North Carolina

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — London-based 90 North Real Estate Partners has sold Lenovo Enterprise Campus, a three-building office campus in Morrisville, for $135.3 million. Seth Wiener of Capital One originated a three-year, $81.2 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, a joint venture between New York-based Sentinel Real Estate and Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Co. Capital One will hold $44.3 million of the loan and has syndicated the remainder to Regions Bank. The campus is located within Research Triangle Park and is fully leased by Lenovo, a computer manufacturing and technology company with headquarters in Beijing and North Carolina. The properties include 7001 Development Drive, a four-story, 193,353-square-foot building completed in 1995; 8001 Development Drive, a four-story, 252,232-square-foot building completed in 1998; and 7501 Development Drive, a two-story, 39,952-square-foot building completed in 2017. The site can accommodate an additional 100,000-square-foot building that could be used for further expansion by Lenovo or to accommodate a complementary user. The Lenovo Enterprise Campus features a cafeteria and food service operations, fitness center, outdoor patios, new conference facility and employee break rooms. A pedestrian bridge links the three buildings. Outdoor amenities include a sand volleyball court, basketball court, five-acre lake and a 16-acre nature preserve. The …

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — HFF has brokered the $62.5 million sale of The Park-Huntersville, a five-building office portfolio totaling 395,586 square feet in Huntersville, roughly 15 miles north of Charlotte. The buildings are part of a master-planned mixed-use community with more than 3 million square feet of office, industrial, flex, retail, medical and hospitality space. Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey and Chris Lingerfelt of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, U.S. Trust – Bank of America N.A., and procured the buyer, Atlanta-based OA Development. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged acquisition financing through Principal Real Estate Investors on behalf of OA. The portfolio includes The Alexander Building at 13620 Reese Blvd. E.; The Kemp Building at 13801 Reese Blvd. W.; The Latta Building at 9930 Kincey Ave.; The Reed Building at 9920 Kincey Ave.; and The Storrs Building at 10115 Kincey Ave. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 91 percent leased to tenants such as Stanley Black & Decker, Amerock, Apex Tool, Ensemble Health Partners and Kellogg’s. The Spectrum Cos. was retained to lease and manage the properties.

CARY, N.C. — HFF has brokered the $18.4 million sale of 6501 Weston Parkway, a 93,130-square-foot office building in Cary, roughly 12 miles west of Raleigh. Scot Humphrey, Ryan Clutter and Chris Lingerfelt of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Childress Klein Properties and WHI Real Estate Partners, and procured the buyer, Albany Road Real Estate Partners. Originally constructed in 1996, 6501 Weston Parkway was fully renovated in 2016 and was 90.1 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Charter Communications, Zift Solutions and Aerotek.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based KBS Realty Advisors and Raleigh-based Kane Realty Corp. have sold Midtown Plaza, a 12-story office building in Raleigh, for $127 million. The newly built office property is located within North Hills, a mixed-use development that features hotels, apartment units, a movie theater, retail and restaurant space. KBS and Kane completed construction on the building last spring. Healthcare technology company Allscripts occupies nine of the 12 floors. James Cassidy and Jud Ryan of Newmark Knight Frank represented KBS and Kane in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.