North Carolina

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — FCP and Indianapolis-based Strategic Capital Partners (SCP) have broken ground on the Forty540 II office building, located at 710 Slater Road in Morrisville, almost equidistant between Durham and Raleigh. Forty540 II will be a five-story, 198,535-square-foot office building near the intersection of Interstates 40 and 540. FCP and SCP, which previously co-developed the adjacent Forty540 I office building, also announced that SolarWinds software company has preleased 40 percent (80,000 square feet) of Forty540 II. SolarWinds is also a tenant at Forty540 I, which was sold by FCP and SCP in April 2019 at full occupancy. Forty540 II will feature prominent building signage opportunities, a fitness center, showers and an internet café. Delivery of Forty540 II is anticipated in mid-2021, with SolarWinds expected to occupy its new facility in summer 2021. CBRE|Raleigh’s Investor Leasing group will manage leasing responsibilities for the development.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Developer East West Partners and equity partner Northridge Capital LLC have opened Crabtree Terrace in the Brookside Village neighborhood of North Raleigh. Located at 4950 Creedmoor Road, the 173,468-square-foot office and retail project was completed earlier this month and tenants are expected to occupy the building in January 2020. The tenant roster includes coworking company Spaces, JLL, Longleaf Law Partners and Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille. Designed by Gensler and Kimley-Horn, Crabtree Terrace has floor-to-ceiling glass throughout, as well as covered parking. The building offers nearby access to U.S. Routes 50 and 70 and the Capital Area Greenway trail system. In addition to the ground-floor retail, a fitness facility with showers is planned in the building. Brasfield & Gorrie served as general contractor, and CBRE | Raleigh’s Advisory & Transaction Services | Investor Leasing group and Retail Services group are handling the office and retail leasing for Crabtree Terrace.

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Duke Energy Tower Uptown Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Childress Klein and CGA Capital have partnered to purchase the Uptown Charlotte site for Duke Energy’s future office tower. Located at 525 S. Tryon St., the 40-story Charlotte Metro Tower project is set for a 2022 completion. Construction is currently underway. Charlotte-based Childress Klein and Baltimore County-based CGA Capital have agreed to fully fund the development and construction of the project, which could total up to $675 million as per the purchase agreement with seller and future tenant Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), an energy holding company based in Charlotte. “We look forward to working with Childress Klein and its team to fund the creation of a dynamic office tower and a terrific new addition to the city skyline,” says Kyle Gore, managing director and principal of CGA Capital. As part of the sale-leaseback agreement, the new ownership will enter into a long-term lease with Duke Energy at the tower upon completion. The development will span 1 million square feet of office and retail space and include a 1,100-space parking garage. Nuveen, a TIAA Company, is leading a debt investment group to help fund the development. The project team includes general contractor Batson-Cook Co. and architect tvsdesign, which …

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mohr Capital, a privately held REIT based in Dallas, has sold the University Highlands office building located at 10330 David Taylor Drive in Charlotte to Los Angeles-based CIM Group. Mohr Capital acquired the 100,000-square-foot facility on a speculative basis in 2017 then completed capital improvements before securing a single, long-term tenant, United Rentals Inc., earlier this year. Stamford, Conn.-based United Rentals is an equipment rental company that specializes in construction and industrial rentals. Mohr Capital’s Gary Horn and Bob Mohr handled the sale internally. The sales price was not disclosed.

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Charleston, S.C.-based Blaze Partners LLC has purchased Legacy Village Apartments, a 229-unit multifamily community located in Mooresville, a suburb 25 miles north of Charlotte in the Lake Norman submarket. The seller and the price of the 121 Village Green Lane apartment complex were not disclosed. Built in 2017, Legacy Village Apartments is less than one mile from both the Lowe’s Co. Inc. corporate headquarters and Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. The apartments feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans as well as a saltwater pool, pet park, resident clubhouse and a fitness center.  Blaze plans to make capital improvements for the units and amenities. With the acquisition of Legacy Village, Blaze now owns four assets in Charlotte.

