South Charlotte office building targeted for Publix store

CHARLOTTE — A vacant office building in south Charlotte may finally be redeveloped for a grocery store.

The Morgan Cos., a developer with offices in Charlotte and Florida, has filed a rezoning petition for the 4.5-acre site at 11525 Carmel Commons Blvd. In 2015, the Charlotte Business Journal reported Lakeland, Florida-based grocer Publix Super Markets was eyeing the property for a new store.

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Then, in February 2016, Publix North Carolina LP acquired the property, paying nearly $4.5 million. But the site, near the intersection of Carmel and Pineville-Matthews roads, has sat largely unchanged since.

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