Raleigh-Durham
$60M M-F Project Green-Lighted for Raleigh’s Apartment Hungry Gen-Y
SkyHouse Raleigh, a 320-unit luxury high-rise, will soon sprout up downtown now that Novare Group, Batson-Cook Development Co. and Edison Land have issued a notice to proceed for the $60 million project.
Novare, Beacon Partners to Break Ground on $60M Luxury Apts. in Downtown Raleigh
Atlanta-based Novare Group and Gregg Sandreuter’s Beacon Partners are about to break ground on SkyHouse Raleigh, a 23-story luxury apartment tower planned for the southwest corner of Martin and Blount streets in the city’s downtown.
Newland Buys Foreclosed 1,100-Acre Master-Planned Community in Wake County
San Diego-based Newland Communities has acquired the long-stalled Wendell Falls residential and commercial project in eastern Wake County. The NewsObserver reports that the developer paid $34 million for more than 1,100 acres of land that Wells Fargo foreclosed upon in 2010.
Aloft Hotels Slated to Open in Raleigh and Durham by Mid-2015
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced it would bring the Aloft brand to the Triangle with the opening of two new properties.
Construction to Begin on New GlenLake Office Building in West Raleigh
Highwoods Properties has announced it would soon break ground on its fourth building at the GlenLake Office Park near Crabtree Valley Mall in west Raleigh. The locally based real estate investment trust expects to invest $35.8 million in the development of the approximately 166,000-square-foot project, which is already 25 percent leased.
LexisNexis Chooses 120,000-Sq.-Ft. in Centennial Campus for Expansion
Legal research firm LexisNexis has announced it would relocate its software division from Cary to Raleigh to accommodate the company’s growth. According to the Triangle Business Journal, LexisNexis will occupy the 120,000-square-foot office building on Centennial Campus that technology firm Red Hat had vacated earlier this year when it relocated to downtown Raleigh.
Crecent Signs up 6 Tenants for Property’s 17,900 SF Retail Component
Six new tenants have recently committed to occupy the entire 17,900-square-foot street level retail component at Crescent Cameron Village, a mixed-use 282-unit residential community currently under construction in Raleigh’s historic Cameron Village.
Highwoods to Develop MetLife’s Global Technology and Operations Hub in Cary
Raleigh-based Highwoods Properties has unveiled its plans to develop a $110 million office park for MetLife on Weston Parkway in Cary.
Lawmakers Back Controversial 167-Acre Mega Development South of Durham
751 South, a long-stalled residential and business mega development along the Durham-Chatham county line can finally move forward.
Capitol Broadcasting Acquires Old Bull and Noell Buildings at American Tobacco
Two historic apartment and retail buildings at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham have recently been purchased by the original developers of the 16-acre site. According to the Triangle Business Journal, an affiliate of Capitol Broadcasting Company known as ATC North Residential LLC has acquired the Old Bull and Noell buildings at 300 and 312 Blackwell Street for a combined $9.5 million.