Recent Articles from Diane Petryk
Commercial Confidential: The Shops at Westerly Station
Only minor cosmetic changes will be made at The Shops at Westerly Station following its purchase by a Texas investor.
Argand Energy begins solar installation
Argand Energy Solutions has selected a Canadian firm to install 7,700 solar modules for an array being assembled in Louisburg, about 30 miles northeast of Raleigh.
Builders advised to resubmit plans to comply with wall-bracing rules
To avoid an anticipated bottleneck in county planning due to amended wall-bracing rules that take effect Sept. 1, builders are being advised to submit their master plans, revised if necessary, for reapproval as soon as possible.
Home Management will manage WaterLyn
Home Management LLC has announced that it will manage WaterLyn, an upscale residential community in southwest Charlotte. Home Management handles more than 1,200 units and 25 properties in the Charlotte […]
Providence Park office complex shines globally
CHARLOTTE – Providence Park is internationally impressive. For the second time in two years, the Providence Park office complex has won a prestigious commercial building-of-the-year award from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). In 2011, Providence Park's TOBY (The Outstan[...]
Commercial Confidential: Shutterfly south of the border
FORT MILL, S.C. – Shutterfly, “one great place to work” in North Carolina since 2007, is now a greater place– in South Carolina. At least in size. Shutterfly has grown […]
City still short on price gains
Charlotte real estate has yet to see sustained price gains and a .2 percent price drop is expected for the final two quarters of 2013, according to Clear Capital’s July […]
More employers must use E-Verify
The third phase of E-Verify, the state’s mandate that employers check the work eligibility status of every new hire through an online system, went into effect Monday.
Bill would wipe out local erosion control rules
Pending state legislation that would invalidate local rules on flood and erosion control awaits action in a House committee after being passed by the Senate in May. Developers and environmentalists are lining up on opposite sides of the issue.
Equipment auction scheduled at Charlotte Motor Speedway
CHARLOTTE – More than 450 items of construction equipment and vehicles will be auctioned at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on July 25. Included will be more than 70 kinds of […]
Zoning panel approves Brookline apartments
Zoning committee member Karen Labovitz’s change of heart sends a petition that would put 324 apartments in the Brookline subdivision to the City Council with the committee’s stamp of approval. The petition was likely to fail on a 3-2 vote when member Emma Allen pled for more robust discussion.
The power of covenants: Homeowners may find surprises
Covenants, conditions and restrictions, or CCRs, are the bible of every homeowners' association. They are the commandments of subdivision life. They are created by the developer before building starts. “The developer is God,” says Derek Greene, president and CEO of Community Association Management, a firm that manages homeowners' associations.
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