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See inside: $19M Lake Norman estate could set a local record for priciest sale

The 12,000-square-foot, six-bedroom and nine-bathroom home will come fully furnished, including a pontoon boat and two jet skis.

Real Estate

A newly built, fully furnished private island estate in Cornelius will soon hit the market for nearly $19 million — among the priciest listings in the Charlotte region.Why it matters: If it sells near asking, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the Lake Norman property" data-vars-click-url="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/20221-Regatta-Island-Dr-Cornelius-NC-28031/6122532_zpid/" data-vars-content-id="3f4d0b77-0950-4a8a-a30c-413ad3949eea" data-vars-headline="See inside: $19M Lake Norman estate could set a local record for priciest sale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/20221-Regatta-Island-Dr-Cornelius-NC-28031/6122532_zpid/" target="_blank">the Lake Norman property</a> could challenge local home sale records, which have topped out around $11-12 million in recent years.

Scoop: Davidson farm village with market, restaurants and homes opens next spring

A farm-to-table village with restaurants, homes, commercial space and a farm is coming to Davidson.

News

Summit Farms, a 62-acre farm-to-table village from the team behind <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Summit Coffee" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/03/26/something-s-brewing-for-summit" data-vars-content-id="b0fadce3-0e21-43e1-949a-638331359186" data-vars-headline="Scoop: Davidson farm village with market, restaurants and homes opens next spring" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/03/26/something-s-brewing-for-summit" target="_self">Summit Coffee</a>, is set to open in spring 2027 in Davidson.Why it matters: Inspired by small European towns, Summit Farms will be a Lake Norman destination, centered on a 10-acre organic farm that will grow produce for the on-site market, deli and wood-fired pizza restaurant.

Sneak peek: The Craic opens in SouthPark

The Irish-themed bar in the former Rusty Bucket space aims to be an all-day destination.

Food and Drink

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Craic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/06/daily-brunch-and-irish-eats-coming-to-the-craic-in-southpark" data-vars-content-id="7324d6c3-d67a-409d-aff8-495c001bd814" data-vars-headline="Sneak peek: The Craic opens in SouthPark" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/06/daily-brunch-and-irish-eats-coming-to-the-craic-in-southpark" target="_self">The Craic</a> is now in its soft-opening phase in SouthPark.Why it matters: The Irish-themed bar in the former Rusty Bucket space aims to be an all-day destination, working just as well for brunch, business meetings, dinner and late-night drinks.

How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear

Founder Tylen Butler is building a Charlotte-based brand to connect fencing with lifestyle and culture.

Charlotte native Tylen Butler launched <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="TAB DEPT" data-vars-click-url="https://tabdept.com/" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tabdept.com/" target="_blank">TAB DEPT</a>, a fencing-inspired apparel brand, in 2024. Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Butler" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGWEi5uNLMw/" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGWEi5uNLMw/" target="_blank">Butler</a>, an aspiring Olympian, hopes to introduce more people to a sport that is very popular abroad, but isn&#x27;t mainstream in the United States. As a Black fencer, he&#x27;s also working to redefine what <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="representation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.usafencing.org/news/2025/march/26/miles-of-progress-miles-to-go-usa-fencing-s-ongoing-journey-toward-greater-impact?utm_source=chatgpt.com" data-vars-content-id="ec53fe6f-185c-4e7a-8ba1-0ebe1cc5c3d1" data-vars-headline="How a Charlotte startup is turning fencing into streetwear" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.usafencing.org/news/2025/march/26/miles-of-progress-miles-to-go-usa-fencing-s-ongoing-journey-toward-greater-impact?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">representation</a> looks like in the sport.

Another big Uptown office is flipping to apartments, hotel

Office conversions are remaking Uptown Charlotte.

