BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. AND GASTONIA, N.C. — Capstone has negotiated the sales of Village at Mills Gap in Boiling Springs and Destination at Union in Gastonia. Alex McDermott, Austin Green and Caleb Troop of Capstone represented the seller, Read Property Group, in both transactions. In the first transaction, Read sold Village at Mills Gap, a 208-unit apartment community in Upstate South Carolina, to Southwood Realty for $25 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that were 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, dog park, grilling area, playground and a car care center. The asset is situated at 97 Mills Gap Road, six miles northwest of downtown Spartanburg. The buyer acquired the community as part of a 1031 tax exchange. In the second deal, URS Capital Partners purchased Destination at Union from Read for $19.5 million. Built in 1998, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that were 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer plans to upgrade the communal amenities, which include a pool, fitness center and a dog park. The asset is situated at 1272 Union Road, 21 miles west …
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Tri Properties | NAI Carolantic Arranges $25M Sale of Life Sciences Portfolio in Raleigh-Durham
by Alex Tostado
CARY, N.C. — Tri Properties | NAI Carolantic has arranged the $25 million sale of 13000 Weston and 14001 Weston Parkway, a two-building, 137,759-square-foot life sciences portfolio in Cary. Michigan-based Alidade Capital acquired the assets from JPB Raleigh Holdings. The Park City, Utah-based company acquired the properties in 2015 and 2016 and made capital improvements during its ownership. The buildings were 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including healthcare company McKesson Corp., World Courier Management Inc. and biorepository company Kryosphere. Jimmy Barnes of Tri Properties | NAI Carolantic represented the seller in the transaction.
PINEVILLE, N.C. — Nance Cos. and MPV Properties will develop Berkshire Business Centers No. 26, a 30,250-square-foot industrial facility within Pineville Distribution Park in Pineville. The developers are building the asset to accommodate a single tenant. The property will feature 24-foot clear heights, multiple drive-in and dock-high doors and office space. The building will be situated at 10121 Pineville Distribution St., 13 miles south of downtown Charlotte and 15 miles southeast of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Timmons Group is the engineer and Merriman Schmitt designed the building, which is being developed on a speculative basis. Bailey Patrick Jr. and Billy Thomas of MPV are handling the leasing efforts. The developers expect to deliver the asset in fall 2021. This will mark the third building to be delivered within the distribution park, following Beacon Development’s 525,000-square-foot facility for Campbell Snacks in 2019, and Nance and MPV’s 67,000-square-foot center earlier this summer.
Dwight Capital Provides $35M Construction HUD Loan for Multifamily Community in Wilmington, North Carolina
by Alex Tostado
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Dwight Capital LLC has provided a $35 million HUD 221 (d)(4) loan for the construction of Renaissance Apartments, a 198-unit multifamily community in Wilmington’s Wayfaire neighborhood. The property will comprise two four-story buildings offering 2,530 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Communal amenities will include a courtyard, clubhouse, fitness center and a pool. The lender says the community will be built in compliance with the National Green Building Standard’s Bronze Level, which resulted in a 25 basis-point reduction in the loan interest rate through the Green Mortgage Insurance Premium. Brandon Baksh of Dwight Capital originated the 40-year term loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
Joint Venture Breaks Ground on 325-Unit Multifamily Community in Charlotte’s University District
by Alex Tostado
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between The Spectrum Cos., Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) and Heitman has broken ground on a 325-unit multifamily community in Charlotte’s University submarket. The property will comprise four mid-rise buildings with communal amenities such as a saltwater pool, dog park, grilling areas and a courtyard. Unit interiors will feature 10-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances and tile backsplashes. The yet-to-be-named community will be situated at the intersection of University City Boulevard and North Tryon Street, near Lynx Blue Line’s University Station. It will also be near Centene’s $1 billion office headquarters underway. BB+M Architecture is the designer, Samet Corp. is the general contractor and LandDesign provided landscaping architecture and civil engineering services. The developers expect to deliver the first units in the second quarter of 2022 with full buildout planned for third-quarter 2022.
SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion has completed the $212.5 million remodel of 112 grocery stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Salisbury-based grocer hired 2,300 employees at the stores. According to a study conducted by Towson University’s Regional Economic Studies Institute, the stores will generate $360 million in economic impact. Over the next week, the locations will hold giveaways that will range from reusable shopping bags to gift cards. Each store now includes more items in the “local goodness” section, an expanded craft beer and limited reserve wine section, a more efficient checkout process, new signage to help navigate the store more easily and safety equipment and protocols for a cleaner environment. Additionally, 40 percent of the remodeled stores now feature Food Lion To-Go, the grocer’s pickup service. Food Lion now has remodeled more than 90 percent of its current store network of more than 1,000 stores across its 10-state operating area.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Aventon Cos. will develop Aventon North Ridge, a 372-unit apartment community in Raleigh. Aventon expects construction to cost $140 million and to open the community in late 2021. The asset will comprise four three- and four-story buildings, 12 detached carriage homes over private garages and a two-story clubhouse. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, media lounges, podcast studio, pool, two dog parks and an outdoor kitchen. Cline Design Associates is the architect. Locally based Aventon acquired 39 acres to develop the project, which will span 26 acres in its first phase. Aventon will develop the additional 13 acres into a separate multifamily community, for which further details were not disclosed.
Cousins Properties Acquires RailYard Office Building, Adjacent Parcel in Charlotte’s South End for $229.1M
by Alex Tostado
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cousins Properties has acquired RailYard, a 328,985-square-foot office building, and an adjacent 3.4-acre plot for the development of a mixed-use project in Charlotte’s South End district. The Atlanta-based REIT paid $201 million for RailYard and $28.1 million for the land. Charlotte-based Beacon Partners delivered RailYard in 2019 and sold it to Cousins for approximately $611 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 296,392-square-foot office portion was 97 percent leased to tenants including Allstate, Parsons Corp., EY, Slalom Consulting and WeWork. RailYard also features 32,593 square feet of ground-level retail space. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Will Yowell, Grayson Hawkins and Brandon McMenomy of CBRE represented Beacon Partners in the sale. Cousins Properties acquired the adjacent land, which features access to the Bland Street Metro Station, from an undisclosed seller. Cousins plans to develop a mixed-use project spanning up to 700,000 square feet that will include office and residential space.
MEBANE, N.C. — Chick-fil-A will develop a $52 million distribution center in the Durham suburb of Mebane. The property is expected to open in early 2022 and house 160 employees. The facility will be situated about 25 miles west of downtown Durham near Interstate 85. In 2019, the Atlanta-based restaurant chain launched its distribution company, Chick-fil-A Supply LLC, to serve its restaurants. This will be Chick-fil-A’s second distribution center, joining the location in Cartersville, Ga. Chick-fil-A operates 2,600 restaurants in 47 states, Washington, D.C. and Canada.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Metrolina Park, a 1.9 million-square-foot industrial campus in Charlotte’s Henderson Circle district. The sales price was not disclosed but multiple news outlets reported the eight-building business park traded for $201 million. The seller, Beacon Partners, developed the asset, which is situated on 163 acres along Statesville Road, less than one mile from Interstate 77 and six miles north of downtown Charlotte. Pete Pittroff, Patrick Nally, Travis Anderson, Jody Thornton and Dave Andrews of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. New York-based Clarion Partners acquired the asset.