Charlotte Commercial Real Estate Whispers — March 17, 2025

Iron District layout, River District townhome details, Ace No. 3 signs uptown lease, Innovation Park townhome rezoning

It’s time once again to step inside the hush-hush world of Charlotte Commercial Real Estate Whispers, where behind-closed-doors deals and tantalizing trends are laid bare. This is your all-access pass to the seductive underbelly of the city’s real estate game—because the best secrets are the ones you’re not supposed to know.

In today’s edition:

1. New details on the layout of the Iron District

2. Toll Brothers offers details and renderings of its River District townhomes

3. The Sharon at SouthPark gets rezoning clearance to continue its expansion

4. Answering a reader question about construction at Park and Woodlawn roads in south Charlotte

5. Ace No. 3 signs a lease uptown

6. Builder files rezoning for townhouses at Innovation Park surface parking lots in University City

7. A round-up of other noteworthy news from other sources

Let’s get to it!

Sketch submitted to city of Charlotte shows potential layout of the Iron District site on Morehead Street

The developers of the Iron District, the 55-acre development planned on the site of the old Charlotte Pipe and Foundry plant on Morehead Street, have submitted a proposed layout of the project to the city along with details of the scope of the project’s first phase.