GREENSBORO, N.C. — Branch Properties LLC has signed three tenants to Westridge Square, a 215,000-square-foot shopping center in Greensboro. The Atlanta-based real estate company originally acquired the center and its seven outparcel buildings in 2015, and is currently re-tenanting the property. Kohl’s will reduce its footprint at the center from 87,000 square feet to 55,000 square feet, and Planet Fitness will occupy the vacated space. The gym is expected to open in late 2018 or early 2019. According to local media reports, Sprouts Farmers Market will backfill 30,524 square feet of the 47,452-square-foot space formerly occupied by Harris Teeter, which closed in December. Later this summer, Title Boxing Club will open at one of Westridge Square’s outparcels. Negotiations are underway for an additional tenant to occupy the remaining space. In addition to remerchandising Westridge Square, Branch will modernize the shopping center with planned renovations including raising the parapets and upgrading the building materials to include brick, metal and wood.
CARY, N.C. — HFF has arranged $28.8 million in preferred equity and construction financing for the development of the first phase of Twin Lakes Center, a 153,229-square-foot retail center in Cary. The first phase includes a four-building retail center that is 93 percent preleased and will be anchored by Wegmans, a Rochester, N.Y.-based grocer.Greg Nalbandian, Roger Edwards, Devlin Murphy and Andrew Zilenziger of HFF arranged $6.3 million in preferred equity through a life insurance company and a $22.5 million, floating-rate loan through CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank. LeylandAlliance is developing the 35.8-acre property, which will be completed in phases and will include restaurants, retail space, seniors housing, a lake and walking paths. LeylandAlliance expects to wrap up construction on the retail portion of the project in July 2020.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dominion Realty Partners (DRP) has sold Centric Gateway, a 297-unit apartment community located at 1010 W. Trade St. in Uptown Charlotte. An affiliate of TH Real Estate acquired the property for $68.8 million. Justin Good, Allan Lynch and Jeff Glen of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of DRP, which completed construction on the property in December 2017. Individual units feature quartz countertops, private balconies, exterior storage and keyless entry. Community amenities include a central courtyard with a saltwater pool, activity lawn, automated package delivery system, fitness center with an interactive studio and a game room. Centric Gateway was 43 percent occupied at the time of sale.
RALEIGH AND DURHAM, N.C. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided two Freddie Mac loans totaling $65 million for the acquisition of two multifamily properties in North Carolina’s Triangle region. The borrower is a joint venture between an equity investor and American Landmark. Chicago-based Livcor sold the assets, according to local media reports. In Raleigh, Hunt Mortgage provided a $30.1 million, seven-year loan for Edinborough Commons, a 312-unit community that was completed in 1997. The new owner plans to invest an additional $2.2 million in improvements over the next few years. The community features resort-style pools, a spa area, gas grill stations, fitness center, dog park, sand volleyball court, car wash station, clothes care center and two tennis courts. In Durham, Hunt Mortgage provided a $34.9 million, seven-year loan for the acquisition of Edinborough at the Park. The 330-unit community features a concierge, package/grocery/dry cleaning reception, two resort-style pools, heated indoor lap pool, business center, fitness center, dog park with agility stations, car wash station and a tennis court. The new owner will invest $2.3 million to upgrade the property.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Fresh Market Inc. announced this week that it will close 15 stores nationwide, including seven in the Southeast. The impacted stores were selected after an analysis of overall growth and long-term financial performance, according to the Greensboro-based grocer. “Over the last eight months, our company has been executing a turnaround plan and we’ve seen great progress,” said Larry Appel, CEO of The Fresh Market, in a statement. “However, for a variety of reasons unique to each retail location, that progress is not evenly distributed and, as a result, we have decided to close these long-term, underperforming stores.” In the Southeast, The Fresh Market will close locations in Atlanta and Snellville, Ga.; Louisville, Ky.; Charlotte, N.C.; Hendersonville, Tenn.; and Winchester and Charlottesville, Va. Other affected locations are located throughout Illinois, Indiana, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. The stores will close over the next two to four weeks.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Brawley Commons, a 122,054-square-foot retail center in Mooresville, roughly 30 miles north of Charlotte. Mike Burkard and Steve Shields of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Glenwood Development Co. and Magnolia Development Co. Atlanta-based New Market Properties, an affiliate of Preferred Apartment Communities, acquired the property. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the company financed the acquisition using an $18.5 million, first mortgage loan from Nationwide Financial Services Inc. Brawley Commons was constructed in 1998 and redeveloped in 2016 with the addition of a new 49,098-square-foot Publix. Additional tenants at the center include Pet Supermarket, MOD Pizza, Orangetheory Fitness, SuperCuts and Jersey Mikes.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided a $42 million construction loan for a new 297-unit apartment community located at 17355 Old Statesville Road in Huntersville, roughly 15 miles north of Charlotte. Brett Forman of Trez Forman originated the loan on behalf of the project developer, Caldwell Station NC LLC. The 20-building community will include a mix of garden-style apartment units and for-rent townhomes. Community amenities will include a saltwater pool, clubhouse, fitness center, lounge area and a dog park. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has secured a $28 million construction loan for a new EVEN Hotel in Charlotte’s Central Business District. Mark Ebersold of NorthMarq arranged the financing through a local bank and a New York-based mezzanine lender on behalf of the borrower. According to local media reports, Mayfair Street Partners acquired the hotel site in 2017 with plans to develop the 176-room property. The hotel is part of Stonewall Station, a mixed-use project under development by Crescent Communities. The development includes a Whole Foods, 458 multifamily units, a 1,350-space parking deck and a 180-room Home2Suites hotel. A construction timeline for the EVEN Hotel was not disclosed. EVEN Hotels is an InterContinental Hotels Group brand.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. AND MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — Go Store It has broken ground on two new self-storage developments in Asheville and Mt. Pleasant. The Charlotte, N.C-based company specializes in the acquisition, development and management of self-storage assets throughout the country. The project in Asheville will feature more than 600 units and will be fully climate controlled. The development is located in the Woodfin submarket, just north of the city’s downtown. Go Store It owns three existing facilities in Asheville and is underway on another along Hendersonville Road. The self-storage facility in Mt. Pleasant is Go Store It’s third facility in the city and its fifth in the greater Charleston market. Located at the corner of Gregorie Ferry Road and Highway 17 North, the three-story building will be fully climate controlled and will feature more than 400 units. Go Store It’s other Charleston locations include a recently opened facility at Long Point Road, as well as facilities under construction at Johnnie Dodds, Folly Road, Maybank Highway and downtown Charleston. A construction timeline for the new facilities was not disclosed. Go Store It plans to break ground on five more developments this year in Charlotte, Cary, Louisville, Ky., and Fredericksburg, Va.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Sun Coast Partners, a division of Coldwell Banker Commercial, has brokered the $7.4 million sale of two adjacent office buildings in Wilmington. MegaCorp Logistics, a Wilmington-based freight and logistics firm, acquired the assets from First Capital Group. Cody Cress and Tyler Pegg of The Cress Group, a division of Coldwell Banker Commercial Sun Coast Partners arranged the transaction on behalf of First Capital Group, and Spruill Thompson of Cape Fear Commercial represented MegaCorp Logistics. The two-story buildings, located at 1011 and 1013 Ashes Drive, total 30,595 square feet and 16,800 square feet, respectively.