Development

See commercial property sales in uptown Charlotte before and after COVID shutdowns

By Gordon Rago and Gavin Off

Is uptown back?

It's getting there, but this isn't your same old uptown. Our special report looks into how Charlotte workers are being enticed back into the office.

After seeing a significant drop during the height of the shutdown, the volume of sales of office, commercial, retail and multifamily now exceed pre-pandemic levels, according to commercial real estate experts and a Charlotte Observer review of Mecklenburg County property records.

The map below shows commercial property sales over the last four years. Hover over each location to see the owner and sale price of the property.

This story was originally published October 19, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

Profile Image of Gordon Rago
Gordon Rago
The Charlotte Observer
704-358-5107
Gordon Rago covers growth and development for The Charlotte Observer. He previously was a reporter at The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia and began his journalism career in 2013 at the Shoshone News-Press in Idaho.
Profile Image of Gavin Off
Gavin Off
The Charlotte Observer
704-358-6038
Gavin Off was previously the Charlotte Observer’s data reporter, since 2011. He also worked as a data reporter at the Tulsa World and at Scripps Howard News Service in Washington, D.C. His journalism, including his data analysis and reporting for the investigative series Big Poultry, won multiple national journalism awards.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER