commercial development
Community meeting set for new commercial project on W. Catawba
July 2. A community meeting about a proposed retail project on West Catawba Avenue will take place Wednesday July 10, beginning at 6 pm in Cornelius Town Hall. The proposed multi-tenant project would have restaurants on each end, plus medical/offices between the two eateries, as well as another building of approximately 6,700 square feet behind […]
Apartments on West Catawba will target high-end
June 28. By Dave Vieser. Two new Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) signs on the Junker property are all about financing, not affordable units. The luxury West Catawba Apartments complex on West Catawba Avenue will have HUD financing. Cornelius Planning Director Rox Burhans said the 195-unit complex will be priced at market rates. […]
Community meeting for new development project is June 26
June 25. By Dave Vieser. Should zoning be changed to permit an early childcare center and preschool to be built on a vacant plot at the intersection of West Catawba and Edinburgh Square Drive? Residents will have the opportunity to make their feelings known at a community meeting set for 6 pm Wednesday June 26 […]
Community meeting Wednesday for academy proposed on W. Catawba
June 24. By Dave Vieser. The specific details about an early childcare center and preschool to be built on West Catawba at Edinburgh Square Drive will be unveiled on Wednesday June 26 starting at 6 pm at Cornelius Town Hall. First Hartford Realty Co. of Manchester, CT has applied to the town for a rezoning […]
First structures at Alexander Farms mixed-use project are under way
May 29. By Dave Vieser. It’s taken longer than expected, but the first structures at the 55-acre Alexander Farm development are beginning to come out of the ground. Framing for some of the 70 single-family homes is under way near Chagrin Drive River Rock Construction of Mooresville is building the homes, as well as a […]
It looks like a pre-school may come to W. Catawba
May 21. By Dave Vieser. A vacant parcel on West Catawba may soon be occupied by an early childcare center and preschool. The 1.32 acre property is located on West Catawba between Edinburgh Square Drive and Westmoreland Lake Drive. First Hartford Realty Co. of Manchester, CT has applied to the town for a rezoning which […]
Pre-development review today for new commercial project on W. Catawba
May 9. By Dave Vieser. A proposed 14,000 square foot commercial project on a 4.35 acre site on West Catawba Avenue comes before the Pre-development Review Committee (PDRC) at their meeting today. It’s located on the site off the former First Community Bank just east of Chick-fil-A According to Cornelius Planning Director Rox Burhans, FHNC […]
Junker project update: Vultures watch over W. Catawba
May 3. Dave Vieser. There’s been a big change in the scenery on West Catawba: Clearing is just about completed on what’s known as the Junker project—a multi-family development whose approval shook local politics back in 2021. Left standing at the moment is the former White House Gardens building, complete with vultures. The old house […]
Site work for The Serve Pickleball facility begins in May
April 16. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved rezoning which will permit the construction of The Serve, a 16-court pickleball facility and restaurant on Chartown Drive. Site preparation begins in about two weeks. Opening day could be in January or February next year. DB Entertainment will build The Serve on 6.39 acres […]
Town Board OKs new Genesis dealership
April 2. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved a rezoning request which will permit the construction of a 25,000 square foot Genesis dealership on three acres on Statesville Road/Hwy. 21. The property is currently a paved area, immediately north of the Modern Nissan dealership. On March 11, the Planning Board recommended approval […]
