Plans for first mixed-use project at uptown Charlotte’s Iron District revealed

A construction start date looks to be on the horizon for the Iron District, a new, mixed-use project on the former Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company site in uptown and South End.

Several land development construction plans were filed for portions of the 55.5-acre site this month, including one by developer Trammell Crow Co.

Trammell Crow’s plan focused on Parcel E, or about 4.2 acres bordered by West Morehead, South Clarkson and South Cedar Streets.

According to the plans, there will be a six-story, 278-unit building with over 22,400 square feet of retail space and a 130,900-square-foot parking structure with over 420 parking spots. At the center of the building will be a courtyard.

Trammell Crow’s plans were filed on Oct. 1, as first reported by The Charlotte Business Journal.

On Oct. 8, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry also filed a land development construction plan for the portion of the site below Interstate 277. According to the city’s permit website, the plans call for the “demolition of existing structures and site hardscape,” along with “rough grade and seed site.”

Trammell Crow declined to provide further details on the permit filing, including information on a construction timeline. But filing of the permits suggests the project is moving forward, especially phase I.

What is the Iron District in Charlotte?

The multi-phase development will be a “complete urban ecosystem,” Charlotte Pipe previously said in a news release. Or, in other words, a new neighborhood.

For over 120 years, Charlotte Pipe made cast iron, plastic pipe and fittings for plumbing applications in its uptown factory. But in 2019, the company decided to relocate and announced the following year that it would be moving to Oakboro in Stanly County.

There were rumors that the site would become a new Panthers stadium. But those plans never materialized. Instead, the move made way for the Iron District where Charlotteans will get a new space to work, shop and live.

Trammell Crow was chosen to develop the first phase of the project last September.

The initial phase calls for 500 residential units, a 150-room hotel, 100,000 square feet of retail space, 150,000 square feet of Class A office space and over 1,200 parking spaces. That 12–acre site sits on the northern portion along Morehead Street. It’s unclear how much the development will cost.

After the first phase of development, the site could host pocket parks, along with pedestrian and bike paths.

And the district has already committed to donating about 4 acres for a light rail stop that would serve the development and the nearby Bank of America Stadium.

The Iron District fits into a grander plan of uptown revitalization, which could see about $1.7 billion in investments. Other projects for the area include The Pearl and North Tryon Tech Hub.

Tepper Sports and Entertainment also recently proposed building a 4,400-seat indoor music venue facility near the stadium.

This story was originally published October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM.