CHARLOTTE — An old church property in the Wesley Heights Historic District was rezoned for residential units more than 15 years ago, but those plans never came to fruition. Now, a condo project is moving forward at the site with a different developer.
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Locally based Whitestone Capital is underway on an adaptive-reuse project at 201 Grandin Road, called The Arches. It will turn the 13,230-square-foot church, which dates back to the late 1920s, into 11 condos and add a three-story building on site for three more units, says Mark Bolous, president of Whitestone.
Bolous’ Whitestone Holdings Inc. acquired the 0.47-acre site at Grandin Road and West Fourth Street in December 2019, paying $1.5 million, according to Mecklenburg County real estate records. The parcel also included a 2,700-square-foot brick structure built in 1940 as a parsonage for the church that has since been renovated and expanded into two leasable residential spaces. Bolous said he intends to sell that property once the church project is complete.
The condos will range in size from 1,073 to 1,724 square feet. All but one will have two bedrooms — the remaining condo will include three bedrooms. Each condo will have two bathrooms, with five units to include an extra half-bathroom. The five condos in the rear of the property that face uptown will have rooftop terraces, said David Hoffman, whose local residential real estate firm David Hoffman Realty is handling sales at The Arches.
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Existing stained-glass windows on the front and sides of the church building will be preserved, as will the cross atop it.
“What we’re trying to do is bring that contemporary feel (inside) that people want ... while also keeping the integrity of the church,” Hoffman said.
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