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WENDELL, N.C. — East West Partners and G.H.K. Developments Inc., the developers behind Wendell Falls, unveiled that Publix will occupy a 48,387 square-foot, freestanding grocery space in Wendell, approximately 11 miles east of Raleigh. Wendell Falls is one of the largest master-planned developments in the Research Triangle. CBRE | Raleigh’s Retail Services and Land Services groups represented the ownership group in the transaction. The store will employee approximately 130 people. An opening date has not yet been announced. Located at the northwest corner of Wendell Falls Parkway and Taylor Road, Publix will join the project’s existing tenants that include KinderCare Daycare, Farmhouse Cafe and Cruizers Convenience Marketplace. Publix at Wendell Falls be the grocer’s seventh store in Wake County. East West and G.H.K. will soon debut a collection of shops and restaurants at Wendell Fallas known as Treelight Square, as well as an office park named The Collective.

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Middleburg Communities has broken ground on Mosby at Riverlights, a planned 250-unit apartment community in Wilmington. The complex will offer communal amenities such as a 7,500-square-foot clubhouse, pool, dog park, pet spa, grilling stations, fire pit, package locker concierge and a fitness center. The community will also be linked via walking trails to Marina Village, a mixed-use town center with a new riverfront park and boardwalk, as well as 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurants. Mosby at Riverlights will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Unit interiors will include Nest thermostats, stainless steel Energy Star-rated appliances, granite countertops, 9-foot ceilings, walk-in closets and Bluetooth keyless entry. The design team includes interior designer and landscape architect Cline Design Associates, general contractor Middleburg Construction and civil engineer McKim & Creed. Vienna, Va.-based Middleburg Communities expects to begin leasing at the community in late 2020.

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DURHAM, N.C. — Starwood Real Estate Income Trust Inc. a non-traded REIT managed by Starwood Capital Group, has purchased the Exchange on Erwin for $111 million from an affiliate of Ram Realty Advisors. Located at 2610 Erwin Road in Durham, adjacent to Duke University, the mixed-use property contains 265 multifamily units and 96,949 square feet of commercial space. The multifamily property was completed in 2018 and the commercial property, consisting primarily of medical office space, was completed in 2007. The medical office space is fully leased to Duke University medical tenants. The Exchange on Erwin multifamily units were 99 percent occupied and the commercial space was 95 percent leased on the date of sale, resulting in overall occupancy of 98 percent. CBRE|Raleigh’s Howard Jenkins and Ben Kilgore, as well as Kevin Kempf and Mike Burkard of CBRE, represented Ram Realty’s affiliate in the deal.

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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Atlanta-based OA Development has sold a five-building office portfolio in Huntersville to Arizona-based healthcare REIT, Healthcare Trust of America Inc., for $81.5 million. The nearly 400,000-square foot office portfolio is located within The Park Huntersville, a mixed-use development situated 12 miles north of Charlotte. JLL’s Ryan Clutter represented OA Development in the sale. OA Development purchased the campus two years ago for $62.5 million. Located adjacent to Novant Hospital, the portfolio was 90.4 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants including Ensemble Health Partners, Black & Decker Corp. and Covia Holdings Corp. The office portfolio includes a four-story, 123,000-square-foot building; two three-story buildings at 101,500 and 45,000 square feet; and two two-story buildings at 68,000 and 59,000 square feet. The five buildings were developed between 1990 and 2001. The Park Huntersville overall spans 2.6 million square feet.

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MEBANE, N.C. — Illinois-based medical supply manufacturer and distributor Medline Industries Inc. has purchased 220 acres in Mebane for a planned 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center. The $65 million distribution center will be built on West Ten Road in Orange County, approximately 17 miles northwest of Durham. It will be located in the Buckhorn Economic Development District, near Interstates 40 and 85. Medline paid a total of $8.1 million for all eight parcels involved in the transaction. Medline says the distribution center will initially create 250 new full-time jobs and at full capacity the company anticipates creating as many as 600 jobs. Pickett Sprouse’s Mark O’Neal represented the sellers of five of the eight sites involved in the transaction.

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