Real Estate Whispers

Inside Charlotte's growth and development

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

Jun 10, 2026

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

Jun 3, 2026

Anatomy of a conversion

Plus: Is public-private partnership necessary for conversion success?; Another hotel for South End; Northlake Mall retail tenant switchup?; Capital Group signs big lease in uptown; Food hall coming soon to Savona Mill

May 27, 2026

Turning vacant spaces into Activation hubs

Plus: The latest on a University Research Park office building; State filings reveal details on Novant’s planned SouthPark ER; Manor Theatre rezoning greenlighted; A new Charlotte location for 2nd & Charles?; East Charlotte data center deferred again; $200M Huntersville project approved

May 20, 2026

Uptown building could get a boutique hotel makeover

Plus: Coffee shop closing at Park Road Shopping Center; University City’s growth; Johnson & Wales’ conversion project; Insurance brokerage moves to SouthPark; Running club takes space at Camp North End

May 13, 2026

A new museum proposed for uptown

Plus: SouthPark owner eying mall expansion?; Myers Park apartment redevelopment; BrickTop’s to Ballantyne; SMBC confirms Charlotte office location; Indoor playground coming to east Charlotte

May 6, 2026

Childress Klein's Chris Thomas remembered

A leader in Charlotte CRE, Thomas is remembered for his involvement in community initiatives that he cared about

Apr 30, 2026

Apartments on hold

Plus: Crescent CEO steps down; Averitt to establish large campus in Steele Creek; Charlotte’s short-term rental market heats up; Microunit project for South End; Golftec tees up another Charlotte location

Apr 29, 2026