North Carolina

Federal Capital Partners Acquires Restored Tobacco Mill Campus in Downtown Durham for $18M

by John Nelson January 25, 2016

DURHAM, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has purchased the Venable Center, a three-property, 85,886-square-foot mixed-use campus located at 303 S. Roxboro St. in downtown Durham, for $18 million. The property comprises three restored tobacco mill office buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings include office, retail and lab space. Venable Center was 99 percent leased at the time to tenants including Precision Biosciences, which recently signed a long-term lease to extend and expand its space.

January 25, 2016

North Carolina Retail Southeast

Retail Brokers Network Names Debbie Currier as New President

by John Nelson January 21, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Retail Brokers Network (RBN), a national network of retail real estate brokers, has selected Debbie Currier as its new president. Currier is the first woman to hold this position in the organization’s almost 25-year history. Currier will be replacing RBN’s outgoing president Chuck Lanyard, president of RBN’s member firm The Goldstein Group. As president of RBN, Currier will be responsible for helping grow the organization’s brand, representing RBN at industry-related events, recruiting new RBN brokerage offices and facilitating education and networking between the 65 member firms. “I’m delighted to be RBN’s new president, and I look forward to working with the executive team and member offices to contribute to the future success of this great organization,” says Currier. “It is also an honor to be the first woman president at a time when women are assuming more leadership roles in the commercial real estate industry.” Currier is the owner and president of Currier Properties, a Charlotte-based retail real estate brokerage firm and member of RBN. Her corporate clients include Target, CarMax, Hancock Fabrics, rue21, GNC, FedEx Office, Pet People and Rainbow Fashions. Founded in 1992, RBN operates in 48 states. The organization’s network of firms has …

January 21, 2016

Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

Crescent Communities to Build Mixed-Use Development in Charlotte’s NoDa District

by John Nelson January 13, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities is developing a transit-oriented, mixed-use development in Charlotte’s NoDa (North Davidson Arts and Entertainment) district called Crescent NoDa. The project will be located at the planned 36th Street Lynx Blue Line light rail station. Crescent Communities plans to begin construction this month on Crescent NoDa and open the project in 2017, in line with the opening of the city’s light rail extension. Crescent NoDa will feature 344 apartment residences, 7,500 square feet of street-level retail space, an extended platform for the light rail stop, an open plaza, above-ground parking deck and an adjacent commercial parcel, which could include a mixed-use development with up to eight stories in height and 28,000 square feet of additional street-level retail space. Communities amenities will include an outdoor terrace, dog wash station, resident workshop, clubroom, fitness center and private courtyards with a pool, grilling area, green space and fire pits. The project team includes architect Lord Aeck Sargent, landscape architect Land Design and interior designer Vignette Interior Design. Crescent NoDa will be financed with an equity investment by Crescent Communities and debt from Synovus Bank and Citizens Bank. Crescent Communities worked with the NoDa Neighborhood and Business Association in planning …

January 13, 2016

Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Beacon Partners Breaks Ground on 309,536 SF Spec Industrial Facility in Charlotte MSA

by John Nelson January 12, 2016

CONCORD, N.C. — Beacon Partners has broken ground on a new 309,536-square-foot spec industrial facility within RiverOaks Corporate Center in Concord, a northern suburb of Charlotte. RiverOaks is a master-planned, 1.4 million-square-foot manufacturing and logistics park located at the corner of Poplar Tent and Derita roads near Concord Regional Airport. The new building (Building D) is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2016. The project team includes general contractor Choate Construction, architect Merriman Schmitt and civil engineer ColeJenest & Stone. Wells Fargo is financing the project.

January 12, 2016

Crescent Stonewall Station Uptown Charlotte

Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

Crescent Breaks Ground on Whole Foods-Anchored Development in Uptown Charlotte

by John Nelson January 7, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has broken ground on a transit-oriented development at Lynx Light Rail’s Stonewall Station that will be anchored by Uptown Charlotte’s first Whole Foods Market. The mixed-use development will feature the 47,000-square-foot Whole Foods store, 459 luxury apartment residences and a parking deck. Expected to open in 2017, the development will span 5.4 acres and feature a public plaza that will offer food carts and gathering spaces for social events. Community amenities will include a heated, invisible-edge saltwater pool, fitness center, sky lounge, picnic areas and a rooftop dog park. Unit interiors will feature granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, faux-wood flooring, designer lighting fixtures and USB outlets for connectivity. Crescent Stonewall Station’s financing includes an equity investment by Crescent Communities and the Melissaris family, as well as construction debt provided by JP Morgan Chase and Emigrant Realty Finance. The design team includes architect The Preston Partnership, interior designer Vignette Interior Design, civil engineer and landscape architect LandDesign and general contractor Whiting-Turner.

