Benbrooke Realty Investment Co.'s newest local asset is athree-building complex at 3001-21 Gateway Dr. In an unrelated deal,Benbrooke also acquired the Shops at Freedom Shopping Center at2901 Freedom Dr., three miles west of Charlotte, NC's CBD, in anoff-market deal.

Benbrooke, an acknowledged long-term holder, has hired StreamRealty Partners LP in Dallas for the find-and-sign campaign forGateway West. George Ackerman, a Benbrooke principal, says thecomplex is "in respectable condition" so the focus is the lease-up."We stand ready to make investment and intelligent tenantimprovements," he tells GlobeSt.com. "We're ready to step up to theplate and lease the building."

Ackerman says there are "five or six" tenants right now, but theStream team has "three or four" prospects in hand due to groundworkthat was laid after it became clear that Benbrooke would score thewin. "We're kind of off to a running start," he says. "I anticipatean aggressive marketing campaign. I would be disappointed if weweren't at market occupancy in 18 months." And that, he says is 75%to 85% depending on who's defining it.