Brooklyn Village

Mecklenburg County selected The Peebles Corporation to develop Brooklyn Village nine years ago. Nothing has been built in Charlotte and the firm has delayed projects in other cities.

Mecklenburg County commissioners selected The Peebles Corporation in 2016 to redevelop Brooklyn Village in Second Ward. Nothing has been built.

Miami Beach-based Peebles Corp. has a July 28 deadline to demolish the old Board of Education building in uptown.

The county's frustration boils down to this: After being picked in 2016 — and signing a development agreement in 2018 — The Peebles Corporation hasn’t built a single Brooklyn Village apartment.

The city of Charlotte said The Peebles Corporation has withdrawn its application for money from the Housing Trust Fund.

Mecklenburg County’s public-private partnership with The Peebles Corporation to build Brooklyn Village in Second Ward has hit another roadblock that could jeopardize the project.

Mecklenburg County commissioners heard Wednesday night from the developer behind a long-delayed project the county pinned its hopes on to revive a big slice of uptown. It’s been more than eight years since county commissioners voted to partner with the Peebles Corporation to build Brooklyn Village. Peebles has blamed rising costs and interest rates for the yearslong delay in construction. The company now plans to start vertical construction on the first 552 apartments by June 2026.

The Levine Museum of the New South's KnowCLT app lets users walk through uptown Charlotte and see what the former Brooklyn neighborhood looked like via augmented reality. The museum says other neighborhoods could be added in the future.

Researchers at Johnson C. Smith University received grants to preserve records and histories from several former Black neighborhoods in Charlotte. Their end goal is a virtual reality experience created with historical photos and 3-D models where viewers can experience long-gone neighborhoods.

Charlotte City Council voted 9-2 Monday to give Mecklenburg County a 10-year extension to sell Marshall Park to a developer. As part of a land swap in…