Home :: Charlotte City Information

ABOUT CHARLOTTE

Charlotte has been ranked as one of the hottest and most affordable housing markets by U.S. News & World Report.

Charlotte Named Best Place to Live

---Market Watch

Charlotte named a city of the future

---Charlotte Observer

Banks Help Charlotte NC, Buck Housing Downturn

  ---Bloomberg

Uptown Vacancy on Pace to Historic Low

 ---Charlotte Business Journal

Overbuilt Uptown? Hardly!

---Charlotte Observer

Most Undervalued Real Estate Markets

---Forbes.com

Charlotte Rankings  

#1 Educated Workforce (Business Facilities, The Location Advisors June 2007)#1 on the cost of living index for cities with populations of 400,000 to 1,000,000 as of the second quarter of 2007
#1 Top large counties for recruitment and attractions (Expansion Management June 2007)
#1 Americas most livable communities (Partners of Livable Communities)
#1 Best city for black families (BET Magazine February 2007)
#1 Top City to relocate in 2008 (Relocate America)

#2 Major Banking Center
#2 Economic strength ranking (Policom Corporation July 2007)
#2 Best Cities for Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneur Magazine September 2006)
#4 Best Walking Cities of 2007 (American Podiatric Medical Association April 2007)
#5 Best Housing (Market Forbes May 2007)
#5 North American Cities of the Future rankings for large metros (FDIM Magazine April 2007)
#6 Smartest Cities (Bizjournals.com June 2006)
#6 Top Data-Center Markets (The Boyd Co. Inc May 2006)
#9 Top 10 Hottest Cities for Job Growth Business 2.0 May 2006
#25 radio market
#26 most visited city and rising

What other developments are going on Uptown besides residential condos?

Office Buildings and Hotels

-Located on South Tryon near Stonewall, Wachovia will be adding a 48 story office building which will have 1.5 million sqft of office space. Completion is expected in 2009

-Located on 5th and College Bank of America is building a 32 story office story that will have 750,000 sqft

-Nascar will be building an office tower near Stonewall and Brevard in Second Ward next to their new Hall of Fame. The office tower will have 300,000 sqft of office space.

-Next to Bank of America office tower on College street Ritz Carlton Hotel will be built and rise 17 stories high with 150 rooms.

-The W aloft hotel will be 17 stories high located on Trade and College in The Epicentre.

-There will be 60,000 sqft of office space spread throughout The Epicentre
-300 South Tryon will not only feature condos and retail but will also have 316,000 sqft of office space from floors 3-16.

Entertainment

-Located on Trade and College The Epicentre will be a 265,000 sqft entertainment complex that will feature restaurants, bars/clubs, bowling alley, shops and a movie theater. The Epicentre will be on the same block as 210 Trade condos and W aloft hotel. Epicentre is expected to be complete late 2007 to early 2008.

-Nascar Hall of Fame is coming to Charlotte in 2009! This will bring in many tourists, jobs and be great for the city. The Nascar Hall of Fame will also include a new Convention Center Ballroom.

-As part of Wachovia's First Street Project along with an office tower, Wake Forest MBA program and condo tower they will also include The Bechtler Are Museum, a new Performing Arts Center, Afro-American Cultural Center and The Mint Museum!

-The new proposed Charlotte Knights AAA Baseball Stadium will be a great addition to 3rd Ward finally bringing baseball Uptown!

-Novare which is building The Avenue, The Catalyst and Twelve Charlotte will be building a office tower in their 3rd Ward site which will be on Church street. They have not yet decided how many stories this will be as of now but is expected to be complete by 2010.

More Charlotte Info  

Take some quiet southern charm, mix it with big city entertainment, toss in an abundance of beautiful tall trees and offer it up with a cost of living BELOW the national average and median household income ABOVE. Now know the ingredients for a great place to live and work, and understand why Charlotte is the number one choice of visitors to North Carolina.

The city's museums and galleries display many of the much sought after crafts produced by area residents. The Brem House Artisans Gallery and the Fieldcrest Cannon Textile Museum offer visitors a look at local handicrafts from times past and from the present. The First Light Fine-Craft Gallery and the Harris Holt Gallery also showcase local artists and their creative talents. For more traditional art offerings, visitors should seek out the Mint Art Museum, the first art museum in North Carolina. Children love Discovery Place, which is rated one of the top hands-on science museums in the country.