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Lean listings: Agents report a low number of homes for sale in uptown (access required)

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.


Change up (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: October 4,2012

Last month, construction started in uptown Charlotte on a ballpark for the Charlotte Knights, which is leaving this town — and Knights Stadium — behind. The question becomes: What to do with the land?


Bank slip (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: October 1,2012

In the second quarter, Bank of America and Wells Fargo abandoned a combined 197,820 square feet of uptown office space, according to Karnes Research. The good news for tenants is that, according to industry officials, rents haven’t been impacted by the BofA and Wells Fargo vacancies.


Is a ballpark a homerun of an idea for uptown property?

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: September 24,2012

This month, construction began on a $54 million ballpark for the Charlotte Knights in uptown Charlotte. The site is prime real estate, so we wanted to know: Is a ballpark a homerun of an idea for the property?


DNC = Did no commerce (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: September 11,2012

Charles Jonas and his team at Jones Lang LaSalle were ready to show some uptown real estate. For the most part, however, buyers and sellers had to wait while history walked the streets of the Queen City.


Convention attention (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: September 10,2012

When the international media swarmed to Charlotte last week, some in the real estate business were drawn to the crowds. The Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, the company that owns Skye Condominiums, and Habitat for Humanity are among those that couldn’t resist drawing attention to themselves during the DNC.


DNScene: September 4 (access required)

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: September 4,2012

Reporters share the sights and sounds of uptown Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention.


Designing uptown baseball stadium became game of architects vs. site (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: August 31,2012

For Mike Woollen and the architects at architectural firm Odell, which also worked on the Knights’ Fort Mill stadium, designing a stadium of old has resulted in some curve balls, thanks in large part, Woollen said, to the small size of the site.


Critiquing Crescent: Adding office space uptown viewed as risky (access required)

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

Now that Crescent Resources has announced the possibility of building 150,000 square feet of office space on an uptown site, some aren’t so sure that’s the best idea. Industry officials say that, given the amount of vacant office space across the Charlotte area, now might not be the best time to dump more office space into the market.


Levine Properties changes parking for $700M project (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: August 16,2012

A 10-year, $700 million project that will transform eight blocks uptown had some changes approved by county commissioners on Tuesday night. Levine Properties, the developer, requested an amendment to part of their agreement with the county that said they would build an underground parking deck with more than 1,000 parking spaces north of Eighth Street. [...]