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New York-based Mascia Development lured to Charlotte apartment market
About eight to 12 months ago, New York-based Mascia Development shifted its focus more toward buying commercial real estate instead of building it.
Meck office rents up, vacancies down compared with before the downturn
CHARLOTTE — Rents for all classes of Mecklenburg County office space — A, B and C — are higher than they were in 2007, the year the Great Recession began, […]
13 to watch in ’13: Class B office space
(Part three of a 13-part series) “What you’ve got out there is a lack of new construction,” said David Dorsch, a Charlotte-based senior vice president for Cassidy Turley, a property management and leasing company.
Report: Charlotte office market strengthened late last year
“We’re certainly moving into a landlord's market citywide,” David Dorsch, a Charlotte-based principal for Cassidy Turley, said this week.
Hopper is hopping mad over vacant Wal-Mart
"Frankly, Walmart doesn't give a damn, and it's a real problem for us," said Hopper, whose organization promotes the University City area.
Politics change the future, a convention changes the present
In a city brimming with people and noise, it is hard to feel alone. But as crowded as the Democratic National Convention has made Charlotte, the simple equation still applies: A life is a solitary thing. The three people profiled here have little in common except that they altered their routines to accommodate a week like no other.
As NC real estate rules tackle fracking, environmentalists are quiet at convention
At the Democratic National Convention, considered a large gathering of reliably committed environmentalists, the foes of fracking have seemed as deep underground as the water-and-chemical mix they object to.
The delegates’ delicate decision: Is the honor worth the cost?
“You better budget at least $2,500,” said Tim Mauldin, a convention delegate for his home state of Oklahoma. “Every delegate has to pay his or her own way.”
Code crunch time
In late July, Jim Bartl knew the Democratic National Convention would impact Mecklenburg County's code inspection department. The question was: By how much?
Chiquita’s outgoing CEO still plans to live in Charlotte
Fernando Aguirre is abandoning Chiquita -- but not Charlotte.
Zoning out when maybe we shouldn’t be
When we move to a new city, we look into the public school system. We inquire about crime rates. We ask about taxes, housing costs, gasoline prices and the availability of public parks. The information in the zoning ordinance seems just as important as anything else you could know about a community. But who reads manuals?
Trinity Towns site to be auctioned at foreclosure sale today
In 2010, construction was supposed to begin on Trinity Towns, a townhome project that, if they were all built, would have featured about 60 units a few blocks from Bank of America Stadium and within walking distance of Uptown. But the project ended up being nothing more than a plan. Now, the site is being sold at a foreclosure auction set for 10:30 a.m. today.
Latest News
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- CP Group reports nearly 25,000 SF leasing at Harris Corners in Charlotte
- Foreclosure filings dip month-over-month as annual trend rises nationwide
- Construction Employment Increases By 17,000 In May As Both Nonresidential And Residential Firms Add Jobs; Hourly Pay Rises By 5.0 Percent For The Year
- Construction Jobs Increase In Majority Of Metro Areas From April 2025 To April 2026 Amid Growing Data Center Pushback And Need For Highway Bill
- Unemployment and foreclosure rates drive housing market risk in Florida and California
- Wall Street loses ground slightly after first Fed statement under Warsh
- Construction Spending Rises 0.9 Percent Annually In April; Association Urges Officials To Renew Highway And Transit Funding By September
- Zombie foreclosures rise in most states with North Carolina up 67 percent
- US consumer inflation breaks above 4% as Iran war raises energy prices
- Rail Trail Bridge to Connect Uptown to South End over I-277 work begins
- Construction employment rises in 32 states and D.C. with North Carolina adding 13,600 jobs
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