The next boom
CHARLOTTE – Multifamily developers over the past few years have gotten up close and personal with the Millennial generation, studying their wants and needs, and catering to those preferences. The […]
Commercial Confidential: Forestar’s East Morehead apartments
CHARLOTTE – Up until a few months ago, one of the more recognizable intersections in the esteemed Dilworth neighborhood – Morehead Street and Kenilworth Avenue – was notable mainly for […]
Apartment market nears equilibrium, future uncertain
CHARLOTTE – A study by Harvard University found that the country’s rental housing market was the main benefactor of the housing-bubble burst that sent the U.S. careening into the its […]
Demolition begins, paving way for South End apartments
SOUTH END – Despite the developer’s website saying construction started this time last year, demolition crews have just begun tearing down the Simpson’s Lighting building, at Carson Street and South […]
Riding the Crest: Student housing developer has found a way to grow while keeping costs low
CHARLOTTE – Campus Crest in 2004 didn’t own and hadn’t built a single residential bed. Nine years later, the Charlotte-based student housing developer is approaching 50,000 beds in 87 student-specific […]
Luxury apartments may not be best for University Area
High-end luxury is what Washington, D.C.-based Fore Properties plans to bring to the university area.
Multifamily mammoths: A look at the top 5 apartment projects of 2012
As far as Charlotte's commercial construction industry goes, 2012, arguably, has been the year of the apartment. It seemed that nearly every day over the past 12 months, Mecklenburg County was issuing permits for apartment projects big and small.
Apartment construction wave on the horizon for Charlotte, report says
John Porter thinks he hit the jackpot with the site for his Longview apartment project on Reames Road in Charlotte. Porter, senior vice president and partner at Charlotte-based Charter Properties, […]
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