WILMINGTON, N.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $16 million first mortgage loan for the refinancing of Stephens Pointe Apartments, a newly built, 192-unit apartment community in Wilmington’s Porters Neck area. Wesley Fricks of Grandbridge arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. The property was more than 90 percent occupied at the time of financing.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Dominion Realty Partners has opened Charter Square, a Class A, 242,969-square-foot office tower in downtown Raleigh. Situated on the south end of Fayetteville Street, the 11-story building is located in the city’s growing technology hub immediately adjacent to the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center, Raleigh Convention Center and Raleigh Marriott City Center. The property opened at 56 percent occupancy with tenants such as Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP, HDR Engineers, Industrious, CBRE Raleigh, JDavis Architects, Intelligent Office, Dominion Realty Partners, Yadkin Bank and a restaurant by Eschelon Hospitality. When construction began in spring 2014, the property was 100 percent speculative. Charter Square features a blue glass exterior, outdoor plaza, card access control systems, direct underground parking and on-site security. Dominion Realty Partners teamed up with Prudential Real Estate Investors to develop the office building.
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — Carolinas Holdings Inc. has begun developing Smithfield Landing, a two-building, 9,048-square-foot strip retail center. The fully leased center is located at 110 S. Equity Drive in Smithfield, adjacent to Simon Property Group’s Carolina Premium Outlets. The property’s tenant roster includes Starbucks Coffee, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Buffalo Wild Wings. The development team comprises architect McMillan Pazdan Smith, civil engineer McKim & Creed and general contractor Spell Construction. Palmetto Bank provided construction financing for Smithfield Landing, which will open in late 2015.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Concord Hospitality has sold the Renaissance and Hyatt House Raleigh North Hills hotels in Raleigh for a combined $109 million. Companies owned by an unnamed global investment fund acquired the two hotels through cash and an assumption of debt. The two properties anchor North Hills, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development that serves as a live-work-play destination for Raleigh residents and businesses. Concord will continue to manage the two assets under a long-term management agreement. Mark Elliott of Hodges Ward Elliott and Tom Ives of CBRE Hotels represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK — Capital One has provided four loans totaling $53.4 million for the refinancing of four apartment communities in North Carolina and South Carolina. Capital One provided the loans to Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners Fund, which used the loans to repay existing CMBS debt on the properties, according to Capital One. The refinanced assets in North Carolina include the 252-unit Chason Ridge in Fayetteville and the 194-unit Bridges at Mallard Creek in Charlotte. Brookfield received loans of $9.5 million and $11.1 million, respectively, for those assets. In South Carolina, the refinanced properties include the 240-unit Waverly Place in North Charleston and the 232-unit Paces Watch in Mount Pleasant. Brookfield received loans for $12.7 million and $20.6 million, respectively.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wood Partners LLC has broken ground on Alta Berewick, a 266-unit apartment community located on a 16-acre lot at 5503 Dixie River Road in Charlotte. Wood Partners expects to have apartments available for lease in February 2016, with construction slated for a December 2016 completion. This apartment community marks the 15th property that Wood Partners has developed in North Carolina. Architect Cline Design Associates has designed the property to comprise one- to three-bedroom units, each featuring stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers, granite countertops and faux wood flooring. The community’s amenity offerings include a fitness center, resort-style pool, clubroom, cyber café and a playground. Wood Partners purchased the lot from Berewick Town Center III for an undisclosed price. Wood Partners’ equity partner on the project is Sumitomo Corporation of the Americas, and the community’s general contractor is WP East Builders. Wood Residential Services will manage the community upon completion.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Piedmont Properties/CORFAC International has brokered the $2.1 million sale of a 1.5-acre lot of land located at 223 Medical Park Road in Mooresville, a suburb of Raleigh. David Alexander of Mooresville purchased the property from Matthew Johnson of Mount Mourne Springs. Steve Gentry of Piedmont Properties/CORFAC represented the seller in the transaction.
CARY, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the $13.9 million sale of Northwoods Townhomes, a 137-unit apartment community located at 411 Gregory Drive in Cary, a town in North Carolina’s Triangle region. The property’s amenity package includes a fitness center, outdoor kitchen, swimming pool and lighted tennis court. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the seller, QR Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor based in New Jersey.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A10 Capital has funded two bridge loans totaling $9.1 million for the refinancing of two suburban office properties in Raleigh. Chuck Taylor of A10 Capital structured and closed both loans. Todd Crouse of NorthMarq Capital arranged both loans on behalf of the borrower, a local experienced investor and operator of office properties.
DURHAM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $35.6 million sale of Whetstone Apartments, a 204-unit apartment community located in downtown Durham. Armanda Hoffler recently developed the property, which is within walking distance to American Tobacco and Durham Bulls Stadium. Allan Lynch and Justin Good of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Raleigh office represented the seller, Tribridge Residential Inc., in the transaction.
