Charlotte area "ring cities"

[KJHburg]

Caromont Health Hospital in Belmont and medical office building underway off I-85 to serve eastern Gaston and west Mecklenburg counties.

Last photo is one of the many large warehouses going up in Gaston County this one in Gastonia north of I-85 and Franklin Square. 

 

[KJHburg]

downtown Kannapolis was bustling today with nice weather.  It is really a source of great pride for the city's residents.    People really enjoy their reborn downtown and just wait until the Cannon Ballers start playing again.  More apartments, for sale townhomes underway.  A boutique hotel above the brewery.  

[rancenc]

Real estate is commanding high prices in the core of Cornelius.

https://www.corneliustoday.com/prime-downtown-real-estate-hits-the-market/

[videtur quam contuor]

Rance has the inside line on the ring cities. His sources are good.

[DCMetroRaleigh]

Anson County's Peachland has the potential to be an exurban refuge for those looks for more space and cheap housing. This is a 50-home project off US 74:

https://www.facebook.com/AnsonEDP/posts/pfbid029cyqxs262otvevXPxFcGTUcivJBtDBsgRhJzWzd4Rvk1Ui78RpqZXYJwZV7iKSPKl?__cft__[0]=AZUop-Cp6Sbczi0dhZgqxAq1h1eO4Q3Zn8eTCoZfqTTlYSGmA1gWZS2ty2D4nhAkOQElcyUdjyg7L2x4fOpBbK5WgoFpiwB57rtBuOZKgCdiMdnE1NoToVCNkfTxgfUDhJgkmylg-DaS8S652JzvrXtzf2xW8BDJmxAYsxT5s-wRQ4tQnF1Jx5wn8wM7peVokMM&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

 

 

 

[rancenc]

2 hours ago, tarhoosier said:

Rance has the inside line on the ring cities. His sources are good.

Thank you for the compliment!! Always want to share the "good news" happening in the suburban communities around Charlotte.  Of course I can never out do @KJHburg's plethora of information and insight 

[rancenc]

The Stanly County town of Locust is getting its first What-a-Burger restaurant!!

https://www.thesnaponline.com/2022/03/04/what-a-burger-set-to-open-in-locust/

[KJHburg]

5 hours ago, rancenc said:

The Stanly County town of Locust is getting its first What-a-Burger restaurant!!

https://www.thesnaponline.com/2022/03/04/what-a-burger-set-to-open-in-locust/

I thought you meant the Texas based What a Burger chain which is entering Tennessee and Atlanta metro.   But the local version is pretty good too. 

[rancenc]

Great news from McAdenville!

https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/mcadenville-redevelopment-wheres-the-money-pharr-retailers-food-beverage/275-0e191c95-d71f-49aa-b4bb-ea5db75dfc9c

[JRNYP2C]

1 hour ago, rancenc said:

Great news from McAdenville!

https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/mcadenville-redevelopment-wheres-the-money-pharr-retailers-food-beverage/275-0e191c95-d71f-49aa-b4bb-ea5db75dfc9c

This may have some of the same information, but it's a little more local (gasp).

https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2022/03/16/mcadenville-renovation-projects-downtown-taproom-pharr-yarns-mill/7035333001/

Literally, about six months ago, as I was driving around this intersection on my way to the greenway on the river, I though this could be a great food hall along the lines of Optimist Hall.  The biggest obstacle is the lack of population around it to draw from.  "The County" is growing, but not in that fashion.  It is very interesting that McAdenville is the spotlight here as it is a smaller town but is making strides to set itself apart from the rest.

[KJHburg]

Downtown Concord today and the 2nd tower crane is going up for the apartment building downtown one of 3 apartment buildings underway downtown.  There is not another city outside of Charlotte  in this region that has 2 cranes downtown.   Plus a Concord passageway or paseo that Charlotte will have uptown in the 7th and Tryon.  Downtown Concord has 2.  

and yes George Washington spent a night in Concord after his visit the town of Charlotte on his way back north.  

