Real Estate
Susan Tillis will run Davidson real estate office for Allen Tate
Jan. 19. Susan Tillis, an accomplished residential real estate executive in her own right and the wife of US Sen. Thom Tillis, will head up Allen Tate’s Davidson office at 103 N. Main Street. In her new role, she will manage branch operations for 13 Allen Tate agents and staff. Davidson is a prized real […]
That old house on Zion: Step back in Cornelius history at Susan Irvin’s new office
By Dave Yochum. New-attorney-in-town Susan Irvin and her husband Bob have transformed a 113-year-old Queen Anne style house on Zion Avenue into an eminently practical law office. But the old Sherrill-Robbins House retains all its charm, wide wood trim, wooden floors and a distinctive wooden cross design in the front gable. The left front room is […]
Cornelius Board: Keep Rhythm going
Nov. 8. By Dave Vieser. Following a meeting with town staff and commissioners, Kansas-based Rhythm Engineering got the green light to continue working with the town and the NCDOT on a new computerized traffic light system for Cornelius. Mayor Pro Tem Woody Washam said it seemed like great technology and he wondered why the NCDOT hadn’t […]
It’s official: QT planned for Acropolis/Citgo site
Nov. 3. QuickTrip Corp. has officially filed plans to develop a 5,773 square foot QT convenience store and gas station on the site of the Acropolis restaurant and the adjacent Citgo just east of the mast and sail design on the Diverging Diamond Interchange. Half of the 3.16 acre site will be developed for the […]
Basketball star Nic Batum buys Cornelius mansion
One of the biggest names in Charlotte sports has purchased one of the biggest lakefront homes in Cornelius. Hornets star Nicolas Batum paid $3.725 million for a 10,000 square foot estate on Nantz Road, according to Mecklenburg County tax records. On July 7, Batum re-signed with the Hornets, inking a five-year, $120 million contract. It’s bigger […]
Lake Norman real estate’s ‘best year ever’?
Sept. 8. Home prices across the U.S. keep marching on, especially in the South and West, according to the new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, a leading measure of U.S. home prices. June data, the latest available, shows that home prices continued their rise across the country over the last 12 months. The national index rose 5.1 […]
Rusty Rudder loses lease; no word from landlord on plans for property
Sept. 6. An institution in lakefront entertainment in Cornelius is closing after more than 15 years. Rusty Rudder will close in October due to the non-renewal of their lease. The Rudder staff was informed today of the news. Rudder owners Eric Paul and Brian Johnston said the landlord has decided not to renew the lease. The […]
New projects planned for Antiquity, Kunkleman Drive
Aug. 9. Look for still more growth to come in Cornelius. Even as officials and residents begin to digest the possibility of a 12-story hotel on West Catawba Avenue, two other projects are on the drawing boards: Antiquity Woods on the Davidson-Cornelius border, and Watermark on Kunkleman Drive near Goodwill. According to Senior Planner Will Washam, […]
Community meeting on hotel Wednesday
Aug. 8. A community meeting on the hotel and convention center proposed for West Catawba Avenue and Waterview Drive in Cornelius will be held at 6:30 pm Wednesday Aug. 10 at Town Hall. As proposed, the hotel would have 14 stories and 302 rooms. While planning board chair Brian Simmons said the project “would be […]
W. Catawba landmark on market at $4.75 million
Aug. 4. A landmark commercial project on West Catawba Avenue for two decades is for sale for $4.75 million. Lakeshore Marketplace, the multi-color retail and office complex at 19501 W. Catawba, is listed with G Brokerage, a Cornelius-based commercial real estate brokerage. The 3.17-acre property is the home of businesses like Bayne Brewing, The Pearl, […]
