

Get to know S. Charlotte's lovely Southampton
The desirable Southampton community in South Charlotte's Ballantyne area is a mature neighborhood full of single-family homes in a fantastic location close to parks, schools, and great shopping and dining. Southampton is located near the intersection of Ardrey Kell and Marvin roads near Elon Park and Ardrey Kell High School. Ballantyne Center is only a few minutes away via Johnston Road (Highway 521) as well as Blakeney and Stonecrest shopping centers. Access to I-485 is avai


Hotel coming to Waverly this year
A Hilton Garden Inn will open later in the year in South Charlotte's Waverly complex having reached the halfway point of its completion with a topping off ceremony earlier this month. The 141-room hotel in the mixed-use development, located off Providence Road near the Ardrey Kell Road intersection, is the first along that stretch of Providence Road south of I-485. The hotel will have a rooftop pool overlooking the public plaza known as The Terrace as well as 3,000 square fee

Sales, prices rise in Union Co., CMLS area in Feb.
The latest figures show an uptick in homes sales and prices in the entire Charlotte region last month as well as a larger rise for Union County. In February, closed sales rose by nearly 11% in Union County to 227 homes sold compared with year-ago figures. In the entire CMLS region, a total of 2,570 homes sold, which represents a 0.5% increase, according to the monthly report by the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. The average and median prices for Union County homes ro

Ballantyne Corp. Park sold
In the largest real estate deal in Charlotte's history, a New York-based investment firm bought Ballantyne Corporate Park, according to an Observer report. Northwood Investors paid an estimated $1 billion for the 535-acre property that has more than 4.5 million square feet of office space. The exact sales price was not disclosed. Northwood did not disclose any changes that might be planned for the park. Current zoning allows for another 1.5 million square feet of office space