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Duplex vote postponed to next year (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: October 23,2012

Charlotte’s City Council won’t vote before the end of this year on a contentious plan that would allow more duplexes in the city, a city planning coordinator said.


Unregulated rentals OK while rules written (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: October 23,2012

Apartment owners who are renting out individual bedrooms can continue to do so while the city mulls creating regulations for such properties, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department official said.


Nonprofits, volunteers build Reid Park playground in 1 day (access required)

By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: October 19,2012

It took six hours and a lot of sweat, but a group of nonprofit organizations built a 2,500-square-foot playground for the Reid Park neighborhood in only six hours this past weekend.


U.S. Homebuilder Confidence at 6-year high

By The Associated Press
Published: October 19,2012

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders remains at its highest level in six years, reflecting improved optimism over the strengthening housing market this year and a pickup in visits by prospective buyers to builders’ communities.


Earth moves for Fountains at Stonewall apartments project (access required)

By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: October 11,2012

And on the eighth day, God created excavators, and the excavators moved the earth and prepared the land to receive 210 luxury apartments at Stonewall and McDowell streets in uptown Charlotte.


CHA’s new CEO crushes hopes for new projects (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: October 11,2012

The Charlotte Housing Authority has a new chief executive officer who started work this month, and here’s the first thing construction companies might want to know: Fulton Meachem says the money is tight.


Cabarrus construction uptick builds guarded optimism (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: September 17,2012

Compared with last year, commercial and residential construction is up in Cabarrus County, good news to anyone in those industries.


Childress Klein’s apartment plans nettle Nimbys (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: September 17,2012

John Hayes has been trying to sell 18 acres on Johnston Road for more than four years. So, earlier this year, when Charlotte-based developer Childress Klein expressed interest in the site, Hayes was excited. Some of his neighbors are not.


In wake of school-fee ruling, Cabarrus studies options (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: September 14,2012

Now, the county has a problem: How to fund school construction?


Convention attention (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: September 10,2012

When the international media swarmed to Charlotte last week, some in the real estate business were drawn to the crowds. The Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, the company that owns Skye Condominiums, and Habitat for Humanity are among those that couldn’t resist drawing attention to themselves during the DNC.