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Country Club
AcquisitionsMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $75M Sale of Country Club Apartments in Charlotte

by Julia Sanders

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $75 million sale of Country Club, a 454-unit apartment community in Charlotte. Watson Bryant and Brooks Colquitt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, New York-based JEM Holdings, in the transaction. New Jersey-based Concordia Properties acquired the property. Built in 1969, the Country Club offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans that range in size from 647 to 1,405 square feet. The units include in-unit washers and dryers, vinyl flooring and walk-in closets. Community amenities include two playgrounds, a common lounge area, laundry facilities, soccer field and a pool. The property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 2332 Dunlavin Way, Country Club is situated near the 78-acre mixed-use Eastland Mall redevelopment located close to the future Lynx Gold Line stop at Eastway Drive. The property is also situated 5.8 miles from downtown Charlotte and 13.4 miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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Vida
AcquisitionsMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Goldman Sachs, Lansing Melbourne Sell Metro Charlotte Apartment Community for $59M

by Julia Sanders

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Goldman Sachs and Lansing Melbourne Group have sold Vida Kannapolis, a 289-unit apartment community in Kannapolis, about 25.9 miles north of Charlotte. Red Bank, N.J.-based Denholtz Properties purchased the recently delivered property for $59 million, or approximately $204,152 per unit. Located at 210 S. Main St. in downtown Kannapolis, Vida Kannapolis is a five-story complex that offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Built in March 2021, the units feature stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a fitness center, pool, indoor parking, game room, grill, pet play area, roof terrace, elevator and bicycle storage. The monthly rent ranges from $1,455 to $1,895, according to Apartments.com. Goldman Sachs partnered with the Fort Lauderdale-based development firm Lansing Melbourne Group and the City of Kannapolis to build the property. Jonathan Brody of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer, Denholtz Properties, and Jacob Vogel of Rosewood Realty Group represented the sellers in the transaction.

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Glen
DevelopmentMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSeniors HousingSoutheast

Acts Breaks Ground on $59M Expansion at Matthews Glen Seniors Housing Community in North Carolina

by Julia Sanders

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Acts Retirement-Life Communities has broken ground on a $59 million expansion at Matthews Glen, a 124-acre continuing care retirement community in Matthews. The project will add 72 independent living apartments and 16 villas to its campus. Construction is also underway to add additional assisted living residences. The first phase of the Matthews Glen expansion includes a $35 million WillowBrooke Court skilled care center addition that increased capacity to 90 private beds. The 93,000-square-foot building has three floors with six “neighborhoods,” each encompassing 15 private resident rooms with private bathrooms. The new construction is Phase II of the expansion and features 1,650- to 1,785-square-foot apartments along with 2,275- to 2,500-square-foot duplex-style villas, along with amenities such as tennis and pickleball courts. Acts is also adding 40 suites to its OakBridge Terrace assisted living residence, which will increase its capacity to 100 suites. Construction on the Phase II expansion is scheduled for completion in 2023.

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Centro at Davie
AcquisitionsFloridaMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSoutheast

Carroll, PGIM Complete Sale of $1.1B Multifamily Portfolio Across Southeast

by Julia Sanders

ATLANTA AND NEWARK, N.J. — Carroll, in partnership with Newark, N.J.-based PGIM Real Estate, has completed the sale of 12 multifamily communities for more than $1.1 billion in total. The 4,121-unit portfolio is located in Raleigh, Charleston and South Florida. The communities were sold in three separate joint venture transactions between institutional fund vehicles managed by PGIM Real Estate and Carroll. Jim Mehalso led the portfolio transaction internally for PGIM Real Estate, while Josh Champion led the transaction for Carroll. The buyer(s) were not disclosed. The portfolio includes six multifamily communities in Raleigh (Arium Southpoint, Arium Kildaire, Arium Weston, Arium Lake Lynn, Arium Lake Johnson and Arium Trailwood); three Charleston communities (Arium North Charleston, Arium St. Ives and Arium Mt. Pleasant); and three South Florida communities (Arium Boca Raton, Centro at Davie by Arium and Arium Boynton Beach). Purchased under Carroll’s workforce value-add strategy, the Carolinas properties provided workforce housing, while the South Florida portfolio extended Carroll’s suburban presence with assets in high-growth markets. Under its ownership, Carroll and PGIM Real Estate completed exterior and interior capital renovation projects on the properties totaling $22 million. At the time of sale, each of the communities were operating with strong occupancy. In …

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University Hill
LoansMixed-UseMultifamilyNorth CarolinaRetailSoutheast

Newmark Secures $65.5M Refinancing for University Hill Mixed-Use Property in Durham

by Julia Sanders

DURHAM, N.C. — Newmark has secured $65.5 million in refinancing for University Hill, a mixed-use property in Durham with multifamily, retail and art uses. Josh Davis, Chris Caison and C.J. Webb of Newmark’s Debt and Structured Finance team secured the bridge financing on behalf of the project’s developer, Shoff Allison with Hawthorne Residential Partners, and Drake Real Estate Partners. Pacific Life Insurance Co. provided the three-year loan, which included a floating interest rate and two, one-year extension options. Completed in 2020, University Hill offers 269 multifamily units and 65,500 square feet of retail space. University Hill’s apartment component features community amenities including a saltwater swimming pool; outdoor grilling area with two gas grills and two wood-fired pizza ovens; breakfast/coffee concierge; indoor herb garden; indoor bike storage; game room; car charging station; 24-hour fitness center and a pet play area with a dog spa. The project’s retail component includes a 30,000-square-foot O2 Fitness and several other retailers, including Happy + Hale, Triangle Coffee House and Midtown Yoga. Slated to open in 2022, other tenants include Gizmo Brewery and BB’s Crispy Chicken from James Beard-winning chef and restauranteur Ashley Christensen. Along with the multifamily and retail aspects, The University Hill redevelopment also …

