DURHAM, N.C. — Crescent Communities has begun renovations at SouthCourt, a 140,000-square-foot office building located in south Durham. The Charlotte-based developer purchased the six-story asset last year. Renovations include the addition of outdoor patio space and four turnkey office suites that will be available for occupancy in the second quarter, as well as improvements to the lobby, commons areas and restrooms. Additional onsite amenities will include a personal training facility, full-service salon, private terraces on upper floors and a modern conference center. On the ground floor, retail space is available for leasing through CBRE | Raleigh, including café and commercial kitchen spaces. Crescent Communities has tapped Dennis Hurley and Hillman Duncan of JLL’s Raleigh office to handle SouthCourt’s office leasing assignment.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE Investment Management has acquired Madison Place, a 226-unit apartment community located at 3125 Furr Court in Charlotte. The firm purchased the newly constructed property on behalf of a separate account client. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Madison Place is a multifamily component within Berewick, a 1,070-acre master-planned community in southwest Charlotte. The property includes one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as amenities including a saltwater pool with a tanning deck, fitness studio, clubroom, pet grooming spa, outdoor kitchen, grilling areas and a fire pit.
Northmarq Arranges $15.2M Sale of Westpark Walk Shopping Center in Peachtree City, Georgia
by John Nelson
PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — Northmarq has arranged the $15.2 million sale of Westpark Walk, a 73,847-square-foot shopping center located at 400 Commerce Drive in Peachtree City, a southwest suburb of Atlanta. Jeff Enck and Emery Shane of Northmarq represented the seller, an unnamed private investment firm based in Washington, D.C. The buyer was an undisclosed partnership based in Atlanta. Westpark Walk was fully leased at the time of sale to 21 tenants, including Tuesday Morning, Verizon Wireless, State Farm, Firehouse Subs, Hotworx and local service providers and retailers, including Ranchero Mexican Grill, which has been a tenant at the shopping center for more than 33 years.
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More Affordable Housing Options Needed in Greater D.C. Region, Says Fossi of Enterprise Community Development
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2019, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments issued a report stating that the D.C. region — comprising the city, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland — needed to add 320,000 more housing units between 2020 and 2030, and that at least 75 percent of this new housing should be affordable to low- and medium-income households. Rob Fossi, senior vice president of real estate development at Enterprise Community Development, says the figure has only climbed in recent years due to macroeconomic and local challenges. “In the three years since that report was issued, this demand has only intensified while supply chain interruptions, interest rate spikes and competing resource challenges precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic have all been challenges to maintain pace,” says Fossi. Enterprise Community Development, an affiliate of Enterprise Community Partners, is the top nonprofit owner and developer of affordable homes in the Mid-Atlantic with a portfolio spanning about 13,000 apartments that house more than 22,000 residents. The firm is actively developing and preserving affordable housing across the region in order to address the demand, which Fossi says shows no signs of abating anytime soon. “There is little doubt that the demand for quality affordable housing will …
NASH to Build Mixed-Use Property Within Nexton Development in Summerville, South Carolina
by John Nelson
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — A subsidiary of North America Sekisui House LLC (NASH) plans to develop Dayfield Park, a mixed-use campus set within the company’s Nexton master-planned development in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. Situated on 60 acres near Nexton’s Brighton Park neighborhood, Phase I of Dayfield Park will feature 100,000 square feet of office space and 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space across five single-story buildings, as well as additional outparcels. Committed tenants include The Goddard School daycare, HYLO Fitness and Go Dog, a pet daycare, boarding and grooming facility that also features a bar for pet owners. Dayfield Park will be developed in three phases, each with five buildings. The project is expected to bring approximately 500 new jobs to the community. NASH plans to break ground on the project in the summer and deliver the entire campus in 2026. The project team includes leasing brokerage Bridge Commercial, property management firm Brookfield Properties, engineering firm SeamonWhiteside and architectural firms Rush Dixon Architects and Bello Garris Architects.
