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Plans for mixed-use development in Lower South End doubled in scope

By Ashley Fahey

Beacon Partners doubles scope of mixed-use project in Lower South End The current plan is to reserve a portion of the site, which measures 6.3 acres, for a corporate user or a fewer number of tenants needing substantial amount of office space rather than speculative development. (Charlotte Business Journal)

By Ashley Fahey

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte development firm Beacon Partners is preparing to go vertical on its mixed-use project fronting the Scaleybark Station in Lower South End — and the office and retail component could now total more than 1 million square feet.

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Beacon closed on its purchase of two parcels totaling 7.6 acres in late December, paying nearly $14.5 million for the land, according to Mecklenburg County real estate records. Beacon’s holdings include the undeveloped parcel bounded by South Boulevard, Freeland Lane, Dewitt Lane and Whitton Street in addition to a roughly 1-acre site on South Boulevard.

$65 million project to add hotel, retail development near Birkdale Golf Club

$65 million project to add hotel, retail development near Birkdale Golf Club $65 million project to add hotel, retail development near Birkdale Golf Club

Beacon Partners will kick off the development, LoSo Station, with a five-story, 80,000-square-foot office building with retail space this summer.

Read more here about plans for the site.

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