CHARLOTTE, N.C. — BWE has brokered a $35.9 million loan for the refinancing of Accent Southrail, a 304-unit community located at 6026 Station Crossing Ave. in Charlotte’s Lower South End district. Alan Tapie, Thomas Wiedeman, Brad Walker and Hanley Long of BWE arranged the three-year, fixed-rate loan through a life company lender. The financing features flexible prepayment options. Westplan Investors was the borrower. Accent Southrail was built in 2021. The project offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a gym, pool with loungers and Orbit daybeds, clubroom with …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tower Capital has arranged a $19.1 million loan for the refinancing of the first phase of Poplin Glen, a 268-unit build-to-rent project in the Charlotte. The borrower was a real estate investment company headquartered in Arizona. The loan replaced a bridge loan that Tower Capital arranged in July 2021 to facilitate the acquisition of the townhomes at certificate of occupancy with the intention to lease all the units. The initial phase of Poplin Glen comprises 99 units and was completed in 2021 and 2022. The community offers …
HICKORY, N.C. — Ohio-based developer Redwood Living is underway on Redwood Hickory, a 154-unit build-to-rent community in Hickory, 59 miles northwest of Charlotte. Residences will come in two-bedroom layouts ranging from 1,294 to 1,381 square feet. Units will feature vaulted ceilings, bonus living space, attached two-car garages, washer and dryer hookups, full-size appliances and patios. Monthly rents start at $2,099 per month. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.
BOLIVIA, N.C. — Stark Enterprises, in collaboration with its affiliated companies Stark Living and Arbor Construction, has begun constructing Oak Harbor Village, a 23-acre build-to-rent community in Bolivia, 22 miles southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina. The asset will offer 130 ranch-style and townhome units. Units will come in one- to three-bedroom floor plans. Planned amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, dog park, playground, pool, sundeck, grilling stations and entertainment areas. The project is slated to complete in the summer of 2025, with pre-leasing slated to begin several months beforehand.
CONCORD, N.C. — Lansing Melbourne Group and Denholtz Properties have begun pre-leasing for Novi Rise, a 167-unit community located at 30 Market Street in Concord. The property will rise seven stories. Community amenities include a lounge, fitness center, work pods, conference room, dog wash station and package lockers. Novi Rise will also feature 4,757 square feet of ground-level retail space, which will be leased to Salon Lofts. Novi Rise is scheduled to open on May 15.
PINEVILLE, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of Blu South, a build-to-rent community in the Charlotte suburb of Pineville. Hines U.S. Property Partners purchased the asset from Cornerstone Development for an undisclosed price. The transaction consists of the sale of 365 existing units, as well as the forward sale of 186 units. Casey Sherman and John Gavigan led the JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales Advisory team. Construction on Blue South began in 2022 and is slated for full completion in 2025. At full build-out, the property will feature …
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — TruAmerica Multifamily, in partnership with Spoke Real Estate Capital, has purchased Westmont Commons, a 252-unit community in Asheville, for $49.9 million. The seller was not disclosed. Greystone provided a Freddie Mac Optigo loan to finance the acquisition. Rob Russell and Richard Kourbage originated the loan. Westmont Commons was built in two phases in 2003 and 2008. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a clubhouse with a kitchen and game room, pool with a sundeck, dog park, fitness center and picnic area with …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. AND ALEXANDRIA, VA. — FCA Management and Bonaventure have merged to create an enhanced third-party property management firm and platform. FCA Management is a third-party property management firm, which is based in Charlotte and serves clients in the southeast and mid-Atlantic. Bonaventure is an asset management firm with a focus on investment, development and construction in the southeast and mid-Atlantic. As part of the agreement, Bonaventure’s Property Management Services will become part of FCA Management, which will manage all current and future Bonaventure market-rate communities. The combined platform …
CHICAGO — Core Spaces plans to expand its build-to-rent brand, Oxenfree. The Chicago-based developer currently has a pipeline of approximately 4,000 units under development in markets such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Nashville, Austin, Charlotte and Florida’s Gulf Coast. The company plans to begin leasing at its first two communities — Oxenfree at WeHo in Nashville, Tennessee, and Oxenfree at Princeton in Princeton, Texas — in March, with the first units slated to deliver by April. Oxenfree at WeHo is located in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. The asset offers 96 townhome units …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Oppidan Investment Co. has broken ground on The Pines at Peach, a 119-unit affordable housing community in Raleigh. Apartments will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Income restrictions were not disclosed. The project is financed with Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, Tax Exempt Bonds issued by Raleigh Housing Authority, debt financing from Redstone, tax credit equity from Aegon and gap financing from the City of Raleigh. Construction is slated to complete in summer 2025. Cline Design designed the project. …