Demolition and site work begins.

Stonehill provides construction loan for Phase I.

Identifying development partners along with ongoing in-depth architecture, planning and design work.

Final approvals expected for site plan and land development permits

Land development permits submitted to City of Charlotte

Site plan submitted to City of Charlotte

Preliminary approval of master plan by Mecklenburg County

BK Partners completes due diligence obligations.

All documents from the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the Charlotte Housing Authority have been received and the due diligence period begins.

A variety of activities occur in support of the Master Redevelopment Agreement. Once that checklist is completed, the developer will begin its formal due diligence.

Mecklenburg County and BK Partners, LLC entered into a Master Redevelopment Agreement and a License Agreement.

BK Partners and the County reviewed community input and went into negotiations to fine-tune the submitted proposal and create a Master Development Agreement. Negotiations included discussion about housing density and types, including affordable housing units, retail and commercial development, green space and park areas, and historic preservation. This led to contracts to purchase each of the sites and create the development as specified in the Master Development Agreement.

Over several months, BK Partners hosted 14 community meetings to hear more from Charlotte citizens and former Brooklyn residents about what they’d like to see for the project. Presentations from the meetings can be seen here.

After the RFP responses were submitted and reviewed, interviews were held and additional feedback was provided by a steering committee and consultants. The Board of County Commissioners ultimately selected BK Partners LLC as their partner in the redevelopment. More information can be found here.

Mecklenburg County received responses to an RFP and shortlisted three development teams including BK Partners consisting of Conformity Corp, The Peebles Corporation and Stantec. Mecklenburg County asked each team to come up with a proposed development plan and proforma based on preselected criteria and minimums that had been agreed upon by the Board of County Commissioners in 2015. More information can be found here.

Mecklenburg County released an RFQ soliciting respondents to qualify for participation in an RFP for a mixed-use development encompassing the 11.3-acre Brooklyn Village site and the five-acre Walton Plaza site in uptown Charlotte. The RFQ highlighted the need for a vibrant, active development that would also demonstrate sensitivity to the diversity of the Brooklyn community that was lost as a consequence of past redlining and urban renewal efforts that began in the 1930’s.