CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Beacon Partners has unveiled its plans for a 3.5-acre block, situated at South Tryon and Bland streets in Charlotte’s South End, that the firm is currently redeveloping. The new development will feature two eight-story buildings spanning 320,000 square feet. Named the RailYard, the project will feature office space, 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and 100 residential units. The site sits one block from the LYNX Bland Street Station and at the head of the Rail Trail, a 3.5-mile trail along the LYNX Blue Line. The RailYard’s buildings will feature a brick exterior, masonry, ornamental steel and glass, double-door arched entryways and open floor plates offering views of Uptown and South End. The development will include a one-acre rooftop park and an outdoor courtyard between the two buildings. The design team includes RBA Group and David Furman of Centro Cityworks. Kristy Venning and Charlie Swanson of Beacon Partners are handling the leasing. Construction on RailYard is scheduled to begin this summer.
North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged the $20.3 million sale of Marketplace at Lake Boone, a mixed-use property located at the intersection of Lake Boone Trail and Gateway Access Point in Raleigh. Griffin Partners purchased the property from Singerman Real Estate. Marketplace at Lake Boone features 76,253 square feet of street-level retail space and second-story office space. According to Griffin Partners, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ashton Woods, AT Allen Co., Sirius Computer Solutions, Greystone, Saracare, Buffalo Brothers, Guasaca, Bottle Revolution, Traditions Bridal and The Oaks. Ben Kilgore, Elliott Brewer and Leslie Holmes of CBRE | Raleigh represented Singerman Real Estate in the transaction.
CARY, N.C. — The Dilweg Cos. has purchased Regency Lakeview, a two-building, 376,131-square-foot office complex in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. sold the property to Durham, N.C.-based Dilweg for $61 million. The two five-story, Class A buildings were built in 1985 and 1998 and were fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dude Solutions, HCL, Global Knowledge and Black & Veatch. Dilweg plans to invest roughly $4 million to upgrade Regency Lakeview’s operating systems, parking, common areas and tenant amenities. Ben Kilgore, Elliott Brewer and Leslie Holmes of CBRE | Raleigh, along with Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith and Leslie Wooten of CBRE Inc., represented Intercontinental in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Atlanta office has brokered the $8.4 million sale of Pineville Towne Market, a 83,526-square-foot shopping center located at 321 S. Polk St. in Charlotte. Situated on 8.7 acres at the intersection of Main and South Polk streets, the shopping center is anchored by Food Lion. F and L Meadow Creek LLC, a 1031 exchange buyer, purchased the property from LARC Asset Management and Realty Inc. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS’ Atlanta office represented the seller, while Adam Russ of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction.
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. AND SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has closed the sale of Brookdale Hendersonville in North Carolina and Brookdale Skylyn in South Carolina. A private equity group purchased both properties from Brookdale Senior Living Inc., the largest owner and operator of seniors housing communities in the United States, for $33 million. Brookdale Hendersonville, located in the Asheville suburb of Hendersonville, offers independent living cottages, an independent living clubhouse, an administrative office building and a separate memory care building. Built in 1985 and 1993, the community sits on a total of 21.4 acres of land. Brookdale Skylyn, located in Spartanburg, is an independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing community. The property consists of two senior living buildings and one skilled nursing building. Built in 1986, the community sits on 17.6 acres of land. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone represented Brookdale Senior Living in the transaction.
TAMPA, FLA. — ARA Newmark has brokered the $127 million sale of a four-property, 1,153-unit multifamily portfolio in Florida and North Carolina. The properties include the 298-unit ARIUM Bala Sands in Orlando, the 247-unit ARIUM Citrus Park and the 368-unit ARIUM Bay Pointe, both in Tampa, and the 240-unit ARIUM Pineville in Charlotte. The seller, The Carroll Organization, has implemented interior renovations on select units in all four properties. Patrick Dufour, Kevin Judd, John Heimburger, Scott Ramey, Jason Kon, Dick Donnellan, Marc deBaptiste, Dean Smith and Blake Okland of ARA Newmark represented Carroll in the transaction, which was completed in three phases.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $42.5 million in Freddie Mac loans for the refinancing of a four-property multifamily portfolio in Wilmington. The assets total 695 units and include Hawthorne at New Centre, Hawthorne Commons, Hawthorne Centre North and Hawthorne Lofts. All four properties were constructed between 1990 and 1998 and were renovated in 2014. Timothy DeWispelaere of KeyBank arranged the financing with a 10-year term, five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
CARY, N.C. — Petrus Partners Ltd. has sold 400 Regency Forest, a 111,639-square-foot office building situated within Regency Park in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh-Durham. Epic Regency LLC purchased the Class A asset from Petrus Partners for $23 million. Built in 2000 on 8.5 acres, the office building was 96.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Caterpillar Inc., Pentair Inc. and Mediant Communications Inc. Scot Humphrey, Ryan Clutter, Justin Good and Chris Norvell of HFF represented Petrus Partners in the sale.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged the sale of Marketplace at Lake Boone, a 76,253-square-foot mixed-use development located at the intersection of Lake Boone Trail and Gateway Access Road in Raleigh. The LEED Gold- and Platinum-certified property consists of office and retail space. Tenants at the fully leased center include Ashton Woods, AT Allen Co., Sirius Computer Solutions, Greystone, Saracare, Buffalo Brothers, Guasaca, Bottle Revolution, Traditions Bridal and The Oaks. Ben Kilgore, Jim McMillan, Elliott Brewer, and Leslie Holmes of CBRE | Raleigh represented the seller, Singerman Real Estate Partners, in the disposition of the property to Houston-based Griffin Partners.
APEX, N.C. — Greystone has provided a $30.9 million loan to developer RST Development LLC for the construction of The Flats at Apex 540, a 212-unit apartment community located in Apex, roughly 15 miles west of Raleigh. The project will include 457 surface parking spaces, 72 detached garage parking spaces, a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, business center, deck area with a cabana and outdoor kitchen, car care facility and a dog park. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone originated the FHA-insured loan using HUD’s 2016 MAP Guide standards for a lower Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) threshold based on Green and Energy Efficiency Multifamily Housing requirements. To qualify for the program, a real estate project must produce a Statement of Energy Design Intent (SEDI) score of 75 or higher, and The Flats at Apex 540 produces a SEDI energy score of 82. The financing was fast-tracked by HUD’s Atlanta office, saving RST Development at least four months, according to Greystone. RST Development plans to deliver the asset in mid-2018.