Westrock Coffee, Tempus Realty to Develop 530,000 Distribution Center in Conway, Arkansas
by John Nelson
CONWAY, ARK. — Westrock Coffee, a coffee and tea supplier based in Little Rock, and development partner Tempus Realty Partners have plans to develop a 530,000-square-foot distribution center in Conway. The companies recently acquired a 30-acre site off William J. Clark Drive near I-40, roughly 30 miles from Little Rock. Colliers represented Tempus Realty in the land sale, and Ted Dickey of Lighthouse Asset Advisors represented Westrock, which is the No. 1 supplier of private-label coffee and tea to U.S. restaurants by volume. Westrock will fully occupy the tilt-wall facility upon delivery in the fourth quarter of this year. The property will support Westrock’s product and packaging operation in a nearby facility, as well as handle additional distribution needs. The facility will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 72 dock doors and an ESFR sprinkler system.
Capital Square to Break Ground on 348-Unit Apartment Community in Knoxville, Tennessee
by John Nelson
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Capital Square plans to break ground soon on Livano Knoxville, a 348-unit apartment community in south Knoxville. To fund the $116 million development, the firm is launching CSRA Opportunity Zone Fund VIII LLC, a project-specific opportunity zone fund that seeks to raise $46.7 million in equity from accredited investors. Capital Square has previously secured a $70.4 million construction loan from Truist Bank, as well as a $6.5 million commitment from the City of Knoxville due to the project including 35 workforce housing apartments, which will be affordable to households earning 80 percent of the area median income. Capital Square has also formed a joint venture with LIV Development for the project. Situated at 451 W. Blount Ave. adjacent to University of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium, Livano Knoxville will include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging approximately 930 square feet. The development team, including general contractor Southern Building Group Inc., plans to break ground on the community in February.
Contegra Construction Delivers 192,000 SF Industrial Facility in Cumberland, Maryland
by John Nelson
CUMBERLAND, MD. — Contegra Construction has delivered a 192,000-square-foot distribution center at 12000 Mexico Farms Road in Cumberland. Kansas City-based Jones Development is the developer of the property, which features tilt-up concrete panels, 10,000 square feet of office space, 32-foot clear height, 56 dock doors, a PVC roof, LED lighting and parking for 48 trailers and 262 automobiles. The site also features a 35-foot-tall retaining wall that runs for a half-mile around three sides of the building. The tenant was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Accel-KKR, a private equity tech firm based in Silicon Valley, has signed an office lease expansion at Galleria 300, a 20-story office building in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket. Andrew Walker of Colliers represented the tenant in the lease negotiations with the owner, Piedmont Office Realty Trust. Situated within walking distance of The Battery and Truist Park, Accel-KKR’s new office footprint will total approximately 24,000 square feet. The firm will occupy the entire 19th floor and will triple its staff at the property, which serves as the company’s East Coast headquarters. Other tenants of Galleria 300 include Cumberland Group, TSCG, Childress Klein and PowerPlan.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jamestown, along with local real estate developers Weaver Capital Partners and WECCO Development, has broken ground on the first buildings at Navy Yard Charleston, the 79-acre mixed-use redevelopment of a former naval base in North Charleston. This first phase of the redevelopment involves converting two historic storehouses — Storehouse 8 and Storehouse 9 — on the project site into a total of 107,000 square feet of mixed-use space for restaurants, retail, office space and apartments. The buildings are scheduled to open in 2024. The 40,000-square-foot, two-story building known as Storehouse 8 will be restored and repurposed as a restaurant, event space and offices. To preserve the history and character of the building, which was constructed in 1906 as naval administrative offices, the renovation will salvage architectural details such as the original hallways, trim, railings, flooring, slate roof and copper soffits. The adjacent Storehouse 9, a 67,000-square-foot, four-story building constructed in 1918 as naval administration offices and storage facility, will be converted into restaurant and retail space on the ground floor, a rooftop bar and restaurant with views of the Cooper River and 86 multifamily units offering flexible live/work layouts. In addition to the redevelopment of Storehouses …