Real Estate
Traffic issues raised over proposed child care center on Westmoreland
Dec. 6. By Dave Vieser. A plan to build a 12,000-square-foot child care center on Westmoreland just west of Legacy Apartments raised traffic concerns from some town commissioners and residents at the first of two public hearings earlier this week. The entrance and exit to Vanderbilt Children’s Cottage, which will be on the north side of […]
Home Transactions: November 2017
These recent property transactions in Cornelius and Davidson and Huntersville were recorded by the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds. Cornelius 9/29/17 $375,000 Timothy & Elizabeth Campbell, 19719 Valiant Way 10/2/17 $239,000 James Costain to Mark & Donna Slane, 7544 Mariner Cove Dr. 10/2/17 $990,000 Christopher & Cheryl Johnson to Gregory Campbell, 20009 Colony Point Ln. […]
Hello sign. Planning Board asks for smaller signage
Oct. 26. Work continues at Hello Sailor, the much-anticipated restaurant which will occupy the old Rusty Rudder space, but an October opening isn’t going to happen. For one thing, the proposed sign for West Catawba was too big for the Planning Board. The Planning Board balked at Hello Sailor’s request for a 12-foot high sign […]
‘Save Davidson’ endorses Knox for Davidson mayor
Oct. 18. Save Davidson, the citizen group that started out fighting the Beaty Street development known as Luminous, has endorsed Rusty Knox for mayor. A long-time Realtor and fixture in the community, Knox is running against incumbent John Woods and former commissioner Laurie Venzon. Davidson is in the midst of a political awakening, thanks in […]
In-migration helps drive home prices
By Kate Stevens. Demand for mid-price housing in Cornelius is outstripping supply as in-migration continues unabated. The Lake Norman real estate market is expected to continue this low-supply trend into the foreseeable future, according to local market experts. DataUSA says our town’s population 27,000 but the 2016 Census shows 30,207 residents. Five years out town officials […]
Cornelius Sushi at the Lake closed for good
Sept. 20. By Dave Vieser. Sushi fans will be saddened to learn that one of Lake Norman’s oldest and best known Sushi restaurants, Sushi at the Lake, will not reopen their Cornelius eatery after a fire back in April. Their Mooresville facility on Bluefield Road remains open. “During the past several weeks, the owners decided […]
Town Hall: Potts St. hearing cancelled
Sept. 18. The public hearing on the Potts Street development has been canceled. Crescent Communities, has withdrawn their application. It is now unclear whether the original proposal, which called for nine homes in Cornelius as part of 295 units in Davidson, will ever come before the Cornelius Town Board. “It’s my understanding that the developer […]
2020 Vision: Cornelius is changing fast
By Dave Vieser. During the next three or four years, major transportation projects as well as significant new buildings will have a profound effect on how we live, work and get where we’re going. One of the most significant new projects is at the corner of Main Street and Catawba Avenue where a dilapidated 80-year-old […]
New single-family homes coming to Washam Potts
By Dave Vieser. Classica Homes, the builder behind Robbins Park, plans 27 upscale homes on former farmland on Washam Potts Road. The Charlotte-based builder will seek conditional zoning for 7.32 acres a short distance from Westmoreland Road. The development, to be called Washam Potts Reserve, is subject to approval from the Cornelius Planning Board and the […]
Arts Center meeting Monday at Town Hall
Jan. 29. An important joint planning session takes place Monday evening in Cornelius Town Hall when the PARC Commission, Planning Board, Architectural Review Board, Historic Preservation Committee and Land Development Code Advisory Board meet to discuss the Arts Center planned in downtown Cornelius. Town officials say planning Cornelius’ future Arts Center/Arts District is one of the most important efforts the town […]
