North Carolina

Lowe's

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the $7.6 million sale of a 129,529-square-foot retail store leased to Lowe’s Home Improvement in Rockingham, a suburb of Charlotte. Realty Income, a net-lease REIT based in San Diego, purchased the property from the seller, an entity doing business as Tri City Rockingham LLC. The Lowe’s Home Improvement property is located at 1300-A E Broad Ave. and is located near a FastMed Urgent Care, McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Loko and a Walgreens. The property is located 72 miles from Charlotte, and is 17 miles away from Wallace, S.C. “This transaction illustrates the demand for essential net-lease retail. Home improvement was one of the sectors that got a boost from the pandemic, and institutional and private capital are looking to deploy into these and other essential tenants,” says McMinn.

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Mayberry Mall

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — WRS Inc. Real Estate Investments has leased 20,243 square feet of retail space at The Mayberry Mall in Mount Airy to Bin City Bargains. The retailer is a family-owned liquidation company featuring products from major online retailers, as well as big box department stores. Bin City Bargains sell new overstock items as well as box-damaged and returned goods at a flat price per day. The new store will offer two restocks per week and the prices decrease daily. Originally opened in 1968, The Mayberry Mall is located at 388 Frederick St. and is currently leased to tenants such as Hobby Lobby, Belk, Hallmark, Shoe Dept., Enmar Accessories, L.A. Nails and Good Fudge. The mall is named after the fictional town of Mayberry from “The Andy Griffith Show.” The namesake of the show, late comedian Andy Griffith who also starred in the series “Matlock,” was born and raised in Mount Airy.

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Trinity Place

RALEIGH, N.C. — Tri Properties | NAI Carolantic has brokered the $26.5 million sale of Trinity Place, a four-story, Class A office building located at 1201 Edwards Mill Road in Raleigh. The 113,368 square-foot-building is situated on 6.3 acres across from PNC Arena. Jimmy Barnes of Tri Properties | NAI Carolantic, handled the transaction on behalf of the buyer, JPB Raleigh Holdings. The seller was Chicago-based Origin-Trinity Holding. Trinity Place was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants representing a diverse mix of industries, including public relations, insurance, real estate, data processing and other business services. JPB Raleigh Holdings currently owns over 400,000 square feet of Class A office space in its Raleigh/Durham portfolio, including other buildings such as Northchase on Six Forks Road and Time & Temperature on Glenwood Avenue. The firm has renovation plans to refurbish Trinity Place’s lobby and common areas and upgrade the landscaping. Tri Properties | NAI Carolantic will handle the leasing and management.

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has facilitated a $21.9 million loan for Ardmore at Alcove Apartments, a 150-unit garden-style multifamily property in Mooresville. Thomas Wiedeman of Grandbridge originated the refinancing through an unnamed life insurance company on behalf of the borrowers, Ardmore Residential and LaSalle Investment Management. The seven-year, fixed-rate loan was structured with an initial interest-only term followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Ardmore at Alcove Apartments features a two-story clubhouse with a sun deck, fitness center, business center and billiards room. Other community amenities include a swimming pool with cabanas, a covered outdoor pavilion area with a flat-screen TV, fireplace and grilling stations, as well as a playground and dog park. Interior finishes include stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, Shaker-style cabinetry and nine-foot ceiling heights. The property is located close to Interstate 77, which allows access to Charlotte and downtown Mooresville.

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Wilmington Trade Center

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Edgewater Ventures is co-developing with McKinley Building Corp. the Wilmington Trade Center, a three-building, Class A industrial park that will total 425,000 square feet upon completion. Construction is underway on Building 1, a 157,610-square-foot facility that will feature tilt-up concrete construction with extensive glass lines, 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and a 180-foot deep truck court. The property is slated to deliver in early September and will accommodate tenants ranging in size from 22,000 to 157,610 square feet. Wilmington Trade Center is situated on Highway 421 near the interchange at Interstate 140. The development is 4.2 miles from downtown Wilmington, 6.7 miles from Wilmington International Airport and 8.7 miles from the Port of Wilmington.

