Charlotte, NC – April 21, 2014 – Hill Partners and an institutional partner have successfully completed the acquisition of Specialty Shops on the Park in the SouthPark submarket of Charlotte, North Carolina. Specialty Shops on the Park is an iconic open-air shopping center that was originally built in 1979. This urban infill center is located in the heart of SouthPark’s office concentration, is strategically located across from SouthPark Mall and is surrounded by some of the most prestigious neighborhoods in Charlotte, including Myers Park, Barclay Downs, Quail Hollow and Foxcroft.

“We are extremely excited to complete the acquisition of Specialty Shops on the Park in our backyard and to shifting now into the mode of enhancing the merchandising of the center, which includes Talbots, Williams-Sonoma, BrickTop’s, Elizabeth Bruns Jewelers, Toscana Ristorante and others,” states Bob Spratt, President of Hill Partners. “Given we develop, own, operate and lease other lifestyle and mixed-use centers very similar to Specialty Shops on the Park nationally, we have received a significant amount of interest from the retailers in the property and we look forward to announcing unique additions to the center in the future.”

Hill Partners is the developer of The Town Center at Levis Commons in suburban Toledo, Ohio, attracting top retailers such as Chico’s, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Brighton Collectibles, Talbots, J. Jill, White House l Black Market and more. Hill Partners also implemented the retail leasing effort at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, SC; the development and leasing of Biltmore Village in Asheville, NC, attracting coveted retailers including J Crew, Talbots, Williams-Sonoma and Chico’s; and many other developments throughout the Southeast and nationally. Locally in Charlotte, Hill Partners was the redeveloper of Cotswold Mall transforming the project into Cotswold Village Shops through a creative demalling, leasing and remerchandising campaign.

Hill Partners, founded in 1983, is a commercial real estate firm specializing in providing innovative retail and mixed-use development solutions. The company concentrates on three basic divisions: Project Conceptualization, which includes feasibility studies, strategic planning, merchandising and market research; Project Implementation, which includes design management, development/construction management and merchant recruitment; and Property/Asset Management, including operations, tenant relations, consumer marketing, and accounting.