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Download: Construction Market Insight Report (February 2024)

February 28, 2024

Helping You Navigate Current Market Conditions  February 2024 Edition From variable lead times and rising interest rates to the upcoming Presidential election and international conflict, we continually monitor the ever-changing conditions and leverage our trusted industry partner relationships. Our goal is to be a resource to provide clarity to our customers and partners during uncertain times. To help with this discussion, we publish a bi-annual Construction Market Insight Report outlining c...

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The Westin Charlotte details $24M project to revamp hotel’s lobby, meeting space

January 23, 2024

The work spans three floors of the hotel, encompassing 50,000 square feet. That includes two floors of meeting space and the fitness center as well as the lobby. Rooms will also be updated in the middle of the year with the addition of platform beds and the Westin’s Heavenly Bed package, along with larger televisions. “New product always helps positioning — everyone likes the latest and greatest,” says Abigail Gravgaard, complexdirector of sales and marketing for The Westin Charlotte and Cha...

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Bringing the Jobsite to You – Charlotte Pipe

December 2, 2023

Bringing the Jobsite to You: Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Now more than ever, technology allows us to meet, collaborate, communicate, and build in a safer, more cost-effective, and more efficient manner. True innovation is born in the field out of necessity to build smarter and identify solutions to combat challenges in advance. Our team is redefining building smarter by utilizing the best technology tools in the industry. Take a peek at the custom-tailored technology plan we implemented at Charl...

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Newly rebranded SouthPark office development plans $20M makeover

October 4, 2023

Crestlight paid $192.5 million for SouthPark Towers at 6000 and 6100 Fairview roads in May 2022, and later announced plans to renovate and update the property's outdated amenities, lobbies and shared spaces. The first major change, however, was a new name for the 25-year-old office development. John Coury, Crestlight chief operating officer, said the property, built in 1998, is now called Towers at SouthPark. "It’s been viewed a lot of the time as two separate towers, so we really wanted to make it ...

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Charlotte’s Myers Park Country Club Wins 2nd Place in Golf Inc.’s Clubhouse Renovation of the Year Award

September 5, 2023

September 2023 Myers Park Country Club has a long history as a neighborhood club, but the aging clubhouse needed an upgrade and facelift to meet the needs of the growing membership. The main goals of the project were to add covered outdoor dining, renovate the family dining room and men's locker room, and expand and renovate the a la carte kitchen and the upper-level special event spaces. To accomplish these goals, the designers added covered verandas with custom architectural columns that conceal sun...

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Charlotte’s construction industry feeling Covid ‘afterburn,’ interest rate impact as backlogs intensify.

August 16, 2023

Tim Christman, Barringer project manager, said that while the vast majority of major metropolitan cities experienced a slowdown in construction throughout the pandemic, Charlotte seemed to push forward. But not without its challenges. "The pandemic is over, but we’re still feeling the afterburn," he said. "Pre-pandemic it was pretty gangbusters in Charlotte; it was wide open. Then during the pandemic, we had to figure out all kinds of things from safety protocols and how to clean and sanitize and how t...

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Logistics Company Spot Expands Uptown Charlotte Office Space

August 15, 2023

July 13, 2023 The logistics company is leasing an additional floor spanning 22,000 square feet at First Citizens Bank Plaza, at 128 S. Tryon St. Spot has leased space on two floors there since September 2021. The company's total office footprint is now 48,000 square feet. A Spot communications representative told Charlotte Business Journal that the additional floor has 144 workstations and a new state-of-the-art training center that allows for critical training and ongoing education for its ...

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Phat Burrito Maps Out Charlotte Return Six Years After Closing

August 15, 2023

July 14, 2023 Charlotte native Michael Cox is looking to revive Phat Burrito in a 2,600-square-foot location in LoSo Village in lower South End. It will be located at 3542 Dewitt Lane. Cox says he bought Phat Burrito’s trademark and recipes, and wants to capture the vibe of the original restaurant. “As we’ve seen the progression and growth, we’ve lost countless Charlotte staples that really were the heart of Charlotte,” says Cox, who has a background in commercial real estate development....

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TIAA Charlotte Campus Wins Top Space Build-Out Project – CBJ Heavy Hitters

August 15, 2023

November 2022 The new space supports TIAA’s Work for My Day framework for hybrid work schedules and aims to boost individual and group effectiveness. Private and collaborative workspaces support either kind of work so that employees are energized and engaged. Even outdoor areas are equipped with technology to support work. TIAA’s location in University City and away from the amenities of a central business district required the company to create its own attractions. Those amenities include a new f...

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