#ConcordRising  the 10th largest city  in NC!   Last 2 photos the new Cabarrus County Courthouse. 

[KJHburg]

walk around downtown Kannapolis Sunday.  More new apartments on their way in 2 locations, new for sale townhomes.   The mixed used building with ground floor retail and apartments above will have stadium views.   Oh yeah a few hotel rooms above the Old Armor brewery.  2nd old movie theater being renovated in downtown vs. none still open in uptown Charlotte.  The Gem was renovated and reopened.  

PS Charlotte needs a putting green somewhere uptown in a park. 

[rancenc]

Mount Holly  could be getting a water front residential complex soon.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2022/03/28/penler-mount-holly-land-purchase-apartments.html

[rancenc]

New addition to Gastonia's evolving downtown area!

https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2022/03/28/gastonia-man-begin-construction-the-rooster/7165232001/?fbclid=IwAR1sY_mvJhoiDhnRWy791np4jwrIef-i1Qev5FvuEXyyjeOWIQHLukeLy-c

[rancenc]

New brewery coming to Mount Holly!

https://www.wbtv.com/2022/04/01/olde-mecklenburg-brewery-open-new-location-mount-holly/

[rancenc]

New retail development coming to Pineville.

https://www.thecharlotteweekly.com/business/shoppes-at-mccullough-breaks-ground-in-pineville/article_ac32063a-a92b-11ec-b451-775150ea25fc.html

[rancenc]

New housing development could be in the works for Gaston County.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2022/04/07/dr-horton-inc-gaston-county-land-buy-300-homes.html

[KJHburg]

was over in Belmont this afternoon town thereof.  They have a nice waterfront park and beautiful townhomes right on the river on a bluff.   Those townhomes are just gorgeous all brick. Chronicle Mill renovation close to downtown is being renovated as we speak into apartments.   They have a thriving small town downtown with lots of restaurants and a brewery.  

we need to have a UP meetup in Belmont NC 

[KJHburg]

Okay this is a ring town.  the town of Mt Pleasant in NE Cabarrus County.  an old hosiery mill  at the crossroads "downtown" is the 73 and Main restaurant  https://www.73andmain.com/ one of the best farm to table restaurants in the REGION.  New homes being built right by the small downtown.   Mt P is also home of the Grace Prison Distillery.   https://www.southerngracedistilleries.com/

 

[Madison Parkitect]

On 4/12/2022 at 9:35 PM, KJHburg said:

was over in Belmont this afternoon town thereof.  They have a nice waterfront park and beautiful townhomes right on the river on a bluff.   Those townhomes are just gorgeous all brick. Chronicle Mill renovation close to downtown is being renovated as we speak into apartments.   They have a thriving small town downtown with lots of restaurants and a brewery.  

we need to have a UP meetup in Belmont NC 

For my money, Belmont is the coolest Charlotte suburb. Kannapolis has better downtown public space with the ballpark and promenade, but Belmont's river location along with all the surprisingly good restaurants downtown put it over the top for me.

[rancenc]

New residential development planned for Mint Hill.

https://www.thecharlotteweekly.com/mmhweekly/mint-hill-neighbors-worry-about-trees-as-decision-on-83-lot-development-looms/article_52626690-bdf3-11ec-8141-27aef9edcf92.html

[Windsurfer]

2 hours ago, rancenc said:

New residential development planned for Mint Hill.

https://www.thecharlotteweekly.com/mmhweekly/mint-hill-neighbors-worry-about-trees-as-decision-on-83-lot-development-looms/article_52626690-bdf3-11ec-8141-27aef9edcf92.html

The developer: "While we recognize and understand that many of these homeowners in these two neighborhoods have enjoyed trees and wooded buffers behind them for many decades and now the property is getting redeveloped – it’s hard. Change is difficult. .."

There. I feel so much better about the bulldozing of our country.   

[rancenc]

Coming to the Pineville area!

