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Ashley Fahey

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Neighborhood Theatre unveils renovations

Aug 14, 2026

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2 min read

Neighborhood Theatre unveils renovations

The NoDa concert venue was closed for two months for upgrades

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey

Real Estate Whispers

Trades to come on Trade Street?

Aug 12, 2026

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9 min read

Trades to come on Trade Street?

Plus: ‘Boutique’ office sale; More details about planned South End hotel; CRE leaders on career lessons; Lower South End condos; Uptown office building sale; New Lowes Foods store for Charlotte?

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
‘Missing middle’ housing filed locally since 2023

Aug 10, 2026

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1 min read

‘Missing middle’ housing filed locally since 2023

Analyzing duplex, triplex and quad submissions since UDO implementation

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Review finds Medic falls short on 911 response goals

Aug 7, 2026

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3 min read

Review finds Medic falls short on 911 response goals

Recommendations include changes to data reporting and emergency response zones

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey

Real Estate Whispers

Analyzing Charlotte's biggest office vacancies

Aug 5, 2026

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7 min read

Analyzing Charlotte's biggest office vacancies

Plus: The Pearl residential tower; City weighs AC requirement for housing units; Hines’ big plans for SouthPark; Dilworth apartments sell; Belk Market to Northlake Mall

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Data center moratorium extension not off the table

Aug 5, 2026

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2 min read

Data center moratorium extension not off the table

Already, the moratorium is nearly at its halfway mark

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
BREAKING: Big office tower for SouthPark

Aug 4, 2026

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5 min read

BREAKING: Big office tower for SouthPark

It'll be part of a mixed-use development called The Gallery SouthPark

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Charlotte homes are taking longer to sell

Aug 3, 2026

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2 min read

Charlotte homes are taking longer to sell

Higher mortgage rates, more listing give buyers more time

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey

Real Estate Whispers

Will office development soon 'pencil'?

Jul 29, 2026

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5 min read

Will office development soon 'pencil'?

Plus: Job cuts at major CRE firm; Restaurant at The Pearl?; Cheesecake Factory to Concord Mills; Ascent Housing buys another apartment property; White Lodging's South End hotel

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Clarifying Charlotte Ballet's 'Nutcracker' discount

Jul 27, 2026

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2 min read

Clarifying Charlotte Ballet's 'Nutcracker' discount

Our latest installment of 'You Ask, We Answer'

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Club West cuts jobs amid focus on taproom

Jul 24, 2026

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4 min read

Club West cuts jobs amid focus on taproom

VP of operations cites slow distribution

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey

Real Estate Whispers

The Levine Museum’s South End vision

Jul 22, 2026

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12 min read

The Levine Museum’s South End vision

Plus: Consultant evaluates city’s development processes; Next phase for The Colony project in SouthPark; Charlotte’s Q2 office market by the numbers; Hines exec talks Design Center deal; More on future Ballantyne project; Octapharma incentives renegotiated; SouthPark rezoning

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Gut check for Charlotte’s food industry

Jul 22, 2026

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6 min read

Gut check for Charlotte’s food industry

Cyclospora outbreak has consumers questioning the produce they're eating

Lindsey Banks
Ashley Fahey
Tony Mecia
Cooper Hall
Emily Brietz
Lindsey Banks, +4
Charlotte foreclosure rate rises

Jul 21, 2026

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1 min read

Charlotte foreclosure rate rises

1 in 500 homes have been the subject of a foreclosure filing this year

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Self-driving company Waymo replaces its fleet of Charlotte cars

Jul 17, 2026

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1 min read

Self-driving company Waymo replaces its fleet of Charlotte cars

Autonomous vehicles aren't yet driving without a human behind the wheel

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey

Real Estate Whispers

Financial services firm hunts for space

Jul 15, 2026

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8 min read

Financial services firm hunts for space

Plus: New extended-stay hotel brand for Charlotte; Team Rose Bread’s brick-and-mortar location; Prime Dilworth buildings sell; Uptown tower to undergo makeover; Lincoln buys The Spectrum Cos.; Site work at Levine property; Another restaurant for Queensbridge Collective?

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Wilmore finds its voice

Jun 26, 2026

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6 min read

Wilmore finds its voice

Although the I-77 fight was the most prominent recent growth-related conflict for Wilmore, it's not the only one for the neighborhood that straddles booming South End and uptown.

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey

Real Estate Whispers

Charlotte’s power play

Jun 24, 2026

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9 min read

Charlotte’s power play

Plus: Big biopharma for Rock Hill; Adaptive reuse eyed for warehouse near IPH; Another step forward on YMCA site redevelopment; Townhouses on craft-beer-themed streets; Beers with the Editors; SMBC incentives deal tweaks; Suárez to close at Optimist Hall

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
The lawyer who will lead Charlotte

Jun 24, 2026

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9 min read

The lawyer who will lead Charlotte

A résumé that spans boardrooms, courtrooms and civic boards

Tony Mecia
Ashley Fahey
Tony Mecia, +1

Real Estate Whispers

Charlotte’s CRE newcomers

Jun 10, 2026

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9 min read

Charlotte’s CRE newcomers

Plus: City’s planning director has bold population prediction for Charlotte; New life for building near Blue Line station?; Plaza Midwood uproar; Analysis of data center moratorium; Opportunity Zone deadline extended; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. buys area distribution center

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Data center pause highlights growth debate

Jun 10, 2026

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5 min read

Data center pause highlights growth debate

A moratorium — once a nonstarter in Charlotte — has been put in place for data center development for 150 days

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey

Real Estate Whispers

Charlotte, land of OZs

Jun 3, 2026

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9 min read

Charlotte, land of OZs

Plus: Data centers’ future may be determined by state; New owner of Long’s Dry Cleaning building in Dilworth; More apartments for busy South End corridor; Amenities at Truliant Amphitheater; Airport-area office buildings sell at big discount

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Does Charlotte business still call the shots?

Jun 3, 2026

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7 min read

Does Charlotte business still call the shots?

Withdrawing support for I-77 toll lanes and other recent decisions illustrate how Charlotte's political landscape is changing

Tony Mecia
Ashley Fahey
Tony Mecia, +1
The Blossom Shop grows its footprint

Jun 3, 2026

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1 min read

The Blossom Shop grows its footprint

The nearly century-old Charlotte florist is adding another location

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
Legion Brewing clarifies social media post after backlash

Jun 1, 2026

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1 min read

Legion Brewing clarifies social media post after backlash

Instagram post was 'posted in error'

Ashley Fahey
Ashley Fahey
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