North Carolina

Northmarq Secures $20.8M Refinancing for Residences at Diamond Ridge in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

by John Nelson March 20, 2023

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Northmarq has arranged $20.8 million for the refinancing of The Residences at Diamond Ridge, a 335-unit apartment community located in Winston-Salem. Built in 1959 and 1969 and renovated in 1987, the community comprises 14 three-story buildings with apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Jeffrey Ketron of Northmarq secured the fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan, which carries a five-year term and three years of interest-only payments. Northmarq’s Fannie Mae DUS team assisted in arranging the financing for the property.

March 20, 2023

Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use North Carolina Retail Southeast

Publix Opens 46,791 SF Store at Marketplace at Ellis Crossing in Durham

by John Nelson March 17, 2023

DURHAM, N.C. — Publix Super Markets has opened a 46,791-square-foot store at Marketplace at Ellis Crossing, a 30-acre mixed-use development underway in Durham. Located at the northeast corner of Ellis Road and Watchorn Street, the project marks the fourth North Carolina development for Thompson Thrift. Other tenants at the property, which features an additional 25,000 square feet of retail space, include Chipotle and First National Bank, which is scheduled to open in 2024. Sheetz, Heartland Dental, Lee Nails and It’s a Southern Thing Kitchen & Bar are also expected to open at the development this summer.

March 17, 2023

Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use North Carolina Restaurant Retail Southeast

Massage Studio, Brewery Sign Leases Totaling 5,000 SF at Oakhurst Commons in Charlotte

by John Nelson March 17, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two tenants have signed leases at Oakhurst Commons, a 135,000-square-foot adaptive reuse project currently underway in Charlotte. Massage studio Mood House will lease 3,000 square feet, marking the brand’s second Charlotte location. Additionally, Pop the Top Craft Beer will open a 2,000-square-foot brewery with outdoor patio space. A joint venture between MDH Partners and Parkside Partners acquired the property — located at 4000 Monroe Road and formerly home to a five-building office, warehouse and lab facility — in 2021. Upon completion, the development will include 120,000 square feet of office space and 15,000 square feet of retail space. Alex Mann of Thrift Commercial Real Estate Services handles leasing for the project.

March 17, 2023

Development North Carolina Office Southeast

Swinerton, Monteith to Construct Mass Timber Office Building for Live Oak Bank in Wilmington, North Carolina

by John Nelson March 14, 2023

WILMINGTON, N.C. — A joint venture between two Southeast-based general contractors, Swinerton and Monteith Construction, will construct a four-story mass timber office building on the Live Oak Bank campus in Wilmington. The 67,000-square-foot property will be the fourth building on the campus and the first to be 100 percent mass timber, a sustainable building method that more developers are opting to utilize. The local office of LS3P designed Building Four to achieve LEED Silver certification. The property is expected to accommodate 200 Live Oak Bank employees upon completion, which Swinerton and Monteith are expecting in early 2024. Swinerton’s sister company Timberlab will provide both the glue-laminated timber and the cross-laminate timber fabrications for the Building Four project.

March 14, 2023

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Clarion Partners Acquires 176-Unit Retreat at Weaverville Apartments in Asheville, North Carolina

by John Nelson March 14, 2023

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc., an investment vehicle sponsored by New York-based Clarion Partners, has acquired Retreat at Weaverville, a 176-unit apartment community in Asheville. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Completed in 2021, the property sits on a 16.9-acre site within one mile of I-26. Community amenities include a clubhouse, coffee bar, dog park and dog wash station, fitness center, yoga and spin room, office workspaces and a swimming pool. The new, undisclosed property manager will complete numerous amenity upgrades over the next year at Retreat at Weaverville, including pool furniture upgrades, clubhouse enhancements, the installation of property access gates, the addition of a parcel locker and elevated landscaping.

March 14, 2023

Acquisitions North Carolina Retail Southeast

Legacy Brokers $16.2M Sale of Shopping Center in Metro Charlotte

by John Nelson March 13, 2023

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has arranged the sale of Union Town Center, a 102,360-square-foot shopping center located in Indian Trail, roughly 15 miles southeast of Charlotte. Food Lion, Workout Anytime and Dollar Tree anchor the property. Jacob Baruch and Daniel Baruch of Legacy represented both the buyer and seller in the $16.2 million transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.

