A contentious rezoning dispute between Alan Simonini Homes and Foxcroft residents will be back before Charlotte City Council as early as next month for a vote after being brought before the City Council for the second time at its February rezoning meeting. Simonini and Saratoga Asset Management are seeking to rezone more than 6 acres on Sharon Lane from zoning…
Charlotte’s Country Club Heights is an in-town neighborhood full of character and charming homes built primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. The neighborhood is convenient to Uptown as well as NoDa and Plaza Midwood, two of the city’s hippest areas of town. Country Club Heights is roughly bordered by Eastway Drive, Central Avenue, Hilliard Drive and Charlotte Country Club to…
The Common Market, the eclectic deli, general store and community gathering spot, will be opening its third and largest location near Cotswold in Spring. The 6,500-square-foot space will be located at 4420 Monroe Road near the Oakhurst and Cotswold neighborhoods across from Commonwealth Avenue. The store will be known as Common Market OakWold to reflect its proximity to both neighborhoods.…
A plot of land along Starmount Cove Lane just east of South Boulevard will become 95 new townhomes if Pulte Homes’ rezoning request meets city approval, according to a recent Observer report. The currently vacant wooded lot is located near the Arrowood Station light stop on the Blue Line light rail. The attached condominiums would sit between South Boulevard and…
There are lots of cranes in the skyline over Charlotte, but the majority signify a boom in the city’s rental market, which is a big change from the mid- to late 1990s when mid- and high-rise condominiums and townhomes were the norm. The latest land acquisition by a real estate developer affiliated with Lennar will add even more rental properties…
Persistent low inventory did not stop the Charlotte region’s sales from ending on an upswing for December and overall 2016. December sales were up 4.5 percent from year-ago figures, while 2016 had an increase of 8.4 percent for closed sales overall, according to the most recent report from the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. The Charlotte region saw its fifth consecutive…
Cotswold is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Charlotte and for good reason! It’s an area of town – close to Uptown and South Charlotte – that probably checks every box on your list of desires for a home and community. It’s got character with new and older homes, location, great dining and shopping and some of the city’s…
There are two areas south of Uptown Charlotte that come to mind when people think of great places to live and great shopping, dining and recreation – Ballantyne and SouthPark. The SouthPark neighborhood of Pellyn Grove does not disappoint. Built up in the mid-1980s, Pellyn Grove has larger estate homes in a mature setting with overhanging trees and well-manicured lawns…
Want to live just minutes away from LYNX light rail, Uptown and the South Boulevard corridor? The Ashbrook neighborhood gives you all that plus access to some of Charlotte’s most highly rated schools! The mature Ashbrook community is located near Park Road Shopping Center between Marsh Road at Sedgefield Elementary School and Park, East Woodlawn and Scaleybark roads. Both Park…
Cameron Wood is a beautiful, established neighborhood that is close to some of the area’s best destinations for shopping, dining and entertainment. The neighborhood is located between Quail Hollow Country Club/Carmel Road and Park Road. It’s boredered by Johnston Road and has great accessibility to Pineville-Matthews Road (Highway 51) and I-485. To the southeast, McMullen Creek borders the neighborhood, separating…