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Northmarq Arranges $21M Acquisition Loan for Bradford Square Shopping Center in Cary, North Carolina

by John Nelson

CARY, N.C. — Northmarq has arranged a $21 million acquisition loan for Bradford Square, a 78,628-square-foot shopping center located at 1020 Bradford Plaza Way in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. David Garfinkel of Northmarq’s St. Louis office arranged the permanent, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, St. Louis-based real estate investment firm National Real Estate Management. The seller was not disclosed. Bradford Square is anchored by a 49,000-square-foot Publix grocery store. Other tenants include Cary Salon, Night and Day Dental, First Watch, Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, Burger 21 and Hand and Stone Massage Spa.

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AcquisitionsNorth CarolinaOfficeSoutheast

CBRE|Triad Arranges Sale of Historic Office Campus in Greensboro, North Carolina

by John Nelson

GREENSBORO, N.C. — CBRE|Triad has arranged the sale of the former Pilot Life Insurance Co. headquarters, a historic seven-building, 220,000-square-foot suburban office campus in Greensboro. Kisco Senior Living sold the property to Clachan Properties for an undisclosed price. David Hagan and Joe Stanley of CBRE|Triad represented the seller in the transaction and are currently marketing the two remaining land sites at the campus, which is named The Pilot of Sedgefield. Charlie Fulk of Meridian Realty represented Clachan, a Richmond-based investor that converts historic properties in the Carolinas and Virginia to modern-day apartments. The firm recently put the campus on the National Register of Historic Places. The property’s original three buildings were constructed in 1927 and served as the first suburban office campus in the history of North Carolina.

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AcquisitionsAffordable HousingMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $21.5M Sale of Affordable Housing Community in Raleigh

by John Nelson

RALEIGH, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $21.5 million sale of The Oaks at Brier Creek, a 144-unit affordable housing community in Raleigh’s Brier Creek neighborhood. The LIHTC property was developed in 2005 and features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that range in size from 715 to 1,170 square feet. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center and onsite property management. Drew Babcock of Marcus & Millichap represented the Raleigh-based seller, an entity doing business as The Oaks at Brier Creek LLC, and procured the Connecticut-based buyer, New England Investment Partners. Ben Yelm, Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in North Carolina, assisted in the transaction.

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DevelopmentMixed-UseNorth CarolinaSoutheast

CBRE to Lead Overhaul of EpiCentre Mixed-Use Development in Uptown Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has announced plans to lead the marketing, property management and renovations at the 302,324-square-foot EpiCentre mixed-use development in Uptown Charlotte, which opened in 2008 before CBRE took it out of receivership in 2021. CBRE plans to begin a renovation project at the development, which has been renamed Queen City Quarter after Charlotte’s nickname “The Queen City.” Streetsense, a global urban design and placemaking agency, has been engaged to shape the physical and branding elements of the property. Significant repairs to the courtyard, parking garage, patios and roof are underway and expected to be complete by year-end. In 2023, Queen City Quarter’s public staircases and escalators will also be renovated, and new landscaping, lighting, benches and security cameras will be installed. CBRE’s Kivett Williams is the exclusive marketing and leasing agent for the retail space at Queen City Quarter, and CBRE’s Kris Westmoreland is the exclusive marketing and leasing agent for the office space and will be involved in the rebranding. The development can accommodate traditional retail, restaurants and office tenants in addition to creative office, medical office and various other office and retail uses. CBRE Property Management is leading the property management services at the property. …

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Matthews Brokers $44.8M Sale of Loray Mill Lofts in Gastonia, North Carolina

by John Nelson

GASTONIA, N.C. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $44.8 million sale of Loray Mill Lofts, an adaptive reuse development located at 300 S. Firestone St. in Gastonia, a suburb of Charlotte. Originally constructed in 1902 and renovated in 2016, Loray Mill Lofts is situated on 12 acres and comprises 189 apartments and 75,000 square feet of commercial space. Atlanta-based TriBridge Residential purchased the 600,000-square-foot mixed-use property from an entity doing business as Loray Mill Redevelopment LLC. Jack Lenihan and Connor Kerns of Matthews represented the seller in the transaction.

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CBRE Acquires Park Point Life Sciences Campus in Durham, North Carolina for $288M

by Jeff Shaw

DURHAM, N.C. – CBRE Investment Management, on behalf of a separate account client, has acquired Park Point, a 662,607-square-foot life sciences campus located within Research Triangle Park in Durham. Although the seller and price were not disclosed, Triangle Business Journal reports that Starwood Capital sold the asset for $288 million. Starwood, along with Trinity Capital and Vanderbilt, acquired Park Point in 2019 as a vacant, single-tenant industrial building, implementing a $190 million adaptive reuse project at the 95-acre site. The property now offers flexible space solutions for office, life sciences and manufacturing tenants. Located at 4001 NC Highway 54, campus amenities include a fitness center, cafe, indoor/outdoor common areas, athletic fields, walking trails, 2,546 parking spaces and a conference and training center. Park Point also has new, efficient systems that reduce energy and water consumption and enhance indoor air quality. Electric vehicle charging stations are slated to be installed at the property. “Today’s life sciences end-users have very specific and sophisticated needs for lab and research spaces,” said Sondra Wenger, head of Americas commercial operator division for CBRE Investment Management. “We believe that Park Point meets those needs and fits well with our investment strategy. This uniquely amenitized asset benefits …

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Life Sciences Reign Supreme in Research Triangle

by John Nelson

While the Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the heartbeat of all things life sciences in the Southeast, the outlying areas of the Raleigh-Durham market, commonly referred to as the Triangle, haven’t been ignored by expansive growth in the sector. Corporate announcements and expansions in Holly Springs, Sanford, Four Oaks and Hillsborough have been more prevalent in recent years, as well as in the home base of Raleigh. Amgen, a California based company, is constructing a $550 million biomanufacturing facility in Holly Springs, and Becton Dickinson recently selected Four Oaks in Johnston County for its new manufacturing site, with plans to invest approximately $25 million in the development. After many years of focusing on the manufacturing industry, Lee County, approximately 40 miles from Raleigh, is becoming a burgeoning hub for life sciences after the expansions of Pfizer’s 230-acre site. A subsidiary of Abzena chose Sanford following a nationwide search for its 325-job manufacturing facility. Also in Sanford, Astellas Gene Therapies delivered a $109 million facility in the second quarter, its first outside California. It is evident that investors and developers see great opportunity in both the heart of the Triangle’s urban cores and rapidly growing outlying counties. Developers are responding to …

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GCP, Phelan-Bennett to Develop Two Metro Charlotte Industrial Projects Totaling 442,896 SF

by John Nelson

GASTONIA, N.C. AND FORT MILL, S.C. — Birmingham, Ala.-based Growth Capital Partners (GCP) is partnering with Houston-based Phelan-Bennett Development to develop two speculative industrial projects in metro Charlotte totaling 442,896 square feet. GCP acquired a 17.3-acre site at 1215 Jenkins Road in Gastonia in April. Set in Northwest Gateway Logistics Park off I-85, Phelan-Bennett will break ground in late September to build a 132,395-square-foot facility and a 166,370-square-foot warehouse with an expected delivery of third-quarter 2023. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, 57 total dock-high doors and a shared 200-foot truck court. The 15.5-acre site that GCP acquired mid-August in Fort Mill at Lakemont Business Center will break ground in December, with an expected delivery in fourth-quarter 2023. The 144,131-square-foot project will feature 32-foot clear heights, dock-high doors and a 122-foot truck court. GCP will manage and lease the properties upon completion. Henry Lobb and Abby Smith of Avison Young are marketing all three buildings for lease. GCP and Phelan-Bennett have also partnered this year on three development projects in Texas and one in Tennessee. The six projects, which will deliver nine buildings spanning nearly 1.7 million square feet, are part of GCP’s Fund II, an investment vehicle targeting …

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AcquisitionsNorth CarolinaRetailSoutheast

ShopOne Centers REIT Purchases Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Cary, North Carolina

by John Nelson

CARY, N.C. — ShopOne Centers REIT Inc., a privately held retail real estate investor and owner based in New York City, has purchased Shoppes on the Parkway in Cary. Located 10 miles west of downtown Raleigh, the 40,000-square-foot property was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including The Fresh Market. ShopOne acquired the grocery-anchored center in a joint venture with Pantheon and an unnamed global institutional investor. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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AcquisitionsMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Crescent Communities Sells Apartment Community in Charlotte’s Lower South End District for $140M

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has sold Novel LoSo Station, a 344-unit apartment community located at 4015 Craft St. in Charlotte. Mid-America Apartment Communities purchased the newly built property for $140 million, according to Charlotte Business Journal. Situated near the Scaleybark Light Rail Station in Charlotte’s Lower South End neighborhood (LoSo), Novel LoSo Station is a part of the larger LoSo Station master development by Beacon Partners that includes more than 500,000 square feet of office space, 45,000 square feet of retail space and 125 townhomes. Units at Novel LoSo Station come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with high-end finishes. Community amenities include a double-story fitness center with a dedicated yoga and spin room, a LTH Coffee & Social café on the ground level, coworking area, saltwater pool with a tanning ledge, rooftop terrace with outdoor heated space and outdoor grilling and picnic areas. Crescent Communities sold Novel LoSo Station almost exactly one year after opening the community. The developer has recently announced the land closings of two build-to-rent communities in Charlotte, Harmon Five Points and Harmon Ballantyne, as well as the development of multifamily communities Novel Mallard Creek and Novel University Place, which are both under …

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