Southeast

Kimpton to Open First Charlotte Hotel

Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel is set for a fall opening in the city’s central business district. Industry veteran Robert Hannigan will serve as the property’s general manager.

Griffin Industrial Nabs First Charlotte-Area Property

The company purchased a 277,000-square-foot industrial building for $18.6 million. The Class A warehouse is currently 74 percent leased.

Lauren Standish, HGOR

Creating the Ultimate Fan Experience at Atlanta’s New Stadium

When HGOR was chosen to design the 60-acre, mixed-use development The Battery at SunTrust Park, it set out to create a sense of place with unique features and flexible public space to offer a better experience for visitors to the Atlanta Braves’ new stadium, notes HGOR Associate Lauren Standish.

CWI Lands Charlotte Marriott City Center

The REIT acquired the hotel following a $40 million renovation process completed in 2016. The building is now dubbed “The Beta Hotel” due to its ultra-modern features.

Orlando Hotel Commands $206M

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc. snagged the valuable Hyatt asset in the heart of the top destination for U.S. tourism and job growth.

MetLife Cary Technology Campus

MetLife Taps Highwoods for NC Expansion

After having wrapped up construction on MetLife’s $125 million global technology headquarters in Cary in 2015, Highwoods Properties was selected to spearhead the development of a third building at the Weston Lakefront office park.

Automotive Supplier to Open New Plant in Alexander County

Borealis Compounds Inc. intends to invest $15 million in a production facility in Taylorsville, N.C. The Austrian company will create 37 jobs.

Lidl Announces Opening Date for U.S. Stores

The company is opening supermarkets in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. By the summer of 2018, Lidl plans to operate 100 stores across the East Coast, creating 5,000 jobs.

Slate to Acquire $53M NC Retail Asset

The owner and operator of U.S. grocery-anchored real estate inked a binding agreement to purchase Mooresville Consumer Square, a 579,391-square-foot retail property in Iredell County.

National Fitness Partners Doubles NC Footprint

GNT Holdings sold 12 Planet Fitness clubs operating in Charlotte to National Fitness Partners, which is backed by Argonne Capital Group.