On the Level: Land-use attorney Collin Brown is moving up representing developers in rezoning cases
At 35, Charlotte land-use attorney Collin Brown is moving up, literally and figuratively. As the Charlotte area comes to grips with development and density issues, you can often find Brown advocating for developers at public meetings, which are just as often packed with protesters.
Rezoning complicates Jack’s Across the Tracks project
When Rob Nixon and business partner Andy Wilson bought a rundown former church at 1212 Pecan Ave. in Charlotte in March 2007 for $650,000 from Russ-Mar Properties, Nixon said he […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department tells builder to scrap plans for protruding garages
Robert Burkett thought he’d build up to 73 single-family homes in Park South Station in south Charlotte. Burkett, president of Concord-based J&B Development & Management, had planned to sell the […]
Cafe wins variance to keep operating as nightclub
Cosmos Cafe in Ballantyne has become the latest restaurant caught in an ambiguous area of the city’s zoning that threatened to shut the business down over concerns about illegal nightclubs. […]
Latest News
- Rail Trail Bridge to Connect Uptown to South End over I-277 work begins
- Construction employment rises in 32 states and D.C. with North Carolina adding 13,600 jobs
- ATTOM reports home purchase loans at 12-year low amid rising mortgage rates
- NCDOT unveils six design concepts to reconnect I-77 South corridor in Charlotte
- ATTOM report finds home prices grew in nearly half of opportunity zones
- Foundry Commercial Brings Uptown Charlotte Site to Market
- Construction Employment Rises By 9,000 In April As Nonresidential Hiring Offsets Residential Declines And Average Hourly Pay Rises To $38.73
- Foreclosure activity rises 18 percent annually with Delaware and South Carolina hardest hit
- Homeowners face plumbing and radon as top repair stressors across states
- Averitt Announces New Commitment to Charlotte
- PlayNation to Bring Purpose-Driven Indoor Playground to Eastway Crossing
- Construction Jobs Increase In 33 States And D.C. Between March 2025 And March 2026
Features
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Ryo Yamamoto’s Professional Engineer Licensure in North Carolina
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Project Engineers
- City of Charlotte Introduces New Deputy City Manager and New Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services
- JLL strengthens Charlotte capabilities with top Agency Leasing team hire from Foundry Commercial
- Thomas & Hutton Grows Charlotte Team With Two New Team Members
- Nick Schirato Joins Thomas & Hutton As An Environmental Designer In Charlotte
- Foundry Taps Alex Olofson to Lead Capital Markets Growth in Charlotte
- Tony Lathrop Strengthens Parker Poe’s Infrastructure, Transportation & Public Policy Services
- MVA Expands Economic Development & Incentives Group, Appoints Beth Buckner as Head
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Kaylee Neal’s Professional Engineer Licensure In North Carolina
- Thomas & Hutton Announces Sixth-Generation Leadership Transition as Firm Enters 80th Year
- Movement Mortgage welcomes Justin Caplan as East Coast Growth Director