North Carolina

CBRE Brokers $20.7M Sale of Medical Office Building in Durham

by John Nelson June 8, 2023

DURHAM, N.C. — CBRE has brokered the $20.7 million sale of Duke Medical Plaza, a 60,192-square-foot, Class A medical office building located at 4709 Creekstone Drive in Durham. Lee Asher, Zack Holderman, Jordan Selbiger, Trent Jemmett and Cole Reethof of CBRE’s U.S. Healthcare & Life Sciences Capital Markets practice represented the seller, Highwoods Properties, in the transaction. Ben Kilgore of CBRE | Raleigh and Patrick Gildea and Matt Smith of CBRE’s Charlotte office assisted in representing Highwoods. The buyer was not disclosed. Duke Medical Plaza was fully leased at the time of sale to Duke Health Integrated Practice, a subsidiary of Duke University Health System that recently signed a long-term lease extension. The facility serves as a full-service pediatric outpatient clinic offering 14 clinical pediatric services, including neurology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, adolescent gynecology, oncology, rheumatology, nephrology, PT/OT/ST, pulmonary and onsite clinical laboratory and imaging.

June 8, 2023

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Hoffman & Associates to Enter Charlotte, Richmond with $433M in Multifamily Projects

by John Nelson June 6, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. AND RICHMOND, VA. — Hoffman & Associates plans to expand into two new markets, Charlotte and Richmond, with the development of three new multifamily projects totaling 1,108 apartments. The developments, which will exceed 1 million square feet in size and $433 million in total investment, will include two assets in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood and a $133 million development in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood of Richmond. The Washington, D.C. -based developer plans to break ground on 2500 Distribution Street in Charlotte (330 apartments) in spring 2024 and deliver the project in fall 2026. Down the street, Hoffman plans to begin construction on 2401 Distribution Street (410 apartments) in spring 2025 and wrap up construction in summer 2027. Lastly, 3200 W Moore Street in Richmond (368 apartments) will break ground in late 2024 and deliver in late 2026.

June 6, 2023

Development Industrial Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

Beacon Partners Breaks Ground on 380-Acre Apex Gateway in Metro Raleigh

by John Nelson June 6, 2023

APEX, N.C. — Beacon Partners has broken ground on the first phase of Apex Gateway, a 380-acre master-planned development in Apex, approximately 15 miles west of Raleigh. The project surrounds the intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and N.C. Highway 751 and will feature a mix of industrial, life sciences, retail and medical office space. Phase I will feature three light industrial buildings totaling 480,000 square feet, including a 172,150-square-foot headquarters facility for Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Al Williams and Matt Winter of JLL are handling leasing for Apex Gateway’s speculative developments. The project team also includes general contractor The Conlan Co., architect HagerSmith Design and engineer Advanced Civil Design. Truist Bank is providing construction financing.

June 6, 2023

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Carter Exchange Fund Management Sells Station at Poplar Tent Apartments in Metro Charlotte for $74.7M

by John Nelson June 6, 2023

CONCORD, N.C. — Carter Exchange Fund Management Co., a subsidiary of Carter Funds LLC, has sold Station at Poplar Tent, an apartment community located at 50 Poplar Station Circle NW in Concord, roughly 25 miles northeast of Charlotte. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property for $74.7 million. Carter Exchange owned the community for nearly three years, during which time the company completed renovations including the addition of parcel lockers to the clubhouse, upgrades to flooring and expanded amenities and increased average monthly rents on occupied units by 25.2 percent. The property averaged 94.9 percent occupancy during Carter Exchange’s ownership.

June 6, 2023

Acquisitions Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Brennan Acquires 143,268 SF Industrial Building in Conover, North Carolina

by John Nelson June 5, 2023

CONOVER, N.C. — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has acquired an industrial property located at 221 South McLin Creek Road in Conover. Axjo America Inc., a division of Swedish polymer company Axjo, fully occupies the 143,268-square-foot building, which is situated on an 8.3-acre site about 45 miles northwest of Charlotte. The property offers proximity to I-40, NC Highway 16 and U.S. Route 321. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The Conover facility is Brennan’s fifth industrial investment in the Carolinas in the past 18 months, according to Scott McKibben, Brennan’s chief investment officer and managing principal.

June 5, 2023

Conference Coverage Features Industrial North Carolina Southeast Southeast Feature Archive

Interstate 85 Corridor Industrial Markets Aren’t Overbuilt Yet, Say InterFace Panelists

by John Nelson June 1, 2023

Interstate 85 traverses through the heart of the Southeast, the fastest-growing region in the United States by way of population. The southern terminus of the 666-mile interstate is in Montgomery, Ala., home of the mega Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant, and it travels north to just shy of Richmond, Va., the site of North America’s first LEGO factory. Along the way, I-85 connects through Atlanta and the Carolinas markets of Greenville-Spartanburg, Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh-Durham. These I-85 Corridor markets have seen their fair share of industrial development in recent years, so much so that for the first time this cycle, some experts are worried about overbuilding. Steven McGee, vice president of Southeast development at Rockefeller Group, said that half of the nation’s population growth has been coming to the Southeast region, and that faucet isn’t expected to be shut off anytime soon. “America is getting bigger, and half of that growth is occurring in three or four states,” said McGee. “I don’t see any real structural elements that are stopping that growth. It’s a challenge on the timing [for industrial deliveries], but in almost every market we have record vacancy. We have very few options for occupiers coming into the …

June 1, 2023

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Development Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Hollingsworth Begins Construction of 282,733 SF Industrial Development in Mocksville, North Carolina

by Hayden Spiess May 31, 2023

MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The Hollingsworth Cos. has begun the construction of two industrial buildings totaling 282,733 square feet in Mocksville, roughly 25 miles southwest of Winston-Salem. Situated within SouthPoint Industrial Park, the speculative buildings will total 130,492 square feet and 152,241 square feet, respectively, and will bring the property to a total of 12 single-tenant industrial buildings. Both facilities are being built for long-term lease by light manufacturing or distribution tenants.

May 31, 2023

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Northridge Capital Sells Creative Office Building in Charlotte for $19.2M

by John Nelson May 26, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northridge Capital, an independent real estate management firm based in Washington, D.C., has sold a historic creative office building in Charlotte’s FreeMoreWest submarket. An undisclosed real estate investment firm based in Charlotte purchased Grinnell Water Works, located at 1435 W. Morehead St., for $19.2 million. Alex Olofson of Stream Realty Partners and Jared Londry of PointBlank Ventures represented Northridge Capital in the transaction. Grinnell Water Works was built in 1930 and offers approximately 52,000 square feet of rentable office space across two floors. The asset was 70 percent leased at the time of sale.

May 26, 2023

Acquisitions North Carolina Retail Southeast

Divaris Brokers $14.8M Sale of Russ Avenue Shopping Center in Waynesville, North Carolina

by John Nelson May 26, 2023

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — Divaris Real Estate has brokered the $14.8 million sale of Russ Avenue Plaza, a shopping center located at 1153-1220 Russ Ave. in Waynesville, approximately 26 miles west of Asheville, N.C. The 17-acre retail property formerly housed a big-box Kmart store. Jessica Johnson of Divaris represented the seller, an entity doing business as Russ Avenue Plaza LLC, in the transaction. The buyer and future plans for Russ Avenue Plaza were not disclosed.

May 26, 2023

Loans Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Greystone Provides $24.1M HUD-Insured Loan for Metro Charlotte Apartment Community

by John Nelson May 24, 2023

HICKORY, N.C. — Greystone has provided a $24.1 million HUD 223(f) loan for the refinancing of Argyle Place Apartments, a 216-unit multifamily community located in the Charlotte suburb of Hickory. Lisa Fischman of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Pressly Development Co. The HUD-insured loan carries a 35-year term and amortization schedule along with a low, fixed interest rate. In addition to refinancing, loan proceeds enable Pressly Development to make renovations to Argyle Place and fund new construction projects. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that were originally constructed in 1987 and 2001 and renovated in 2018.

May 24, 2023

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