CHARLOTTE – The City Council approved several proposals Monday night, including the acquisition of property for Charlotte Douglas International Airport and the financing of debt for improvements at Bank of America Stadium and Bojangles’ Coliseum. The council, however, denied a ...

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CHARLOTTE – Affordable housing in the Cherry neighborhood got a boost this week after the City Council approved rezoning petitions for the area. The council also approved a commercial project, deferred a decision on an office building and multifamily development ...

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CHARLOTTE – The City Council heard public comments Monday night on the Charlotte Housing Authority’s proposal to add affordable housing to the Cherry neighborhood. The authority has filed rezoning petitions with the city to replace the 51-unit Tall Oaks complex ...

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A Charlotte City Council committee on Thursday received an update on plans to redevelop the site of the former Eastland Mall. The city bought the 80 acres in 2012 for $13.2 million and embarked on a study in September to ...

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CHARLOTTE – The City Council on Wednesday heard the public’s opinion on a proposal to build 30 affordable-housing apartments in the Cherry neighborhood and the planned redevelopment of an aging shopping center in south Charlotte. The council also deferred several ...

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CHARLOTTE – The City Council has approved several components of a planned renovation at Bojangles’ Coliseum. The move follows the Council’s decision in December to provide $16 million for the first phase of the project, including $4 million in upgrades ...

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GoodSports Enterprises, which is seeking taxpayer funds to help develop a sports complex near Bojangles’ Coliseum, has identified to city officials the source of the company’s financing for the proposed $76.7 million venture. “We have a name,” said Todd DeLong, ...

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CHARLOTTE – Meritage Homes of the Carolinas has petitioned the city of Charlotte for a rezoning that would allow the company to build 20 single-family homes on 5.7 acres next to Candlewyck Baptist Church just south of Rea and Alexander ...

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CHARLOTTE – The City Council unanimously approved the construction of two apartment complexes Tuesday night, and gave a nod to a retail project planned for Randolph Road. Charlotte-based Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners is behind the proposed 194-unit Solis Ballantyne apartment ...

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CHARLOTTE – The City Council voted 10-1 Monday night in favor of paying Bank of America and Wells Fargo a total of $5 million in exchange for the two banks writing off $14.1 million in principal and an estimated $3.5 ...

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