By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: January 15,2013
In the late 1970s and early '80s, Woodland Business Park was born in north Charlotte, in the southeast corner of the intersection of Interstates 77 and 85.
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: January 9,2013
Durban Development is trying to bring an 8,320-square-foot Family Dollar store to northeast Charlotte. But before the discount store can be built, the city must grant a rezoning for a 1.09-acre tract.
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: January 3,2013
Desks in hallways. File cabinets in bathrooms. It sounds like a dormitory after a night of hard partying. Actually, though, it's what Mecklenburg County district attorney's office was like before a renovation project expected to wrap up in the next few months.
By Tommy Santora
Published: January 3,2013
“We were seeing an increase in permits, inspection requests and hours demanded of our inspectors. So I told them that we needed to be prepared for the increase in construction activity now and also into the new year," said James Bartl, head of the county’s building code enforcement department.
By Scott Baughman
Published: December 19,2012
The pendulum swings very quickly in the small crucible that is the Uptown residential real estate market. And right now, the tiny market is a microcosm of the shrinking inventory trend that is playing out to varying degrees across Mecklenburg County.
By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: December 19,2012
The next chapter in the saga of the 2011 Mecklenburg County property tax revaluation began Monday when the Board of County Commissioners approved up to $1.7 million for Pearson’s Appraisal Services to identify and help fix major assessment errors in the county’s 1,300 neighborhoods.
By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: December 11,2012
According to just-released, year-to-date data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County had issued 1,911 building permits worth $300.5 million as of Oct. 31 for the benchmark single-family detached house.
By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: December 4,2012
It’s being dubbed a “pocket neighborhood,” a small, urban housing development believed to be the first of its kind in Greater Charlotte.
By Scott Baughman
Published: November 19,2012
"I think the market is going to harden a bit, which is why we wanted to take advantage of market conditions now," said Bryan Howell, a managing director for Parkway Properties. "If you look at the available space dynamics in Charlotte now, it will prove that out. I expect that will continue to rise."
By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: November 15,2012
Robbins Park opened in 2010 when Saint and Classica's other principals were with Simonini Builders. Only five to seven homes sold in Robbins Park that year.
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