The crane looming over the ATAPCO apartment building on North Tryon Street is the biggest sign by far of a building boom across University City – but hardly the only one. Here’s a rundown of nearly 1,400 apartments and for-sale townhomes under way in University City,...
Transit Oriented Development
Urgent-care center to open at Clay parking deck
Atrium Health plans to open an urgent-care center this summer in the parking deck at the Clay Boulevard LYNX Station. The center will meet a growing need for convenient health care in the heart of University City’s light-rail business district, says Bill Leonard,...
Great changes in the works for 2019
University City enters 2019 on the wings of perhaps our most transformative year in two decades. The Charlotte Observer and WSOC-TV recently reported that 2019 will bring even more advances. New housing, retail services, an entertainment district and a UNC...
Business Journal honors University City ‘Heavy Hitters’
Two University City development projects and a pioneering architect for University Place have received the Charlotte Business Journal’s Heavy Hitters Commercial Real Estate Awards: Blu at Northline apartments, Corvian Community School’s high school and architect David...
Join us Dec. 6 for University City 2.0 – Building a City in the City
University City is in the midst of incredible change. Guiding that change for maximum benefit to our community will require bold vision, thoughtful planning, and creative design. Urban-design expert David Dixon will share ideas for navigating the sea change on Dec. 6...
UCity wins big with passage of Charlotte bonds
Charlotte voters gave strong approval of $223 million in general obligation bonds on Tuesday that will fund major improvements in University City as well as the rest of Charlotte. Nearly $40 million will go just to continue improvements to streets, sidewalks and...
See the plans for proposed police station
Plans for University City's next police station are now available online. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department hopes to replace the division's leased station at University Executive Park with a two-story city-owned structure on North Tryon Street near the...