Southeast

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northwood has debuted Oro Ballantyne, a 316-unit luxury residential tower situated within The Bowl at Ballantyne mixed-use development in south Charlotte. Oro Ballantyne spans 26 floors with studio to three-bedroom apartment options, as well as townhome and penthouse layouts. Apartments range in size from 616 to 2,109 square feet. Monthly rental rates begin at $1,570. Amenities include the top-floor sky lounge, a hidden speakeasy called The Rhapsody Room, a golf and gaming simulator, resort-style swimming pool with cabanas, outdoor entertainment areas and coworking spaces. Northwood Office, in partnership with StreetLights Residential, developed the property. SK+I Architecture led the building’s design, while Samet Corp. served as the general contractor.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Swinerton, working on behalf of developer Space Craft, has topped out Cordo, a $111 million multifamily development located at 512 E. 21st St. in Charlotte’s Optimist Park neighborhood. The development, the fifth between Swinerton and Space Craft, will feature 287 studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units, as well as a rooftop terrace, resident lounge/game room with a full kitchen, meeting and coworking spaces, outdoor courtyard and fitness and wellness areas. Designed by Charlotte-based architecture firm Shook Kelley, the project will feature cross-laminated timber (CLT) decks, which will create exposed timber ceilings. Timberlab, sister company of Swinerton, prefabricated approximately 50,000 linear feet of wood wall framing and 185,000 square feet of CLT using pine, spruce and fir in its Greenville, S.C., facility for the development. The project team broke ground on Cordo last fall and expects to deliver the community by summer 2027.