University City Vision Plan – Connecting: People. Places. Nature. The growth and development being realized in University City is nothing short of transformational. Major investments in transportation and mobility infrastructure, thousands of new rooftops, new...
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Crescent Communities’ Escent Research Park completes construction
News release courtesy of Crescent Communities. Charlotte, N.C. – (May 13, 2021) – Today, Crescent Communities, a nationally-recognized, market-leading real estate investor, developer, and operator of mixed-use communities, announces the completion of construction at...
Proximity Park project turns back the clock
By next fall, one of University City’s oldest office buildings will look like its newest. With a redesign by global architectural firm Gensler, the former office of Allstate Insurance, at 401 McCullough Drive, will have completed its transformation to Proximity Park –...
Your vote can help UNC Charlotte win Gold for going green!
With your vote, UNC Charlotte’s Jerry Richardson Stadium could win gold for going green, and we don’t mean the 49er colors. UNC Charlotte is one of four finalists in the “Large” category for the Charlotte Chamber-Wells Fargo Green Awards! Your vote could decide the...
Environmental Way wins green award and 2nd major tenant
The owners of the Environmental Way office building in University Research Park received two pieces of very good news recently. First, next-door neighbor TIAA-CREF signed a 10-year-lease of the full first floor. Second, the NC Chapter of the US Green Building Council...
In the Spotlight: Innovation Park
Rarely in the world of commercial real estate does revitalizing an aging property make a big enough splash to reshape an entire market. But Innovation Park is well on the way to doing exactly that inside University Research Park in northeast Charlotte. At 200 acres...
Focus On: Environmental Way
The video screen in the lobby is the first hint to visitors that something is very different about Environmental Way in University Research Park. Owner David Bowles can monitor the performance of all the building’s systems on a wall-mounted “dashboard” displaying real...