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Apartment complex with commercial space planned for South End
A 368-unit apartment project with retail and office space is planned for a site at the intersection of Dunavant and Hawkins streets in Charlotte's South End.
Real estate firm White Point Partners owns 4.3 acres at the intersection that it acquired in 2014 for multifamily development. The firm bought the three industrial properties, located across Hawkins from the Junction 1504 apartment complex, for just over $4 million, records show.
According to a filing with the city, the proposed development…
REALTORS® Handed Win in Patent Troll Suit
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More Renters Face Crisis as Rental Costs Soar
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Report Calls for a Bigger Fight Against ‘Blight’
The foreclosure crisis may be on the mend but many communities are still facing a blight crisis.