Another <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="prominent" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/24/office-market-jobs-vacancies-conversions" data-vars-content-id="aae76616-7bca-497f-bd5b-237eee83c7f2" data-vars-headline="Another big Uptown office is flipping to apartments, hotel" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/24/office-market-jobs-vacancies-conversions" target="_self">prominent</a> Uptown tower, 400 South Tryon, is headed for a major conversion to housing and hotel after falling into <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="foreclosure" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/uptown-tower-foreclosure-heads-auction/RSCLE3BHTJHDFO2XWFPIY5HRT4/" data-vars-content-id="aae76616-7bca-497f-bd5b-237eee83c7f2" data-vars-headline="Another big Uptown office is flipping to apartments, hotel" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/uptown-tower-foreclosure-heads-auction/RSCLE3BHTJHDFO2XWFPIY5HRT4/" target="_blank">foreclosure</a> in 2024.Why it matters: Uptown has lost some of its vibrancy in the years since the pandemic. Adding more visitors and residents will enliven the city&#x27;s business district beyond the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="three days" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/20/work-from-home-hybrid-policies" data-vars-content-id="aae76616-7bca-497f-bd5b-237eee83c7f2" data-vars-headline="Another big Uptown office is flipping to apartments, hotel" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/20/work-from-home-hybrid-policies" target="_self">three days</a> a week most workers now come in.

NCDOT responds to I-77 toll project backlash with new designs, info center

State continues revisions to I-77 project amid backlash.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="N.C. Department of Transportation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/10/i77-express-lanes-parks-environmental-concerns" data-vars-content-id="4c154952-8ed4-41d6-b478-b045dde34c97" data-vars-headline="NCDOT responds to I-77 toll project backlash with new designs, info center" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/10/i77-express-lanes-parks-environmental-concerns" target="_self">N.C. Department of Transportation</a> is trying to ease mounting opposition to the I-77 South toll lanes by opening a new outreach center and revising designs to &quot;minimize&quot; impacts on homes, parks and cemeteries.Why it matters: NCDOT isn&#x27;t backing off on this $3.2 billion public-private highway project that will come up to people&#x27;s property lines and, in some cases, displace families. But it&#x27;s eager to strengthen its case.<ul><li>This is the first time NCDOT has opened a feedback center dedicated to one project, underscoring the magnitude of the project&#x27;s footprint, record-breaking cost and resistance.</li></ul>

Bring back the EpiCentre or turn it into a Buc-ee's, readers say

Readers share their business ideas for the ex-EpiCentre.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="EpiCentre" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/08/15/queen-city-quarter-epicentre-uptown-post-pandemic-recovery" data-vars-content-id="4b73b84e-a2c1-4312-96f2-9b86fea8ef66" data-vars-headline="Bring back the EpiCentre or turn it into a Buc-ee&#x27;s, readers say" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2024/08/15/queen-city-quarter-epicentre-uptown-post-pandemic-recovery" target="_self">EpiCentre</a> — ahem, we mean, Queen City Quarter — could be available for purchase soon. Our readers have ideas for its next chapter.Why it matters: Charlotte newbies may not believe it, but 210 E. Trade St. used to be the hottest nightlife spot in Charlotte. Although it emptied out during the pandemic, it&#x27;s positioned for a comeback, next to the newly renovated Spectrum Center and connected to hotels.

A riverside town is emerging in west Charlotte

Here's what's coming to Charlotte's River District.

Now that the first residents are living in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="River District" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/13/river-district-apartments-open" data-vars-content-id="c497f098-a0a7-404d-8724-ed47ac81fadc" data-vars-headline="A riverside town is emerging in west Charlotte" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/03/13/river-district-apartments-open" target="_self">River District</a>, the master developer is gearing up for the next big phases: a corporate campus, hotel, shopping centers and a riverfront park.Why it matters: The River District is tucked away in an area of Charlotte that many have probably never come across, as the 1,400 acres have long been undeveloped. But it could soon become a popular destination.

Nature-themed apartments open in Charlotte's River District

Charlotte's River District apartments are now open.

The first <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="apartments" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/05/01/river-district-crescent-communities-catawba-river-charlotte" data-vars-content-id="7846a2c5-5eb0-4c45-8404-d2dbdb0dcd65" data-vars-headline="Nature-themed apartments open in Charlotte&#x27;s River District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/05/01/river-district-crescent-communities-catawba-river-charlotte" target="_self">apartments</a> opened in January at The River District, a master-planned development that feels like a small town forming in west Charlotte.Why it matters: Even though it&#x27;s a 20-minute drive to Uptown, NOVEL River District is marketed toward outdoorsy people, with amenities like an ice machine to fill rental coolers, a flavored water station for your &quot;canteen,&quot; and a gear wash for bikes, kayaks and dogs.

