Legacy Real Estate Advisors assists Traust Brewing Company in securing FreeMoreWest location

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Legacy Real Estate Advisors has assisted Traust Brewing Company in securing a new location in the emerging FreeMoreWest area near Uptown Charlotte.

Traust Brewing, which will be located directly across from the Lucky Dog Bark and Brew on Thrift Road in Wesley Heights, will feature a Nordic theme. The location will feature a planned 130-space parking area, which is rare among local breweries. The large lot will enable Traust to host large events featuring beer and music. The prospective large outdoor patio will offer an excellent view of Uptown Charlotte. The 10,600 square-foot brewery will also feature a full kitchen and private event space.

Traust Owner Eric Stevens chose a commercial real estate firm that has a proven track record in assisting breweries.

“We found David Tschirhart and Legacy through our research to find a partner who has had experience placing Charlotte breweries in their future homes, and Legacy has a great body of work that has helped shape the brewing landscape,” Stevens said. “David saw our potential and preparation and represented us with no reservation.”

Legacy led Stevens to one of Charlotte’s most dynamic neighborhoods.

“With David’s help, we chose the FreeMoreWest area because we saw the direction the area was going,” Stevens said. “We were provided insight to projects in the area and had great conversations with our landowners about their vision for Thrift Road. We value the residential, commercial, hospitality and retail projects popping up throughout the corridor and decided we really wanted to be early contributors to the shaping of the emerging FreeMoreWest brewing community.”

“Eric and his team were great to work with and they came into the real estate search process very prepared which is not always the case,” Legacy’s David Tschirhart said. “I am excited for them and look forward to seeing them succeed in the fun, dynamic emerging Charlotte brewery scene.”

FreeMoreWest (FMW) is recognized as Charlotte’s latest, most exciting renewed neighborhood. Located adjacent to Charlotte’s vibrant Uptown, FMW is at once distinct, diverse and dynamic. With the introduction of new housing developments, its neighborhoods offer suburban living in an urban setting. Advantages abound for dynamic business growth as well. FMW’s business community enjoys the benefit of diverse commercial space with exciting retail and office opportunities. With the addition of new restaurants to its established mainstays, FMW now boasts an eclectic mix of locally owned restaurant choices. The years of rich history and the prospects for the future make FMW the place to begin anew. (www.freemorewest.com)

Legacy Real Estate Services, LLC, provides a full complement of commercial real estate services to owners and users of office, land, investment, retail and industrial properties in Charlotte and throughout North and South Carolina. Legacy’s professionals have more than 100 years of combined experience in the real estate field. Our partners draw experience from divergent backgrounds ranging from technology and commercial banking to real estate development and investment banking. Legacy’s brokerage services include project leasing, tenant representation, sales and divestitures. We focus primarily on urban markets in the metro-Charlotte area. However, we also place a heavy emphasis on corridor development in suburban areas of the Charlotte Metropolitan Statistical Area.