Sumitomo Mitsui will open a second U.S. office in Charlotte, invest about $50.5M and create roughly 2,000 jobs backed by a state-approved JDIG.

Ares Management has put Charlotte’s recently renovated thExchange office campus up for sale. CBRE is marketing the 14‑building, roughly 568,811‑square‑foot property.

Summit Farms, led by Summit Coffee, cleared site approvals this spring and will bring a working farm, village market, Summit roastery and homes to east Davidson over a phased rollout.

Greystone and Harmony Housing paid about $22M for four Forsyth County complexes, preserving roughly 212 affordable apartments across Winston‑Salem and Kernersville.

Jamie McMurray trimmed $1M off his Lake Norman estate this week, cutting the asking price to about $10.995M after months on the market.

J.P. Morgan Chase signed a lease in SouthPark that will put the bank on four floors at One Piedmont Town Center and more than double its Charlotte footprint.

A Charlotte firm bought the Shops at Franklin Square in Gastonia for $24.5 million, expanding its Carolina retail portfolio.

Ferncroft Capital bought a 403,000‑sf, rail‑served Home Depot distribution center in Steele Creek for $95.6M. The asset was developed by The Keith Corp. after assembling the site in 2021.

Trident Strategic Partners filed to rezone roughly 19 acres at 601 W. Summit Ave for a mixed-use project near the Iron District; environmental cleanup has begun.

Vara Trinity Park — a 267‑unit complex from The Spectrum Cos. — has begun construction at 1618 North Duke St., adding housing near Northgate Mall as neighbors press for affordability.

Equus Capital Partners paid $102M for the 19‑building Greylyn Business Park on Monroe Road in southeast Charlotte and plans capital improvements. The price is roughly double the 2015 sale.

Rockpoint bought six light‑industrial buildings in Raleigh and Charlotte, adding roughly 279,507 square feet to its Southeast portfolio and tapping local infill demand.

HB Wealth has opened a permanent Charlotte office in Elizabeth on Seventh after recruiting a five-person J.P. Morgan private bank team that had overseen about $15 billion.