North Carolina

Broad Reach Retail Partners Acquires Avent Ferry Shopping Center in Raleigh for $15.8M

by John Nelson January 27, 2021

RALEIGH, N.C. — Broad Reach Retail Partners LLC, a value-add owner and operator of retail centers, has acquired Avent Ferry Shopping Center in Raleigh. Avent Ferry is Broad Reach’s first location in Raleigh. The sales price and seller were not disclosed, but Triangle Business Journal reports Weingarten Realty Investors sold the asset for $15.8 million after nearly 20 years of ownership. Anchored by Food Lion, the 119,652-square-foot shopping center is located within walking distance to North Carolina State University and just three miles from downtown Raleigh. Avent Ferry was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Walgreens, Family Dollar, the North Carolina DMV, Hardee’s, Circle K and Wingstop. This acquisition comes a few months after Broad Reach’s purchase of Warsaw Village Shopping Center in September 2020.

January 27, 2021

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

Big Cypress Capital, LPA Urban Sell Adaptive Reuse Office Property in Charlotte for $17.3M

by John Nelson January 26, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Big Cypress Capital and LPA Urban have completed the $17.3 million sale of 2317 Thrift Road, a two-story adaptive reuse office property spanning 38,000 square feet in Charlotte’s FreeMoreWest neighborhood. Big Cypress Capital and LPA Urban purchased the asset in January 2019 and signed local advertising firm Wray Ward to anchor the space in summer 2019. The co-owners redeveloped the existing 19,000-square-foot structure and doubled the footprint with a new addition ahead of its delivery in October 2020. Naples, Fla.-based Big Cypress sold the asset via its Headwaters Strategic Operator platform. It was the first sale in the firm’s 2018 Vintage Year Headwaters Real Estate Opportunities Fund I. The buyer was a joint venture partnership that is backed by an undisclosed institutional investor.

January 26, 2021

Leasing Activity Life Sciences North Carolina Office Southeast

Trinity Capital Signs Cancer Research Firm to 70,369 SF Life Sciences Lease in Durham

by John Nelson January 25, 2021

DURHAM, N.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors has signed cancer research firm Charles River Laboratories Inc. to a 70,639-square-foot lease for life sciences space within Park Point, an adaptive reuse research and development campus in Durham’s Research Triangle Park. The tenant’s North Carolina Oncology Center of Excellence operation will occupy the space at the park’s Edge West Building. In 2019, Trinity Capital acquired Park Point, a 100-acre office campus situated near Duke University. The ownership is investing $160 million to redevelop the property into a 655,800-square-foot life sciences campus. GRAIL Inc., an early cancer detection firm, will anchor Park Point when it moves into its 200,000-square-foot space in March. Park Point’s amenities will include athletic fields, walking trails, a fitness center, conference and training center, gathering areas and a coffee shop/café. Bill Sandridge, Brendan Callahan and Caitlyn Kinnaird of JLL represented Charles River Laboratories in the lease transaction. Doug Cook of Cushman & Wakefield and William Allen of Trinity Partners handle life sciences and creative office leasing at Park Point, respectively. Trinity Capital is part of Park Point’s ownership group with Starwood Capital Group and Vanderbilt Partners.

January 25, 2021

Development Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

ATCO, Shorenstein Break Ground on Phase II of Camp North End Mixed-Use Project in Charlotte

by John Nelson January 22, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ATCO Properties & Management and Shorenstein Properties LLC have broken ground on Phase II of Camp North End, which will include retail, office and multifamily spaces, as well as a parking garage. The mixed-used development is located on a former industrial site spanning 76 acres in Charlotte’s Druid Hills South district. S9 Architecture is the designer and BB+M Architecture is the architect of record for Camp North End’s second phase, which will include two office buildings totaling 120,000 square feet, 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of retail space and a multifamily community with a parking garage. ATCO and Shorenstein expect to deliver the second phase of construction in early 2022. Phase I was delivered in summer 2020 and includes 70,000 square feet of office and retail space and four food stalls within the Gama Goat building. Office tenants at the project include solar energy company Pine Gate Renewables, tech firm CloudGenera Inc. and Ally Bank. Retail tenants include restaurant Leah & Louise, bakery Wentworth & Fenn, Free Range Brewing, That’s Novel Books and boutique fitness center bloc. The project team is also in the preliminary planning stages for several other buildings onsite, including the renovation of the …

January 22, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial North Carolina Retail Southeast

