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The Charlotte City Council is struggling to determine what, if anything, the city should do to ensure housing remains affordable at a time when the apartment market is booming, but driving rents to prices not everyone can afford. The issue ...

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GCI Residential is opening its Legacy Concord Apartments project that will include 348 one-, two- and three-bedroom units and related amenities. Rents will range from $985 to $1,550. The company has opened its clubhouse, and the first of 19 buildings ...

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LS3P, an architecture, interiors, and planning firm founded in Charleston, South Carolina, and Dawson Architects of Savannah, Georgia, announced a merger of the two firms effective April 1. The merger brings LS3P’s number of offices to eight, expanding the firm’s ...

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Lancaster County officials have scheduled meetings to receive public comment on a proposed development ordinance and proposed zoning maps for the county’s comprehensive plan. The county is updating its unified development ordinance, or UDO, which includes standards for zoning districts, ...

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American Airlines is awarding $400,000 in grants to three nonprofit community organizations to help revitalize a West Charlotte neighborhood, encourage disadvantaged job seekers and renovate a theater in the heart of the city. The grants include: * $150,000 to the ...

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A key committee recommended the Charlotte City Council approve the sale of 11.4 acres of former Eastland Mall property to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and rezone the land to accommodate a new school. The council’s Economic Development and Global Competitiveness Committee on ...

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A leading indicator for construction spending bounced back in February, particularly in the South, following a negative reading in January, according to Anika R. Khan, a senior economist with Charlotte-based Wells Fargo Securities. Architecture billings rose 0.7 percentage points to ...

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The Fountain Shoppes at Manchester Village center in Rock Hill is fully leased with the recent signing of two new tenants, MPV properties has announced. Sake Japan Hibachi and Ramen and Kure Vaporium and Lounge will join Moe’s Southwest Grill, ...

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The Charlotte City Council on Monday night approved rezoning 7.1 acres of church-owned land on the southwest corner of Morrison Boulevard and Sharon Road that will be redeveloped with a mix of residential, retail, entertainment, office and hotel uses. Council ...

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The Charlotte City Council’s intent to develop the former Eastland Mall site prompted concerns from neighbors Monday night about the lack of specifics in the plan and how piecemeal development might not be the best approach. Council members responded that ...

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