Living in Uptown Charlotte offers residents the best of both worlds – the urban convenience of dining, shopping and working within walking distance combined with diverse real estate options fit for the historic home hunter, high-rise dweller and everyone in between. There is new development – Crosland Greens – slated to start settling in next to Uptown Charlotte later this year.

Located 3 miles from Uptown Charlotte, this concentrated urban community will be centered around the Scaleybark transit, is planned to sit on 36 acres of property and will be home to an array of places to work, live, shop, eat and play.

Replacing the existing Scaleybark Branch public library with a 16,500 square foot, remodeled establishment is first on the long list of building projects. Other plans include a 60,000 square foot office building, three stories high, and about 700 apartments, condos, townhouses and single-family dwellings. The tenants in approximately 50 duplexes, built in the 1950s, and 50 additional apartments, will be forced to relocate during later phases of development.

One of the main goals of Crosland Greens is the promotion of sustainability and community. The 36 acres will be closely knit with signage, streets and sidewalks to encourage walking and bike riding as opposed to driving. It will be centered around the transit because the developers and investors are striving to create a clean, cohesive look within the entire Scaleybark Transit District. Grocery stores, restaurants and other retail venues will be geared toward neighborhood growth as opposed to solely profit.

Additionally, Urban Charlotte residents will have easy access to the mixed-use development, which will encourage the merging of business, housing and entertainment markets. Since the approval of the zoning application last June, the plans for Crosland Greens have been under way. It should begin bringing growth and an eco-friendly conscience, among other things, to the Uptown Charlotte and Scaleybark Transit districts later this year.