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LOS ANGELES — Westwood Financial LLC has acquired Prosperity Village Square and Fountains West, two Publix-anchored shopping centers in the Southeast. Prosperity Village Square was developed in 2016 and is located in the Highland Creek suburb of Charlotte. Fountains West is a neighborhood center located in the western Orlando suburb of Ocoee, Fla. Westwood Financial acquired the assets in a single transaction from one undisclosed, private seller. CBRE acted as lead broker on the deal, the price of which was not disclosed. The Los Angeles-based investor financed the purchase of Prosperity Village using a combination of existing cash on hand and proceeds from its unsecured credit facility. Westwood completed the closing of Fountains West subsequent to assuming an existing loan on the property and funded the remaining portion of the purchase price with cash on hand. Prosperity Village was 96 percent occupied at closing, while Fountains West was fully occupied and experienced little turnover during 2020.

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Garner building

GARNER, N.C. — Wigeon Capital has broken ground on a new flex and warehouse construction project at Greenfield Business Park in the Raleigh suburb of Garner. Construction on the first building, a 58,000-square-foot facility, is underway at 3300 Waterfield Drive. The site is located at the intersection of US Highway 70 and Interstate 40. During the second quarter of this year, Wigeon Capital plans to break ground on a 96,000-square-foot shallow bay industrial facility that will feature tilt wall concrete walls and 32-foot clear heights. The Raleigh-based firm is also planning a three-building project on an adjacent parcel that will offer a 150,000-square-foot bulk distribution facility and two additional shallow bay industrial buildings of 58,000 and 48,000 square feet in size. Jimmy Barnes of Tri Properties | NAI Carolantic is overseeing leasing efforts at Greenfield Business Park.

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2825 South

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Marsh Properties and Aston Properties are co-developing 2825 South, a Class A office building in Charlotte’s South End. The development is expected to break ground in September. 2825 South will be a six-story building located on South Boulevard at Elmhurst and Marsh roads. The property will total 138,780 square feet with 20,440 square feet of ground-level retail and four floors of office space atop a parking deck. Aston Properties will occupy 8,000 square feet of office space in 2825 South. The project’s general contractor, Samet Corp., plans to occupy 12,000 square feet. There is currently 77,000 square feet of office space available for lease. Designed by LS3P, 2825 South will include touchless automatic building entry doors, large main and elevator lobby suited for social distancing, UV CleanAir elevator air sanitization and filtration system and touchless restroom doors and fixtures, as well as advanced HVAC and air filtration systems. Aston Properties will handle leasing duties.

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Legacy Union office

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL will open its new office at 650 S. Tryon at Legacy Union in Uptown Charlotte. The office spans nearly two floors and 41,000 square feet at the mixed-use development. Jaime Boast, Bryan White and Chris Schaaf of JLL represented the company internally in the lease negotiations. Lincoln Harris is the developer and landlord of Legacy Union. JLL’s Charlotte team has grown 47 percent year-over-year since 2019. The firm’s new location consolidates four offices spread throughout the city, bringing together 150 professionals in a larger setting. The space can accommodate up to 200 employees, with additional options for future expansions available. Designed by Gensler, the new office will feature flexible furniture selections that can be reconfigured based on need, as well as floor plans that allow for social distancing, enhanced collaboration for in-person and remote workers and easy movement throughout the space. Charlotte-based Rodgers Builders was the general contractor of the new space, and JLL’s Project and Development Services group oversaw the build-out. Additionally, the new office will pursue both LEED Gold and WELL Silver certifications. While LEED focuses on sustainability within the building’s materials and processes, WELL seeks to increase employee productivity and happiness through biophilic …

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — McCraney Property Co. has purchased 150 acres in an off-market assemblage of four parcels at the intersection of Garrison Road and West Boulevard in Charlotte. This transaction is believed to be the last remaining premium parcel in Charlotte’s Southwest Airport industrial submarket. If the site plan is approved by the City of Charlotte, McCraney will build 485 Logistics Industrial Park, a speculative, Class A industrial park encompassing approximately 1.2 million square feet across five buildings. The new park would bring McCraney’s Charlotte portfolio to more than 2 million square feet. Christopher Skibinski and Chris Loyd of Avison Young represented one of the four sellers in the land transaction.

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