RESTON, VA. — Artemis has provided $74.7 million in financing for the construction of a dual-branded Marriott AC Hotel and Residence Inn at Reston Town Center in Reston, approximately 20 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Jamie Leachman and Chris Hew of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrow and developer, The Donohoe Cos. Totaling 267 guest rooms and designed by Atlanta-based Cooper Carry Architects, the project will include a 120-room extended-stay Residence Inn and a 147-room boutique AC Hotel. Additionally, the development will feature 34,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space. Amenities will include a shared lobby, 8,000 square feet of meeting space, an indoor pool and a fitness facility. Completion of the project, which is already under construction, is scheduled for late 2024. Donohoe Hospitality will operate the hotels, and Complete Building Services will provide facilities management services.
North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Ascent Uptown, a 33-story apartment community comprising 300 units in Uptown Charlotte. Located at 225 S. Poplar St., the property features a rooftop pool, sky lounge, penthouse lounge with bar, private massage room, fitness center and a pet spa and grooming salon. Allan Lynch, Andrea Howard, Caylor Mark, John Currin and Jeff Glenn of Northmarq arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Charleston-based Greystar, which delivered the high-rise in 2017. Faron Thompson, David Vinson, Grant Harris and Jeff Erxleben of Northmarq secured acquisition financing for the property on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The sales price and financing amount were not disclosed.
CBL Properties, Vision Hospitality to Develop Element by Westin Hotel in Wilmington, North Carolina
by John Nelson
WILMINGTON, N.C. — CBL Properties and Vision Hospitality Group have partnered to develop a 139-room Element by Westin hotel in Wilmington. The hotel will be part of Mayfaire Town Center, a 610,000-square-foot power retail center that CBL owns and manages. The center’s anchors and junior anchors include Belk, a 16-screen Regal movie theater, The Fresh Market, World Market, Pottery Barn, Ulta Beauty and Michael’s. Situated on International Drive, the new hotel will accommodate both short- and long-term stays with guestrooms that include kitchens and spa-inspired bathrooms. CBL and Vision, which are both based in Chattanooga, plan to raze a restaurant on the site to make way for the hotel, which is expected to open in spring 2024.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE|Raleigh has negotiated the $56.5 million sale of Edwards Mill Townhomes and Apartments, a 220-unit multifamily community located at 4428 Mill Village Road in northwest Raleigh. Howard Jenkins, Kevin Kempf, William Yowell and Drew Harney of CBRE’s Southeast Multifamily Investment Sales team represented the seller, California-based RK Properties, in the transaction. K.O. Kennedy and Scott Brady of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance division secured acquisition financing for the undisclosed buyer. Built in 1984, Edwards Mill is situated within walking distance to Crabtree Valley Mall and features an onsite 20-mile fitness trail, a 5,000-square-foot fenced dog park, car care center, fitness center, swimming pool with a sundeck, cyber café, full basketball court and a lighted tennis court.
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Affiliates of Apollo and GeneSuites are underway on the construction of Catalyst BioCampus, a 446,000-square-foot biomanufacturing development in Holly Springs, roughly 20 miles southwest of Raleigh. The development, which is scheduled for completion early this year, will be pre-equipped with mechanical, electrical and building infrastructure designed in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) specific to biomanufacturing facilities. This design, branded High Performance Shell by GeneSuites, will support the acceleration of speed-to-market for biopharmaceutical companies by approximately nine to 15 months, according to CBRE|Raleigh. Lee Cllyburn John Hogan III of CBRE|Raleigh are handling leasing at the development.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential Co. has purchased a 3.5-acre site at 120 Matheson Ave. in Charlotte’s NoDa neighborhood with plans to develop a 302-unit apartment community. Dubbed Prose NoDa, the community will feature one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 663 to 1,058 square feet. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in the fall of 2024. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen, grilling areas, access-controlled garage parking, dog park, private coworking offices, fitness center and a clubroom. The design-build team includes architect Cline Design and civil engineer McAdams. Prose NoDa is Alliance Residential’s sixth active project underway in the Charlotte area.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 438,144 SF Office Property in Charlotte, Buyer Plans Life Sciences Conversion
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Commons at the Park, an adaptive reuse campus located at 6800 Solectron Drive in Charlotte. The property comprises a 438,144-square-foot office building and two additional land parcels. The buyer, Albemarle U.S. Inc., a specialty chemicals company, will utilize the property as a lithium research and development center. Completion of the project, dubbed Albemarle Technology Park, is scheduled for late 2026. Keith Bell, Matt Treble, Dirk Riekse and Eric Sorenson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Jessica Brown, David Dorsch and Jordan Williams of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a Shorenstein Properties entity doing business as 6800 Solectron Owner LP.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $18M Sale of Oceanfront Hotel in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
by John Nelson
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $18 million sale of Inn at Pine Knoll Shores, a 102-room oceanfront hotel located at 511 Salter Path Road in Atlantic Beach. Robert Hunter, Leo Reilly and McLean Hicklin of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Blue Water Development, a development, investment and management company based in Ocean City, Md. Benjamin Yelm, Marcus & Millichap’s North Carolina broker of record, assisted in closing the transaction. Built in 1973, the seven-story Inn at Pine Knoll Shores hotel is located along the Bogue Banks, a 21-mile barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean’s coast. Food-and-beverage options at the recently renovated hotel include Clamdigger Restaurant and a tiki bar, the Cutty Sark Lounge.
Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates $32M Sale of New Industrial Facility in Metro Charlotte
by John Nelson
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $32 million sale of a newly built, 159,492-square-foot industrial facility within Park at Huntersville, an industrial park in metro Charlotte. Rob Cochran, Nolan Ashton, Bill Harrison and Josh McGee of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a joint venture between Edgewater Ventures and an institutional equity partner, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor. Located at 13359 Reese Blvd. in Huntersville, the facility was built on a speculative basis but was fully preleased at the time of sale to Safeguard Medical, a global provider of emergency medical products, technologies and skills training programs used by first responders and military personnel. The facility serves as Safeguard Medical’s global headquarters and houses the firm’s manufacturing, logistics and front office operations. The property features 30-foot clear heights, 49 potential dock-high positions, 28 trailer parking spaces, 155 auto parking spaces and a 130- to 200-foot truck court.
STATESVILLE, N.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Property Group has brokered the sale of Crossroads Shopping Center, a 117,224-square-foot retail center located at 1000 Crossroads Drive in the Charlotte suburb of Statesville. River City Capital purchased the center for an undisclosed price. Situated on 14.1 acres and shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter, Crossroads was leased at the time of sale to tenants including Big Lots, Burkes Outlet, Dollar Tree, American Deli, rue21, Shoe Dept., Bath & Body Works and GNC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS’ Atlanta office represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.