New life for abandoned uptown parking deck?

Plus: BrickTop's explores adding a 2nd Charlotte restaurant; Examining track record of Brooklyn Village developer; Another new uptown sign; Kings Mountain casino progress; Novant buys parcel

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In today’s edition:

1. There are signs that the parking deck with 1,300+ spaces on 11th and Brevard streets in First Ward uptown — which has been nearly complete for seven years but has never opened — could be taking steps toward opening. We have info from the city and owner Levine Properties.

2. BrickTop’s is eyeing a spot for its second Charlotte restaurant, following the one that has been in SouthPark for nearly 20 years.

3. Ledger news partner WFAE takes a closer look at the track record of The Peebles Corp., the company selected to develop the old Brooklyn neighborhood in 2016. There have been lawsuits and delays on other Peebles projects around the country.

4. Updates on the Kings Mountain casino, a non-Wells Fargo sign goes up in uptown, Novant Health buys a parcel near Mountain Island Lake … and more!

Let’s get to it!

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Levine Properties’ First Ward parking deck was basically finished 7 years ago but hasn’t opened. Now, the developer wants to open it.

The parking deck was substantially completed in 2017 but has sat unused since then. (Photo by Kevin Young/The 5 and 2 Project)

The mostly completed parking deck that has sat vacant at 11th and Brevard streets in First Ward uptown appears to be taking some steps toward opening … after more than seven years of inactivity.