Inside Charlotte's growth and development
Real Estate Whispers
Nov 11, 2026
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8 min read
Plus: ‘Vibe’ is another consideration for office tenants; Mecklenburg County will have 13 Opportunity Zones next year; Documentary on Henry Faison’s legacy; Savona Mill-area building sells; Coworking company signs lease in Matthews
Nov 4, 2026
11 min read
Plus: Biggest building permits in October; Padel coming to Brookhill Village; Notable changes in UDO text amendment; Mellow Mushroom to CLT; Gateway Station briefly discussed at council committee meeting; Excelsior Club site sells to developers
Oct 28, 2026
Plus: Where The Clearing House might land; Office lease-up timing; Apartments for north Charlotte; Hornets affiliate buys uptown buildings; SouthPark office building sells; ‘Craft breakfast sandwich’ shop to Eastway Crossing
Oct 21, 2026
Plus: Tyvola office building for CMS; Cigar club site; Manor Theatre redevelopment; Proposed apartments on Park Road; Company signs HQ lease near uptown; What’s next for Brooklyn Village
Oct 14, 2026
9 min read
Plus: Scout Motors CEO talks Plaza Midwood HQ; Developers propose plans for historic Huntersville site; Apartments eyed for south Charlotte office site; Coffee shop tenant for Main Library?; Uptown air rights purchased
Oct 7, 2026
Plus: Office towers in county revaluation; CLT mulls development opportunities for its land; Apartments soon to be underway in Enderly Park, Optimist Park; CREW awards deadline is this week
Sep 30, 2026
10 min read
Plus: Capital Group has room for more; More bank logos coming to the skyline; Road construction costs are way up; Redevelopment at south Charlotte site?; Industrial development breaks ground; Wellness center to Elizabeth
Sep 23, 2026
Plus: Would potential Wegmans site need to be rezoned?; Charlotte’s Area Median Income levels rise; Grubb Properties evaluates NoDa site; Coffee tenant switchup in Elizabeth; Nominations now open for CREW Charlotte awards; Schwab to open a branch in south Charlotte
Sep 16, 2026
13 min read
Plus: CBRE’s new market leader; Demolition order cites code violations at Builders Building; Apartment exec on Forbes’ wealthy list got his start here; Plans forthcoming at historic Huntersville site; Asana exec launches CRE firm; Another First Citizens Bank branch closes
Sep 9, 2026
Plus: Why data center moratorium extension seems likely; Nuveen makes a new move; Skiptown franchisees sign lease for expansion; DaBaby waffle restaurant hits snag
Sep 2, 2026
Plus: Golf course revaluation; School plots expansion; Are Charlotte’s apartments getting bigger or smaller?; Developer buys land for mixed-use project; Historic site demoed for data center
Aug 26, 2026
Plus: Tax credits for affordable housing deals; SouthPark Mall rezoning rumors; Dilworth historic landmark under new ownership; Lamps of uptown skyscrapers; The Sharon at SouthPark expansion financing; Apartments fetch nine figures in sale
Aug 19, 2026
Plus: Plaza Midwood rezoning moves step forward; Where Charlotte ranks on new CRE index; Uptown landlord touts leasing activity; Camp North End development; Lower South End rezoning petition; Historic transmission site up for sale; Berewick tenants
Aug 12, 2026
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?
Aug 5, 2026
7 min read
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
Jul 29, 2026
5 min read
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
Jul 22, 2026
12 min read
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
Jul 15, 2026
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?
Jun 24, 2026
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
Jun 17, 2026
Plus: YMCA to sell Morrison YMCA in Ballantyne; Homebuilders eyeing apartment amenities, New growth numbers incoming, Matthews eyes development changes to allow pickleball
Jun 10, 2026
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 3, 2026
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
May 27, 2026
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 20, 2026
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 13, 2026
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
