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 felt like Christopher Columbus. “I had my flag in the ...

Tagged with: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Collin Brown Edwin Peacock Laura Harmon

To the city of Charlotte, it would be a nightclub. To developer David Ratcliffe, it would be just a community theater that serves alcohol. The difference of opinion is just one example of the ongoing struggle between developers and property ...

Tagged with: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission Cosmos Cafe Katrina Young Laura Harmon

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 homes at a higher price point, with the hopes of ...

Tagged with: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Collin Brown Daniel Clodfelter Home Builders Association of Charlotte Joe Padilla K&L Gates Laura Harmon Mark Baldwin Pulte Homes Real Estate & Building Industry Coalition Shad Spencer Stephen Rosenburgh Walter Fields

Drive-thru windows have become a part of the shopping landscape in Charlotte, as they have throughout the rest of the country. A growing population — according to the latest census data, Mecklenburg County has 919,628 residents, up 32.2 percent since ...

Tagged with: Andy Dulin Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Laura Harmon Nancy Carter Walter Fields