CHARLOTTE—Hawthorne Retail Partners has nearly leased up its Charlotte Uptown project. Catalyst, the city's newest mixed-use development in the emerging Third Ward district, is almost 100% leased.

Catalyst sits at the corner of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Church Street. The 20,000-square-foot ground-level space offers a mix of retail and service amenities to residents of the 27-floor multifamily tower and daytime population and visitors in the Center City area. Tenants include Reebok CrossFit Charlotte-Uptown, Mellow Mushroom, and a national convenience store operator.

“These tenants add such significant amenity punch to the Uptown community with their service focus in a convenient location not only for Catalyst residents, but also to the business community as well as the hundreds of thousands of sports fans that pack the neighboring facilities,” says Ryan Preston, director of leasing at Hawthorne. “Our tenants will benefit from being just steps away from these year-round attractions.”

Reebok CrossFit Charlotte-Uptown is the first Reebok-co-branded CrossFit gym, known as a “box,” to open in the Carolinas. CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program sweeping the globe with more than 5,000 boxes internationally. The 9,000-square foot facility features a workout area equipped with turf and extensive CrossFit training equipment along with locker room facilities.

Reebok CrossFit Charlotte-Uptown will also feature the fitness brand's inaugural “pro-shop” concept that offers the latest CrossFit and fitness products. After signing an eight-year lease, the gym expects to open fourth quarter 2013. The gym is located at the corner of First and Mint Streets across from Bank of America Stadium, home to the NFL's Carolina Panthers.

Mellow Mushroom also joins the line-up with a 7,000-square foot restaurant, marking its third location in the Charlotte MSA. The popular pizza signed a 10-year lease with plans to also open fourth quarter 2013. The restaurant is located at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Church Street.

Hawthorne is in final negotiations with one of the world's largest convenience store operators to lease the final 3,700-square foot space. The lease is expected to be inked in he fourth quarter with the store opening by spring 2014. The store is located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard across from the newly opened Romare Bearden Park.

Catalyst features 462 apartment homes. The mixed-use development is next to the newly-opened Romare Bearden Park that is expected to attract hundreds of visitors to Center City Charlotte's largest green space.

Within walking distance of Catalyst, there are several Fortune 500 companies including Ally Bank, Duke Energy, Wells Fargo, Fifth Third Bank, and The McClatchy Company; four major hotels; four museums and cultural centers; and three significant sporting venues including the Bank of America Stadium, home to the National Football League's Carolina Panthers, and BB&T Park, home to AAA baseball team Charlotte Knights.

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Hawthorne Brings Catalyst to Near-Full Occupancy

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