Mecklenburg Times: News for Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties Real Estate, Development, Construction, and Community News in the Charlotte area and throughout Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties

Travis Croxton grew up around oysters. About a decade ago, Croxton and his cousin, Ryan, teamed up to revive their family’s century-old harvesting business in Virginia. That eventually led to Croxton opening restaurants along the East Coast under his Rappahannock ...

Tagged with: Park Road Shopping Center

Eric Layne has always admired houses. He drew them as a child, constructed them while in college, and spent a “ton of time” reading books and taking classes on real estate. Layne even had his eye on becoming an architect. ...

Tagged with: Helen Adams Realty

Southend’s Triple C Brewing Co. is looking to take advantage of building space that was set aside when the brewery opened just over two years ago. The expansion is estimated at $400,000, and the brewery is hoping to start construction ...

Tagged with: Renovation Report

Blumenthal Performing Arts is hoping Belk Theater audience members will be glued to their new seats following the theater’s recent renovations, which include an expansion of the women’s restroom on the orchestra level – and all new seats. The restroom ...

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SOUTH END – Today, 2173 Hawkins Street is a red brick shell of a warehouse along the Lynx light rail line and next to Spectrum South End apartments, open on one side and sans roof. In a few months, it ...

Tagged with: Apartments

Paragon Bank was looking for a higher profile, better accessibility and room to grow. The Raleigh-based bank was rebranding itself from a financial institution that served only commercial clients to an entity that provided service for the larger public. The ...

Tagged with: SouthPark Tyler 2 Construction

James Buchanan Duke – call him Buck – is known as an industrial pioneer. But he didn’t actually pioneer so much as use money to acquire the pioneers and put his name on their work. So we’ll call him instead ...

CHARLOTTE – Ai Design Group, the Charlotte architectural and design firm, just lifted the curtain on its shiny, bright new offices on the top floor of 330 S. Tryon St., in the building that also houses the Charlotte Chamber of ...

CHARLOTTE – A wag with an office in the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center has a “No Swimming” sign in his or her window. Starting June 1, 2015, that sign – or one like it – will be posted on the ...

Tagged with: Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department

SouthPark Mall is undergoing an overhaul. Owned by Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, the upscale mall is getting about a dozen new stores and restaurants, and is relocating some existing retailers. With 1.6 million square feet, SouthPark is the largest mall in ...

Tagged with: Renovations Simon Property Group SouthPark mall