Giving Tree Realty donates to center

June 15, 2015 Leave a comment

Giving Tree Realty in Dilworth has donated toys to help replace those stolen recently at a child care center in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. Two men were caught on video last month taking playground equipment and toys valued at more ...

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At a crossroads: SC border communities take action to keep pace with growth

June 15, 2015 Leave a comment

The area around the S.C. Highway 521 and S.C. Highway 160 intersection in Indian Land is one of three areas in the panhandle that Lancaster County wants to see developed into a walkable urban neighborhood. The county’s new zoning ordinance will encourage more mixed-use development in the panhandle, and at a higher density than what has been permitted in the past. Photo by Eric Dinkins

Charlotte’s two neighboring South Carolina counties are facing a surge of residential development that’s putting a strain on roads and public services. In preparation for future growth, both York and Lancaster counties are updating their development standards and looking for ...

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Surveyors report no graves on Lake Wylie development site

December 4, 2014 Leave a comment

Bricks and stones covered in periwinkle was all that was left of one of the houses that Search Inc. found during its survey of Mattamy Homes’ 86-acre development site along Lake Wylie.

Speculation regarding grave sites on a potential Lake Wylie development site has been laid to rest. A survey completed by archeological consulting and monitoring company Search Inc. found no indicators of graves on Mattamy Homes’ 86-acre parcel. Last month, the ...

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Home of Distinction tour opens on Lake Wylie

July 8, 2014 Leave a comment

Handcrafted cabinetry and Sub-Zero Wolf appliances are part of the kitchen in the Home of Distinction in Lake Wylie being opened this
weekend to visitors. Photo courtesty of TLConcepts

Visitors who take the opportunity to tour a spectacular 4,000-square-foot mountain-style lodge home in the Hands Mill development in Lake Wylie will walk away with inspiration on the latest design trends while helping a good cause. The Home of Distinction ...

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David Weekley Homes breaks ground at Cottages at the Landings

May 30, 2013 Leave a comment

LAKE WYLIE, S.C. — David Weekley Homes has begun construction on its new Cottages at the Landing subdivision in the hot-selling homebuilding territory around the Charlotte area’s southwestern swimming hole. The Houston-based production homebuilder has broken ground on the model ...

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$7.5M buys a house on Lake Wylie

October 31, 2012 Leave a comment

This home at 9235 Sweetleaf Place is listed for $7.5 million. Photo Courtesy Ben Bowen.

It has a whopping 15,000 square feet and comes with 11 acres of land, and if this southwestern Mecklenburg County home sells for asking price it would be the highest-priced sale in the CMLS since 2000.

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Sidewalk slam

August 6, 2012 Leave a comment

Elizabeth Schnider, left, and her attorney, John Carroll, look at a Google map of Schnider's property during a meeting at which the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Zoning Board of Adjustment told Schnider her sidewalk was illegal. Photo by Scott Baughman

Elizabeth Schnider lost her temper and her sidewalk — all in the same meeting. Last week, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Zoning Board of Adjustment told Schnider that her roughly $3 million Lake Wylie property features a sidewalk that's too close to the lake and more concrete than regulations to control runoff allow.

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Crescent asks for deferment on Lake Wylie rezoning request

June 21, 2012 1 Comment

With neighbors fuming over its plans to build homes at a higher density near Lake Wylie, Crescent Resources has asked for a deferment on its rezoning request.

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