By Scott Baughman
Published: August 16,2012
Since 2001, Charlotte-based Regent Homes has been building homes in Catawba River Plantation. The community is near the U.S. National Whitewater Center, a city of Charlotte-funded project that opened in 2006. Designed for thrill-seekers and outdoor-lovers, the center features rafting and zip lines, among other attractions.
By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: August 15,2012
A sidewalk will come to a dangerous stretch of a city street in west Charlotte that now has no walkway. But pedestrians should continue to beware; the project will take at least three years and perhaps four. That’s what city officials told a group of 15 people at a meeting Tuesday at University Memorial Baptist [...]
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: July 26,2012
The dragged-out death of Eastland Mall turned some dedicated free-market advocates into pragmatic backers of government intervention. The Charlotte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to spend $13.2 million to buy the mall property.
By Scott Baughman
Published: July 25,2012
The Streets of Toringdon, a shopping center on Johnston Road in Ballantyne, may add a hotel and retail building if a rezoning request is approved by the Charlotte City Council.
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: July 24,2012
Residents of east Charlotte who have longed for something to happen with the Eastland Mall property have finally seen some progress.
By Scott Baughman
Published: June 27,2012
In a move that one official says will make the city’s zoning ordinance more flexible, a firm is set to be paid nearly $150,000 to give the city feedback on the ordinance.
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: June 26,2012
Killing a $926 million capital-investment plan that would have funded affordable-housing projects and new police stations, among other things, the Charlotte City Council decided Monday not to increase the property tax rate.
By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: June 26,2012
Construction companies saw job opportunities vanish Monday night when the Charlotte City Council rejected a $926 million capital investment plan after failing to reach an agreement on the plan's size.
By Scott Baughman
Published: June 21,2012
The following requests won unanimous support from the council during the last zoning meeting of the Charlotte City Council.
By Bea Quirk, contributing writer
Published: April 2,2012
In a few months, something is going to happen in Charlotte’s real estate market that hasn’t happened in about four to five years. Construction will begin on speculative retail space.
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