WEAVERVILLE, N.C. — Inland Real Estate Corp. has formed a joint venture with MAB American Retail Partners LLC to acquire Weaverville Plaza, a 49,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Asheville suburb of Weaverville. The joint venture has signed a lease with Publix for the ground-up development of a new 49,000-square-foot grocery store at the property. The new owners also plan to invest roughly $21.6 million to redevelop the center, which will include demolition of existing retail space for the new Publix store, repositioning of in-line shop space and construction of a new outlot at the center. The completed redevelopment is expected to total approximately 139,000 square feet. Construction is expected to commence in the first quarter of 2016, with the new Publix store anticipated to open in 2017.
North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. — LEM Capital has funded a $6.5 million joint venture investment for the acquisition and renovation of Emerald Forest, a 320-unit multifamily property located in Durham, N.C. The property is set to undergo value-add renovations. Emerald Forest is a garden-style asset that was built in 1985 and features a mix of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Capstone Capital has secured a $25 million financing loan for Phase I of Addison Ridge Apartments. The 211-unit community is located in Fayetteville, N.C. and was financed with a non-recourse, CMBS loan. The $25 million loan was secured for 10 years at a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, with five years of interest-only payments. Jackson Howard represented the borrower through the completion of the financing.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — CBRE has brokered the $27 million sale of Kenton Circle, a 135,757-square-foot, three-building office park in Huntersville, part of the North Charlotte office submarket. Kenton Circle’s anchor tenants include Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty and IMG. A joint venture between Acre Valley Real Estate Capital LLC and ABS Partners Real Estate LLC purchased the property from Childress Klein and WHI Real Estate Partners LLC. Childress Klein will continue to serve as property manager and leasing agent for the new owner. Patrick Gildea of CBRE’s Charlotte office represented the sellers in the transaction.
CARY, N.C. — Capstone Capital has arranged a $37.6 million Fannie Mae loan for Amberton at Stonewater Apartments, a 348-unit community in Cary. The non-recourse loan features three years of interest-only payments fixed at 4.49 percent. Completed in 2014, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Carroll Cos.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Greystone has provided a $25 million CMBS loan to refinance Addison Ridge, a 211-unit apartment community located in Fayetteville. Constructed in 2014, the apartment property features a movie theater, swimming pool and fitness center with an on-site personal trainer. Greg Krafcik of Greystone originated the five-year, interest-only loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. Jackson Howard of Capstone Capital arranged the loan.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered three separate sales of three apartment communities in the Raleigh-Durham area totaling $62.4 million. The transactions include Atlanta-based TriBridge Residential selling The Hamptons at RTP, a 286-unit property in Durham, to Cortland Partners for $34.6 million; Los Angeles-based Robertson Properties Group selling Emerald Forest, a 320-unit property in Durham, to New York-based Somerset Partners for $19.5 million; and New York-based JEM Holdings purchasing Westchester, a 160-unit property in Garner, from Carlisle Residential for $8.3 million. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the sellers in all three transactions.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-based Beacon Partners has purchased Park Village, a 92,222-square-foot mixed-use asset located at 1520 South Blvd. in Charlotte, for $21.7 million. Located adjacent to the LYNX light rail station in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood, the property features one floor of ground-level retail space and two stories of office space. Park Village’s tenant roster includes Aveda Institute, Beasley Media Group and Carrabba’s. Patrick Gildea led CBRE in representing the sellers, Ferncroft Capital and PRP LLC, in the transaction.
Federal Capital Partners Signs Duke University to 188,000 SF Lease Renewal, Expansion in Durham
by John Nelson
DURHAM, N.C. — Federal Capital Partners (FCP) has signed Duke University to a lease renewal and expansion totaling 188,000 square feet in Durham. Duke has extended its lease at Erwin Square Plaza, a Class A, 238,792-square-foot office tower located on Main Street in downtown Durham. Duke University and its affiliates currently lease a majority of the building. FCP’s property is also home to restaurants such as Parizade Café, Local 22 and Guasaca. Brad Corsmeier and John Brewer of CBRE|Raleigh represented FCP in the lease transaction. Austin Koon, Jeff Miller and Maggie Clougherty of Davis Moore Advisors represented Duke University.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dominion Realty Partners has closed on the $8.5 million purchase of a five-acre site on West Trade Street in Uptown Charlotte from Bank of America. The developer will soon begin construction at the site on 1010 West Trade, a 294-unit apartment community. The five-story apartment development will wrap around a parking deck and an interior amenity courtyard that will feature a saltwater pool, grilling stations with big-screen TVs, backyard sports lawn and gathering spaces. Other amenities will include a business center, cyber café, fitness center, clubroom and a demonstration kitchen. Chris Swart of Lincoln Harris represented the seller, and Beau McIntosh of Capstone Apartment Partners represented Dominion Realty Partners in the land purchase. Architectural firm Rule Joy Trammell & Rubio designed 1010 West Trade, and VCC is the general contractor overseeing construction of the project.