Uptown to gain mixed-income housing with new development

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Construction on new mixed-income housing in uptown Charlotte will begin early next year.

Laurel Street, in partnership with nonprofit Little Rock Community Development Corp., says it will develop 105 apartments at the corner of East Seventh and North Alexander streets in uptown. The site, which was rezoned last year, is adjacent to the Little Rock Cultural Center and Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church.

Little Rock A.M.E. and the city of Charlotte are donating land to the Little Rock CDC for the project. The city owns the 0.8-acre site at the hard corner, which includes two historic shotgun-style houses, and Little Rock A.M.E. owns an adjacent 0.6-acre parcel.

A spokeswoman for Laurel Street said the shotgun houses will be relocated before construction begins, although it’s not certain where. Plans are underway but not finalized, she said.

Find out more on plans for the project here.

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