Recent Articles from Sharon Roberts
Brooklyn Village meetings scheduled
The developers of the proposed 17-acre Brooklyn Village project in the Second Ward will host several general information sessions Oct. 19 and a town hall meeting Oct. 20 to share […]
ON THE LEVEL: Founder of pioneering company at home in Charlotte
When New Yorker Greg Rand sold his real estate brokerage firm and started a national web-based real estate business that could be headquartered anywhere, he and his wife decided to […]
Housing market holds steady
Home sales in the Charlotte area “held steady” in September, according to the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, which owns the Carolina Multiple Listings Services Inc. Sales were up 3.2 percent […]
County approves land exchanges
The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved moving forward with a complicated multi-party land exchange that will enable the redevelopment of Midtown land while preserving and expanding […]
Architect uses science to improve mental health care
Architect Kevin Turner hopes that a recently opened Charlotte mental health care facility will shed light on the impact of well-designed surroundings on patient outcome. The design of the 12-acre […]
Apartment rent in Charlotte tops Asheville
Charlotte has surpassed Asheville as North Carolina’s city with highest rent, according to Apartment List, an online apartment rental marketplace. A two-bedroom apartment in Charlotte rents for $1,170, up 0.2 […]
More apartments, townhomes proposed in rezoning petitions
Miller-Valentine Group plans to build a five-story apartment with about 275 units and retail building on 3 acres in NoDa, according to a recently filed rezoning petition. Called MV Optimist […]
What the woonerf?
An increasing number of rezoning petition site plans refer to the construction of a woonerf, prompting questions from city leaders as to what exactly that is. A proposed townhome […]
Waverly developers buy adjacent land
The developers behind the 90-acre mixed-use Waverly project in south Charlotte have purchased 8.5 acres adjacent to Crescent Communities’ under-construction residential development. Crescent had 38 acres at Providence Road across […]
Case-Shiller: US, Charlotte home prices rose in July
Charlotte-area annual home appreciation rose in July at a slightly greater clip than the national average when compared with June, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, considered a leading […]
SkyHouse developers settle complaint for $1.8M
The developers of SkyHouse apartment buildings in 10 cities, including Charlotte and Raleigh, will provide $1.8 million to help modify low-income housing in four states as part of a settlement […]
First Gantt-designed home on market
The first home designed by architect and former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt is for sale, and will be open to prospective buyers from 3-5 p.m. Sunday. The home, at […]
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