The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved rezoning petitions for a mixed-use project in NoDa as well as apartments on the site of Jackalope Jacks bar and restaurant in Elizabeth.
The mixed-use project in the arts district is adjacent to the 36th Street LYNX light rail station between 35th and 36th streets. The site is currently used as warehouse space.
The plans filed by Eller Capital Partners of Raleigh calls for 200 apartments units and at least 5,000 square feet of non-residential space, not including resident amenities, such as a fitness center.
An artist rendering of one of the two buildings Faison plans for its Elizabeth apartment project as filed with rezoning petition.
The developer has also committed at least $20,000 for building artwork.
Also on the agenda for Charlotte City Council Monday night was the controversial Elizabeth apartment project that would raze popular Elizabeth bar and restaurant Jackalope Jacks, which is adjacent to the Savvy & Co. office.
Elizabeth-area neighbors had previously fought against the proposed apartment project from development firm Faison for increasing area density in the area of East 7th Street and North Caswell Road.
City Council approved Monday a much-revised version of Faison’s year-old proposal, which initially called for 200 apartments and then was reduced to 123 units.
The council OK’d up to 100 apartments at the corner of East Seventh Street and North Caswell Road on the 1.7-acre parcel of land in Elizabeth.
There was also prior concern about the exterior appearance of the proposed single 60-foot building, to which some council members objected.
The final plan is for 100 apartment and 30,000 square feet of non-residential space in two buildings with a two-level parking area in the back.