Red Ventures joins 521 Corporate Center

Charlotte, NC (December 2009)

Red Ventures, a leading on-line marketing services company, purchased a 7-acre site at 521 Corporate Center, a Crosland project developed by Merrifield Partners. The site is adjacent to Red Ventures newly acquired 60,000 SF office facility. The 7-acre site will be used to provide employee amenities and support future growth. "Red Ventures considered a wide range of potential sites that would allow us to consolidate our local operations and support planned growth, and selected the 521 Corporate Center due to its location, quality of construction and access to amenities.", according to Mark Brodsky, CFO.

Chris Schaaf of Keystone Partners represented the buyer and Mike Bilodeau of Merrifield Partners represented the seller in the above transaction.

521 Corporate Center, a Crosland project developed by Merrifield Partners, is a 67-acre office park located three miles south of Ballantyne along the SC / NC state line.

About Merrifield Partners

Merrifield Partners, an affiliate of Crosland, is one of the Charlotte area's leading office and industrial development and brokerage firms. Operating as Crosland Commercial for many years, Merrifield Partners has developed over 4,000 acres of land and 3.5 million square feet of commercial space. For more information, visit www.merrifieldpartners.com

About Crosland LLC

Founded in 1937, Crosland is one of the most prominent diversified real estate companies in the Southeast and is recognized as a leading community builder. Its expertise in retail, multifamily, office, land development and general contracting enables it to be an innovator in multi- and mixed-use development.

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Crosland has offices in Raleigh, Orlando, Tampa and Nashville, and develops, builds and manages properties in the Carolinas, Florida, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Tennessee and Virginia. The privately held company has an asset portfolio and projects underway that have a market value exceeding $2.0 billion. For more detail, visit crosland.com.