NAIOP Charlotte, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, held its annual meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at the Charlotte City Club, where they elected the 2020 Board of Directors and announced the winner of their Award of Excellence. This award recognizes an individual who positively influences our community and industry. ­­­­Attendees also heard from Ron Kaufman, RNC National Committee; John Lassiter, Charlotte 2020 Host Committee; and Walter Price, Moore & Van Allen on the Republican National Convention coming to Charlotte in 2020 and its impact on the city’s economy.

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2020 Board of Directors

President – Scott Harris, Choate Construction
President-Elect – Patrick Pierce, Selwyn Properties Secretary – Jason Moore, Rodgers Builders
Treasurer – Welch Lyles, Asana Partners
Immediate Past President – Tracy Dodson, City of Charlotte
Past President – Cheryl Steele, Offit Kurman, P.A.
*For a full list of the 2020 NAIOP Board of Directors, visit our website at http://www.naiopclt.org/board-of-directors

Award of Excellence

The Award of Excellence was given to Jason Moore of Rodgers Builders, Inc. The award is presented to an individual that dutifully gives time and energy to a focused non-profit organization or community cause and humbly serves others in the community without concern for recognition or compensation. He or she champions the commercial real estate industry on a national, state and/or local level and passionately seeks to be an agent for change, even in the face of diversity. This person is seen as a real estate industry ambassador at any level of government or community.

Photo (L-R): 2019 NAIOP Charlotte President Tracy Dodson, City of Charlotte, and incoming 2020 NAIOP Charlotte President, Scott Harris, Choate Construction Company

Published on January 15, 2020.

The City of Charlotte’s Placemaking Program launched in 2018 with the mission of using urban design and placemaking to transform underutilized public spaces into vibrant places for people. The Urban Design Center in the City of Charlotte’s Planning, Design, and Development department is leading the effort with their own projects while creating opportunities for neighborhoods to use placemaking to promote community collaboration and accomplish public space goals.

Posted on January 14, 2020

The Charlotte Land Development Standards Committee has determined that various details in the CLDSM need to be revised or added as Revision No. 19 of the CLDSM. DRAFT updated details are available on the CLDSM website at https://charlottenc.gov/cldsm in a PDF marked up with revision clouds and revision notes. The projected effective date for the updated details and Revision No. 19 of the CLDSM will be January 27th, 2020. Please review the DRAFT details and provide any feedback or comments to Brendan Smith at [email protected] by January 15th, 2020.

Posted on December 30, 2019

Save the date for the 2019 REBIC Public Policy Forum with guest speaker Michael Stegman, author of the white paper "Eliminating Exclusionary Zoning Should be the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time."

Posted on November 22, 2019

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TECHNICAL ADVISORY (DSTAC) COMMITTEE: Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month on the 8th floor in Planning's Innovation Station, Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center (600 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC) from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.

Posted on October 31, 2019

The Real Estate & Building Industry Coalition (REBIC) has published their 2019 Voter Guide for the General Elections of Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties.  You can access the Voter Guide on REBIC's blog "The Loop" and here.

Posted on October 29, 2019

On October 21 Charlotte City Council voted to approve updates to the sign and tree ordinances. Most importantly, the updated tree ordinance allows for more flexibility for developers on urban sites in the City, which is less than 5% of Charlotte’s total developable land.

Posted on October 25, 2019

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Posted on October 22, 2019

Last night (10/21) Charlotte City Council voted to approve updates to the sign and tree ordinances. NAIOP Charlotte supported the proposed text amendments to the Tree Ordinance below:

Posted on October 8, 2019

We are proud to introduce our new association members! The following is a list of individuals who have joined NAIOP Charlotte since April 22, 2019:

• Blake Bickmore, Crescent Communities LLC
• Nathaniel Buhler, Cambridge Properties, Inc.
• John Core, Beacon Partners
• Dave Dabson, Beacon Partners
• Thomas Efthimiades, Childress Klein
• Chad Frye, Graycor Construction
• Madelyn Furr, ECS Southeast, LLP
• Andrew Geuss, Builtech Services, LLC
• Paxton Hollar, SunCap Property Group
• Greg Icenhour, Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc.
• Robert Jeffway, The Fallon Company
• William Joslin, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
• Corey Knuckles, LaBella Associates P.C.
• Dan Mainous, BB&T
• Derek Mathis, SunCap Property Group
• Christopher McCain, Entinu Communications LLC
• Chris Morgan, Walbridge
• Rob Nanfelt, REBIC
• Grant Oldenburg, UNC Charlotte Real Estate Club
• Ross Pope, KDC Real Estate Development & Investments
• Kenny Sommerkamp, Metrolina Builders
• Seth Spears, Batson-Cook Construction
• Madison Stewart, Builtech Services, LLC
• Evan Synstad, Gilbane Building Company
• Heidi Team, Batson-Cook Construction
• David Truesdale, Choate Construction Company
• Mike Tulini, Encompass Building Group
• Tony Wilk, Builtech Services, LLC
• Matt Williams, Metrolina Builders
• Edward Wolynec, Clarion Partners
• Kate Zawacki, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC

Posted on October 4, 2019

Friday, October 4th

REBIC held their annual BBQ & Candidate Meet & Greet on August 28. More than 22 candidates and 130 people were in attendance. NAIOP Charlotte sponsored this event.

Posted on August 13, 2019

Despite the ongoing stalemate over the state budget, legislation supported by the real estate and home building industry continues to make progress in Raleigh. Over the past few weeks, Governor Cooper has signed into law a variety of bills supported by the North Carolina Home Builders Association (NCHBA), the North Carolina Realtors®, NAIOP North Carolina, and other trade groups. Here’s a summary of some of the key laws that will benefit the residential and commercial real estate industries in the years ahead:

Posted on August 9, 2019

Posted on August 2, 2019

REBIC’s annual BBQ & Candidate Meet & Greet is fast approaching on August 28, 2019! Make sure to get your tickets early! This annual bi-partisan Political Pig Pickin’ brings state and local candidates together with hundreds of members of the Charlotte real estate, homebuilders and development industries for an afternoon of food and fun!

Posted on July 31, 2019

Revised amendments to the Charlotte Sign Ordinance now permit the use of weekend directional signs for new home construction and real estate open houses, after REBIC raised objections to their elimination.

Posted on July 30, 2019

Governor Roy Cooper last week signed into law a bill supported by REBIC, the North Carolina Association of Realtors® (NCR), NAIOP Charlotte, BOMA Greater Charlotte, and other industry trade groups, clarifying that residential and commercial Property Management agreements are largely not subject to the state’s Repair, Maintenance & Installation (RMI) sales tax.

Posted July 24, 2019

Proposed amendments to the Charlotte Sign Ordinance appear to ban weekend directional signs for new home construction and real estate open houses — a change with potentially devastating impacts for home builders and Realtors®, and one which REBIC will strongly oppose.