North Carolina

One City Center Durham

DURHAM, N.C. — Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. has entered into a joint venture development agreement with Austin Lawrence Partners to develop and own One City Center, an $86 million, 27-story mixed-use project in downtown Durham. The development will feature 130,000 square feet of office space, 22,000 square feet of street-level retail space, 139 residential units and a two-level underground parking garage. Duke University has recently leased 55,000 square feet at the development, which will be situated at the corner of Corcoran and Main streets. Armada Hoffler will own and develop the office and retail portions, and Austin Lawrence Partners will develop the multifamily and parking components. Armada Hoffler Construction Co., a division of Armada Hoffler Properties, will serve as general contractor of the entire project. The companies plan to break ground on One City Center during the first quarter of 2016 and wrap up construction in mid-2018.

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Glenwood Grubb Stiles Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. — Stiles Residential Group, a division of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Stiles, and Raleigh-based Grubb Ventures have partnered to develop a new 186-unit mid-rise apartment community in Raleigh. Located at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Oberlin Road inside the I-440 Beltline, the Class A project will be situated adjacent to Carolina Country Club and near downtown Raleigh and Cameron Village. Apartment homes in the unnamed property will include studio, one-, two- and three-bedrooms ranging in size from 600 square feet to more than 1,700 square feet. Community amenities will include three resident lounges/clubrooms, a café, resort-style pool and outdoor entertainment area, terrace overlooking the adjacent golf course, fitness center and a landscaped courtyard with seating areas and a bocce ball court. Construction is scheduled to commence in March and first move-ins are anticipated to be in early summer 2017.

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2530 Meridian Parkway Durham

DURHAM, N.C. — Raleigh-based Q10 Professional Mortgage of North Carolina has arranged a $9.5 million acquisition loan for a Class A office building in Durham. The 104,400-square-foot property is located at 2530 Meridian Parkway within Meridian Business Park. The office building was 80 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Regus Executive Suites and the RTP offices of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. Spencer Wilson of Q10 Professional Mortgage arranged the loan through RGA Reinsurance Group on behalf of the buyer, Rochester, N.Y.-based JPB Holdings. Jimmy Barnes and Whit Brown of NAI Carolantic represented the buyer in the acquisition. Ben Kilgore of CBRE represented the seller, Meridian Operating Associates LLC.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the $38.1 million sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio in Charlotte. The 618-unit portfolio features apartment communities built between 1997 and 1999. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the seller, Mission Charlotte DST, in the transaction. LIV Apartment Partners LLC was the buyer. The properties include the 249-unit Mission Harris Pavilion located at the intersection of University City Boulevard and I-485, the 207-unit Mission Reedy Creek located on East WT Harris Boulevard and the 162-unit Mission Concord Place located off I-85 in the northern Charlotte suburb of Concord.

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Kerner Ridge Assisted Living Kernersville

CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a total of $47.7 million of permanent financing for six assisted living communities managed by Ridge Care Inc. The financing included a $38.5 million, 35-year, fixed-rate loan through the FHA 232/223(f) mortgage insurance program and a $9.2 million Fannie Mae loan. John Randolph and Charlie Shoop of Key’s Healthcare Mortgage Group arranged the financing, which provides Ridge Care with cash flow flexibility and excess proceeds to make capital improvements within their portfolio and continue the development of additional assisted living communities. The six recently refinanced properties comprise 319 units and include The Havens at Princeton in Princeton, W.Va.; Walnut Ridge Assisted Living in Walnut Cove, N.C.; Kerner Ridge Assisted Living in Kernersville, N.C.; Forest Ridge Assisted Living in West Jefferson, N.C.; Mallard Ridge Assisted Living in Clemmons, N.C.; and Arbor Ridge at Stanleyville in Stanleyville, N.C.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners has sold the mixed-use development, West Village, for $187 million. The Connor Group purchased the development, which is located at 605 W. Main St. in Durham. West Village consists of 609 apartments and 104,000 square feet of commercial space, which is located less than two miles from Duke University. The apartments are comprised of 453 urban lofts and 156 luxury apartments. The 10 buildings that make up West Village were previously tobacco warehouses, with most of the buildings pre-dating 1920. The apartments at West Village range from studios to four-bedroom units, and amenities include swimming pools with sundecks, courtyards, a fitness center, business center, on-site Amtrak station, outdoor theater, clubhouse, game room, bike shop and patios with a TV and grills. Over the past few years, improvements throughout the community were made, including new branding, signage, Wi-Fi hotspots, and the fitness center was expanded to feature a yoga room and juice bar. West Village residents also have access to the Zipcar program. There are currently 45 restaurants within a half-mile radius of West Village, which has a Walk Score of 84, meaning most errands can be accomplished on foot. The residential portion of West …

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Citrix Raleigh Warehouse District

RALEIGH, N.C. — Citrix, a software company that specializes in mobile workspace technologies for on-demand access, has expanded its footprint at its corporate headquarters in Raleigh by 14,000 square feet. The company now fully occupies its 186,000-square-foot headquarters at 120 S. West St. in downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District. Charlie Coyne and Christina Coffey of CBRE | Raleigh’s retail services team represented the landlord, JMC Holdings, in the lease transaction. Austin Koon and Gardner Gibson of Davis Moore represented Citrix.

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Friendly Center Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has added home retailer West Elm and Pieology Pizzeria to Friendly Center, an upscale shopping center in Greensboro. Existing tenants at Friendly Center include lululemon athletica, Anthropologie, Altar’d State and Whole Foods Market. West Elm and Pieology are part of the center’s new 12,709-square-foot expansion, which will be situated between Anthropologie and Whole Foods facing West Friendly Avenue. Construction on the expansion is underway, and CBL expects the two new retailers to open this fall. A third soon-to-be-named retailer will also occupy space in the center’s expansion.

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Park Central Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. — Kane Realty Corp., a Raleigh-based commercial real estate developer, has joined with Newport Beach, Calif.-based KBS Realty Advisors as a joint venture partner for the development of Park Central in Raleigh. The development costs for the 16-story, mixed-use tower are estimated to total $100 million, according to Triangle Business Journal. “We are delighted for our partnership with KBS Realty Advisors to continue with Park Central,” says John Kane, CEO of Kane Realty Corp. “The vision we’ve shared with KBS fulfills the [area’s] demand for an upscale, urban lifestyle that’s rich with amenities. As Raleigh continues to grow, we are proud to provide a vibrant community … for residents and workers to enjoy.” The 252,204-square-foot high-rise retail and apartment building will be located at the intersection of Six Forks Road and the 440 Beltline in Midtown Raleigh’s North Hills district. Construction is already underway on the project, which is situated adjacent to Midtown Park. “We truly believe Park Central’s dynamic location within an attractive market like Raleigh, coupled with the luxury style of living we’re offering, will be a very attractive draw to tenants,” says Marc DeLuca, regional president of KBS. “Raleigh has become an appealing location for …

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Forest at Chasewood Apartments Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eller Capital Partners and its affiliate, PEG Capital Management, have sold the 220-unit Forest at Chasewood Apartments in Charlotte for $12.8 million. Eller Capital sold the asset to a private, out-of-state investor. The property was built in 1985 at 1600 Chasewood Drive off of Monroe Road. The Forest at Chasewood is the second Charlotte apartment community that Eller Capital Partners has sold recently. In August 2015, the Chapel Hill-based multifamily investor and operator sold Laurel Walk Apartments on Providence Road.

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