Tuesday, May 17, 2011

City Council to consider range of Branch developments - Charlotte Business Journal:

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The Charlotte real estate development company led by Chrix Branch has askedfor one-month deferrals on a pair of rezoning requeste for 1.77 acres on the west side of North Ceda Street between West Fifth and Cates streete and for 2.94 acres on the southeasg corner of North Clarkson and Catea streets. Three other rezoning requests should get thegreenh light. An approval with conditions has been recommendexfor Branch's plans for an office buildintg on a triangular-shaped parcel near the Carolinaz Medical Center. Branch is capped at constructingfa 50-foot-tall, 30,000-square-foot office buildin on less than half an acre at 1301 Kenilworth Ave.
The was give the right to review elevation plans for the developmenf that will front both Kenilworth andScott avenues. The city staff also supports rezonintg land alongthe south-corridor light-rail tracks at Camden South Tryon Street and West Summit Avenue in Soutb End, where Branch is considering offices in the parking lot next to his Fowler Building. Also cleared for a change in zoningf for an acre at Soutuh Church and Lincoln streets to allow residentialk and more commercial development than iscurrently allowed. A vote to alloew changes to the proposed Citadin residential condo projecg in Fourth Ward is also set forMondayh night's zoning meeting.
The project's developer -- Charlotte-based , unde the limited partnership Fourth Ward SquareAssociate -- has asked to boost the tower'es size to 550 units, from the 424 previously Commercial space would also be increased by 50% to 30,00 square feet. Both the Charlotte-Mecklenburg planning staff and the zonintg committee support the proposed for the entire bloco bounded byNorth Graham, West Eighth, Nortgh Smith and West Ninth The 3.54-acre site is home to a rental complex. Only one resident attended a Dec.
5 communityy meeting regardingthe changes, according to city The revisions show a single, 140-foot-tall tower insteadc of the previously proposed cluster of five to sevenj buildings to be constructed in phases. On Thursday, will host a previewq party for its latestdevelopmentg project, Silos at South End. Silo includes both residential and commerciapl condos for sale alongthe light-rail The development sits close to the New Bern station, next to the proposedx expansion of Poindexter Drive. Thursday'sa event starts at 5 p.m. at the Charlottd Art League at 1517Camden Road. A silent auction will be held to supporytlocal artists. Details: (704) 779-6251.
A publicist declinesw to disclose details on the numberof units, sizess and price points, saying plans are still preliminary. The project'zs rezoning request is amonf 47 listedfor Monday's City Council meeting. Both the city stafr and the zoning committee support the request forthe 1.5-acres site. Charlotte's chapter of is hoping to builf onits members' New Year's holding its next cocktail event at Crown Athletixc Club in Founders Hall uptown. The networking evenrt should exercise more than justsociap skills. Organizers promise a nutrition But don't worry, drinks will still be on hand. Heavyt lifting of some kind will starrt Thursday at6 p.m.
Details: E-mail Jennifer Ross at Jennifer.ross@rsmi.coj or call (704) RSVP by Monday.

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