Two more buildings are underway at Beacon Partners' massive industrial park in Pineville.

Beacon has begun construction on Buildings 2 and 3 at Carolina Logistics Park as it attempts to diversify building sizes at the development. Building 2 is 202,403 square feet, and Building 3 is 173,471 square feet. Both buildings, at Carolina Logistics Drive and Downs Road, are scheduled for delivery in the third quarter.

The buildings will have 32-foot clear heights and 180-foot truck courts.

The general contractor for the project is The Conlan Co., with Merriman Schmitt Architects and Orsborn Engineering Group also on the project team. Wells Fargo is the lender for the development. Beacon industrial partner Tim Robertson is handling leasing for Carolina Logistics Park.

“While we are seeing good activity for larger prospects in the market, we felt like now is the ideal time to deliver speculative product for those tenants seeking 50,000 to 200,000 square feet,” Robertson said. “The market currently has a scarcity of similar-sized spaces comprised of both existing product and projects under development. We have conviction that these buildings are well-positioned to help solve that demand.”

Carolina Logistics Park spans 288 acres and is expected to include up to 3.6 million square feet of industrial space upon full buildout.

Amazon already operates a distribution center at the park of just over 1 million square feet, and Empire Distributors has taken a 230,614-square-foot space there. Another building of 525,624 square feet, named Building 4, is currently under construction and scheduled to deliver in June. There is space for two more buildings at the park totaling around 1.5 million square feet.

Amazon announced its facility there in April 2021; it opened in the third quarter that year. Beacon's plans to develop the park were approved by the town of Pineville in July 2020, and the Charlotte-based developer bought the land for the project in September 2020.

[rancenc]

New development throughout Gaston County.

It appears that a couple of notable projects in Bessemer City could land incentives from Gaston County in the near future.

The Gaston County Board of Commissioners will consider the eligibility of the Osage Mill redevelopment for the county's incentives program at its meeting tonight. The county will also consider incentives for Edgewood85 Commerce Park, a 1 million-square-foot industrial park being developed by Trinity Capital Advisors. Both projects are among those local leaders are touting as leading a surge in momentum for western Gaston County.

Boston-based WinnDevelopment announced in October that it would remake Osage Mill into 139 workforce apartments and 30,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The $31 million project was initially scheduled to break ground this spring. County documents state that it is now expected to begin construction this summer and deliver 143 apartments for families earning 60% or less of the area median income.

The state requires the county to "conduct a public hearing for the project and to adopt a resolution declaring its intent to provide grants for economic development and historic preservation," documents state. The county is determining the project's eligibility for its local investment grant program with its action later today.

Trinity Capital announced its plans to develop Edgewood85 in January. The 120-acre industrial park is expected to include four buildings totaling 1 million square feet. The first two buildings, which will total around 650,000 square feet, will be eligible for a level III incentive grant from the county. The final two buildings, totaling around 350,000 square feet, are eligible for a level II incentive grant.

The revival of the more-than 125-year-old Osage Mill was critical to Bessemer City as local leaders had worked for years to revive it. Landing a developer there along with a hot industrial market along Interstate 85 has led to a collection of notable projects for the city. Amazon.com Inc. is also building a new delivery station there that is expected to create 150 jobs.

   

 

[KJHburg]

My self guided walking tour of downtown Concord.  Notice the cemetery which also is a garden and I have never seen so many living  people hanging out in a cemetery before they were there to enjoy the gardens.  Historic neighborhoods both immediately south and north of downtown Concord.   Notice how they encourage pop up shops in the coworking space hmmm wonder if a large city nearby could do this in its uptown??   Also converted all brick hotel the old Hotel Concord into apartments.  Wonder if Charlotte has any empty brick hotels that can be reused instead of destroyed???   The Queen needs to learn from its smaller neighbor city.   Lots of new renovations and construction in downtown Concord check it out.  

first photos are Memorial Gardens a cemetery and gardens.