commercial development
Although the site at W. Catawba and Nantz has been cleared, 7-Eleven ‘not moving forward’
Dec. 20. By Dave Vieser. This has not been a good week for development projects in Cornelius. First, we learned that the retail/commercial portion of the Alexander Farms project has ground to a halt. Now, the convenience store scheduled to be built near the Nantz Road/West Catawba Ave intersection is also in doubt. “It is […]
By the numbers: The Birkdale Village expansion proposal
Dec. 18. Given approval from the Town of Huntersville, which is an open question until the Board of Commissioners votes sometime next year, Jamestown LLC will undertake major changes in Birkdale Village. Plans once again include an office building on the existing Barnes & Noble site and a 150-unit apartment where Dick’s Sporting Goods is […]
Alexander Farms stalled
Dec. 16. By Dave Yochum. It looks like work is coming to a halt at Alexander Farms, the mixed-use project at West Catawba and Westmoreland. Sources say a key investor passed away, leaving the developer up in the air. Officials at WIN Development in Florida could not be reached for comment. Lidl has pulled out […]
Cornelius resident is proposing a business complex off Statesville Road
Dec. 11. By Dave Yochum. A Cornelius firefighter hopes to build “barn-dominiums” and flex warehouse space for entrepreneurs on 13 acres of land he owns on Statesville Road/Hwy. 21 a quarter mile north of Westmoreland. The barbell-shaped property contains his home, said Matt Greco, who lives there with his wife and young son. The plan […]
Birkdale Village owners will take another shot at expansion
Dec. 4. Birkdale Village is taking another shot at a major expansion. Jamestown, Birkdale’s new owner, is asking the Town of Huntersville for approval for a 100-foot-tall office, 150 apartments, a hotel, two parking garages and additional retail. Tim Perry, an executive with Jamestown and North American Properties, the prior owner, said the mixed-use project […]
Is a hold on permits a concrete path to restoring a sidewalk on W. Catawba?
Nov. 13. By Dave Vieser. There is some encouraging news for pedestrians and cyclists, albeit two months after a sidewalk on West Catawba was torn up. A hold has been placed on the Junker apartment project prohibiting any more permits being issued until a new sidewalk is built. Planning Director Rox Burhans said “this is […]
Atrium: 25 signs of what’s to come
Nov. 13. By Dave Vieser. At their November meeting the Cornelius Planning Board, acting as the town’s Board of Adjustment, approved 25 new signs to be installed at and around the $250 million Atrium Hospital being built on Statesville Road/Hwy. 21. The approved signs include both monument and directional signs. The variance was needed since […]
Lidl not coming to Cornelius
The new Lidl in University City | Photo: Lidl Oct 28. By Dave Yochum. The developer of Alexander Farms says German grocer Lidl will no longer anchor the retail segment of the 55-acre mixed-use project at Westmoreland and West Catawba. Meanwhile, construction on the commercial section will get under way early next year With inflation […]
Town Board will vote on new retail project Monday
Oct. 4. By Dave Vieser. The final public hearing on the Catawba Commons retail project, planned for West Catawba just east of Chick-fil-A will be held Monday Oct. 7, beginning at 6 pm in Cornelius Town Hall. The project has received a recommendation for approval from the Town Planning Board but will also need […]
Sefton Park hotel, apartments, retail: No construction anytime soon
Sept. 25. By Dave Vieser. It appears another year may go by before construction begins on the 10-acre Sefton Park Project. Approved in September 2021 by the Cornelius Town Board, the unkept property is located east of Emporia Street, between West Catawba Avenue and Sefton Park Road just west of Liverpool. “The developers are continuing […]
