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Aventon Breaks Ground on 336-Unit Multifamily Development in Charleston

by John Nelson April 18, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Aventon Cos. has broken ground on Aventon Mikasa, a 336-unit apartment community located in Charleston’s Daniel Island submarket. Set to open for leasing in fall 2024, the property will be situated on 19 acres and comprise multiple four-story, elevator-serviced buildings housing one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a remote working lounge, game room and fitness center, as well as a resort-style swimming pool. The design-build team includes architect Scott + Cormia, interior designer Studio 5 Interiors Inc. and civil engineer/landscape architect Thomas & Hutton. Aventon Mikasa is the second multifamily development in the Charleston area for Raleigh-based Aventon Cos.

April 18, 2023

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Pure Development to Build Two Speculative Industrial Facilities in Charleston Totaling 428,000 SF

by John Nelson April 5, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Pure Development has acquired two development sites totaling 26.4 acres within Camp Hall, an industrial campus in Charleston. The developer is planning to build two speculative warehouse facilities totaling 428,000 square feet across from the Volvo USA plant. Situated along Electric Avenue and less than two miles from I-26, the first facility will be a 306,280-square-foot warehouse with 30 dock doors, 32-foot clear heights, 20 trailer spaces and 375 auto spaces. The second facility will be a 122,180-square-foot warehouse with 13 dock doors, 32-foot clear heights and 100 auto spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter and wrap up in third-quarter 2024. Santee Cooper sold the development sites to Pure Development for a combined $7.4 million. Robert Barrineau, Brendan Redeyoff and Tim Raber of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Dan Camp with Santee Cooper and Adam Seger with Pure Development also worked on the land deal.

April 5, 2023

Acquisitions Office South Carolina Southeast

Colliers, Ten-X Facilitate Auction Sale of 143,865 SF Piedmont Center Office Park in Greenville

by John Nelson April 5, 2023

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Colliers has partnered with online auction giant Ten-X to facilitate the sale of Piedmont Center, a suburban office park in Greenville spanning 143,865 square feet. A regional office investment firm with multiple assets in the market purchased the park via a Ten-X auction. Taylor Allen, Brantley Anderson and Bailey Tollison of Colliers procured the buyer in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Situated on an 8.6-acre parcel at 33 and 37 Villa Road, Piedmont Center comprises two office buildings standing four and five stories.

April 5, 2023

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $29M Sale of New Industrial Facility in Greer, South Carolina

by John Nelson April 4, 2023

GREER, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $29 million sale of Velocity II, a newly built industrial facility in Greer spanning nearly 300,000 square feet. Built in 2022, the property is located at 915 Victor Hill Road, about one mile from I-85 and four miles from South Carolina Port Authority’s Inland Port Greer. Childress Klein and Cullum Interests co-developed the logistics facility on a speculative basis, but the property was fully leased at the time of sale. Velocity II features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, LED lighting, 66 high dock-high doors and two ramped drive-in doors, five separate office store fronts and 220 automobile parking spaces with the opportunity for further expansion. Rob Cochran, Bill Harrison, Nolan Ashton, Casey Masters, Stewart Calhoun, Brian Young, Elliott Fayssou, and Kacie Jackson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the developers in the transaction. Stream Realty Acquisition LLC is the buyer.

April 4, 2023

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Whole Foods to Anchor $1B Mixed-Use Development in Downtown Greenville, South Carolina

by John Nelson March 21, 2023

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Whole Foods Market has signed on to anchor Greenville County Square, a $1 billion mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown Greenville. Atlanta-based RocaPoint Partners is the developer behind the 3.5 million-square-foot live-work-play destination, which will modernize and activate 40 acres along University Ridge. The Austin, Texas-based grocer will occupy a standalone building designed by MVA Architects. Whole Foods is the first tenant announced, and RocaPoint is currently pursuing other credit-worthy retailers and restaurants to join the development. “Whole Foods Market will add to the development’s lively charm and represents the quality of the tenants we’re targeting to drive economic growth while simultaneously answering public interest at Greenville County Square,” says Patrick Leonard, principal of RocaPoint. The developer says that Greenville County Square will serve as a connective hub to the city’s outdoor-oriented attractions, namely Falls Park and the new Cancer Survivor’s Park. Additionally, the project is expected to connect with the historic Swamp Rabbit Trail, a 22-mile walking and biking path that runs along the Reedy River and connects Greenville to Travelers Rest, S.C. “This redevelopment is positioned to be the ideal walkable environment for residents and visitors with a strategic blend of office, hotels, residential, restaurant, entertainment and …

