A former Lowe’s Foods grocery store is set to become a wellness destination that will include a medspa, fitness training center, cafe and coworking space. Called Wave Wellness, the proposed facility will offer a range of wellness services, including medical aesthetics, longevity medicine, fitness, recovery, beauty, nutrition and human performance, according to a n ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific plans to continue its lease in Skyline Center for the next two years. The global firm, which in 2021 acquired Wilmington-based PPD, has occupied just over 57,000 square feet on the fifth and sixth floors of downtown’s city-owned Skyline Center for the past three years. When the firm’s initial lease term expired last month, the compan ...

The first of three small-bay buildings is under construction in Leland Innovation Park. Canvasback Capital, a Birmingham, Alabama-based real estate investment and development firm, purchased 31 acres in the Leland Innovation Park for the project last fall in a $1.95 million deal. Now, the first and, at 75,000 square feet, the largest planned building is under constructi ...

Planning is underway for Wilmington's first Culver’s restaurant. The first local restaurant for the Wisconsin-based chain, which is known for its frozen custard, Butterburgers and cheese curds, is planned on a 1.5-acre site near the corner of Sigmon Road and Van Campen Boulevard, according to site plans submitted to the city of Wilmington. Plans include dem ...

A Castle Hayne Road property owner is seeking a rezoning request that would allow PipeView Technologies, a sewer inspection and repair company, to establish an office and other facilities on the tract. Stella Terra LLC, the owner of 4621 and 4625 Castle Hayne Road, is seeking a rezoning for the 2.56-acre tract from rural agricultural (RA) to a conditional zoning/regiona ...

Three office buildings on Eastwood Road recently changed hands for a combined $4.9 million. Clustered at the corner of Eastwood Road and Charter Drive, the two-story brick buildings at 428, 430 and 432 Eastwood Road were sold in two separate transactions, according to deeds recorded Monday.  Bowman Jones Properties LLC has owned the 1.26-acre site since 2001, ac ...

The owners of The Reel Cafe have purchased the building that has housed the longtime downtown restaurant and bar in a $3.5 million transaction. The sale, which closed Tuesday, included The Reel Cafe building at 100 S. Front St. and an adjacent building at 12 Dock St., which houses Wilmington Distillery on its first floor. Both businesses are expected to continue operati ...

Wilmington’s second 7 Brew coffee stand is in the works along a developing stretch of Market Street. Franchisee Delight Restaurant Group submitted plans to the city of Wilmington last week for a proposed 534-square-foot coffee stand with two drive-thru lanes at 4607 Market St. The city’s first 7 Brew location is expected to open on South College Road this fa ...

When it came to building Center Point, David Swain knew he wanted the project to stand out.   “We’re trying to do something very different from just an apartment complex,” he said during a recent tour of Center Point, which is under construction near the intersection of Military Cutoff and Eastwood roads in Wilmington. “And this wi ...

The owners of The Yard, a Wilmington-area industrial park, announced a refinancing of the project this week.  The refinancing follows the stabilization of the first phase of the 80-acre industrial park and sets the stage for phase two, said Daniel Schor, principal and chief business development officer with industrial park owner Treeline Companies. The first phase ...