GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Preiss Co. has opened The Eastern on 10th, a 425-bed student housing community located near East Carolina University (ECU) at 2301 E. 10th St. in downtown Greenville. The ground-up, garden-style development offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, an outdoor lounge with cabanas, grilling and picnic stations, a 24-hour clubhouse and fitness center, private study rooms, a cybercafé, self-serve coffee bar and a 438-space parking lot. Preiss Co. will manage The Eastern on 10th, bringing the company’s management portfolio to 3,342 beds in the ECU market alone.
North Carolina
Trez Forman Provides $4.8M Financing for Planned 390-Unit Multifamily Community in Charlotte
by Amy Works
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trez Forman Capital Group has provided $4.8 million in financing for a 390-unit, mixed-use community planned for development near the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus. The borrower and developer of the planned multifamily property, Sanctuary Holdings NC, will use the loan proceeds to pay off existing debt on the property and to help fund the purchase of an additional 1.5 acres from Charlotte’s transportation department. The site — located at 7600 University City Blvd. — has already been approved for 390 multifamily or student housing units.
CORNELIUS, N.C. — Woodside Health has completed the disposition of Jetton Medical Park, a two-building medical office property located at 19475 and 19485 Old Jetton Road in Cornelius, a suburb of Charlotte. Montecito Medical Real Estate acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The 45,000-square-foot property is anchored by medical practices affiliated with Novant Health, an integrated healthcare organization with more than 500 locations.
GARNER, N.C. — Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Prudent Growth Partners has purchased The Shops at Gardner Plaza, a retail center located at 537 Plaza Circle in Garner. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $5.5 million. Family Dollar, NY Bride and Groom and Carriage House Cleaners are tenants at the 57,000-square-foot shopping center. Additionally, the property is located nearby Amazon’s newly announced, $200 million distribution center.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Regency Centers Corp. and its joint venture partner have acquired Ridgewood Shopping Center, a 95,300-square-foot retail center in Raleigh. Regency acquired a 20 percent interest in the asset. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Triangle Business Journal reports the Richards family sold the asset for $46 million. Ridgewood Shopping Center was originally developed in 1951, and Raleigh’s first Whole Foods Market anchors the center. Additional tenants include Walgreens, Orvis, Fleet Feet Sports and a collection of local tenants. The acquisition marks Regency’s 13th property in the Raleigh market.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Berkeley Capital Advisors has arranged the $15.5 million sale of Greystone Village, an 85,649-square-foot shopping center in Raleigh. Alex Quarrier, Marc Ozburn and John Lineberger of Berkeley Capital arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, DNA Partners. Burroughs & Chapin Co. acquired the asset, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Food Lion, Sola Coffee, Saw Mill Taproom, Gonza’s Tacos & Tequila and Kai Japanese Restaurant.
CONCORD, N.C. — Avison Young has arranged a 156,899-square-foot lease with Transtate Equipment Co. at 1040 Derita Road within Concord Airport Business Park, a 2.1 million-square-foot industrial park in Concord. Christopher Skibinski, Henry Lobb and Tom Tropeano of Avison Young negotiated the lease on behalf of the building owner, The Silverman Group. Lawrence Shaw and Justin Smith of Colliers International represented Transtate. The medical equipment provider is consolidating and expanding its existing presence in the greater Charlotte market and moving into a portion of a new 252,000-square-foot building within the park. The development is located within three miles of Interstates 85 and 485, and roughly 25 miles northeast of Charlotte. Silverman Group has developed Concord Airport Business Park in three phases over the last four years. The last building, a 410,000-square-foot speculative facility, is slated for completion in the fourth quarter.
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The Hollingsworth Cos. is underway on a 253,180-square-foot building within SouthPoint Business Park in Mocksville, located roughly 60 miles north of Charlotte. The industrial building is the second in a four-building, 644,644-square-foot expansion within the park, and the 10th building overall. The new facility will feature 30-foot clear heights, 60- by 60-foot column spacing and LED lighting. The ninth building in the park — the first building in the expansion — is a 108,960-square-foot speculative facility. Two additional buildings totaling 152,160 and 130,344 square feet are planned in the park. Both facilities will be able to expand to more than 230,000 square feet. Construction is scheduled to begin on the two buildings in 2019.
CONCORD, N.C. — Griffin Industrial Realty Inc. has unveiled plans to expand its Carolina Tradeport industrial park in Concord, a city roughly 25 miles northeast of Charlotte. Griffin acquired 22 acres of land at the site in July for the development of a 147,000-square-foot speculative building — the second within the development. The building will be located directly across from the first building, a 277,252-square-foot warehouse. Site work is scheduled to begin on the second building this month, with completion slated for May 2019. The building will feature 210-foot depth, a 60-foot speed bay, 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 42 loading docks, two drive-in doors, trailer parking and 172 auto parking spaces. The third building, which will total 136,000 square feet, is available for prelease. William Maxwell and Terry Brennan of Trinity Partners are handling Carolina Tradeport’s leasing assignment and managing the park.
NEW YORK — New York-based Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged four loans totaling $29 million for properties located in Florida and North Carolina. The first loan, totaling $8.8 million, was for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an 86-unit multifamily property in Largo, Fla. The 36-month, floating-rate loan features interest-only payments and one 24-month extension option. The undisclosed borrower will initially acquire 61 units at the community, and will acquire the rest of the units over the next three years. The second loan was for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 38,000-square-foot retail center in Belleair Bluffs, Fla., roughly 26 miles west of Tampa. The $7.1 million loan, 60-month loan features both a fixed interest rate and a floating rate. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. The third loan was a $6.5 million, floating-rate loan with a 24-month term that was used to fund the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 60,000-square-foot industrial/flex property in Hollywood, Fla. The name of the borrower was not released. The final loan was used to fund the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 41,000-square-foot shopping center in Charlotte. The $6.7 million, non-recourse loan featured a 48-month term with interest-only payments …