Gaston County News and Development

[rancenc]

Hundreds of new residences planned for Gaston County.

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/dr-horton-plots-gastonia-development-with-nearly-700-apartments-homes/25OFF42EPFHTBC7R356N2VI46M/

[KJHburg]

new Caromont Hospital in Belmont along I-85 from the last few days.  

[rancenc]

New development proposed for downtown Gastonia.

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/gastonias-fuse-district-new-development/275-bbb81253-c01f-4e4a-9981-55b3210f1783

[rancenc]

Pharr Mills acting the role of good corporate citizen in spearheading various McAdenville area projects.

https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2022/10/28/pharr-leading-renewal-projects-in-mcadenville-

[Matthew.Brendan]

Yeah I'll have to get some pics next time I'm up that way, the mill renovation is looking great!

[rancenc]

New redevelopment project should be finished in about 2 years.  Financing is supposed to finalized at the end of this year.

https://bessemercity.com/development/osage-mill/

[KJHburg]

I declared the decade of Gaston County a while back and just read the special advertising section in this weeks Biz Journal about Gaston county.  

Here are some highlights:

Apple Creek Corporate Center the county owned business park that opened this year with 300 acres.  It is already half sold out.  It has 3 European companies from Finland, Germany, Netherlands plus several American companies.   My thoughts get planning on your next park now.    https://www.gaston.org/index.php  Only 5 sites left.

Caromont Hospital has $350 M in expansions at its main campus in Gastonia and their new 66 bed Belmont hospital. 

https://www.caromonthealth.org/News/2021/June/CaroMont-Health-Kicks-Off-Construction-for-New-H.aspx    serving the fastest growing part of the county eastern Gaston.

Gaston County has a new short rail line with Charlotte  Western RR    https://www.jag-transport.com/

" a train with 100 rail cars takes 400 trucks off the highway"

3 Million sq of industrial and warehouse space under construction

3 Mills being converted to housing:

Chronicle Mill in Belmont already 30% preleased 90 apartments in the old mill and 150 in new build

Trenton Mill in downtown Gastonia 90% leased 

Osage Mill in Bessemer City with 139 workforce priced apartments going in there by a Mass. firm

Massive 850 acre master planned community called Riverbend Preserve which straddles the Lincoln Gaston line.  800 homes planned and 2.5 million sq ft of industrial and warehouse space and tie in with the Carolina Thread trail along Johnson Creek with public access.

Gaston County Rising! in stature in the metro Charlotte area! 

 

 

 

[KJHburg]

hadn't seen this before.  Lansing Melbourne's new apartment project in downtown Gastonia.  Nice.   The Foundry.   from the Biz Journal in Nov. 22  ""Plans for the project are still being finalized, but Flotz said it would likely include between 220 and 260 apartments on a site at the FUSE District near LMG's Trenton Mill Lofts. Flotz said the project would include a significant amount of parking to aid the FUSE District.""

[KJHburg]

100 year old downtown Gastonia building being renovated and will have a couple of condos.  It is just one of several projects downtown.

https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/local/2023/02/02/downtown-gastonia-renovation-project-could-finish-this-year/69836242007/

 

[KJHburg]

and since I was west of town anyway quick walkabout in downtown Gastonia.   Also the new Belmont hospital is looking great.  Lots of industrial development big box warehouses all over Gaston County now on the I-85 corridor. 

New 5 story apartment building going up downtown.  And the Carriage House condo building dates back to 1886!  (I know someone who lives in there) 

Downtown Gastonia has a pita place, an Italian place, white tablecloth restaurant at the Esquire Hotel, an Irish pub, a coffee shop, a Mexican place, an event venue etc.  Their downtown is really coming back.  Now if they renovate the Commercial Building which I think would be a great apartment conversion.  

downtown Gastonia coming back and part of the Decade of Gaston I have predicted.   Trenton Mill renovated into apartments next to the home of the Honey Hunters.  Several renovations ongoing too downtown. 

Edited March 11 by KJHburg

[KJHburg]

Oh yeah look for the clock tower that was taken from Gastonia and returned by Spectrum Properties back to downtown Gastonia when Vantage Southend was built. 

[KJHburg]

and finally the Chronicle Mill redevelopment in downtown Belmont is having their grand opening.  Now maybe Armada Hoffler can start the Publix uptown.

from the Biz journal including the photo 

""Developers of the Chronicle Mill project will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 16. The adaptive-reuse project has 238 apartments, 9,000 square feet of commercial space and a coworking component. It was led by John and Jennifer Church, who purchased the mill building in 2013, and partner Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. (NYSE: AHH).

Armada Hoffler said today that the apartments at Chronicle Mill are 98.7% leased and 91.2% occupied. Pre-leasing there began in mid- to late 2022, and residents began moving into the first apartments in late October. ""

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/03/13/chronicle-mill-belmont-grand-opening.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_23&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s