Charlotte's Eastland Sports Campus breaks ground with big economic promise

Leaders say the $67M project could generate 500 jobs each year.

<figure><img alt="Local leaders break ground on Eastland Sports Campus. " height="450" id="2b715077-fd2d-4881-a6a1-4fd8d85e0bb2" src="https://images.axios.com/xTbdPDBLjnAb-PA3Kjszx6yBh7o=/2026/03/06/1772825721521.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>Local leaders break ground on Eastland Sports Campus. Video: Ashley Mahoney/Axios</figcaption></figure>The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Eastland Sports Campus" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/23/east-charlottes-longawaited-sports-complex-finally-kicks-off-in-2026" data-vars-content-id="da2170c8-d299-47f0-a1e7-2704a26110ac" data-vars-headline="Charlotte&#x27;s Eastland Sports Campus breaks ground with big economic promise" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/10/23/east-charlottes-longawaited-sports-complex-finally-kicks-off-in-2026" target="_self">Eastland Sports Campus</a> officially broke ground Friday, March 6. Why it matters: It&#x27;s the latest chapter in a total overhaul of the former Eastland Mall site. Local leaders say this piece will make Charlotte a destination for amateur sports.

CATS is building a $30M+ South End Station so you stop jumping the tracks

New South End rail stop and crossing coming in 2028.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="years-in-the-making" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/08/15/new-light-rail-stop-in-south-end-planned-to-stop-illegal-crossings-305378" data-vars-content-id="53baf9ac-d345-4c4d-ae75-74578c72c47c" data-vars-headline="CATS is building a $30M+ South End Station so you stop jumping the tracks" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2022/08/15/new-light-rail-stop-in-south-end-planned-to-stop-illegal-crossings-305378" target="_self">years-in-the-making</a> South End Station and pedestrian crossing, between Publix and the Cortland apartments, will start construction this spring and open in 2028.Why it matters: It&#x27;s become common to see pedestrians jumping the fence and endangering themselves while walking across the light rail tracks, as development and the population have boomed in this area between the New Bern and East/West stations since the Blue Line opened in 2007.

Camp North End's new owners detail expansion plans

Camp North End could explode with new development.

Camp <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="North End" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/15/charlotte-s-camp-north-end-expands-under-jamestown" data-vars-content-id="2d2e798f-3cb6-43df-912e-6ba36aea76bd" data-vars-headline="Camp North End&#x27;s new owners detail expansion plans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/02/15/charlotte-s-camp-north-end-expands-under-jamestown" target="_self">North End</a> will get a lot bigger in the coming years, as a new lead developer expects to accelerate multifamily, hotel, retail and office construction across the 76-acre site&#x27;s empty parking lots and buildings.Why it matters: Atlanta-based Jamestown&#x27;s undisclosed investment in Camp North End, the 1920s Ford plant-turned-mixed-use destination, comes with land entitlements allowing up to 3.2 million square feet of future development across 41 acres. That includes open land and unused historic buildings.

Inside Charlotte's sexiest (and priciest) apartments

These South End penthouses rent for $7,600.

Charlotte&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="newest" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/02/13/queensbridge-collective-uptown-south-end-riverside-woodfield-apartments" data-vars-content-id="9ae44c4f-d3a5-4f26-93b0-8dc4934f683c" data-vars-headline="Inside Charlotte&#x27;s sexiest (and priciest) apartments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/02/13/queensbridge-collective-uptown-south-end-riverside-woodfield-apartments" target="_self">newest</a> apartments at the Queensbridge Collective development are now ready for move-ins after about two years of construction.Why it matters: VIVIAN, the 42-story tower on the edge of Uptown and South End, is reshaping the skyline and raising the expectation for high-end apartments in Charlotte.

Development 🏗️

Scoop: Davidson farm village with market, restaurants and homes opens next spring

Another big Uptown office is flipping to apartments, hotel

NCDOT responds to I-77 toll project backlash with new designs, info center

Bring back the EpiCentre or turn it into a Buc-ee's, readers say

A riverside town is emerging in west Charlotte