Developer seeks to bring nearly 200 homes to south Charlotte area by I-485
A local developer is seeking to build 186 homes on a mostly-wooded lot in south Charlotte.
Blu South LLC is proposing to build 128 townhomes and 58 duplexes on roughly 32 acres off of Interstate 485. The site is just south of Westinghouse Boulevard and west of South Boulevard.
Blu South lists its address in Pineville.
Charlotte City Council members held a public hearing for the project’s rezoning petition Monday night, with some council members expressing concerns about the impact on existing residents in the area.
The developer has already been constructing a townhome community directly north of the property.
Building heights of the new homes would be limited to 40 feet, according to the rezoning petition. The rezoning petition seeks to rezone lane from an industrial designation to a residential classification. The immediate area is mostly residential today.
Council discussion
Councilwoman LaWana Mayfield said the area of the proposed housing has seen a lot of development in the past five to six years.
She shared concerns about how only seven people turned up to a recent community meeting with the developer about the project. She recalls the nearby Sterling neighborhood once having a very active community association group.
Mayfield said she worries the city isn’t taking care of residents who already live there and is supporting new residential development projects that tend to all look similar.
“We’re losing the character and diversity of what makes Charlotte, Charlotte,” Mayfield said.
Next steps
Council members did not vote on the project Monday night.
The earliest a final vote of approval could come is at the next zoning meeting, which are held each month.
This story was originally published July 11, 2023 at 7:00 AM.
