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Business Plan
On October 8, 2009, the Partnership (Buyer) entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement
with City Marina Wilmington, LLC and Riverfront Holdings II, LLC (Sellers) to acquire
a total of 566,280 square feet (13+/- acres) of real property located at 1 Hanover Street
and 10 Harnett Street, Wilmington, NC.
The first component is the construction of a new full service Marina along the Cape Fear
River in historic downtown Wilmington. The site is 11.75 acres +/- and will have up to
204 slips ranging in size from 40 to 100 feet. The Marina portion of the project
encompasses a 14 wide River Walk, several kiosk retail shops on the existing concrete
docking facility, as well as a diesel fuel depot and parking.
The marina will be operated by a full time professional staff. Initial operations of the
marina will produce income from transient rental and short term leases. The marina
income will be further enhanced by fuel and retail sales. The General Partner will
determine, based on market conditions, to either commence slip sales, or maintain leasing
program until initial investment period is complete. This determination will be made with
priority placed on preservation of capital and maximizing profit to the Limited
Partnership. Return of investment capital shall be achieved through sales of marina slips,
or by selling the entire marina asset once income stabilization and EB-5 program
requirements have been met. Current appraisals show a 39 Million ($39,000,000) Dollar
value for the marina when completed.
The second component of this Project is the construction and operation of a hotel, located
on a 1.26 acre site, adjacent to the Marina and the City of Wilmingtons new Convention
Center. The 105,000 square foot Convention Center is fully funded and under
construction, with opening scheduled for spring 2010. Our Projects hotel, the closest to
the Citys Convention Center, will be located diagonally across the intersection from the
Convention Center, allowing it to capture a majority of convention business. The hotel
will include a minimum of 120 rooms, hotel amenities, and an additional 30,000 square
feet of retail space, (to include dining and family entertainment components) and parking.
The hotel will host a well-known and respected brand-name flag and provide quality
service and hospitality at competitive rates.
The Project will be positioned to sell in 3-5 years when income stabilization is achieved
& EB-5 program requirements have been met. Based on historic market valuation
models, at full stabilization, anticipated hotel value should be between Sixteen Million
($16,000,000) and Twenty Million ($20,000,000) Dollars.
The General Partner estimates the total cost of the Project to be Forty-two Million Dollars
($42,000,000), consisting of Twenty-four Million Dollars ($24,000,000) from direct
developer investment, reimbursements from the City of Wilmington, and existing debt.
The remaining Eighteen Million dollars ($18,000,000) is being raised in accordance with
terms of the Offering Circular and Subscription Agreement.
The overall master plan is a 39+ acre site located in the central business district of
downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. The entire riverfront redevelopment project is
estimated to be over 750 Million dollars. The project stretches nearly one mile along the
Cape Fear River and is the only remaining undeveloped river frontage in downtown
Wilmington. The property has historical significance dating back to the late 1700s as a
central shipping port for the region.
The site is situated minutes from Interstate 40 and US Routes 17 & 421, and is within 5
miles of the Wilmington International Airport to the north and within 10 miles of the
Atlantic Ocean to the east. The project lies immediately south of US Route 133 and
serves as the northern entrance to historic downtown Wilmington. The entire project is
zoned Central Business District (CBD), allowing for high-density vertical development.
The City of Wilmingtons new Convention Center borders the Marina property. The site
also shares a boundary with Cape Fear Community College and the new 400,000-square
foot corporate headquarters of global pharmaceutical research company PPD, with 1800
employees.
This project assemblage and development plan completes a vision and a milestone for the
City of Wilmington and is a great opportunity for the developers to create a high-profile,
marketable and profitable landmark mixed-use development. The development team has
worked closely with the City to achieve a plan that corresponds with the City of
Wilmingtons Vision 2020: A Waterfront Downtown. The plan focuses on revitalizing the
downtown historic center by reclaiming the Cape Fear waterfront. The team has
diligently worked toward creating strategic alliances with various stakeholders, including
PPD, Cape Fear Community College, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, adjacent
property owners, and regional builders/developers to create a compelling vision.
