300-unit apartment complex planned near uptown’s Gateway Village

Dominion Realty Partners, a Raleigh-based commercial real estate firm, is planning to develop an approximately 300-unit midrise apartment project on a vacant block in uptown Charlotte near Gateway Village. Dominion is under contract to purchase the block, which totals about 3.3 acres and is bounded by Trade Street, Sycamore Street, Fifth Street and Irwin Avenue. The property is owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) and is on the opposite side of Irwin Avenue from the Gateway Village development…

Frigid February can’t chill Charlotte’s hot residential real estate market

Home sales in the Charlotte region jumped 20.8 percent in February from a year ago, according to the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. The association reported Monday that Carolina Multiple Listing Service figures show 2,263 homes were sold in the region last month, up from 1,874 sold in February 2014. However, on a month-to-month basis, home sales were down 4.1 percent in February from January. The average sales price last month was $218,673, rising 6 percent from a year earlier, while…

Can Crescent land a boutique grocer for NoDa project?

Although Crescent Communities says it's a "long shot," the Charlotte real estate firm says it will pursue a small, boutique grocer for a planned mixed-use project in NoDa, where it also plans to develop up to 350 apartment units and potentially a hotel and for-sale residential product as well. Crescent is planning the development for nearly 7 acres at the intersection of the proposed Lynx Blue Line extension and East 36th Street. The property is on the west side of East 36th Street between Cullman…

5 Tips to Avoid Home-Design Arguments

(TNS)—Sharing your life with someone is a beautiful thing, but that doesn’t always mean you share the same design and style preferences when it comes to your home. Whether you’ve lived together for one year or 20, use this advice from highly rated interior designers to stop the fights that have kept you from painting […]