CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Canopy will break ground on an adaptive reuse project in Charlotte’s NoDa (North of Davidson) neighborhood. The project, known as Indigo CLT, will be located at 4000 Raleigh St. and will comprise 60,000 square feet of industrial space, 40,000 square feet of office space and 20,000 square feet of retail space. Situated along Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line, the existing building on the site was built in 1954 as the former home to a mill company. Redevelopment plans for Indigo CLT will highlight the existing original architectural features, including its 18-foot ceilings, exposed brick and numerous skylights. The redevelopment plans also include a boutique apartment community adjacent to the existing building. Canopy and The Nichols Co. plan to target complementary retail tenants to support Indigo CLT’s live-work-play dynamic, such as a coffee shop/juice bar, second-generation brewery, bodega and fitness concept. Charlotte-based Canopy expects the project to deliver in spring 2020.
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Highwoods Properties will develop Virginia Springs II, a 111,000-square-foot office building within Maryland Farms in Brentwood. The company expects to invest $37.8 million in the development. Virginia Springs II is the second of two office buildings Highwoods has planned, joining the 113,000-square-foot Virginia Springs I, which was delivered earlier this year. Amenities at Virginia Springs II will include outdoor common areas, modern architecture and access to Powell Park and Maryland Farms Greenway. The office building will be situated 12 miles south of downtown Nashville. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter, with targeted completion in the third quarter of 2020 and projected stabilization in the third quarter of 2022.
CHAMBLEE, GA. — A joint venture between MidCity Real Estate Partners and Anchor Capital Partners has acquired 5616 Peachtree, a 42,500-square-foot industrial building in downtown Chamblee. The owners plan to immediately begin construction to reposition the building into a 36,500-square-foot office building. The asset will be extensively renovated with all new base building features and new tenant interiors. Winter Construction will serve as the general contractor for the renovations, and will occupy half of the building upon completion. The joint venture expects the building will be move-in ready in February 2020. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged a construction loan and equity financing on behalf of the borrowers. First Citizens Bank provided the construction loan. The joint venture paid $3.5 million for the existing industrial building. The building is located two blocks from the $2 billion Assembly Yards in Doraville and 18 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.
NORTH PORT, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $43 million sale of Lakes at North Port, a 312-unit apartment complex near Sarasota in southwest Florida. The property comprises 14 three-story buildings, offering one- to three-bedroom floor plans averaging 923 square feet. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, sundeck, clubhouse, computer center, pet park, playground, fitness center and 10 parking spaces reserved for RVs and boats. Nick Meoli and Mike Donaldson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Symcor Capital Properties, in the transaction. Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investors LLC acquired the property.
MCDONOUGH AND STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sales of Stonegate at Eagles Landing in Stockbridge and Mandalay Villas in McDonough. Mike Kemether, Travis Presnell and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Bluedog Capital Partners, in the transactions. The RADCO Cos. acquired Stonegate at Eagles Landing, a 167-unit community that was built in 2006, for $25.1 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, house-sitter services, playground and a car wash area. Rockworth Acquisitions bought Mandalay Villas, a 300-unit property, for $48.8 million. Mandalay Villas offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a fitness center, playground, swimming pool, game room, clubhouse and a business center.
TAMPA, FLA. — Sunstone Properties Trust has acquired Carlyle at Waters, a 392-unit multifamily community in Tampa, for $42.2 million. The community was built in 1985 across 12.7 acres, comprising 16 garden-style buildings and covered parking. Communal amenities include two swimming pools and two ponds. The new owner plans to build an outdoor kitchen and a fitness center. Further renovation plans include upgrading unit interiors, swimming pools and the leasing office. Berkadia provided a Freddie Mac mod-rehab loan to the buyer for renovations. The seller was not disclosed.
PACE, FLA. — Blackwater Resources has sold Pace Crossroads, a 75,904-square-foot shopping center in Pace. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Dick’s Sporting Goods, Michael’s and Ulta Beauty. Pace Crossroads was built in 2018 and is located 15 miles northeast of Pensacola. Mark Joines, Drew Fleming and Henry Kushner of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a private company based in the Mid-Atlantic. The sales price was not disclosed.
BLACKSBURG, VA. — NorthMarq has arranged $16 million in construction financing for Park 37 Apartments, a 215-bed student housing community located near the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg. Mike Lowry of NorthMarq secured the loan through a regional bank on behalf of an undisclosed, Virginia-based developer. The financing features a three-year term and interest-only payments. The developer broke ground on Park 37 Apartments in April, with completion scheduled for July 2020. Shared amenities at the property will include a clubhouse, lounge, fitness center, swimming pool, fire pit, covered bike storage and onsite access to one of Blacksburg’s walking/biking trails.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Michelle Kidd has joined Crossman & Co. as its new director of client services. Kidd has lived and worked in Orlando since 1997, most recently as a partner at TSCG. Crossman specializes in commercial property management, leasing and investment sales. “I feel a responsibility to make our team stronger through hands-on training and support,” says Kidd. “My goal is to build a concierge service that’s extended to all of our clients as we continue to strengthen the relationships, by identifying individual goals and manage the asset with that objective in mind.” Kidd is on the Legislative Committee for the Orlando Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and is seeking the organization’s Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation. Kidd is also an active member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), serving on the Special Events Committee.
The momentum of the Charlotte office market continued in the first quarter of 2019, as office rents rose for an eighth consecutive quarter and the city notched a major economic development win with the announcement that BB&T and SunTrust would merge, creating a new bank that will be headquartered in Charlotte. The news came on the heels of announcements late last year that Honeywell plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to the city and that LendingTree would expand its headquarters, creating 436 jobs over five years. The city’s economic strength has been fueled by a growing labor market that was led by the tech sector in 2018. Last fall, CompTIA’s 2018 Tech Town Index found that Charlotte is the No. 1 city for information technology workers when it comes to job opportunity and cost of living. At the time of the report, more than 44,000 IT jobs had been posted in Charlotte over the previous 12 months. That number is projected to grow by 11 percent over the next five years as Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and Ally Financial look to fill IT jobs at all levels. Office rental rates in Charlotte increased by 6.5 percent …