Ballantyne grows with another tower, more than 1,250 new homes
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Ballantyne was built around cul-de-sacs and corporate parks. Now Northwood is adding new kinds of housing, including a second apartment tower at The Bowl.
Why it matters: Companies increasingly want their offices surrounded by walkable streets, lively entertainment and cool businesses to attract workers. But becoming a true urban destination depends on adding enough housing to keep the area's shops and restaurants busy beyond work hours.
Here are some of the projects in the works.
🏗️ Another tower at The Bowl
Northwood is designing another residential tower within The Bowl that will add more ground-floor retail.
- While Northwood declined to share details, city-approved site plans show the project could include 356 apartments — the same unit count as Oro, which Northwood says is the tallest apartment tower in south Charlotte at 26 stories.
- The building is proposed to be just 271 feet tall, likely several stories shorter than Oro, with 22,199 square feet of retail space and 686 parking spots.
📍 14180 Stream Way, currently a parking lot between Oro and TD Amp.
🏡 A new neighborhood with nearly 500 homes
Dirt is already moving on a 37-acre property for hundreds of luxury apartments, two-story residences and for-rent townhouses.
Why it matters: The project adds up to 486 homes, basically a whole new neighborhood within walking distance of The Bowl and Wegmans, according to site plans. That type of foot traffic could bring more consistent customers to the commercial center.
What's next: Work is expected to finish in 2028.
📍 11891 N. Community House Rd., along Upper Avenue between Ballantyne Corporate Place and North Community House Road.
💼 Redeveloping an uncool office building
A '90s suburban office park building will be redeveloped to add 411 residences to Ballantyne through five apartment buildings and seven townhome buildings, according to a city permit filing.
Why it matters: The project replaces the underused Rushmore One building with dense housing — something Ballantyne is lacking on the west side of the campus, Northwood says.
What's next: This project is in the "early planning stages."
📍 10840 Ballantyne Commons Parkway