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Proposed mixed-use project in Cornelius would include hotel

CORNELIUS, N.C. — A major mixed-use project is being proposed in Cornelius is having its first public hearing Monday.

The Cornelius Town Board will hold a hearing for Sefton Park, a mixed-use project including multifamily units, commercial space and a hotel and conference center. The project is being proposed by Jack and Don Shaw of Greenville, South Carolina-based real estate firm Shaw Resources Inc. The developer is seeking to rezone a 10-acre site between West Catawba Avenue and Sefton Park Road to accommodate the project.

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The project calls for 344 multifamily units and 7,800 square feet of commercial space, documents show. Sefton Park also includes a 113-room hotel with 47,600 square feet of meeting, office and restaurant space.

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