partner at Beacon Partners, referring to the lower portion of South End (LoSo). “We are looking forward to bringing forth the mixed-use amenities that will enhance and complement the already existing business and merchant base …

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A joint venture between The Preiss Co. and Nuveen Real Estate has acquired Signature 1505, a 525-bed student housing community located near North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The property offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, fitness center and 24-hour study and conference areas. Terms of the transaction and the seller were undisclosed.

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