CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dallas-based Velocis, in a partnership with Lincoln Property Co., has purchased a telecom carrier hotel and data center located at 701 Trade St. in downtown Charlotte. Built in 1968, the two-story building is more than 80 percent leased to telecommunications and colocation data center users. Lincoln Harris will lease and manage the property.
BELMONT, N.C. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 124,213-square-foot distribution center located at 2100 The Oaks Parkway in Belmont, a suburb of Charlotte. GCP Capital Group purchased the facility from an unnamed institutional fund advisor for an undisclosed price. The property is fully leased to Industrial Distribution Group Inc. for use by its IDG USA division, which specializes in the distribution of maintenance, repair and operations supplies to industrial customers. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson and Chris Skibinski of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Portman Holdings has secured financing for its $122 million office building located at 615 S. College Ave. in Uptown Charlotte. The financing included equity from China Orient Summit Capital and debt from PCCP LLC. The 371,000-square-foot office building will be constructed atop an existing parking garage, and upon completion in February 2017, the office tower will have an outdoor green space and direct access to the Lynx Blue Line. John Portman & Associates is providing architectural services, and Travis Garland of Portman Holdings is managing the leasing process, in conjunction with Trinity Partners. Portman Holdings will officially break ground on the office tower on Friday, Aug. 14.
ROCK HILL, S.C. AND HIGH POINT, N.C. — The Shopping Center Group has arranged the sale of two grocery-anchored neighborhood centers in the Carolinas — Belleview Square in Rock Hill and Fairfield Square in High Point. The 77,800-square-foot Belleview Square sold for $5.8 million. The shopping center is anchored by Super BI-LO and was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Cricket Wireless, Papa John’s, HomeSmart Lease-To-Own and Albright’s Liquor Store. The 71,000-square-foot Fairfield Square sold for $4.1 million. The shopping center is anchored by Food Lion and was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Radio Shack, Family Dollar and Donut World. An affiliate of New York-based Juster Development sold both assets to an affiliate of Richmond, Va.-based Hackney Real Estate Partners. Anthony Blanco, Lenard Williams, Darrell Palasciano and Mallory Ham of The Shopping Center Group marketed both properties.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners and Federal Capital Partners have teamed up to develop Solis Waverly, a 375-unit apartment community located in the Waverly master-planned development in south Charlotte. The community’s amenity package includes attached and detached garages, a fitness center, conference room, pet park and resort-style pool with a bar. Solis Waverly’s first one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are expected to be completed by spring 2016. The general contractor for the project is Fortune Johnson. Waverly’s 90-acre plan includes a mix of retail, office, medical office and residential offerings. Novant Healthcare will open a facility at Waverly in the fall. Other tenants at Waverly will include Whole Foods Market, Modern Salon, Dresslers, Bad Daddy’s and Novanta Pizzeria Napoletana.
CARY, N.C. — On behalf of landlord Centrex Properties Inc., CBRE|Raleigh has arranged a 45,500-square-foot lease with H Mart, an Asian-inspired supermarket chain based in Queens, N.Y. The grocer will anchor the 79,000-square-foot Cornerstone Village, a shopping center located at the intersection of David Drive and High House Road in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Other tenants at Cornerstone Village include Sun Tan City, Doherty’s Irish Pub, Fantastic Sams and Eye Care Associates. H Mart plans to open its new store in the second quarter of 2016. Charlie Coyne and Reagan Crabtree of CBRE|Raleigh worked with Pam Hochmuth and Lynda Lange of Centrex Properties in the lease transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Beacon Partners has begun construction on 500 East Morehead, a 180,000-square-foot office building on Morehead Street in Midtown Charlotte. The property will be located next door to the Dowd YMCA and adjacent to the Carson Boulevard light rail station, Southend Rail Trail, Little Sugar Creek Greenway and Latta Park. Upon completion, the asset will feature 15,000 square feet of retail space targeted for a coffee shop, lunch restaurant and an upscale restaurant. The property will also feature a 1,000-square-foot Sky Terrace, three private outdoor terraces, a lounge area with TVs, on-site fitness center, conference centers and an attached parking deck. Charlie Swanson and Kristy Venning of Beacon Partners are the leasing agents for 500 East Morehead. The design team includes architect BB+M and general contractor Balfour Beatty. Beacon Partners expects to deliver the asset in November 2016.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has brokered the $46 million sale of Greylyn Business Park, a 648,156-square-foot office, retail and industrial park in Charlotte. The property’s tenant roster includes Active Screw & Fastener Co., Mirrormate, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, KNA Corp. and United Refrigeration Inc. Cleveland-based Weston Inc. purchased the asset from GID. Brad Cherry, Pete Pittroff and Spencer Yorke of JLL’s Charlotte office represented the seller in the transaction. Weston has retained Yorke and Natalie Marshall of JLL to lease the business park and Mimi Fisher and Jason Sierra of JLL to manage the property on-site.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lincoln Harris’ Charlotte office has arranged two leases totaling 62,075 square feet at Capitol Towers – South Tower, a 236,250-square-foot, Class A office tower located at 4350 Congress St. in Charlotte. Campbell Walker of Lincoln Harris’ Charlotte office represented the landlord, Capitol Towers LLC, in both lease transactions. The deals included Sterling Capital Management LLC leasing 22,075 square feet and Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP leasing 40,000 square feet. Jim Thorp of JLL represented Sterling, and Barney Earles of CBRE represented Dixon Hughes Goodman.
RALEIGH AND DURHAM, N.C. — Charlotte-based Insite Properties has represented CNL Healthcare Properties in the acquisition of five single-tenant medical facilities in the Raleigh-Durham area. The portfolio includes the 58,189-square-foot North Carolina Specialty Hospital in Durham and four medical office buildings totaling 103,049 square feet. The 63,158-square-foot flagship facility and corporate headquarters for Triangle Orthopaedics Associates is the largest of the four medical office buildings. The five buildings were built between 2004 and 2011 and the current tenants have between 12 and 15 years remaining on their leases. Insite Properties will provide property management services for the portfolio. Sam DiFranco of Trinity Partners represented the seller in the transaction.