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Developers seek grocery store anchor

Alexander Farms River Rock Development, which is led by River Rock Capital Partners, has taken over the stalled Alexander Farms project in Cornelius. The new owner is moving to land a grocery store anchor and medical tenant for the project's large commercial element. (Courtesy River Rock Capital Partners)

CORNELIUS, N.C. — The long-stalled commercial element of the Alexander Farms project in Cornelius has been revived after an ownership change. The developers of the project are now working quickly to find a grocery store and medical tenant to anchor the 126,000-square-foot commercial center.

River Rock Development partnered with four local investors in Cornelius to buy 16-acre commercial site of Alexander Farms, which is at Westmoreland Road and West Catawba Avenue. Those investors include NorthState Development’s David Dupree, who is an active developer in the Lake Norman area. The commercial element of has been on hold since last year due to financial struggles of the previous owner — Alexander Farms MU LLC — and related lawsuits, according to Cornelius Today.

Read more at Charlotte Business Journal’s website here.


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