development
Oct. 4 Town Board meeting preview
Oct. 1. By Dave Vieser. Rezoning requests from Martin Investments of Cornelius to permit boat sales will be up for approval at the Monday Oct. 4 Town Board meeting. One is for a 10,000 square foot building for boat sales and storage just south of Life Fellowship Church. The other request asks to change the […]
Mixed-use building planned for vacant property on Bethel near Jetton Extension
Sept. 30. By Dave Yochum. Real estate closing attorney Justin Ckezepis plans to build a six-story building in the commercial area of Bethel Church Road south of West Catawba Avenue. The 31-year-old Appalachian State graduate said he hopes to start construction in 2022. The top two floors of the mixed-use building at 19615 Bethel Church […]
Junker update: New partnership takes over 195-unit project
Sept. 28. By Dave Yochum. A new development team is taking over the Junker apartment project on West Catawba just down the road from Jetton. Developer Jamie Rolewicz is partnering up with Charlottesville, Va.-based Castle Development Partners, which specializes in the development and acquisition of upscale apartment communities as well as moderately priced workforce housing. […]
Small infill project on Feriba gets greenlighted by Town Board
Sept. 27. By Dave Vieser. Rezoning for a seven-unit infill townhome project in downtown Cornelius was approved at the Town Board. The project from Blue Heel Development, will be located on a 1/2 acre of vacant land which adjoins the west side of Feriba Place north of Townwood Road and will be called The Towns […]
Opinion: Dave Gilroy comments on growth, traffic
Dave Gilroy, a Town Commissioner from 2005 to 2019, is running for his old seat on the Town Board, having lost his bid for re-election two years ago. He sent this letter to Cornelius Today as well as constituents. By Dave Gilroy. We have recently seen yet another new, large-scale apartment complex approved in a […]
Town board splits 3-2 on approach to development on W. Catawba
Sept. 21. By Dave Vieser. Amendments to the town’s Land Use Plan barely passed at Monday’s Town Board Meeting with a 3-2 split among Cornelius commissioners. The specific item under consideration, which passed by a 3-2 margin, would permit consideration of buildings with a height of between 26 feet and 42 feet on a portion […]
Sefton Park gets thumbs up from Town Board
Sept. 21. By Dave Vieser. UPDATED. The Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved rezoning for the Sefton Park mixed-use development—complete with a hotel, conference center and apartments—at last night’s meeting. New: Before the board vote, former commissioner Dave Gilroy had some words of warning: “While I support much of this proposal, the dense residential component of […]
Town Board approves Greenway Gartens, Caroline
Sept. 8. By Dave Vieser. Two mixed-use projects, which include 650 new residential units, was unanimously approved by the Town Board at their meeting last night. Despite opposition from some in attendance—including the chair of the Park Department and a former town commissioner running for his old seat—the town board members said the two projects […]
Planning Board OKs Caroline, Greenway Gartens
Sept. 3. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board unanimously recommended approval for the Greenway Gartens and Caroline projects at a special four-hour meeting held last night at Town Hall. Their recommendation will now be considered by the town commissioners at their upcoming meeting Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. Lengthy testimony The decision at […]
Developing Cornelius: Planning Board set to weigh in on OMB/Caroline
Sept. 1. By Dave Vieser. Despite opposition from Antiquity residents, the Planning Department has recommended that the Planning Board approve the Greenway Gartens and Caroline projects. Taken together, the developers would include 720 residential units—80 fewer than the original proposal for 800 units. The developments would be mixed-use in nature with both residential and commercial […]