The developer has completed and executed a development agreement with the City of
Wilmington focusing on the Marina/Hotel portion of the project. Elements of
agreement include (1) joint construction of the bulkhead connecting the marina with the
Citys Convention Center; (2) a cost recovery mechanism for public river walk and park
improvements; (3) zoning flexibility and expedited approvals processes. The property is
within a qualified New Market Tax Credits area, which will allow for additional
development incentives and returns
Environmental Summary
The developer has completed and recorded a Brownfields Agreement (BFA) with the
State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The
BFA allows for all proposed uses, and a five-year real estate property tax abatement.
Development Team
Experience
The individuals comprising the General Partnership have over 80 years combined
experience in real estate development and management. This experience demonstrates a
proven track record in acquisition, entitlement, development, managing and sales.
Accomplishments span all segments of real estate development, including commercial,
mixed-use, and residential master-planned communities. The general partners have raised
over 100 million dollars in equity for past projects. The members have developed over
15,000 single family and multi-family lots, and substantial commercial square footage.
Past projects have been located in Colorado, Florida, California, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, and Texas.
Market Overview
This Project is in a premier location in historic downtown Wilmington, NC, located in the
rapidly developing Northern portion of downtown, on the banks of the Cape Fear River.
One of Wilmington's greatest resources is its location nestled between the Cape Fear
River and the Atlantic Ocean. It has an enduring relationship with the water that is
interwoven through its history. Just as colonists relied on the water for transportation of
goods to build the region, so does 21st-century Wilmington rely on it to attract visitors
and businesses, and to import and export materials from and to the world through the
North Carolina State Ports.
This is also a region where the past is honored through painstaking preservation of North
Carolina's largest collection of historic buildings and homes downtown. The historic
character of the National Historic Register District offers a lively streetscape of
restaurants, outdoor cafes, coffee shops, banks, and retail stores all framed against the
backdrop of the Cape Fear River. But Wilmington is also a place where the building of a
modern art museum in the suburbsdesigned by the architect of the addition to the
world-famous Guggenheimelicits enthusiastic community support. Even the beaches
contrast with each other, from quiet residential neighborhoods, to lively areas of play, to
undeveloped barrier islands.
These unique characteristics helped draw the film industry to the city in 1983. Since that
time, Wilmington has grown into the third most active film location, behind only Los
Angeles and New York. The NBC series Surface and the hit WB series Dawson's Creek
and One Tree Hill have been filmed in Wilmington, among others, as well as hundreds of
films such as Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood, Domestic Disturbance, and I Know
What You Did Last Summer.
Waterfront Living
Wilmington is a city with a strong boating community, and one of the regions most
appealing aspects is the lifestyle of waterfront dining and recreation that this entails.
Waterfront development is strictly regulated by local, state, and federal governments, so
there continues to be demand for boat slips, marinas, and related waterfront businesses,
including restaurants and hotels.
The Cape Fear Community College received approval for a 164 million dollar
bond for campus expansion, adjacent to the project, and construction has begun
on a variety of new buildings.
PPD now occupies its world headquarters building on a site adjacent to our
project. The building is 400,000 square feet and houses 1800+ employees
Screen Gems Studios recently constructed a $120 million expansion to give it one
of the largest stages and special effects water tanks in North America. The studios
in Wilmington have completed over 350 film, television and commercial projects,
earning Wilmington the nickname Hollywood East.
Purchase Terms
Financial Pro-Forma
Exit Strategy
Northern Riverfront Marina and Hotel LLLP focuses, first and foremost, on preservation
and protection of investor capital. The General Partners in this Limited Partnership have
personally invested over 9 million dollars in the overall master plan. This Project is the
culmination of over 4 years of vision and perseverance.
In summary, the Partnerships goal is the construction and operation of the marina, hotel,
and auxiliary businesses to generate revenues for the Partnership.
Once job creation requirements, as stipulated by the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program,
have been met, the Partnership will attempt to effect a sale of the stabilized assets.
Throughout the Project life cycle, the Partnership may conduct ongoing individual sales
of boat slips in the marina. The General Partner will maintain the following priorities, in
order of importance, throughout the Project: