commercial real estate
Jamestown to acquire the Atlanta-based subsidiary of North American Properties that owns Birkdale Village
Aug. 14. Jamestown, a global, design-focused real estate investment and management firm with $11.7 billion in assets, will acquire the Atlanta subsidiary of North American Properties (NAP), a family-owned real estate company founded by William J. Williams, Sr. in 1954. The Atlanta subsidiary, which has $2 billion in assets under management, owns Birkdale Village in […]
Six Work co-working space opens in Cornelius
Feb. 20. There’s a new business in town: Six Work co-working office space offers professional work settings for solo workers and teams as large as 20 people. Six Work has 9,500 square feet of office space in Kenton Place with membership options for people ready to move out of either a home office or traditional […]
Congress for the New Urbanism will tour Birkdale Village, other LKN sites
March 14 [Updated March 15]. Birkdale Village has been selected for a tour during the 31st annual Congress for the New Urbanism happening in Charlotte May 31-June 3. In collaboration with Michael Dunning, founder of Charlotte-based MEND Design Collective and former Shook Kelley architect on Birkdale’s original project team, North American Properties will host the national […]
Plans for hotel, offices, new parking would transform Birkdale again
Oct. 18. By Dave Yochum. If you think of Birkdale Village as you would a house, the 20-year-old property needed a renovation. That’s complete, but now there are plans for major remodeling and expansion. North American Properties (NAP), which purchased the mixed-use center in Charlotte with the intention of creating an entirely new experience, celebrated […]
Village at Oakhurst/Phase 2 will go up on Hwy. 21 north of Bailey
Sept. 26. Construction on The Village at Oakhurst/Phase 2 near Hwy. 21 and Bailey Road will begin in October, according to developer Joe Douglas. The 29,300 square foot building will have retail tenants on the first floor and medical offices on the second floor. New Jersey-based GOAT Pizza has already signed a lease. Other tenants […]
Breakfast franchise will take former Matt’s Chicago Dog space in Cornelius
Sept. 20. Eggs Up Grill will open early next year in Turnberry Place at One Norman and West Catawba. Husband-and-wife team Chris and Sofia Mendoza and business partner Alfonso Segura say the 2,500 square foot restaurant will occupy the old Matt’s Chicago Dog space. They will have indoor seating for 94, plus an outdoor patio […]
Birkdale Village owners planning hotel, offices, 350 multifamily units
Sept. 6. By Dave Yochum. Birkdale Village, the lifestyle center in Huntersville that’s undergoing a $20 million overhaul, is planning to add a hotel, as well as office and commercial space and hundreds of multifamily units. DDRTC Birkdale Village LLC is asking the Town of Huntersville for permission to build: —A 125 room hotel —350 […]
At the car wash: Entrepreneurial concept includes food trucks, leased spaces
June 8. David Dunn realized he had a special piece of property when he purchased the LKN Car Wash on Catawba Avenue in December of 2019. After sprucing up the nearly 1.5 acre lot, the Cornelius Realtor began to host several successful food trucks. Voila: The property is being re-envisioned as a Food Truck Village […]
Osprey at Lake Norman sells for $116 million
Jan. 13. By Dave Yochum. A lakefront apartment complex in Mooresville has changed hands for more than $100 million in a deal worth more than $400,000 per unit. The Osprey, a 288-unit complex, was sold to a unit of New York Life for $116 million, according to Iredell County real estate records. Sellers The seller […]
Prime development site grows with another acquisition in downtown Cornelius
Dec. 14. By Dave Yochum. Another piece of the downtown Cornelius redevelopment puzzle appears to have fallen into place. Corner Oak LLC has purchased 21314 Catawba Ave. for $812,500. The seller is John Ralph Harlan who lived for many years with his family on the second floor. In 2016, after renovations, the property was assessed […]