March 21, 2023

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Greenville-Spartanburg’s Industrial Market Is ‘Firing on all Cylinders’

by John Nelson March 20, 2023

Over the course of this year, Greenville-Spartanburg’s industrial market is expected to continue its overall upward trajectory with increasing rental rates, record-low vacancy rates and ongoing tenant demand. The fundamentals of Upstate South Carolina’s industrial market are among the strongest anywhere in the country right now due to a myriad of cylinders on which it is simultaneously firing. The market’s plethora of demand drivers include e-commerce users, manufacturing, the automotive industry and the draw of the Inland Port located in Greer. To understand the full picture, however, it’s important to also consider what the Greenville- Spartanburg market is not firing on. The market is not stifled by unions, high regulation or the lack of viable sites, available buildings and utility infrastructure some other markets have to contend with. An important factor affecting current absorption is multiple fourth-quarter tenant occupancy dates being pushed from fourth quarter of 2022 to first quarter of 2023. There was 17.9 million square feet of industrial space under construction at year-end 2022, with approximately 4 million square feet of that already preleased but not yet delivered. Those deliveries in early 2023 will naturally lead to positive absorption and help rebalance the market. A variety of industrial …

March 20, 2023

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Edgewater, Singerman Acquire 603,214 SF Distribution Facility in Charleston

by John Nelson March 17, 2023

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A joint venture between Edgewater Ventures and Singerman Real Estate has acquired a 603,214-square-foot distribution facility in Charleston. Located at 1980 Clements Ferry Road, the building features tilt-up concrete construction with 40-foot clear heights, 66,700 square feet of offices, 300 parking spaces, double-sided loading configuration and onsite trailer storage. The seller, apparel manufacturer Gildan Activewear, will lease the facility from the new ownership, which also plans to subdivide roughly 21 acres at the site for the development of an additional 300,000-square-foot facility.

March 17, 2023

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RREAF Holdings Acquires 486-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of South Carolina

by John Nelson March 16, 2023

COLUMBIA, S.C. — RREAF Holdings has acquired Rivers Edge at Carolina Stadium, a 486-bed student housing community located near the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The property was built in 1996 within the university’s Greek Village. Capital improvements are planned for the community, which will be overseen by RREAF Construction Services. Renovations are set to include upgrades to 40 percent of the property’s 240 units and amenity updates, including the addition of a dog run; upgrades to the existing basketball, volleyball and pickleball courts; and new lighting along the community’s walking paths. Renovations will be completed between late 2026 and early 2027.

March 16, 2023

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Scout Motors Plans $2B Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Plant Near Columbia, South Carolina

by Taylor Williams March 6, 2023

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Scout Motors Inc., the electric vehicle division of German automaker Volkswagen, has unveiled plans for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant on a 1,600-acre plot in Blythewood, South Carolina, a suburb of Columbia. The move represents a capital investment of approximately $2 billion and is expected to create about 4,000 jobs. Scout Motors intends to primarily use the plant for the production of trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). At full capacity, the facility should be able to manufacture about 200,000 vehicles annually. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year, and Scout Motors expects the plant to be fully operational by the end of 2026. Of the total acreage of the site, which is bounded by I-77 and Blythewood Road, about 70 percent (1,100 acres) will be dedicated to the manufacturing facilities themselves. The location puts the facility within 20 miles of the state capital’s downtown area. Greg Lubar and Matt Jackson of JLL represented Scout Motors in its site selection efforts. The new trucks and SUVs will be built on a newly designed, all-electric platform. This approach will allow the company’s engineering teams to deliver vehicles with optimal ground clearance, approach angles and payload capacity, as …

March 6, 2023

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JLL Arranges Sale of 792,081 SF Industrial Property in Metro Charlotte

by John Nelson March 3, 2023

ROCK HILL, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Phase I of Rock Hill Commerce Center in Rock Hill, roughly 30 miles southwest of Charlotte. A MetLife Investment Management client acquired the 792,081-square-foot property, which comprises two industrial buildings, for an undisclosed price. Patrick Nally, Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews and Michael Scarnato of JLL represented the seller, Strategic Capital Partners, in the transaction. Completed earlier this year, Phase I of Rock Hill Commerce Center was fully leased at the time of sale to Power Technique North America and Logistics Plus. Buildings A and B comprise 294,092 square feet and 497,989 square feet, respectively.

March 3, 2023

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