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On the Level: Land-use attorney Collin Brown is moving up representing developers in rezoning cases (access required)

By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: December 28,2012

At 35, Charlotte land-use attorney Collin Brown is moving up, literally and figuratively. As the Charlotte area comes to grips with development and density issues, you can often find Brown advocating for developers at public meetings, which are just as often packed with protesters.


Grubb Properties blames recession, roadwork for slowing Elizabeth project (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: September 27,2012

2014 was supposed to be when Grubb Properties would wrap up its massive redevelopment of Elizabeth Avenue. But Todd Williams, vice president of acquisitions and investments for Grubb, says meeting that deadline hasn’t been easy.


Grubb Properties wins extension for $220M Elizabeth Avenue project (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: September 20,2012

Grubb Properties has been given a six-year extension from Mecklenburg County to complete its roughly $220 million redevelopment of Elizabeth Avenue.


These Wall: Sound and vision (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: February 14,2012

From silent-film house to concert venue and other uses in between, the Visulite Theater keeps being reinvented.


Chiquita finds NASCAR Plaza appealing

By Scott Baughman
Published: November 29,2011

Chiquita Brands International ended months of speculation today when it announced that it will relocate its worldwide headquarters to Charlotte from Cincinnati. It’s new home: NASCAR Plaza, built in 1999 and, according to a March Mecklenburg Times story, featuring a 61 percent vacancy rate. A 19-story office complex at 550 South Caldwell St. that connects [...]