U.S. Bank expands again in uptown Charlotte

U.S. Bank has leased the fourth floor of South Tryon Square, taking 24,124 square feet at the uptown Charlotte office building. A spokesman says the space will be occupied by up to 75 current employees and new hires in the company's enterprise financial crimes compliance division, which is headed by Lisa Grigg. The Minneapolis-based bank (NYSE:USB) last expanded here in late 2014, when it leased the 35th floor of the Hearst Tower uptown, bringing its total footprint there to 81,424 square feet.…

U.S. Bank expands again in uptown Charlotte

U.S. Bank has leased the fourth floor of South Tryon Square, taking 24,124 square feet at the uptown Charlotte office building. A spokesman says the space will be occupied by up to 75 current employees and new hires in the company's enterprise financial crimes compliance division, which is headed by Lisa Grigg. The Minneapolis-based bank (NYSE:USB) last expanded here in late 2014, when it leased the 35th floor of the Hearst Tower uptown, bringing its total footprint there to 81,424 square feet.…

Boston firm purchases Charlotte apartment complex for $12.8 million

Peak Ridge Capital Group, an investment firm based in Boston, has purchased the Forest at Chasewood apartments off Monroe Road for $12.8 million. The seller, Chapel Hill-based Eller Capital Partners and its affiliate, PEG Capital Management, purchased the 220-unit complex in 2013 for $8.3 million, rebranded it and began a capital improvement and operations plan. “The Forest at Chasewood is located in an area of Charlotte that has undergone significant revitalization over the last few years,”…

Boston firm purchases Charlotte apartment complex for $12.8 million

Peak Ridge Capital Group, an investment firm based in Boston, has purchased the Forest at Chasewood apartments off Monroe Road for $12.8 million. The seller, Chapel Hill-based Eller Capital Partners and its affiliate, PEG Capital Management, purchased the 220-unit complex in 2013 for $8.3 million, rebranded it and began a capital improvement and operations plan. “The Forest at Chasewood is located in an area of Charlotte that has undergone significant revitalization over the last few years,”…

Sale of Carillon building closed, Grand Bohemian Hotel coming soon

A real estate investment trust managed by KBS has closed on its $147 million purchase of the Carillon office tower in uptown Charlotte. KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III purchased the 24-story, 476,308-square-foot building from real estate firm Hines. As of Dec. 10, the Carillon building was 92% leased to 46 tenants with a weighted-average remaining lease term of 5.1 years, according to KBS, which said last year it was under contract to buy the office tower. The Kessler Collection, a Florida-based…

Chicago firm buys Charlotte apartment complex for $52 million

Waterton Associates, a Chicago-based real estate investment firm, has purchased the Addison Park apartment complex in north Charlotte for $51.9 million. The 426-unit complex is located on Hackberry Creek Trail, off W.T. Harris Boulevard. The seller of the complex, real estate investment management firm Heitman, purchased Addison Park in 2010 for $33.3 million. Waterton focuses on U.S. multifamily and hospitality properties and has invested more than $5.3 billion since it was founded in 1995. The…

ULI explains how women can get ahead in the real estate industry

Challenging work assignments, an inclusive culture and managers who coach matter more to women in real estate than formal women’s programs and training, according to research by the Urban Land Institute on the current state of women in the industry. The findings by the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative were shared today at a ULI luncheon and illustrated the dearth of women leaders at the top of real estate companies, particularly larger organizations. Women make up 25% of ULI’s membership…

Spectrum breaks ground on Park Road apartment project

Spectrum Properties held a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new 260-unit apartment community the firm is building near Park Road Shopping Center at the former Abbey Place apartments property. Last year Spectrum won a rezoning for the site, just off the west side of Park Road, between Montford Drive and Mockingbird Lane in the Madison Park neighborhood. The new development will consist of three four-story wood-frame apartment buildings at the 9-acre site, with the first units expected to deliver…

New York real estate firm purchases Morehead apartment site for $5.5 million

Bluerock Real Estate, a New York real estate investment firm, has purchased a 3.2-acre site at the intersection of West Morehead Street and Summit Avenue from Southern Apartment Group for $5.5 million, according to real estate records. Bluerock has been investing in Charlotte apartment properties lately: Through its Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, the company recently purchased the second phase of the Ashton Reserve apartment complex near Northlake Mall for $21.8 million. The company also acquired…

Liberty signs new industrial leases totaling 192,600 square feet in Charlotte

Liberty Property Trust has signed three new industrial leases totaling 192,600 square feet in Charlotte this month: • Pilot Freight Services has signed a lease for 100,800 square feet at Charlotte Distribution Center South. The transportation and logistics company plans to relocate this spring from its current location at 8910 Pioneer Avenue. Frank Larsen of CBRE represented Pilot Freight Services, and Bryan Blythe represented Liberty. • Lansing Building Products has expanded and relocated…