development
Cain Center/Cornelius Arts Center update
March 10. By Dave Vieser. The COVID-delayed takeover of the Cornelius Arts Center by the Cain Center for the Arts will take place in September, about nine months later than planned. The Cain Center, which is at $18.1 million toward a $25 million goal, will take over all current visual arts programs and activities including […]
NASCAR star buys Wher-Rena property, business
March 9. By Dave Yochum. A company associated with NASCAR star Joey Logano has purchased the 3.6-acre Wher-Rena property on West Catawba. Logano is the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. At age 30, he is a 26-time Cup winner, including the 2015 Daytona 500. Property […]
New apartments on W. Catawba pulled from Planning Board agenda
March 9. By Dave Vieser. Developer Jake Palillo’s pulled his controversial proposal for 252 apartment units on West Catawba from the Planning Board’s agenda just before the meeting yesterday. “We received an email around 4:30 Monday afternoon saying that the applicant asked that it be removed from the agenda,“ said Planning Board Member Susan Johnson. […]
Planning staff recommends ‘no’ vote on W. Catawba apartment complex
March 8. By Dave Vieser. The Town of Cornelius Planning staff is recommending that the Planning Board turn down the Junker Property mixed-use project proposed by developer Jake Palillo. A staff report prepared for the Planning Board meeting tonight said the density in the proposal “far exceeds” the 2014 Land Use Plan recommendations. It’s also […]
Olde Meck Brewery postpones hearing to April 12
March 8. By Dave Vieser. The Planning Board public hearing on the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB) mixed-use project, originally scheduled for Monday March 8, has been postponed to Monday April 12 at the request of the applicant. “We just needed a little more time to update our plan in response to the town’s comments,” said […]
Hearing on W. Catawba apartment proposal on Monday
March 5. By Dave Vieser. A mixed-use project on West Catawba will be the subject of a Cornelius Planning Board public hearing this Monday March 8 beginning at 6:30 pm. Some neighbors have spoken out against developer Jake Palillo’s plan. Palillo is seeking rezoning to develop approximately 12.2 acres on West Catawba Avenue between Harbor […]
More ‘active adult’ residential planned near downtown
Feb. 25. By Dave Vieser. Proffit Dixon, a Charlotte based developer, hopes to build a mixed-use project on 17 acres just north of downtown Cornelius. Dubbed “Caroline,” the project would include active adult residences on land that adjoins Greenway Gartens, the mixed-use project planned by Olde Mecklenburg Brewery at the north end of Zion Avenue. […]
New projects for review in March encompass more than 996 residential units
Feb.19. By Dave Vieser. For those concerned about development in Cornelius, circle Monday March 1 and Monday March 8 on your calendar. On those dates, public hearings on projects encompassing more than 1,000 new residences will be conducted at Town Hall and transmitted via the town’s website. Monday March 1. Town Board Hearing #1 on […]
Town Board meets at 5 pm, OMB project on tap
Feb. 15. By Dave Vieser. While a public hearing regarding 180 homes on Mayes Road has been canceled, growth and housing in the town will still be on the agenda at tonight’s Town Board meeting. Here’s a summary of items on the Feb. 15 agenda: —Olde Mecklenburg Brewery is requesting permission to build 398 multi-family […]
Town planners recommend approving new medical building near Antiquity
Jan. 21. By Dave Vieser. A proposed medical building to be built near the Antiquity development moved a step closer to reality this month when the Town Planning recommended approval at their January meeting. The applicant, MVP Properties of Charlotte, seeks to develop a one-story 16,000 square feet building devoted to professional/general office uses focusing […]
