Concord/Harrisburg Area Development

[rancenc]

The state of the housing market in Cabarrus County at this time.

https://independenttribune.com/news/local/city-of-concord-highlights-our-housing-market-and-affordable-housing/article_c5006770-f11d-11ed-a9d0-77074b5806de.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

[rancenc]

Concord City Council grants incentives for mixed-use project near downtown

 

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Concord City Council approved incentives on May 11 for Norstein Properties to develop a mixed-use project with commercial space and apartments at 69 and 75 Corban Ave. SE.A project with commercial and residential elements has received incentives from the city of Concord.

Concord City Council approved an incentives grant for Norstein Properties LLC at its meeting late last week. The group, which owns several parcels in Concord, is proposing to develop an 18,192-square-foot mixed-use project at 69 and 75 Corban Ave. SE. The site, near the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in downtown Concord, is expected to house a three-story building.............................

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/05/15/concord-incentives-mixed-use-downtown-norstein.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_23&cx_artPos=1#cxrecs_s&s=print

[Take2]

Forgive me if these have been covered already.

 

-Panera Bread almost ready to open in Harrisburg near the Harris Teeter right on 49.

 

-Emery Apartments (130ish units) is opening in N Concord off of Central Dr. 1&2 bedroom units are 700-900 sq ft. Not crazy about the design as it reminds me of a motel. 

-Evolve is set to open on Concord Parkway S near the Speedway. 

-Sycamore at Christenbury is open in the Christenbury area between CMills and Highland Creek. By far the priciest of the three.

[rancenc]

Recently opened in Concord...I might have to patronized this locally owned site myself.

https://www.leosgourmetmarket.com/

[rancenc]

Cabarrus County's new courthouse expansion opens at the end of this month!

https://independenttribune.com/news/local/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-marks-unveiling-of-new-cabarrus-courthouse/article_6bb536f6-fc2a-11ed-8835-0bcb6db3ad5a.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

[KJHburg]

34 minutes ago, rancenc said:

Cabarrus County's new courthouse expansion opens at the end of this month!

https://independenttribune.com/news/local/ribbon-cutting-ceremony-marks-unveiling-of-new-cabarrus-courthouse/article_6bb536f6-fc2a-11ed-8835-0bcb6db3ad5a.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

and the county manager said this one is for the next 50 years.  The state tells the counties when they need to build a new courthouse and they will move into the new one then start renovation of the old one.  The state has not had to tell some counties in 200 years to build a new one as evidenced by some of the courthouses I have seen in this state. 

[videtur quam contuor]

250+ years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chowan_County_Courthouse

The jail building in Edenton operated for 165 years before replacement in 1990. Picture yourself as a prisoner. Rather, no, do not.

https://ehcnc.org/historic-places/museum-trail/museum-trail-chowan-county-jail/

oldest house in NC (1718-1719)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_House_(Edenton,_North_Carolina)

Things move slowly in Chowan County. Absence of fire loss is amazing to me. Candles, oil lights, etc, yet no major fire loss in the town.

[KJHburg]

2 hours ago, tarhoosier said:

250+ years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chowan_County_Courthouse

The jail building in Edenton operated for 165 years before replacement in 1990. Picture yourself as a prisoner. Rather, no, do not.

https://ehcnc.org/historic-places/museum-trail/museum-trail-chowan-county-jail/

oldest house in NC (1718-1719)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_House_(Edenton,_North_Carolina)

Things move slowly in Chowan County. Absence of fire loss is amazing to me. Candles, oil lights, etc, yet no major fire loss in the town.

I have seen this one  and the Perquimans county courthouse is very old too. 

[KJHburg]

Downtown Concord today.  Notice the 3 apartment buildings all in various stages of completion that will add 301 new apartment units downtown.  Plus the 1903 PM Morris building will have some apartments above retail on Union St.   Check out every Cabarrus County courthouse from 1876 to the new 2023 one.  They don't tear down in Cabarrus they reuse.

 

PS I have a suggestion:  We need one thread for Cabarrus County for it can surely stand on its own.  Right now we have a Concord Harrisburg thread and a Cabarrus Rowan thread.  My suggestion:   The latter thread can be called Rowan County going forward maybe and this Concord Harrisburg thread should be renamed the new Cabarrus County thread that would include Kannapolis too.  @atlrvr   way too much going on in Cabarrus County to lump it with any other county (no offense to surrounding counties) and Concord as the 10th largest city in the state being lumped with Harrisburg a town of fewer 20,000 people.  With 2/3  of the future population growth plus happening in the ring counties they all their own threads like Iredell, Union, Gaston and SC counties.  

[rancenc]

Happenings throughout Concord this week including a new residential development off of Highway 29 near Pitt School Road as well as a proposed new residential development in nearby Mt Pleasant.

https://independenttribune.com/news/local/friday-five-new-developments-outback-coming-car-show-and-no-word-on-costco/article_fefdbfa0-0639-11ee-9208-c7eaeffc31f5.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

[KJHburg]

Concord only city in the region to be on Fortune's Best Cities for Families list coming in at #20

https://fortune.com/well/ranking/best-places-families/2023/concord/

[QCxpat]

Today's CBJ " Concord racks up more recognition as a top place to live on new Livability.com list" by Jenna Martin

Excerpt:  "Add another feather in Concord's cap for being recognized as a desirable place to live."  "That city northeast of Charlotte, which was just featured on Fortune magazine's "50 Best Places to Live for Families," has also landed among Livability.com's "Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S."   "The list highlights the best small to midsize cities with populations under 500,000 people and with a maximum median home value of $500,000."  "Livability.com noted Concord, within commuting distance of Charlotte, "is the perfect blend of a quaint Southern town and an up-and-coming metropolis."  "This vibrant city is rooted in history and has a charming downtown and close-knit community, fostering a sense of belonging," it said.  "Concord was the only place in the Charlotte metro to make the cut."

