SUMTER, S.C. AND JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — NAI Earle Furman has arranged the $60 million sale of two multifamily properties in the Carolinas: Piedmont Plantation in Sumter and Plantation at Jacksonville in Jacksonville. Tony Bonitati, Kay Hill and Bern DuPree of NAI Earle Furman arranged the transactions on behalf of the seller, Greensboro, N.C.-based Berkley Hall Construction. Gastonia, N.C.-based Triangle Real Estate acquired both properties in separate transactions. Constructed in 2007, Piedmont Plantation includes 252 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The Plantation at Jacksonville was constructed in 2014 and includes 360 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Both properties feature a pool, fitness center, dog park, playground and a car care center. In addition, both properties were fully occupied at the time of sale.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $32.7 million sale of Tryon Park at Rivergate, a 202-unit apartment community in Charlotte. Jordan McCarley, Marc Robinson and Watson Bryant of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Charlotte-based White Point Partners. Raleigh-based Chaucer Creek Capital acquired the asset. Tryon Park at Rivergate features a business center, saltwater swimming pool, fitness center with a yoga and Pilates studio, car care center, dog park, grilling stations and detached garages.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Ziff Properties Inc. has acquired Biltmore Station, an 85,401-square-foot office and retail center in Asheville, roughly one mile from the Biltmore Estate. Alex Quarrier of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. At the time of sale, Biltmore Station was 78 percent leased to a variety of office and retail tenants, including The Biltmore Co., Coram Healthcare, Image Dental Arts, Jimmy Johns, Pour Taproom, PT Solutions, Edward Jones, Virgola Wine Bar, Ichiban Japanese Restaurant and Fhiit Life.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northridge Capital LLC, in partnership with Insite Properties, has broken ground on The Refinery, a 107,000-square-foot creative office and retail project located at 1213 W. Morehead St. in Charlotte’s Midtown district. The five-story building will include four upper levels of 22,500-square-foot floorplates, 10- to 14-foot ceilings heights and floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The first floor will be dedicated to retail space and will feature 16-foot ceiling heights. The Refinery will also feature a rooftop amenity space, free parking in a 350-space parking deck, electric car charging stations, interior bike storage, private showers and locker rooms and a gathering space in the main lobby. The building will sit adjacent to a 287-unit multifamily community currently under construction. In addition, The Refinery is within walking distance to a number of restaurants in Charlotte’s Freemore West neighborhood. Barry Fabyan and Charley Leavitt of JLL are handling the leasing assignment for the office portion of the project, and John Hadley of The Nichols Co. is overseeing retail leasing. The project team includes architect BB+M Architecture, civil engineer LandDesign and general contractor Edifice Construction. Northridge and Insite plan to deliver The Refinery in fall 2018.
CALABASH, N.C. — Cleeman Realty Group (CRG) has arranged the $5.2 million sale of Carolina Commons, a 50,400-square-foot, Food Lion-anchored retail center in Calabash, located 28 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach, S.C. Jacob Baruch, David Kaufman and Michael Cleeman of CRG represented the undisclosed buyer and the seller, a group of TIC investors. Carolina Commons was 93 percent leased at the time of sale.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Avison Young has arranged the $37.3 million sale of Woodfield Glen, a 233-unit apartment community located at 3801 Glen Verde Trail in Raleigh. Peter Sherman, Craig Cadwallader, Grant Linderman and Sam Chow of Avison Young arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, California based-Inco Monterra LLC. ARA Newmark represented the seller, Richmond, Va.-based Grayco Inc. Located at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Lynn Road, the property is located seven miles from downtown Raleigh and four miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Woodfield Glen was constructed in 2008 and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a saltwater pool, fitness center, clubhouse, garages, storage rentals and a game room.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Highwoods Properties Inc. is selling two office towers in Raleigh for a combined $65.3 million. Highwoods Tower One, a 187,000-square-foot office tower in Raleigh, sold for $34.3 million. The Triangle Business Journal reports BB&T, a tenant, acquired the asset. BB&T also acquired an adjacent, two-acre land parcel as part of the acquisition. The 26-year-old building was 85.5 percent leased as of Sept. 30. In addition, Highwoods Properties is selling Highwoods Tower Two for $31 million. The transaction, which is scheduled to close in the second quarter of 2018, will include another adjacent, two-acre land parcel. The 168,000-square-foot building is 15 years old and was 90.8 percent leased as of Sept. 30.
CARY, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged the sale of Regency Office Park, a 387,987-square-foot office campus in Cary, roughly 12 miles west of Raleigh. Ben Kilgore, Jim McMillan, Leslie Holmes, Elliott Brewer, Brad Corsmeier and Brian Carr of CBRE | Raleigh represented the seller, Regency Park Corp., in the transaction. Michigan-based Alidade Capital acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Regency Office Park includes 2000, 3300, 3333, 3700 and 8000 Regency Parkway. At the time of sale, the property was leased to tenants including CBC Americas Corp., Michael Baker Engineering, Zurn, Siemens and Erie Insurance.
CARY, N.C. — MetLife Inc. has broken ground on the third office building at its Global Technology Campus in Cary, roughly 12 miles west of Raleigh. Raleigh-based Highwoods Properties developed all three assets, the first two of which was delivered in 2015. Upon completion, the new building will bring more than 500 jobs to the Cary area. The Global Technology Campus sits on 26.5 acres and, at full build-out, will include three, 213,500-square-foot office buildings. The existing buildings are LEED-certified, and the new building is being designed to achieve the certification as well. The campus features a terrace overlooking Lake Crabtree, an outdoor amphitheater, basketball court, walking trails, campus-wide Wi-Fi, sit-stand desks, wellness rooms, collaborative meeting rooms, coffee bars and structured parking. The new building is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2019.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Insite Properties has arranged the $17.4 million sale of an office building located at 8711 University East Drive in Charlotte on behalf of the buyer, Longvalley 1 LLC. Constructed in 1999, the 118,000-square-foot building features a parking ratio of 8.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Insite Properties will manage the property and handle leasing activity on behalf of the new ownership. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased.