State lists former correctional facility property for sale in southwest Charlotte

The state of North Carolina has listed a former correctional facility property for sale in southwest Charlotte. The 49-acre property is located at 4101 Meadow Oak Drive, at the southwest corner of the intersection of Tyvola Road and Billy Graham Parkway. It was previously home to the Charlotte Correctional Facility, which closed in 2011. In a statement, Gov. Pat McCrory said the state is listing the property for sale and is also marketing a personnel training center in Raleigh for a long-term ground…

Development firm starting work on 300-unit apartment complex in South End

Apartment developer Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management are starting construction on a 300-unit complex in South End. The Solis Southline apartment project will be built on a 3.5-acre site at South Boulevard and Remount Road, adjacent to the light-rail line. The Charlotte Business Journal reported early this year that Terwilliger Pappas was evaluating the site for a new multifamily complex. A limited liability company managed…

Merrifield Patrick Vermillion planning single-tenant office building in midtown Charlotte

Merrifield Patrick Vermillion is under contract to purchase two lots on Kenilworth Avenue where the firm plans to build a two-story office building ranging in size from 12,000 to 16,000 square feet in size. The firm plans to close on its purchase of the two lots, at 1026 and 1030 Kenilworth Avenue, before the end of the year. The two lots are next door to the Solis Dilworth apartment complex that Pappas Properties is constructing at the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and Morehead Street. A vacant…

Keith Bell leaving Mohr Partners to join Cushman & Wakefield

Keith Bell, a managing partner at Mohr Partners, is leaving the firm to join Cushman & Wakefield. Bell, who specializes in tenant representation, says he couldn’t turn down the opportunity to join Cushman’s national platform as a senior vice president. “That’s what really sparked my interest,” Bell says. “It’s a great platform and offers a lot of things that can bring value to my clients.” Zach McLaren will also make the move from Mohr Partners to Cushman with Bell. Scott Dumler…

Kansas company planning hotel-apartment hybrids for four Charlotte neighborhoods

A Kansas company that combines extended-stay hotel rooms with apartments is planning to open four locations in the Charlotte market. WaterWalk, based in Wichita, Kan., is planning to bring its concept to locations in University City, southwest Charlotte and the Ballantyne and Lake Norman areas. Launched last year by hotel veteran Jack DeBoer, who founded Residence Inn and Summerfield Suites, WaterWalk opened its first hotel-apartment combo development last year in Wichita. The WaterWalk concept…

Local Thalhimer office joins CNL Commercial Real Estate

The Charlotte office of Thalhimer has joined CNL Commercial Real Estate. Orlando-based CCRE is adding 29 employees from the Virginia-based firm, which lost its affiliation with Cushman & Wakefield in North Carolina due to Cushman’s acquisition by DTZ. The addition brings CCRE’s headcount in Charlotte to 80, including 20 brokers, and it increases its leasing and management portfolio to approximately 24 million square feet, up from approximately 12 million. The Thalhimer group includes commercial…

PulteGroup joining rush of development at Providence and I-485

PulteGroup Inc. is planning a single-family development on 73 acres off Tilley Morris Road, adjacent to a proposed mixed-use development by Crescent Communities. The single-family development, called Kellmoor, would consist of 100 homes, according to real estate records. The site is across from Stonemeade Lane and stretches west from Tilley Morris to a 72-acre property on Providence Road where Crescent is planning to build a food-themed development called Crescent Providence Farm, which I wrote…

Developers break ground on six-story, dual-branded hotel in SouthPark

Crosland and Allen Tate broke ground on Tuesday on a six-story dual-branded hotel in SouthPark. The Charlotte real estate firms are partnering with Chartwell Hospitality to develop the project, which will include a 160-room Hilton Garden Inn and a 110-room Homewood Suites. Located on a 3.65-acre site on the west side of Sharon Road, behind the Sharon Corners shopping center, the hotel is expected to open in late 2016. Demolition of the Olde Towne Apartments, a 40-unit complex formerly on the site,…

Crescent’s next development has a food theme but is more traffic on the menu?

The latest development planned near the Interstate 485 interchange at Providence Road will have a food theme, but nearby residents remain concerned about how much traffic they’ll have to digest as the area’s development boom continues. Crescent Communities is planning a mixed-use development called Crescent Providence Farm on 72 acres next to the Waverly development on Providence Road. The Charlotte firm is seeking approval for a 180-room hotel, 30,000 square feet of commercial space and up…

CNL Commercial Real Estate spins out of CNL Financial

CNL Commercial Real Estate, which has 50 local employees, has spun out of its parent company. Investment management firm CNL Financial Group has agreed to a management-led buyout of the business by the partners of CNL Commercial Real Estate and their joint-venture investment partner, HQ Capital Real Estate. The companies say that the separation allows CNL Financial to focus on its alternative investment platform and allows CNL Commercial Real Estate to continue to expand its corporate services,…