Will the plan for the Silver Line spur a gold rush for land?

Plus: Uptown site may soon undergo big transformation; Inside Charlotte’s Map Room; Highwoods buys again at Legacy Union; Another company to move from uptown to South End

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In today’s edition:

1. Whether a rush to lock down sites is expected after this month’s successful passage of the transit referendum

2. What we know about a high-profile uptown site that’s under contract to be sold

3. Take a look inside Charlotte’s Map Room

4. Another tenant signs on at Queensbridge Collective

5. Highwoods Properties is buying again in uptown

6. And a wrap-up of land deals and real estate news, from us and other sources

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Will passage of the recent referendum spur a land rush along future transit corridors?

This month’s passage of a 1% sales-tax referendum sets up the potential for additional transit lines across Mecklenburg County.

One look at what’s been built along the Lynx Blue Line, in places like South End and NoDa, suggests any future transit corridors — even if they’re more than a decade away from being under construction — could see dense, mixed-use development, and a lot of it.

Here’s where future and existing transit corridors are planned across Mecklenburg County. The lines and stations are preliminary and wouldn’t be built for a decade or longer. (Image courtesy of the city of Charlotte)

Anecdotally, it doesn’t appear there’s yet been a buying rush along the future transit corridors. And any real estate deals along key arteries like Wilkinson Boulevard that may one day be adjacent to transit may also be driven more by natural growth and development already happening in Charlotte than solely by any long-term prospect of transit, real estate market watchers say.