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Another big Uptown office is flipping to apartments, hotel

Office conversions are remaking Uptown Charlotte.

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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.

New Creole restaurant to bring Louisiana flavors to South End

A Baton Rouge chef is opening her first full restaurant after quickly outgrowing a shared kitchen.

Food and Drink

Kristy&#x27;s Creole Kitchen, a new Louisiana-inspired restaurant, will open in South End this spring.Why it matters: The formerly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="takeout-only spot" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/08/17/must-try-takeout-spots-charlotte-336879" data-vars-content-id="f2cd6a98-9418-476f-b353-4fc63f2be620" data-vars-headline="New Creole restaurant to bring Louisiana flavors to South End" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/08/17/must-try-takeout-spots-charlotte-336879" target="_self">takeout-only spot</a> is the latest ghost kitchen success story. It&#x27;ll open its first brick-and-mortar location April 10.

The 30 best brunch spots in Charlotte

Spring has sprung, the weather is finally cooperating and outdoor patios are packed to the brim. That can only mean one thing: It's time to brunch.

Spring has sprung, the weather is finally cooperating and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="outdoor patios" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/03/09/best-patios-charlotte-nc" data-vars-content-id="3d11b77e-1320-4ce1-9509-789bb217fbc6" data-vars-headline="The 30 best brunch spots in Charlotte" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/03/09/best-patios-charlotte-nc" target="_self">outdoor patios</a> are packed to the brim. That can only mean one thing: It&#x27;s time to brunch.Why it matters: Several of your <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="favorite local restaurants" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/06/27/best-restaurants-charlotte-2025" data-vars-content-id="3d11b77e-1320-4ce1-9509-789bb217fbc6" data-vars-headline="The 30 best brunch spots in Charlotte" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2025/06/27/best-restaurants-charlotte-2025" target="_self">favorite local restaurants</a> have added brunch menus to their lineups. For that reason, we removed non-North Carolina-based chains (like Snooze and First Watch) from our list.

17 of the biggest events in Charlotte this April

April in Charlotte is when the city fully shakes off winter and leans hard into festival season.

Culture

April in Charlotte is when the city fully shakes off winter and leans hard into festival season.What to expect: Charlotte SHOUT! takes over Uptown, food festivals stack up, neighborhood street events return — and outdoor everything is back in action.

$6M building transformation adds affordable housing in Elizabeth

Easter's Home, new affordable housing units in Elizabeth, will open this summer.

A $6.03 million undertaking will transform Caldwell Presbyterian Church&#x27;s former education building into 21 affordable studio apartments in Elizabeth.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Charlotte" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte" data-vars-content-id="86b8ec92-287a-40e5-8ab7-7299760ed7f3" data-vars-headline="$6M building transformation adds affordable housing in Elizabeth" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte" target="_self">Charlotte</a> continues to grapple with affordable housing. Twenty-one units won&#x27;t solve the city&#x27;s problems, but it is an example of what can be done to address it, according to Caldwell Presbyterian&#x27;s Rev. John Cleghorn.

New Catholic cathedral to be built in Charlotte

The Diocese of Charlotte plans to build a new facility to replace the aging St. Patrick Cathedral in Dilworth.

The Diocese of Charlotte plans to build a new facility to replace the aging St. Patrick Cathedral in Dilworth.Why it matters: This is a years-long project for the diocese, which will likely spend tens of millions of dollars or more constructing a new cathedral to replace the iconic one on Dilworth Road East that was built in 1939.

Religion

$6M building transformation adds affordable housing in Elizabeth

New Catholic cathedral to be built in Charlotte