Birkdale Village
Huntersville Town Board votes 5-1 for Birkdale Village expansion
March 19. By Dave Yochum. The 5-1 vote last night in favor of the $200 million expansion of Birkdale Village was almost unanimous. Huntersville Town Board member Amanda Dumas cast the sole dissenting vote on the basis of the hotel location and the amount of money the owners—Jamestown of Atlanta—will contribute to a new bridge. […]
Showdown: Birkdale Village vote is Tuesday night
March 17. Both sides in the Birkdale Village rezoning plan are gearing up for the final vote at tomorrow’s Town Board meeting in Huntersville. Atlanta-based owner Jamestown is asking for the rezoning it needs to add a 125-room hotel, 150 multi-family units, 26,715 square feet of commercial space and 122,300 square feet of offices to […]
Letter: A rezoning for resale?
March 6. [Opinion] While i understand my fellow residents’ expressed concerns about traffic congestion and lack of parking, I do not share their fear of the results of gross overdevelopment and ultimate destruction of the Birkdale Village neo traditional design concept proposed by Jamestown. I believe they have no intention of building any of the […]
Huntersville Planning Board votes 4-3 against Birkdale plan
Feb. 26. The Huntersville Planning Board voted 4-3 against plans to add a 125-room hotel, 150 multi-family units, commercial space and an office building to Birkdale Village, the town’s largest taxpayer. Jamestown, the new owner of the mixed-use project, emphasized the economic benefits of the plan, which is largely the same as an earlier plan […]
Hurricane relief drive in Birkdale Village is this Saturday
Feb. 19. Birkdale Village is hosting a Hurricane Helene relief drive Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm in The Plaza area. In partnership with Mission Christmas, Rise Disaster Relief, and Operation Wake Surf, Birkdale Village is collecting donations for those impacted by Hurricane Helene, including: Bedding Toiletries Clothing Diapers Trash Bags Cleaning Supplies Kitchen Supplies Canned Goods […]
Poppy Hand-Crafted Popcorn closing in Birkdale Village
Jan. 30. Poppy Hand-Crafted Popcorn is closing its retail shop in Birkdale Village, with its Asheville, NC-based production facility remaining in operation. Perishhablenews said Poppy experienced minimal damage to its production facility, but due to power outages and a lack of clean water, it could not produce and ship product. “While our Asheville production facility […]
Letter: Huntersville should reject Birkdale expansion plan
Jan. 16. [Opinion] The pending rezoning application for Birkdale Village is nothing new and should be rejected out-of-hand for the same principal reason it was rejected in 2023. In 2023, when this plan was first proposed, the Huntersville Planning Board, the Planning Department and the Town Commissioners all denied the rezoning application because it did […]
Letter: Infrastructure comes first
Jan. 13. [Opinion] When considering any rezoning, such as that proposed for Birkdale Village, Town Commissioners must weigh the impact on established communities against the potential tax revenue, factoring in the additional costs to hard and soft infrastructure expenses to the town. Spill-over traffic and crime into adjacent neighborhoods must be accounted for before any […]
By the numbers: The Birkdale Village expansion proposal
Dec. 18. Given approval from the Town of Huntersville, which is an open question until the Board of Commissioners votes sometime next year, Jamestown LLC will undertake major changes in Birkdale Village. Plans once again include an office building on the existing Barnes & Noble site and a 150-unit apartment where Dick’s Sporting Goods is […]
Birkdale Village owners will take another shot at expansion
Dec. 4. Birkdale Village is taking another shot at a major expansion. Jamestown, Birkdale’s new owner, is asking the Town of Huntersville for approval for a 100-foot-tall office, 150 apartments, a hotel, two parking garages and additional retail. Tim Perry, an executive with Jamestown and North American Properties, the prior owner, said the mixed-use project […]
