Billy Maddalon, owner of the VanLandingham Estate, says he’s not upset that City Council member Patsy Kinsey voted against a rezoning request for his property in Plaza Midwood. He’s upset that Kinsey, who called Maddalon a “longtime friend” during Monday night’s zoning meeting, didn’t express any concerns earlier in the process, before it was too late.
Maddalon, who previously served on City Council, says he and his advisers were “stunned” when Kinsey announced during the meeting…VanLandingham owner ‘stunned’ by City Council vote, left with few options
Billy Maddalon, owner of the VanLandingham Estate, says he’s not upset that City Council member Patsy Kinsey voted against a rezoning request for his property in Plaza Midwood. He’s upset that Kinsey, who called Maddalon a “longtime friend” during Monday night’s zoning meeting, didn’t express any concerns earlier in the process, before it was too late.
Maddalon, who previously served on City Council, says he and his advisers were “stunned” when Kinsey announced during the meeting…
Prolific Charlotte developer Johnny Harris headlined the CBJ's Heavy Hitters Commercial Real Estate Awards event Wednesday evening, having just arrived home from a trip to Washington, D.C. He met with a group of people there who hailed from seven different parts of the country — and all of them were talking about the Carolinas, he said.
“This place that you call home may be the greatest opportunity in the country to do something special,” Harris told the audience, urging them to aim high with…
A key member of the team that led the turnaround at the EpiCentre complex in uptown Charlotte has joined development firm Citisculpt.
Geoffrey Curme, head of Mount Vernon Asset Management, has joined CitiSculpt as its chief financial officer. Citisculpt has also hired Dan Sterns as vice president of construction and Ryan Stemmer as development project manager. Eric Applefield was also promoted to counsel-development associate.
CitiSculpt, headed by Lindsey McAlpine and Shane Seagle, is working…
Topgolf is coming to Charlotte.
Charlotte City Council has approved a rezoning request by developer American Asset Corp. in order to bring Topgolf International Inc. to a 15-acre site at West Arrowood Road and Interstate 485 for its first golf entertainment complex in Charlotte.
The new entertainment complex, which would include a building up to 75,000 square feet in size, would be family friendly and would create 500 jobs, according to Topgolf officials.
The city’s planning staff was opposed…
A smaller Lincoln Harris is moving on after losing a large account with Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) earlier this year, and so are the nearly 400 employees at the firm who were affected by the shift.
Earlier this year, the bank decided to change service providers for its Southeastern real estate portfolio from Lincoln Harris to JLL(NYSE: JLL). The bank said it decided to streamline and simplify its real estate business by reducing the number of outside firms it works with to two: JLL and CBRE,…
Charlotte City Council members will be voting on a slew of rezoning requests Monday night during its monthly zoning meeting. Here’s a few of the notable proposed developments on the list:
VanLandingham Estate: The owner of the VanLandingham Estate, located at the intersection of The Plaza and Belvedere Avenue in Plaza Midwood, is seeking a rezoning in order develop up to 18 townhomes along the perimeter of the property and a private neighborhood pool and swim club. The existing VanLandingham Estate…
Student-housing developer CampusWorks has closed on its purchase of a 4.3-acre site in Charlotte's Plaza Midwood neighborhood, where the firm is planning to build a 349-unit apartment project.
CampusWorks acquired the site, located at the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Hawthorne Lane, late last month for $8.5 million. The property is home to several commercial buildings and a vacant church.
Last year David Helfrich, CEO of CampusWorks, told me that while the company has traditionally focused…
A Vancouver, Wash.-based operator of senior living communities has started site work on 9.3 acres at the north corner of Providence and Kuykendall roads for a 133-suite independent living facility in south Charlotte.
Last year, Hawthorn Retirement Group rezoned 10 acres at the corner of Providence and Kuykendall roads to allow for the three-story development, which will total approximately 124,000 square feet. The facility will be the first in Charlotte for Hawthorn, which operates 52 senior living…
The developers of the SkyHouse Uptown apartment tower have started work on a planned second tower at the corner of North Church and West Ninth streets.
Novare Group, Grubb Properties and Batson-Cook Development Co. are hosting a grand opening event for the first 24-story SkyHouse tower at the corner of North Church and West 10th streets this week. The development team has been planning a twin tower at the corner of Church and Ninth, on the opposite side of a parking deck that will serve both buildings,…