"All of these rules and regulations are well-intentioned, but it’s just gone too far -- despite my 'no' votes," Dulin said. "It’s added too much more costs to the costs of development, especially the tree ordinance and the post-development design guidelines."

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A Request for Expression of Interest from the city of Charlotte for the conversion of Eastland Mall into a film studio returned with only one interested party – The Film Studio Group of Los Angeles. We caught up with five of the real estate insiders and interested parties with whom we spoke in August, when the city council approved the $13 million purchase of Eastland Mall.

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"I’m not going to let [the film studio deal] fall apart. I am determined to get this done. It may take years, but I want people to understand that I’m relentless. We’re going to do it. It’s going to cost money …but that’s the only way things are going to work."

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The city of Charlotte said Friday that it has finalized its purchase of the languishing Eastland Mall, in a $13.15 million deal that includes 80.45 acres, the mall's core retail space, four anchor stores and a Firestone and Hollywood Video.

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In 2007, the Urban Land Institute published a report on what should happen with Eastland Mall. According to the plan, "Reinventing the Eastland Mall," the site, and surrounding area, would benefit from a mixed-use redevelopment featuring retail and community spaces and a residential component.

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Some city officials claim that those in the film industry are interested in the Eastland Mall site, possibly for sound stages. We asked some people which movie title applies to the city’s purchase.

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The dragged-out death of Eastland Mall turned some dedicated free-market advocates into pragmatic backers of government intervention. The Charlotte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to spend $13.2 million to buy the mall property.

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Residents of east Charlotte who have longed for something to happen with the Eastland Mall property have finally seen some progress.

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For the past two years, east Charlotte residents have waited to see what will happen to Eastland Mall. Now, as the city ponders whether it should buy the property, some say there’s interest from the film industry to build sound stages at the site.

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Two years after Boxer Property bought Eastland Mall, the mall is still closed, and, from the exterior at least, it doesn’t appear that anything is happening with the property. What does the future hold for this site?

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