Image - WCCB Charlotte's CW

Link: https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/06/20/livabilitycom-best-places-to-live-in-us-concord.html 

Edited June 20, 2023 by QCxpat

[rancenc]

The first of the 3 NOVI residential projects in downtown Concord has opened to potential tenants!

https://rebusinessonline.com/lmg-denholtz-open-48-unit-novi-flats-apartments-in-downtown-concord-north-carolina/

[Professor]

On 6/20/2023 at 9:07 AM, QCxpat said:

Today's CBJ " Concord racks up more recognition as a top place to live on new Livability.com list" by Jenna Martin

Excerpt:  "Add another feather in Concord's cap for being recognized as a desirable place to live."  "That city northeast of Charlotte, which was just featured on Fortune magazine's "50 Best Places to Live for Families," has also landed among Livability.com's "Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S."   "The list highlights the best small to midsize cities with populations under 500,000 people and with a maximum median home value of $500,000."  "Livability.com noted Concord, within commuting distance of Charlotte, "is the perfect blend of a quaint Southern town and an up-and-coming metropolis."  "This vibrant city is rooted in history and has a charming downtown and close-knit community, fostering a sense of belonging," it said.  "Concord was the only place in the Charlotte metro to make the cut."

Image - WCCB Charlotte's CW

Link: https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/06/20/livabilitycom-best-places-to-live-in-us-concord.html 

I surprised, but not disappointed, that Davidson didn't make the cut. Perhaps it is too small population wise? 

[KJHburg]

first of 3 new Novi apartment buildings in open in downtown Concord other 2 are underway.  This will bring 300 new apartments to downtown Concord.  

[rancenc]

Old Dominion Freight Line secures incentives for Concord project at former Philip Morris site

 

 

After hitting a snag earlier this year, Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ: ODFL) has been approved for an incentives grant for a new project in Concord.

At its meeting last night, Concord City Council approved a grant for ODFL's $18 million proposed project at The Grounds at Concord, the former Philip Morris site. The Thomasville-based transportation company is proposing a new interstate motor freight terminal at The Grounds, an effort that would create 100 jobs, city documents state............................

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/07/14/concord-old-dominion-freight-line-incentives.html?s=print

[J-Rob]

I would love to know why they changed their mind after more or less indicating the project wasn't up to snuff in the last few weeks.

[KJHburg]

9 hours ago, J-Rob said:

I would love to know why they changed their mind after more or less indicating the project wasn't up to snuff in the last few weeks.

I heard it more based on road and infrastructure improvements instead of usual job grants they proposed last time.  I think the thinking was infrastructure will last the test of time and benefits other in the same area.  

[KJHburg]

downtown Concord is full of construction.  1 of the 3 apartment buildings is completed and 2 under construction.  the old courthouse is undergoing massive renovation and will be used as annex to the new Cabarrus County Courthouse.  I was downtown for some court business and the new courthouse is really nice just no phones are allowed inside.  

Multiple building renovations, new streetscape.  lots going on in downtown Concord NC's 10th largest city with over 100,000 people. 

https://concorddowntown.com/other-downtown-projects/

https://concorddowntown.com/streetscape/

[KJHburg]

downtown on some court business today.  1 of the 3 new apartment buildings has opened and other 2 underway.  Streetscape improvements continue on Union St.  Some of the N Union St homes within walking distance of downtown today.    Concord a city on the rise!  A 1903 year built building being renovated to ground floor retail and apartments above (last photo) 

[rancenc]

Updates on downtown Concord, streetscape project which continues into next Spring!

https://independenttribune.com/news/local/downtown-concord-streetscape-utility-work-progressing-more-work-coming/article_cca3f370-2fbb-11ee-be5d-9be564e3670e.html#tracking-source=mp-homepage

[rancenc]

Caribbean restaurant joining food lineup at Concord's Gibson Mill Market

Elsewhere in the region, the tenant lineup at Gibson Mill Market in Concord continues to evolve as well. CharlotteFive reported yesterday on a Caribbean restaurant — Mi Isla, Island Cuisine — that has signed on there.

It's a new venture by Dennis Rhea, who's also behind catering business Bad Mother Smokers BBQ, according to C5. Patrons can expect staples like jerk chicken and cuban sandwiches.

Construction is just starting on the space.

Livy's Neapolitan Pizzeria, meanwhile, has opened its food stall at the market. That concept by the team behind Heist Brewery has a 650-square-foot space located there as well.

[KJHburg]

downtown Concord developments.  First of 3 new apartment building open and occupied and 2 more under construction.  New streetscape underway.  Several building renovations underway. 

[rancenc]

Tourism dollars increased in 2022 for Cabarrus County.

https://www.wbtv.com/2023/08/30/have-you-heard-cabarrus-tourism-spending-increased-nearly-18-2022/

[KJHburg]

So much construction in downtown Concord today.  2 new apartment buildings under construction, renovation of 3 story building into retail and residential above and renovation of courthouse.  Plus streetscape improvements.