North Carolina

DURHAM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $22 million sale of Bainbridge in the Park, a 216-unit apartment community in Durham. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, PRG Real Estate. Dasmen Residential acquired the property. Constructed in 1986, Bainbridge in the Park is located roughly three miles from the Meridian Corporate Center and Research Triangle Park. At the time of sale, the property was 94.9 percent occupied.

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ARDEN, N.C. — SunTrust Community Capital has provided $17.4 million in financing for the development of Perry Lane Apartments, a 120-unit multifamily project in Arden, roughly 10 miles south of Asheville. SunTrust Community Capital, a division of SunTrust Banks, provided $8.3 million in equity investments and a $9.1 million construction loan on behalf of the borrower, Mills Construction Co. Community Investment Corp. of the Carolinas also provided a $5.7 million permanent loan on behalf of the borrower. Perry Lane Apartments will be affordable for those earning 60 percent of the area median income and will feature on-site management, a business center, computer lab, clubhouse, playground, picnic area and community rooms. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with completion slated for August 2018.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Strategic Capital Partners has unveiled plans for Patriot Park, a $60 million industrial development located near Miami Road and Patriot Drive within Research Triangle Park in Durham. The project will comprise roughly 1 million square feet to be developed over the next several years. Construction on Phase I, which will include 322,800 square feet, is slated to begin this summer. In addition to Strategic Capital Partners, the investment group includes Westminster Capital, Berkshire Realty and First Tennessee Bank, which is providing construction financing. Patriot Park is the third major development in the Raleigh-Durham metro for Indianapolis-based Strategic Capital.

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CONCORD, N.C. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a 354,482-square-foot industrial building located at 4350 Fortune Ave. in Concord, roughly 25 miles north of Charlotte, for $40.6 million. The building is net-leased to FedEx for 15 years and sits adjacent to Monmouth’s recently constructed FedEx SmartPost facility. With this acquisition, the company owns a two-property campus in the Charlotte submarket totaling 685,200 square feet on 116 acres.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Swain & Associates has unveiled plans for CenterPoint, a $250 million mixed-use development that will be located at 1531 and 1541 Eastwood Road in Wilmington. The 1 million-square-foot project will span 23 acres and feature a seven-story hotel; 300 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments; 50 to 60 retail shops and restaurants; a 75,000-square-foot medical services building; 31,600 square feet of office space; structured parking for 1,450 cars and surface parking for 275 cars. In addition to Swain & Associates, the project team includes project planner and architect ci design inc., project engineer McKim & Creed Engineers PA and consulting engineer Bruce Bowman of BMH Architects.

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MONROE, N.C. — Charlotte-based Aston Properties has delivered a 70,000-square-foot self-storage facility at the site of a former Kmart store in Monroe, roughly 25 miles southeast of Charlotte. Located at 2120 W. Roosevelt Blvd., the property is managed by Extra Space Storage, one of the country’s largest self-storage operators. Aston Properties purchased the former retail building last year and invested $1.7 million to upgrade the interior and exterior. The climate-controlled facility offers units ranging in size from 25 square feet to over 300 square feet, and features drive-up access, 24-hour video surveillance and electronic gate access. The Monroe property is Aston Properties’ first conversion of a former retail space to self-storage.

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BEAUFORT, N.C. — Avison Young has arranged a $19.2 million construction loan for the development of a 133-unit Ascend Collection hotel in Beaufort. The hotel will be situated within the Front Street Village development on the coast of North Carolina. Bruce Whipple, Justin Piasecki and Ethan Blum of Avison Young structured the 18-month construction loan with interest-only payments and an interest rate of 5.5 percent. Following construction completion, the loan will convert to a three-year, fixed-rate, mini-permanent loan. At the end of the term, the loan will remain in place with a 25-year amortization schedule and the same interest rate of approximately 5.5 percent. Front Street Village is a 31-acre mixed-use property developed by Charles Oliver II, founder of Jetcraft. The three-story Ascend Collection hotel will feature an adjacent conference and special events space, bistro structure on the Front Street Village development, waterfront suites and 30,000 square feet of meeting space.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $17.1 million sale of Homestead Market, a 164,200-square-foot shopping center in Durham. Andrew Margulies of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Raleigh-Durham-based family partnership, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, a Florida-based real estate investment and development company. Constructed in 1988 and renovated in 2014, Homestead Market is home to Roses, Fitness World, Shiki Sushi and Bean Trade’s Coffee. The property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale.

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CARRBORO, N.C. — ARA Newmark has brokered the sale of Autumn Woods, a 236-unit apartment community in Carrboro, roughly five miles from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Dean Smith and Sean Wood of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Dayton, Ohio-based The Connor Group. Manhattan- and Dallas-based The Milestone Group acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1997, Autumn Woods includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and a features a pool, cabana, fitness center, playground, business center and a car care center. The property was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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CARY, N.C. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $52.5 million sale of Cary Greens at Preston, a 292-unit apartment community located in Cary, roughly 10 miles west of Raleigh. Dean Smith and Sean Wood of ARA Newmark arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Dayton, Ohio-based The Connor Group. New York-based Rivendell Global Real Estate acquired the property. Constructed in 1996, Cary Greens at Preston includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and features a resort style pool with a sundeck and cabana, 24-hour fitness center, business center and a playground area.

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