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Amazon-Leased AXIAL Rapid Commerce Sells to Pacolet Milliken

Pacolet Milliken acquired the 449,069 SF AXIAL Rapid Commerce building in west Charlotte two months after Amazon leased it for a Same-Day Delivery center.

AXIAL Rapid Commerce at 500 Rhyne Rd in west Charlotte
AXIAL Rapid Commerce at 500 Rhyne Rd in west CharlotteImage via Fortius Capital Partners

AXIAL Rapid Commerce, a 449,069-square-foot Class A rear-load industrial building at 500 Rhyne Rd in west Charlotte, sold to Pacolet Milliken, the project's limited partner, in December 2025. The sale came two months after Amazon fully leased the building for a Same-Day Delivery center. Crescent Communities and Fortius Capital Partners developed the project, with architecture by DMA Architecture.

Rapid Commerce Park monument sign with the AXIAL building at 500 Rhyne Rd
Rapid Commerce Park monument sign with the AXIAL building at 500 Rhyne RdImage via Fortius Capital Partners

The 37-acre building has 36-foot clear heights, 85 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors and 3,850 square feet of spec office. Parking includes 338 auto and 106 trailer spaces. The project is LEED v4 BD+C: Core and Shell Silver certified, with a reported 14 percent reduction in embodied carbon.

Street-level view of the AXIAL Rapid Commerce building entrance
Street-level view of the AXIAL Rapid Commerce building entranceImage via Fortius Capital Partners

Construction began in September 2023. The project team included Orsborn Engineering, Evans General Contractors, Colliers (leasing) and TD Bank (lender).

Aerial view of AXIAL Rapid Commerce and its parking and road frontage
Aerial view of AXIAL Rapid Commerce and its parking and road frontageImage via Fortius Capital Partners

The building anchors Rapid Commerce Park, a 140-acre, 1.5-million-square-foot industrial development five miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, with a public trail system and park space.

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500 Rhyne Rd, Charlotte, NC 28214
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449,069
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Oct 1, 2024

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