Cece Nunn

2 weeks ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn

The company behind the downtown mixed-use project River Place and other developments in the Wilmington area has a smaller proposal in mind for property near Wrightsville Beach. East West Partners has submitted site plans to the city of Wilmington for luxury townhomes on a little over an acre at 1729 Allens Lane. The project, Villa Point, is a joint venture between East West and Hardison Building Co., said Lee Perry, co-president of East West Partners.

3 weeks ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn

In the Brunswick County community of Ash, a 33.6-acre property recently sold for $495,000. Located at the corner of N.C. 130 and Waccamaw School Road Northwest, the property represented “a unique investment opportunity in Brunswick County,” according to a news release from Wilmington-based Sun Coast Partners Commercial.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn

When property tax revaluation notices started reaching mailboxes in New Hanover County earlier this month, the calls started coming into Cal Morgan’s office. “Our phone has been ringing a lot, mainly from people who obviously think their property has been over-assessed,” said Morgan, owner of Wilmington-based commercial real estate appraisal firm JC Morgan Co.Every four years, the county conducts “a comprehensive revaluation of all real property to ensure equitable taxation.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn

A local mortgage broker and real estate investor hopes to create a 14,000- to 15,000-square-foot office building off Market Street. Adam Slack, senior vice president of mortgage lending for CrossCountry Mortgage, said if the project gets New Hanover County approvals, it could take two years to build. The Adam Slack Team of CrossCountry Mortgage could occupy about one-fourth of the Class A, two-story office building, Slack said.

1 month ago | wilmingtonbiz.com | Cece Nunn

The Harpoon footage “racked up millions of views over Instagram and Facebook and really took off,” said Ben Watts, business operations and sales director at Cape Fear Catamarans, a small boatbuilding company headquartered in Wilmington. The company’s phone blew up. “I was answering calls from Belize, New Zealand, Greece, Dubai, pretty much every state you could think of in the United States, the Cayman Islands. I mean, you name it, we were getting interest and response from all over,” Watts said.