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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 396-Unit Averly at Flowers Apartments in Clayton, North Carolina

by John Nelson

CLAYTON, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of The Averly at Flowers, a 396-unit apartment community located at 380 Topwater Drive in Clayton, about 24 miles southeast of Raleigh. Alex McDermott, Hunter Bowling, Charlie Gravina, Rhodes Marley and Paul Marley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Ardmore Residential Inc., in the transaction. ECI Group purchased the community for an undisclosed price in partnership with Almanac Realty Investors, a division of Neuberger-Berman. Built in 2023 and formerly known as Adrmore at Flowers Apartments, The Averly at Flowers features 11 residential buildings, as well as amenities including resort-style swimming pools, grilling pavilions, business centers, fitness centers, a pet play area and walking/biking trails. The property is part of the 3,000-acre Flowers Plantation master-planned community.

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BWE Secures $22.3M Construction Financing for Mixed-Income Housing Project in Cary, North Carolina

by John Nelson

CARY, N.C. — BWE has secured a $22.3 million construction loan for Marigold Apartments, a mixed-income housing development located on Maynard Road in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. The property will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Of the total 126 units, seven will be designated as accessible units, and three will be designated as hearing impaired accessible. Sixty-four units will be designated as affordable and workforce housing for residents earning at or below 30, 50 and 80 percent of the area median income, while the remaining 62 units are set to be available at market rates. Amenities will include elevators, EV charging stations, coworking spaces, an outdoor kitchen with gaming area, business center, clubhouse/community room, courtyard, exercise facility, onsite management, controlled access, video surveillance and onsite parking. Victor Agusta Jr. of BWE’s Raleigh office originated the HUD-insured loan on behalf of the borrower, Charlotte-based Laurel Street Residential. The City of Cary provided a ground lease for the Marigold development, and Wake County provided an additional $1.7 million in financing.

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Portman, National Real Estate Advisors Complete Construction of 24-Story Apartment Tower in Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Portman and National Real Estate Advisors have completed construction of Linea, a 24-story apartment tower located in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. Situated at 2161 Hawkins St. fronting the city’s Rail Trail, the high-rise features 370 luxury units and 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Ranging from 522 to 1,723 square feet in size, apartments at Linea include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, as well as 13 penthouses. Amenities at the property include 24/7 concierge services like in-home/package delivery, in-home grocery and dry-cleaning delivery and plant and cat care. The complex also includes a 23rd-floor community level featuring spaces such as the Overlook Lounge, Entertainment Hub, Billiard Parlor, The Sound Lounge and dining spaces, as well as a Skyline Athletic Club with a two-story rock-climbing wall, Echelon Mirrors, private fitness rooms and customizable wellness programs. Confirmed retail and restaurant tenants at Linea include Half Shell, True Food Kitchen, Peachy Salon and Night Swim Coffee, with Night Swim Coffee slated to open this spring. Additional retailers will be announced in the coming weeks. Foundry Commercial is handling Linea’s retail leasing assignment on behalf of ownership. Atlanta-based Portman and Washington, D.C.-based National Real Estate Advisors are the co-developers …

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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $17.5M Sale of Industrial Portfolio in Laurel Hill, North Carolina

by John Nelson

LAUREL HILL, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $17.5 million sale of a two-property industrial portfolio in Laurel Hill. Situated at 18300 and 18400 Fieldcrest Road, the property is within 100 miles of the Port of Wilmington and is fully leased to High Life LLC, an apparel manufacturer based in New York City. The buildings total 203,196 square feet and 356,201 square feet, respectively. Parsons Commercial Group Inc. purchased the portfolio. Rob Cochran and Bill Harrison of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a joint venture between Edgewater Ventures and Singerman Real Estate, in the transaction. Edgewater and Singerman originally acquired the properties in December 2021 for $11.5 million, a deal that Fermin Deoca and Matt Treble of Cushman & Wakefield brokered.

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JLL Negotiates Sale of 652,647 SF Industrial Portfolio in Metro Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a five-property industrial portfolio spanning 652,647 square feet in submarkets in the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham areas. The specific properties were not released. Pete Pittroff, Michael Scarnato, Dave Andrews and Michael Lewis of JLL represented the seller, LM Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Lightstone purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price. Peter Rotchford and Taylor Allison of JLL arranged a seven-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan for Lightstone through Voya Investment Management. According to JLL, the portfolio offered a value-add opportunity to the buyer as there is 116,000 square feet of availability and in-place rents roughly 27 percent below market rates. The 12 tenants in the portfolio have about 3.6 years of WALT (weighted average lease term) remaining.

