Latest Charlotte grocery store could land near Lower South End light rail stop
Is a new grocery store heading to South Boulevard near Charlotte’s lower South End and Yorkmont neighborhoods? Maybe.
Northwood Ravin filed a land development construction plan with the city of Charlotte on June 4 for 3911 South Blvd., the Crosland Centre shopping plaza, city records show. The permit description says the 4.5-acre project will be a mixed-used development with three retail buildings and a grocer.
There are two grocers close to the site: Anh Dao Sakura Oriental Market, an Asian market and Harris Teeter, which is about a mile away.
Northwood Ravin confirmed it filed the permit but noted there were no announcements of who the tenants might be.
But first, the Charlotte-developer would need to build the site. The shopping center is home to several businesses including Bucky’s Pet Grooming. It’s unclear whether those businesses will relocate.
More about the Charlotte mixed-use plans around Scaleybark Station
The project is part of a larger mixed-use redevelopment, centered around the Lynx Blue Line Scaleybark Station.
Originally called Crosland Greens, the almost 37-acre development spans from Scaleybark Road to Hollis Road off of South Boulevard.
Once completed, the site will hold 1.6 million square feet of office, retail, restaurant, residential and green space usage, according to the permit plans. The Charlotte Business Journal first reported the permit plans.
Part of the project has already been completed.
Northwood Ravin opened The Sloan at LoSo last year, the first low-density surface-parking project in the area, according to the developer. The Sloan, at 120 Hollis Road, has 368 apartments. Rent for a studio apartment starts at $1,575.
Northwood Ravin development in Charlotte
The local developer has been busy in Charlotte.
Northwood Ravin is pre-leasing at The Artisan, a seven-story, 157-unit apartment complex and the developer’s first complex in South End.
The developer is proposing a 411-unit multifamily complex at 10840 Ballantyne Commons Parkway in Ballantyne. Northwood Ravin is also planning and working on two apartment complexes between South McDowell Street and Metropolitan Avenue that would add 600 units steps from the city’s new medical tech and healthcare innovation district, The Pearl.
Transit-oriented development in Charlotte
Talks of the Scaleybark project began in 2009. The land was rezoned to accommodate transit-oriented development, which focuses on creating walkable neighborhoods centered around mass transit.
One of the issues with transit-oriented projects can be costs for residents. Because the area becomes desirable, rent skyrockets, leaving low-income residents who may need to use mass transit to save on transportation costs with nowhere to live.
Charlotte leaders at one point envisioned mixed-income housing near the Scaleybark Station back in 2007. The city went so far as to spend $2 million from the city’s Housing Trust Fund on a potential affordable housing project. But nothing came to fruition.
