Feds: Luxury apartments weren’t built for disabled people
NEW YORK (AP) — The first Manhattan high-rise residential rental building constructed after the Sept. 11 attacks is promoted online as offering “well-thought out” luxury one-, two- and three-bedroom units […]
Carolina States breaks ground on apartment complex
Carolina States Regional Center has broken ground on a 376-unit apartment complex in northeast Charlotte. It is the first transit-oriented development in the University City area to be built […]
Top Apartment permits issued by Mecklenburg County in 2015
In construction news, 2015 will likely be remembered as the year of the apartment in Charlotte. Mecklenburg County issued 321 construction permits for projects that included five or more family […]
More than half of US renters older than 40, study says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The majority of U.S. renters are now older than 40, a fundamental shift over the past decade that reflects the lasting damage of the housing crash and […]
Oct. home construction slumps on fewer apartment buildings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apartment construction plunged sharply in October, as the pace of homebuilding slipped amid a broader cooling of the real estate market. Housing starts — both houses and apartments— […]
They’ve come, now build it: Uptown ripe for retail after apartment boom
The time is right for uptown retail, Chris Hemans told commercial Realtors on Tuesday. Follow this link for video of his comments.
Apartments drive home construction gains in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction companies built more apartment complexes nationally in September, sparking a temporary rise in housing starts for a real estate market that otherwise appears to have crested […]
Apartment vacancy 5.7%, despite abundance of new units
While apartment construction in the Charlotte area is continuing at breakneck speed, demand for apartments remains strong and the vacancy rate is at a healthy 5.7 percent. While that may […]
RENOVATION REPORT: Historic mill re-opens with apartments
GASTONIA – The historic Loray Mill in west Gastonia had seen better days. Built in 1900 and billed as the South’s largest mill under one roof, the massive edifice once […]
Apartments dominate construction: Multifamily developments account for 7 of 10 largest projects in 2014
Large commercial construction projects in Mecklenburg County in 2014 were dominated, like in many regions in the U.S., by the development of apartment buildings. One of Charlotte’s submarkets, Uptown/South End, […]
Top 5 areas for apartment growth include Charlotte, Mooresville
Two of the nation’s busiest submarkets for apartment development since 2012 are in the Charlotte area, including Uptown/South End and Mooresville. Uptown/South End ranked first and Mooresville fifth, according to […]
Apartments announced for Bryton
LStar Management, a real estate investment firm in Raleigh, recently announced it will be working with LIV Development of Birmingham, Ala., to build a 300-unit apartment building in the Bryton […]
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