Posted On: December 19, 2008 By: admin

There were currently 49 properties on the market with an average list price of $331,301.

1 property was conditional and 2 pending.

There were a total of 7 properties sold for an average of $356,271.

The listing prices for these properties were $389,794 and were on the market for an average of 158 days.

There were 29 properties withdrawn and 16 expired listings.

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Category: Statistics

Posted On: December 19, 2008 By: admin

Looking for something fun and entertaining for the entire family to do in Uptown Charlotte during the Christmas season? Go ice skating at the WBT Holiday on Ice at The Ratcliffe on the Green in Uptown Charlotte.
 
The ice rink, which will be open until January 10, 2009, will give visitors approximately 5000 square feet of forgettable skating space. Rink admission is $7 and the skate rental is $3.
 
Sponsors for Holiday on Ice, include Lexus, Time Warner Cable and Wachovia Bank. The outdoor ice skating rink, which opened this season on November 26, is located directly across from the Charlotte Convention Center at 435 South Tryon Street in Uptown.

Category: Third Ward

Posted On: December 19, 2008 By: admin

On Christmas day, the Charlotte Rescue Mission (CRM), a non profit organization in Uptown Charlotte, will provide homeless individuals with free meals to include a hot breakfast, brunch and a traditional turkey dinner.
 
Also, Christmas dinner guests will be able to watch free movies throughout the day and to make free long distance calls to relatives and friends.The CRM, which is located on West 1st Street in Third Ward, will serve breakfast beginning at 6 AM, brunch at 8:30 AM and Christmas dinner at 11:30.
 
According to CRM’s website, a maitre’d and waitresses will serve the dining guests and the Christmas meal will be set up as a banquet replete with white tablecloths, folded napkins and silverware.
 
CRM, who provides educational, medical and shelter needs to the homeless, sponsors the holiday meal banquets annually on Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving.

Category: Third Ward

Posted On: December 11, 2008 By: admin

Uptown Charlotte will welcome the 2009 First Night Charlotte New Year’s Eve celebration, an event that has been discontinued for over 10 years.
 
The celebration will be held at various locations throughout Uptown Charlotte, including InaginOn and Spirit Square., starting at 3 PM on December 31, 2008 and will continue until New Year’s Day morning.
 
Admission to the alcohol-free event is $10 and will feature activities for the entire family, including arts, music and fireworks.
 
The last First Night Charlotte celebration was held in 1995 and the last New Year’s Eve celebration held in Uptown Charlotte was in 2005, where several fights and arrests occured.
 
The Center City Partners along with the local Uptown Charlotte arts community are sponsoring the event.
 
First Night International, an organization that licenses and oversees the First Night celebrations worldwide, started the first celebration in Boston in 1976. The event is catered to families as an alternative to traditional New Year’s events.

Category: Uncategorized

Posted On: December 10, 2008 By: admin

Last night, the Charlotte City Council approved approximately $160, 000 for the Hall House in Uptown Charlotte, a homeless shelter for children. The Salvation Army hopes to raise an additional $300,000 to open the shelter by December 19, 2008, which is prior to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg winter break for students.
 
The shelter, which will be residence to at least 100 families with children, is located at North Tryon and 8th Street in the First Ward. Before becoming the Hall House, the children’s shelter was first built as a hotel, then operated as a residence for seniors and the disabled.
 
The Salvation Army and the Charlotte Housing Authority will be working on a security plan to maintain safety in Uptown Charlotte businesses and neighborhoods close to the shelter.

Category: First Ward