CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $45.5 million loan secured by a five-property, 246,000-square-foot office portfolio in Charlotte. Chris Caison of Grandbridge’s Charlotte office arranged the fixed-rate loan through an unnamed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Charlotte-based Beacon Partners, which leases and manages more than 9 million square feet of office and industrial space in North and South Carolina.
BETHESDA, MD. — Capital One Healthcare has provided a $37.8 million loan to CNL Healthcare Properties for a five-property healthcare real estate portfolio in the Triangle region of North Carolina. The portfolio comprises the North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham and four medical office buildings in Roxboro, Oxford and Chapel Hill. CNL Healthcare Properties, a non-traded seniors housing and healthcare REIT, is using the loan to refinance the portfolio, which it purchased in June 2015.
ATLANTA — AloStar has provided three loans totaling $20.5 million for the acquisition of industrial and retail assets in North Carolina and Georgia. AloStar funded a $9 million loan to ColumbusNova for the purchase of a 159,810-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mooresville, N.C. The property will be leased to a specialty beverage producer. AloStar also funded a $7.3 million loan to a joint venture for the purchase and renovation of a 272,396-square-foot industrial asset in Durham. The joint venture was between Trinity Capital Advisors and SilverCap Partners. AloStar also provided a $4.2 million loan to SunCap Opportunity Fund for the purchase of Uptown Square, a 72,277-square-foot shopping center in Fayetteville, Ga. The asset is anchored by Goodwill and Harbor Freights Tools. AloStar is headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., and its commercial office is located in Atlanta.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — BC Wood Properties has acquired Catawba Village, a 56,840-square-foot shopping center located in Charlotte. Food Lion anchors the property, which is also home to tenants including Workout Anytime and State Farm. The property is BC Wood Properties’ fifth shopping center acquisition in North Carolina. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Lexington, Ky.-based BC Wood Properties owns and manages 39 shopping centers spanning more than 5 million square feet in 11 states.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Insite Properties has brokered the $5.4 million sale of Lincoln Building, a Class A, 25,500-square-foot office building located at 3315 Springbank Lane in Charlotte. Built in 2000, the three-story brick office building is situated near the intersection of Highway 51 and Providence Road. The property was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. SunTrust Bank occupies the building’s first floor and operates four drive-thru lanes. Jay Blanton and Bart Murr of Insite Properties represented the buyer, Family Video Employees LLC, in the transaction. Rob Cochran and Jared Londry Cushman & Wakefield’s Charlotte office represented the seller, Lincoln Charlotte Office LLC, an entity controlled by Grubb Properties.
RALEIGH, N.C. — TradeMark Properties has arranged a 55,000-square-foot lease transaction with Harris Teeter at Seaboard Station, a 92,000-square-foot shopping center that anchors the north end of downtown Raleigh. The shopping center is located adjacent to William Peace University off Peace and Halifax streets. Seaboard Station has been fully occupied since its sale in 2013. TradeMark Properties, the management and leasing agent for Seaboard Station, has partnered with Lowe Enterprises to develop expansion and development concepts for the project to allow for more retail space and the possibility of apartment residences and/or lodging. Built in the 1940s, Seaboard Station was originally a train depot and warehouse complex.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — KBS Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (KBS REIT) has sold Gateway Center, a 10-story, 310,745-square-foot office building located at 901 W. Trade St. in Charlotte’s central business district. An undisclosed buyer purchased the asset for $30.5 million. The property is within walking distance of Greyhound and Light Rail stations, in addition to Bank of America Stadium, home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. Gateway Center was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bank of America and Johnson & Wales University. Amenities include a sundries shop and a 149-space, below-grade parking facility. The sale includes a 1.6-acre parcel currently used as a 29-space surface parking lot. Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Ralph Smalley and Christopher Lingerfelt of HFF represented KBS REIT in the sale.
DURHAM, N.C. — A joint venture between Trinity Capital Advisors and SilverCap Partners has purchased Research Tri-Center North III and IV, a 272,396-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility located at 2910 and 2710 Weck Drive in Durham. The facility features 25 dock-high doors, 40-foot by 40-foot column spacing, an ESFR sprinkler system and a truck court with trailer parking. Trinity Capital plans to upgrade the facility with new T5 lighting, renovated office space and paved access off Alson Avenue, which will re-orient the property as a rear-loading facility. Bryan Everett of CBRE | Raleigh represented the seller, B F Properties II NC LLC, in the transaction. The joint venture has selected Trinity Partners to manage the property and Everett and Daniel Jackson, also with CBRE | Raleigh, to lease the project.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Chicago-based Origin Investments has purchased Trinity Place, a four-story, 114,547-square-foot office building located at 1201 Edwards Mill Road in west Raleigh. Origin Investments acquired the Class A building via the $150 million Origin’s Fund 3 from an unnamed institutional real estate fund for $23.5 million. Trinity Place was fully leased at the time of sale and has maintained an average occupancy of 97 percent since 2003. Ryan Clutter and Scott Humphrey of HFF brokered the transaction. Origin Investments has retained Ed Pulliam and Brad Corsmeier of CBRE to market Trinity Place and Foundry Commercial to manage the asset.
PEMBROKE, N.C.— NorthMarq Capital has arranged $9.8 million in acquisition financing for Pembroke Place, a 336-bed student housing community located near the University of North Carolina at Pembroke campus in Pembroke. The transaction was structured with a 15-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. Lee Weaver and Steve Whitehead of NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower, Pembroke Place CP LLC, through its Fannie Mae DUS program.