Popular Charlotte coffee company named as first tenant in South End tower

• A mix of local and national brands have committed to "most of the retail space for the project," said James Anderson, vice president for developer Riverside Investment & Development, in a press release.

Driving the news: Night Swim will open with the first phase of the development. The 409-unit tower, where Uptown Cabaret used to be at 1111 S. Tryon St., will be the second-tallest residential building in the Carolinas.

• Work on a second tower is expected to start quickly after the first, "given ongoing interest in the office component and expected improvement in market conditions," Anderson said.

Zoom out: Night Swim is one of Charlotte's fastest-growing coffee chains, along with Summit and Waterbean Coffee.

• The roaster is a unified venture between the owners of Not Just Coffee and Undercurrent Coffee.

• Night Swim will also open a location in South End in the tower next to The Line and a to be announced location in LoSo within the next year.

What they're saying: "Since first seeing the Queensbridge project, it immediately stood out as one we wanted to be a part of," James Yoder, co-founder of Night Swim Coffee said in a statement. "The beautiful architecture, quality and design stand out in a sea of new developments in the city."