Charlotte, NC (December 2006) – Blackburn Group, LLC has purchased Suite 101 in MOB #6 (7,963 s.f.) at Mooresville Gateway, a Crosland project developed by Merrifield Partners. The location will be the site of Dr. Blackburn’s internal medicine practice.

Mooresville Gateway is a 50-acre commercial center located off I-77 at Exit 33, Mooresville, N.C. George Macon, of Merrifield Partners, and Joe Knox Properties represented the Seller in this transaction.

About Merrifield Partners

Merrifield Partners, an affiliate of Crosland, is one of Charlotte’s leading office and industrial development and brokerage firms. Operating as Crosland Commercial for many years, Merrifield Partners developed a portfolio of over 2,500 acres of land and 2.5 million square feet of commercial space. For more information, visit www.merrifieldpartners.com.

About Crosland

Founded in 1937, Crosland is one of the Southeast’s leading diversified real estate companies. 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, Tennessee and Virginia. The privately held company’s current portfolio has a market value exceeding $1 billion. For more detail, www.crosland.com.