January 7, 2016

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

FCP, Kane Realty Sell Raleigh Multifamily Development for $93.5M

by John Nelson January 5, 2016

RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) and Kane Realty Corp. have sold Allister North Hills, a 434-unit luxury apartment community in Raleigh, for $93.5 million. The property is located at I-440 and Six Forks Road in Raleigh’s Midtown district. FCP and Kane developed the community in 2013. Allister North Hills was nearly 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include two pools, a fitness center, business center, outdoor terraces, community room, dog park and other green spaces. Individual units, each of which have a balcony, feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers and ceramic-tiled bathrooms. Sean Wood and Blake Okland of ARA represented FCP and Kane in the transaction.

January 5, 2016

Vie at Raleigh Wolf Creek NC State University

North Carolina Southeast Student Housing

Colliers Student Housing Brokers $56.7M Sale of Property Near North Carolina State University

by John Nelson January 5, 2016

RALEIGH, N.C. — Colliers International Student Housing Group has arranged the $56.7 million sale of Wolf Creek Apartments, now rebranded as Vie at Raleigh, a student housing apartment community near North Carolina State University. Situated on 41.5 acres in Raleigh, the rental community has 1,394 beds in 385 units and sold for $40,674 per bed. The sellers are Wolf Creek TIC and Wolf Creek II Borrower, and the buyer is undisclosed. Vie at Raleigh is located less than three miles from NC State University, and has two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments with private bedroom-bathroom suites. All apartments have a full kitchen, in-unit laundry and balcony. Frank Quinn and Steven Peden of Colliers International’s Raleigh-Durham office, along with Travis Prince of Colliers International Student Housing Group in Tampa, represented the seller. The buyer plans to renovate the clubhouse, fitness center, select apartment units, social lounge and study lounge. The community also has free tanning, a pet park, a resort-style pool and volleyball courts.

January 5, 2016

North Carolina Retail Southeast

Crosland Southeast, Childress Klein Add CycleBar, PetPeople to Waverly’s Tenant Roster

by John Nelson January 4, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Developers Crosland Southeast and Childress Klein have added two new retailers to the 90-acre Waverly development located near the intersection of Providence and Ardrey Kell roads in south Charlotte. CycleBar, an indoor cycling fitness studio, will lease 3,246 square feet, and PetPeople, a pet foods and supplies retailer, will lease 4,900 square feet. CycleBar plans to reach 100 locations by the end of 2016, with eight planned for the Charlotte metro area. In addition to the Waverly location, PetPeople, which currently operates 28 stores in the Midwest, is adding a location in Cornelius, N.C. Whole Foods Market will anchor Waverly’s 250,000-square-foot retail portion. The development will also feature the 375-unit Solis Waverly apartment community and 150 single-family homes and townhomes.

January 4, 2016

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Bluerock REIT Buys Phase II of Charlotte Apartment Community for $21.8M

by John Nelson December 24, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc. (BRG) has completed the second phase of its acquisition of Ashton Reserve, a Class A apartment community in Charlotte, for $21.8 million. BRG acquired the first phase in August of this year. With the second phase, BRG added 151 newly completed units. The company funded the acquisition using an equity investment of approximately $7.5 million and proceeds of a $15.3 million, 10-year, floating-rate Fannie Mae loan. Built in two stages in 2013 and 2015, the Ashton Reserve Apartments feature high-end one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with 9-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, under-mount sinks and full size washer/dryers. Community amenities include two clubhouses, fitness facilities, a swimming pool with oversized deck and grilling stations, as well as a business center and a private media center.

December 24, 2015

Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Kassinger Development Delivers Apartment Community in Asheville

by John Nelson December 23, 2015

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Kassinger Development Group (KDG), a multifamily developer based in Charleston, S.C., has delivered The Retreat at Hunt Hill, a 180-unit apartment community in Ashville. Residents at the newly delivered complex have views of downtown Asheville and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The complex is located adjacent to the Beaucatcher Hiking Trail and McCormick Field, home of the Asheville Tourists baseball team. Community amenities include a leasing office, swimming pool and fitness center. Units feature Energy Star-rated appliances, faux wood flooring, granite countertops, washer and dryer hook ups and porches.

December 23, 2015

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