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Duke Health Acquires Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Metro Charlotte for $284M

by John Nelson

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Duke University Health System (Duke Health), a Durham, N.C.-based healthcare affiliate of Duke University, has acquired Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, an acute-care hospital in the Charlotte suburb of Mooresville, for $284 million. Formerly owned by subsidiaries of Tennessee-based Community Health Systems Inc., the 123-bed facility will now operate as Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital. “We have a bright future ahead and look forward to bringing the excellence and innovation of Duke Health to enhance the care offered at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital and clinics,” says Craig Albanese, CEO of Duke Health. Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital offers 24-hour emergency care, labor and delivery services, cardiology, surgical and orthopedic care and an outpatient imaging center. The hospital has been operating since 1926 when it opened as Lowrance Hospital. The property comprises a main 171,000-square-foot hospital building and a separate 6,200-square-foot outpatient facility. Over the next several months, the hospital’s electronic medical records will be integrated into Duke Health’s system for patients to receive full access to the provider’s specialty care. Employees and providers at the hospital were also offered jobs with Duke Health to “enable a seamless transition for patients to have continued access to the providers, …

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Cortland, Pamera Purchase and Rebrand 417-Unit Peace Apartments in Downtown Raleigh

by John Nelson

RALEIGH, N.C. — Cortland and Pamera North America have purchased Peace Apartments, a 417-unit multifamily community located at 417 W. Peace St. in downtown Raleigh. The new ownership is rebranding the 12-story high-rise as Cortland Glenwood South. The property is part of Phase I of Smoky Hollow, a mixed-use development by locally based Kane Realty. The acquisition also includes a parking garage with direct elevator access to the Publix on the ground level and one retail bay within Smoky Hollow. The Publix grocery store was not included in the sale. Kane Realty sold the multifamily community to Cortland and Pamera for an undisclosed price. Cortland plans to renovate the interior corridors and amenity areas at Cortland Glenwood South, as well as enhance the package delivery process for tenants and add a new urgent care provider on the ground level. Cortland Glenwood South features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a heated swimming pool, fire pit, sky lounge with TVs, a two-story fitness center and a dog grooming station.

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Berkadia Negotiates Sale of 288-Unit 198 Milltown Apartments in Burlington, North Carolina

by John Nelson

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of 198 Milltown Apartments, a 288-unit community located at 198 Milltown St.  in Burlington, a city in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region. A fund sponsored by Birmingham, Ala.-based StoneRiver Co., StoneRiver Investment Fund III, purchased the Class A community from Wilmington, N.C.-based Zimmer Development Co. for an undisclosed price. Caleb Troop and Thomas Colaiezzi of Berkadia’s Charlotte office represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2020, 198 Milltown features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 700 to more than 1,200 square feet. Amenities include a 24-hour health club and resident lounge, pet spa and pet park, saltwater swimming pool, outdoor social lounge and grill area, Amazon package lockers, playground, a car care center and garages.

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Johnson & Johnson Breaks Ground on $2B Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility in Wilson, North Carolina, As Part of $55B Investment

by John Nelson

WILSON, N.C. AND NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), has broken ground on a $2 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wilson, about 50 miles east of Raleigh. The project is part of a larger, $55 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, research-and-development (R&D) and technology initiatives that the global pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer health products provider is planning over the next four years. “Today’s announcements accelerate our nearly 140-year legacy as an American innovation engine tackling the world’s toughest healthcare challenges,” says Joaquin Duato, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. “Our increased U.S. investment begins with the ground-breaking of a high-tech facility in North Carolina that will not only add U.S.-based jobs but manufacture cutting-edge medicines to treat patients in America and around the world.” The new manufacturing facility will span approximately 500,000 square feet and will create 5,000 construction jobs, as well as 500 specialized positions for employees and contractors, including process technicians, laboratory analysts, engineers and microbiologists. Upon completion, Johnson & Johnson plans to produce medicines for people with cancer, immune-mediated and neurological diseases at the Wilson plant. The company estimates that the facility will have an economic impact of $3 billion in North …

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Greysteel Arranges Construction Financing for Venture at Port City Apartments in Wilmington, North Carolina

by John Nelson

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Greysteel has arranged construction financing for Venture at Port City, a 225-unit apartment development in Wilmington. The borrower and developer, Indianapolis-based Millstone, expects to deliver the midrise community in spring 2027. Chris Wilkins led the Greysteel team to secure a three-year, floating-rate loan through an unnamed regional bank and an undisclosed amount of joint venture equity from an institutional real estate investment fund for Millstone. Venture at Port City will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a resort-style saltwater pool, gas grilling stations, an upscale clubhouse and a large outdoor cabana with a poolside lawn area.

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