Prediction: When the economy turns and it will Charlotte and Area 5.OH South of Southpark are going to BOOM!

Charlotte Observer South Charlotte News reporter Caroline McMillan says in

SouthPark’s allure still attracts new business

At a time when commercial expansions and ribbon-cutting ceremonies are hard to come by, SouthPark is soon to be the home of Bank of North Carolina’s new southern region headquarters.

Other “in-town submarkets,” such as Midtown, Uptown and Cotswold have lower vacancy rates than the suburban markets, he said. SouthPark’s allure includes two other new-construction projects in the heart of the development.

Less than a half-mile down Fairview, the long-anticipated Whole Foods, adjacent to Phillips Place, is also under construction. The high-end grocer broke ground on the 42,000-square-foot building