Raleigh, N.C. — A partnership between M&J Wilkow and Bailard Inc. has bought two retail centers totaling 323,000 square feet in Raleigh for $43.6 million. Midtown Commons is a 138,756-square-foot power center with tenants including Starbucks Coffee, T.J. Maxx and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Shoppes at Midway Plantation, a neighboring 184,244-square-foot power center, has tenants including Michael’s, Ross Dress for Less, Kay Jewelers, Saltgrass Steak House and Rack Room Shoes. The partners plan to implement a new leasing strategy to bring new-to-market retailers to the centers, as well as upgrade the …
Durham, N.C. — The Dilweg Cos. has sold The Courtyard of Chapel Hill, a mixed-use project located at 431 W. Franklin St. in Durham. The Courtyard at Chapel Hill comprises more than 17,000 square feet of retail space and 20 residential units known as The Courtyard Lofts. The building was delivered in 1982 and renovated in 2013. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kipos, Franklin Street Yoga, Vimala’s Curryblossom Café and Cat Tales Cat Café. Tom Kolarczyk and Jeff Glenn of HFF represented …
Cary, N.C. — A joint venture between Hines, Columbia Development Group LLC and USAA Real Estate will break ground on Phase I of Fenton, a 69-acre, 2.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Cary, North Carolina, this summer. The first phase will include a 99,000-square-foot Wegmans grocery store; 263,000 square feet of specialty retail, including a movie theater and food hall; a 146,000-square-foot office loft; 350 apartment units; and a 175-room hotel. Additionally, the first retail tenants have been announced. These include Crawford Brothers Steakhouse, a new concept from five-time James Beard …
Charlotte, N.C. — Ziff Properties has sold Terraces at University Place, a 65,112-square-foot shopping center in Charlotte, North Carolina’s University neighborhood, for $12.2 million. The center was built in 2000 and was 97 percent occupied at the time of the sale by tenants including The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Que Onda Tacos, Iron Dish Korean BBQ, The Press Box Bar & Grill and Smoothie King. Tom Kolarczyk of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. LBX Investments acquired the property. Gregg Shapiro and Cory Fowler, also with HFF, arranged a …
From the Charlotte metro area to Raleigh-Durham and back down to Upstate South Carolina and Charleston, North and South Carolina are quickly becoming the top choices for retail developers, owners and consumers, leading retail industry experts say. With new residents moving to the two-state region’s metro areas, grocers are moving in where they can. Raleigh has seen Harris Teeter expand, and Wegmans and Publix enter the market. Costco and Publix are expanding in Charleston. In Upstate South Carolina, Lowes Food and Sprouts Farmers Market are opening their doors to new …
Roswell, Ga. and Leland, N.C. — Branch Properties has acquired two grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Southeast. The first, Roswell Market Place, is a 95,522-square-foot shopping center anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market. Branch Properties bought the asset for $32 million. The center, which is located at 10800 Alpharetta Highway, 24 miles north of downtown Atlanta, was built in 1986 and renovated two years ago. Roswell Market Place was 88 percent leased at the time of the sale. The second property is Waterford Village, a 108,249-square-foot shopping center anchored by Harris …
Greensboro, N.C. — Tanger Factory Outlets Center Inc. (NYSE: SKT) has sold four non-core outlet malls to a joint venture between Singerman Real Estate and The Outlet Resource Group for $130.5 million. The four centers are located in Nags Head, North Carolina; Ocean City, Maryland; Park City, Utah; and Williamsburg, Iowa. The four properties were 95.8 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Greensboro, North Carolina-based Tanger Outlets expects to use $128.7 million of the proceeds to pay off existing debt. Tanger operates 40 outlet malls across 20 states …
New Bern, N.C. — Columbia Development has signed leases with HomeGoods and Rack Room Shoes to anchor Phase II of New Bern Marketplace in New Bern, North Carolina, a town situated along the Neuse River near the Atlantic Ocean. HomeGoods will occupy 22,000 square feet of space while Rack Room Shoes will occupy 6,139 square feet. Phase II is underway with both stores expected to open in early 2020. Columbia Development is developing the 330,000-square-foot neighborhood center and recently opened the nation’s largest Harris Teeter, as well as other tenants …
Raleigh, N.C. — Petco, Ulta Beauty and Five Below are set to open at Pleasant Valley Promenade in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Mount Airy, N.C. — WRS Inc. Real Estate Investments has purchased Mayberry Mall, a 207,542-square-foot regional mall located at 338 Frederick St. in Mount Airy, North Carolina.