Riverside Furniture Acquires Former Manufacturing Facility in Triad Region, Plans Renovations

by John Nelson January 22, 2021

GIBSONVILLE, N.C. — Riverside Furniture Corp. has acquired the former Burlington Mills warehouse and manufacturing facility in Gibsonville. The buyer plans to convert the building into its first distribution center in North Carolina. The asset is located at 5928 N. N.C. Highway 87, 22 miles northeast of downtown Greensboro. The Fort Smith, Ark.-based retailer plans to house more than 30 full-time employees at the 294,394-square-foot site. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. Brian Craven, David Hagan and Joe Stanley of CBRE|Triad represented the seller, DFA I LLC, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

January 22, 2021

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast

JLL Brokers $115M Sale of BB&T Center Office Tower in Uptown Charlotte

by Alex Tostado January 21, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has brokered the sale of BB&T Center, a 22-story, 568,646-square-foot office tower in Uptown Charlotte. The sales price was not disclosed, although the Charlotte Business Journal reported the asset sold for $115 million. The seller, Arden Group, acquired the asset in 2017 and completed a $10.5 million renovation that included adding a 5,200-square-foot amenity center, tenant lounge and a 1,800-square-foot outdoor deck. Additional improvements included a new lobby and storefront renovation at Overstreet Mall, the primary entrance to the building. Current tenants include Truist Financial Corp. (the result of a merger between BB&T and SunTrust), AIG, TEKsystems, AeroTek and RingCentral. Chris Lingerfelt and Ryan Clutter of JLL represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.

January 21, 2021

Acquisitions Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Berkadia Arranges Sales of Two Apartment Communities Totaling $68.7M in Charlotte

by Alex Tostado January 19, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Berkadia has arranged the sales of two apartment communities totaling $68.7 million in Charlotte. Miami-based One Real Estate Investment bought the 310-unit Kelston Apartments and the 240-unit Avalon Apartments from an undisclosed seller(s). Kelston was built in 1986 and is located at 1207 Kelston Place, seven miles east of downtown Charlotte. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The buyer plans to upgrade the clubhouse, fitness center, cyber café and pool. Built in 1999, Avalon Apartments is situated at 6000 Regal Estate Lane, less than one mile from Kelston Apartments. Avalon also offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Shared amenities include a renovated clubhouse, coffee and tea bar, media and entertainment lounge, pool table, fitness center and a dog spa. Voya Financial provided a three-year, interest-only loan with a floating interest rate for the Kelston acquisition. Berkadia provided a 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for the Avalon purchase. Mitch Sinberg and Brad Williamson of Berkadia originated both acquisition loans, which totaled $51.4 million. Additionally, Noam Franklin, Chinmay Bhatt and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia arranged MLG Capital as a joint venture equity partner for One Real Estate Investment’s acquisition of Avalon. MLG Capital invested $13.1 million …

January 19, 2021

Development Multifamily North Carolina Southeast Student Housing

Aspen Heights Breaks Ground on 188-Unit Student Housing Community in Charlotte

by Alex Tostado January 13, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Aspen Heights Partners has broken ground on Aspen Heights University City, a 188-unit student housing community located at 300 Heritage Lake Drive near the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus. The property will offer two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units, two-thirds of which will feature a cottage-style design. Communal amenities will include a pool, grilling areas, basketball court, sand volleyball court, fitness center, study lounges and an onsite shuttle to campus. Austin, Texas-based Aspen Heights secured $38.1 million in construction financing from Synovus Bank for the development, which is scheduled for completion in summer 2022.

January 13, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial North Carolina Office Southeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $18.5M Sale of Four-Building Flex Property in Charlotte

by Alex Tostado January 12, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $18.5 million sale of Northridge Business Center, a four-building office and warehouse property in Charlotte. The buildings total 174,506 square feet and are situated at 5005-5035 W. W.T. Harris Blvd. in Charlotte’s West Sugar Creek neighborhood. Northridge Business Center was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Nolan Ashton and Rob Cochran of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, SkyREM, in the transaction. SunCap Opportunity Fund LLC, a privately held, national commercial real estate investment firm, acquired the property.

January 12, 2021

Development Multifamily North Carolina Southeast

Ardmore Residential to Develop 396-Unit Apartment Community Near Raleigh

by Alex Tostado January 11, 2021

CLAYTON, N.C. — Ardmore Residential has purchased 20 acres in Clayton to develop Ardmore at Flowers, a planned 396-unit apartment community in the Raleigh-Durham area. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with modern kitchens, designer cabinetry and wood-style vinyl flooring. Communal amenities will include a cyber café, two fitness centers, two pools, several grilling areas, a clubhouse and a dog park. The developer expects to break ground on the community in the spring. Greensboro, N.C.-based Ardmore acquired the land from Southwest Crossroads Holdings LLC for $6.5 million. Sarah Godwin and John Mikels of JLL worked in partnership with John Koonce of York Properties to represent the seller in the transaction.

January 11, 2021

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