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Charlotte is proposing to make some alterations to its transit-oriented development ordinance it passed last year. Here’s a copy of the draft changes:
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An email survey sent this week to people who put down deposits for tickets to Charlotte’s Major League Soccer team reveals some of the team’s stadium plans, including a “Tunnel Club,” seating arrangements and possible ticket prices.
This is information connected to the Feb. 28, 2020, edition of The Charlotte…
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A plan to build affordable housing in Charlotte’s Seversville neighborhood, northwest of uptown, has hit a roadblock.
Citing inadequate parking and the possibility of a tall building too…
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CMS could use eminent domain to acquire Diocese land off Johnston Road, expert says
The following article appeared in the Feb. 19, 2020, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter on local business.
In response to our opinion the other day that the odds seem low for the school board being able to…
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The school board wrote a letter this week to the county seeking more money to build schools. Here’s the letter. (This is connected to Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 edition of The Charlotte Ledger.)
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A filing in Earth Fare’s bankruptcy case on Tuesday sheds light on why the company is closing its 50 stores, including seven in the Charlotte area.
Here’s an affidavit from Charles Goad, the company’s chief restructuring…
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This is bonus content connected to the Feb. 5, 2020, edition of The Charlotte Ledger.
Synco Properties has released renderings of what the Colony development in SouthPark will look like. It will have a Publix, a Lifetime Fitness, other retail and apartments. It is expected to open in about two…
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OK, so these won’t interest everybody. But if you love local real estate development, here’s your fix:
2020-002. Saussy Burbank/The Drakeford Co., 0.55 acres on 2 parcels at 2547 Vail Ave. (1,2) from R-22MF to UR-2(CD). “To allow for attached and detached housing units.” Rezoning agent: Robert Drakeford.
2020-003. Fairview Builders, 0.3 acres…
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FED-UP Ballantyners blast ‘greedy’ developer and cite worries about traffic, schools — and the threat to a 120-year-old farmhouse
Citing concerns about unbearable traffic and overcrowded schools, a crowd of about 150 Ballantyne residents unloaded this week on a developer who wants to build townhomes behind Community House Middle School.
On…
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Deceptive ads on Charlotte TV and radio? Local media are pushing the limits of sponsored content, new lawsuit suggests
In a new lawsuit, nine investors who collectively lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement savings say they entrusted their money to financial adviser Jim Heafner after learning about him from his…