New Levine Properties exec Steve Smith on development, Disney and the power of Pappas

Levine Properties announced it has hired Steve Smith this week as chief operating officer, a newly created position at the company. Smith will oversee business operations, management and redevelopment of the company’s real estate properties as well as development of Levine’s land inventory. That inventory includes roughly 24 acres in the First Ward neighborhood in uptown Charlotte, where Levine is working on a park with Mecklenburg County and has started building a parking deck at 10th and Brevard…

New Levine Properties exec Steve Smith on development, Disney and the power of Pappas

Levine Properties announced it has hired Steve Smith this week as chief operating officer, a newly created position at the company. Smith will oversee business operations, management and redevelopment of the company’s real estate properties as well as development of Levine’s land inventory.

That inventory includes roughly 24 acres in the First Ward neighborhood in uptown Charlotte, where Levine is working on a park with Mecklenburg County and has started building a parking deck at 10th and Brevard…

How much do Charlotte homeowners really pay? Zillow report reveals ‘hidden costs’

Extra expenses on top of the monthly mortgage payment — items such as property taxes, insurance and maintenance — can add up quickly to put pressure on homeowners’ budgets.

A new report from Zillow (NASDAQ:Z), aimed at helping first-time buyers and those moving to different parts of the country, found the average homeowner in Charlotte spends nearly $8,900 annually on such “hidden costs”— less than the national average of roughly $9,500. Locally, that breaks down to $5,649 for unavoidable…

How much do Charlotte homeowners really pay? Zillow report reveals ‘hidden costs’

Extra expenses on top of the monthly mortgage payment — items such as property taxes, insurance and maintenance — can add up quickly to put pressure on homeowners’ budgets. A new report from Zillow (NASDAQ:Z), aimed at helping first-time buyers and those moving to different parts of the country, found the average homeowner in Charlotte spends nearly $8,900 annually on such "hidden costs"— less than the national average of roughly $9,500. Locally, that breaks down to $5,649 for unavoidable…

How much do Charlotte homeowners really pay? Zillow report reveals ‘hidden costs’

Extra expenses on top of the monthly mortgage payment — items such as property taxes, insurance and maintenance — can add up quickly to put pressure on homeowners’ budgets.

A new report from Zillow (NASDAQ:Z), aimed at helping first-time buyers and those moving to different parts of the country, found the average homeowner in Charlotte spends nearly $8,900 annually on such “hidden costs”— less than the national average of roughly $9,500. Locally, that breaks down to $5,649 for unavoidable…

Construction begins on Hindu temple in northwest Charlotte

The Trimurti Temple Devasthanam, a charitable foundation, has started work on a 10,000-square-foot Hindu temple in northwest Charlotte.

The foundation will build the temple at a 17-acre site it owns on Beatties Ford Road, next to Hornets Nest Park, and held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month.

According to Ganesh Balasubramanian, the organization’s secretary, the temple will be built in traditional South Indian architectural style, and traditional sanctums will be built to enshrine 13…

Construction begins on Hindu temple in northwest Charlotte

The Trimurti Temple Devasthanam, a charitable foundation, has started work on a 10,000-square-foot Hindu temple in northwest Charlotte.

The foundation will build the temple at a 17-acre site it owns on Beatties Ford Road, next to Hornets Nest Park, and held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month.

According to Ganesh Balasubramanian, the organization’s secretary, the temple will be built in traditional South Indian architectural style, and traditional sanctums will be built to enshrine 13…

Construction begins on Hindu temple in northwest Charlotte

The Trimurti Temple Devasthanam, a charitable foundation, has started work on a 10,000-square-foot Hindu temple in northwest Charlotte. The foundation will build the temple at a 17-acre site it owns on Beatties Ford Road, next to Hornets Nest Park, and held a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month. According to Ganesh Balasubramanian, the organization’s secretary, the temple will be built in traditional South Indian architectural style, and traditional sanctums will be built to enshrine 13…

Another bidder emerges for uptown land, but does its $15.1 million offer qualify?

Another bidder has emerged for a 3.76-acre city-owned property in uptown Charlotte, but the Charlotte City Council will have to determine whether the group’s $15.1 million upset bid qualifies.

A limited liability company called Morgan Bond Charlotte made the offer for the parcel at the intersection of Caldwell and Stonewall streets, says Tony Korolos, director of the city’s real estate division.

Morgan Bond is managed by an affiliate of Bond Companies, a development firm based in Chicago, and…

Another bidder emerges for uptown land, but does its $15.1 million offer qualify?

Another bidder has emerged for a 3.76-acre city-owned property in uptown Charlotte, but the Charlotte City Council will have to determine whether the group’s $15.1 million upset bid qualifies.

A limited liability company called Morgan Bond Charlotte made the offer for the parcel at the intersection of Caldwell and Stonewall streets, says Tony Korolos, director of the city’s real estate division.

Morgan Bond is managed by an affiliate of Bond Companies, a development firm based in Chicago, and…