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It’s time to indulge in the latest irresistible edition of Charlotte Commercial Real Estate Whispers, where the city’s most tantalizing land deals, rezonings and developments are seductively unwrapped. Prepare to be captivated by the pulse-racing drama of Charlotte’s real estate world, where every transaction whispers temptation and every revelation feels like a delicious encounter you can’t resist.
In today’s edition:
An old 27-story uptown office tower sells, the latest in a string of sales. That might suggest that brighter times are ahead.
The closing of a yoga studio in Plaza Midwood is placing renewed attention on a 2024 rezoning by White Point Partners near a prime intersection.
Our usual round-up of news from other sources, including the sale of an uptown parking deck for $110M, two new historic landmarks and another Beacon Partners sale.
Let’s get to it!
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Is uptown turning the corner on old offices? Sale of mostly vacant 1982 tower might indicate rising interest in office space
The 27-story Charlotte Plaza building, known as one of a number of troubled older office buildings uptown, was sold this week at a price less than half its tax value.
While the low price indicates that sharply lower tax values lie ahead for uptown offices, the sale is the latest in a string of sales of older office buildings — which suggests that the market is finding a bottom and there is a future ahead for towers that have struggled to find tenants.