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DevelopmentMixed-UseNorth CarolinaOfficeSoutheast

Highwoods Properties to Build $94.4M Mixed-Use Office Property in Raleigh

by Julia Sanders

RALEIGH, N.C. — Highwoods Properties Inc., a Raleigh-based REIT, has plans to build GlenLake III, a 218,000-square-foot mixed-use office development in Raleigh with retail and restaurant space. The company’s projected investment is $94.4 million, including the value of the land. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2023. Plans for GlenLake III include 205,000 square feet of office space and 13,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The project will also have LEED and Fitwell certifications. According to Highwoods’ website, GlenLake III will be a seven-story building built with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and offer amenities such as a café and lounge, fitness center, outdoor function space and a four-story parking structure. Highwoods has preleased 16 percent of the property’s office portion to McKim & Creed, a national engineering and surveying firm, for its corporate headquarters. GlenLake III is part of the GlenLake Park, an office development with up to seven planned office buildings. The office park is situated between Interstates 440 and 40. From 2001 to 2020, Highwoods has developed five office buildings within GlenLake Park encompassing 732,000 square feet. The company’s most recent project, GlenLake VII, …

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South 40 Distribution Center
AcquisitionsIndustrialNorth CarolinaSoutheast

JLL Brokers Sale of 502,495 SF Last-Mile Distribution Center in Raleigh

by Julia Sanders

RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of South 40 Distribution Center, a 502,495-square-foot, last-mile distribution facility in Raleigh. Patrick Nally, Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews and Michael Scarnato of JLL represented the seller, LM Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Pennybacker Capital acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Located at 2201 and 2126 S. Wilmington St., South 40 Distribution Center is in an infill location situated one mile south of downtown Raleigh. The property is also situated adjacent to Interstate 40. Pennybacker Capital is a real estate private equity investment manager with offices in Austin, New York, Denver and Charlotte. LM Real Estate Partners is a New York-based commercial real estate firm that specializes in the acquisition and operation of industrial properties.

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Sommerset Place
AcquisitionsMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Drucker + Falk Purchases Sommerset Place Apartments in Raleigh for $26.7M

by Julia Sanders

RALEIGH, N.C. — Drucker + Falk has purchased Sommerset Place Apartments, a 144-unit apartment community in Raleigh, for $26.7 million (or $185,000 per unit). Will Mathews of Colliers International represented the seller, Investors Management Group Inc. (IMG), in the transaction. Built in 1983, Sommerset Place offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool with sundeck, grilling centers and a dog park. The property was built with a density of 16 units per acre. Located at 6717 Six Forks Road, the apartment community is situated close to Interstates 440 and 540, as well as about 16.9 miles from the Research Triangle in Durham and 13.1 miles from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. IMG purchased Sommerset Place in December 2017 for $14.3 million and completed a $1 million renovation program. The new owner plans to continue capital improvements on the property.

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AcquisitionsAffordable HousingFloridaGeorgiaMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaSoutheast

Morgan Properties Acquires Two Southeast Multifamily Portfolios for $780.5M

by John Nelson

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Morgan Properties has purchased two separate multifamily portfolios in the Southeast totaling 4,724 units. The portfolios comprise 18 communities in four states: Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. The King of Prussia-based investor acquired the portfolios from Charleston-based Middle Street Partners (MSP) and Massachusetts-based Northland Investment Corp. for a combined $780.5 million. The MSP portfolio comprises 4,102 units spread across 15 Class B and workforce housing communities in the following markets: Columbia, S.C.; Fayetteville, N.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Augusta, Ga.; Greenville, S.C.; and Charlotte. The Northland portfolio comprises Windward at the Villages, The Royal St. George and Village Place, all located in West Palm Beach, Fla. Berkadia Institutional Investors brokered the $132.5 million portfolio sale. Morgan Properties plans to execute a $47.5 million value-add repositioning strategy throughout both portfolios that includes washer and dryer installations; kitchen upgrades such as new backsplashes, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances; Amazon Hub package rooms; bike-share programs; new fitness equipment; and upgraded outdoor amenity spaces with grills, new furniture and fireplaces. The firm also plans to hire more than 90 new employees from the portfolio of acquired properties, which will drive Morgan’s total employee count to over 2,600 nationwide.

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Abberly Alston
DevelopmentMultifamilyNorth CarolinaSoutheast

HHHunt Breaks Ground on Two Apartment Communities in North Carolina

by Julia Sanders

CARY AND CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Raleigh-based HHHunt Corp. has broken ground on two apartment communities: Abberly Commons in Charlotte and Abberly Alston in Cary. The two communities total 617 apartments. Located at 10601 Harrisburg Road in Charlotte, Abberly Commons will include 287 apartments. Slated for completion by the winter of 2023, the property is expected to cost over $56 million to develop. The other property, Abberly Alston, will include 330 apartment homes with 41 built-to-rent townhomes located at 2124 Alston Ave. in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. The project is expected to cost over $84 million to build and is slated for completion by winter 2023. Both communities will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes that offer granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and wood-style flooring. ADT is a partner on the project so all units will feature an assortment of smart home technology including smart hubs, smart thermostats, monitored security alarms and smart locks. Community amenities at both properties will include an adrenaline cardio and strength studio with separate studio space; private pool with sundeck and in water seating; outdoor entertainment area; bark park; car care center with car charging stations; valet trash removal; elevator access and a clubhouse …

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