March 13, 2023

Acquisitions Build-to-Rent Multifamily North Carolina Single-Family Rental Southeast

Capital Square Acquires 74-Unit Townhome Community in Suburban Raleigh

by John Nelson March 10, 2023

FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. — Capital Square has acquired Ashford Townes, a 74-unit townhome community located in Fuquay-Varina, a southwest suburb of Raleigh. Located at 604 Oakbrook Pass Way, the build-for-rent development was completed in February of last year and features three-bedroom floorplans averaging 1,693 square feet. D.R. Horton was the developer. Capital Square acquired the property on behalf of CS1031 Ashford Townes BFR Housing DST, a private equity investment vehicle internally managed by Dave Platter and Jon Trott.

March 10, 2023

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

StoutCap Purchases Treetop Apartments in Fayetteville, North Carolina for $9.2M

by John Nelson March 9, 2023

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — StoutCap, a real estate investment firm specializing in raising capital from passive investors, has closed on its $9.2 million acquisition of Treetop Apartments in Fayetteville. The seller was not disclosed. The buyer plans to renovate the interiors of all 146 apartments, as well as upgrade the property’s amenities and exteriors. Treetop is situated on 10.4 acres and features a pool, lounge area, onsite laundry facilities, picnic area with grills and onsite property management and maintenance. StoutCap expects the value-add acquisition to double the return for investors in six years. The buyer plans to return 100 percent of capital to its investors in three years.

March 9, 2023

Development Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Siemens Mobility to Invest $220M for New Manufacturing Facility in Lexington, North Carolina

by John Nelson March 8, 2023

LEXINGTON, N.C. — Siemens Mobility, a manufacturer of passenger trains and a subsidiary of Siemens AG, plans to invest $220 million for a new manufacturing and rail service facility in Lexington, a city in North Carolina’s Triad region. The investment is expected to create 500 new jobs. At the facility, Siemens Mobility expects to produce passenger trains for the North American market. The passenger coach manufacturing factory, as well as Siemens Mobility’s locomotive and passenger coach overhauls facility, will be situated on a 200-acre site that allows for future expansion. When it starts operations in 2024, the plant will incorporate tech found in the firm’s sister facility in Sacramento, including robotic welding, 3D printing and Virtual Reality welder training. Siemens Mobility cites the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as being a critical legislation for bringing federal funding for the project. Additionally, Siemens Mobility will be receiving a Job Development Investment Grant from the State of North Carolina. Siemens AG has invested more than $40 billion in its U.S. operations in the past two decades. The company staffs 45,000 employees in the United States and operates 21 manufacturing facilities that service more than 100 cites and 90 percent of Fortune 500 industrial companies.

March 8, 2023

Development Industrial Leasing Activity North Carolina Southeast

Beacon, HM Partners Ink 363,200 SF of Industrial Leases at Beacon Commerce Park in Metro Raleigh

by John Nelson March 7, 2023

GARNER, N.C. — Beacon Partners and HM Partners have signed four leases with separate tenants in the past 60 days at Beacon Commerce Park, a 48-acre industrial park in the Raleigh suburb of Garner. Situated within one mile of I-40 and 6.5 miles from downtown Raleigh, the park will span 631,000 square feet upon completion and feature clear heights ranging from 30 to 36 feet and full concrete truck courts. The four leases included Greentech Renewables-Solar Distribution, an affiliate of Consolidated Electrical Distributors, leasing 68,700 square feet at Building 3, a 260,000-square-foot facility. Also coming to Building 3 is an undisclosed tenant taking 164,956 square feet. At Building 1, Alcami Corp. will occupy 65,002 square feet, and an undisclosed third-party logistics firm will take 64,549 square feet. Ann Stewart Patterson and Austin Nagy of CBRE | Raleigh represented the landlord in all four lease transactions.

March 7, 2023

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