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The Arden Group seeking rezoning for 39-acre auto mall near Belgate

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: April 11,2013

CHARLOTTE – The Arden Group, a developer from Winston Salem, has filed a request with the city to rezone about 39 acres in the University Area for up to five automobile dealerships. In the petition, Arden is asking to rezone the land from a Commercial Center use to a B-2 general business use, said Sonja [...]


DDR receives more than $1M in permits for additional Belgate work

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: March 27,2013

CHARLOTTE – Mecklenburg County has issued two more permits to suburban Cleveland-based DDR Corp. for construction on the Belgate shopping center, off Ikea Boulevard in northeast Charlotte. The two latest permits were for construction on 10,551 square feet of space apiece in what DDR is calling “Block C Small Shop A” and “B,” according to [...]


Commercial Confidential: Cotswold Village Shops (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: March 1,2013

Suburban Cleveland-based DDR Corp. owns hundreds of shopping centers throughout the U.S. But when the retail giant bought Cotswold Village Shops in December 2011, it stepped slightly out of its comfort zone.


Weekes Construction lands Old Navy job (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: February 13,2013

CHARLOTTE – Weekes Construction has been cleared to begin interior construction on an Old Navy being built next to Charlotte’s Ikea. The University City store is among others under construction in the Belgate Shopping Center — owned by suburban Cleveland-based DDR — off Interstate 85 at Ikea Boulevard. On Friday, Mecklenburg County issued a permit, valued [...]


Charlotte shopping centers fetch $85M (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: September 30,2011

Two Charlotte shopping centers centers, Cotswold Village and The Terraces at SouthPark, have been sold for $85 million. Greensboro-based Bell Partners said this week that it has sold the properties to DDR, a Beachwood, Ohio–based owner and manager of shopping centers. Bell said the sale reflects its focus on multifamily properties as opposed to retail, [...]