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Hesse takes studio proposal to York County
Studio South presented its plans to build a $350 million movie studio development to the York County Council on Monday night, as part of its effort in seeking a $1 […]
UPDATED: Charlotte to pursue other options at Eastland Mall site
CHARLOTTE – Well, that’s a wrap. Less than six months after starting exclusive negotiations with Studio Charlotte Development to redevelop Eastland Mall, the city has decided to go in a […]
UPDATED: Eastland Mall movie studio plan ‘on life support’
CHARLOTTE – The $300 million plan to bring a movie studio complex to Eastland Mall, two years in the making, is hanging on by the tiniest string of the thinnest […]
City to meet with movie studio developer as expiration date looms
CHARLOTTE – The city’s Economic Development and Global Competitiveness Committee will meet Thursday to hear an updated presentation from Studio Charlotte Development on the company’s plans for the former Eastland […]
City: Studio developer must prove need for financial assistance
CHARLOTTE – City officials last week got a little clarity on what a film studio developer has in mind for the redevelopment of the 80-acre site of the former Eastland […]
Eastland redevelopment could cost city millions
CHARLOTTE – City officials likely knew Bert Hesse was going to ask for some city money in his ambitious plan to bring a film studio to Eastland Mall. Hesse, the […]
Eastland falling as film meetings start
The Eastland Mall demolition itself may be procedural, but as the walls fall on a mall that was once one of the most popular shopping destinations in the city, it’s not hard to picture the transition from debris to development. The city is now one step closer to that possible development, as it held the first meeting on Wednesday with Studio Charlotte Development to discuss the company’s propo[...]
Lights! Camera! Eastland? City Council starts negotiations with movie studio developer
CHARLOTTE – The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to begin negotiations with a movie studio developer to redevelop Eastland Mall. Studio Charlotte Development, led by CEO Bert Hesse, has emerged as the city’s preliminary choice for the redevelopment, even if the choice was more by default.
ARK Ventures withdraws from Eastland Mall redevelopment
Charlotte-based ARK Ventures, which developed the N.C. Music Factory, on Tuesday informed the city that the company no longer wished to be considered for the planned redevelopment of the former mall on Central Avenue.
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