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Childress Klein wins rezoning for Marvin Road apartments (access required)

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

CHARLOTTE — After protest petitions were rescinded, the Charlotte City Council on Monday night voted 9-1 to approve a rezoning request for a proposed large apartment complex at Marvin and Johnston roads, allowing the project to move forward. The vote comes after Charlotte-based developer Childress Klein Properties revised its plans four times for the 281-unit [...]


Dealmaker: Kimberly Kendall helps Bissell tempt tenants (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 28,2012

Before Kimberly Kendall came to work for The Bissell Cos., she was a broker for Jones Lang LaSalle, working mainly on the client side of real estate deals. Now that she’s with Bissell, one of the biggest landlords in the region, she’s getting to see what life is like on the other side of the table as senior associate of leasing.


Apartment complexes and cities are unleashing more dog parks (access required)

By Garry Boulard
Published: August 13,2012

The Plantation Park at Ballantyne apartment complex offers various tenant amenities, from a swimming pool to a clubroom with a wet bar and a 24-hour fitness center. And, as of this past May, the list now includes something for Plantation Park’s four-legged residents: a dog park.


For Charlotte Latinos, barriers to barrios (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: August 6,2012

As Latinos flock to Charlotte and elsewhere in North Carolina, they have the potential to be a godsend to the real estate market, offering a deep pool of potential homebuyers that could boost the bottom line for real estate agents and homebuilders.


James proposes town of Ballantyne (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: January 3,2012

Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James has proposed that the area south of Highway 51 between Matthews and Pineville, most of which is known as Ballantyne, be given the option to form its own town and local government.