Love them or hate them, ‘teardowns’ are reshaping Charlotte neighborhoods at record pace
Ram Construction is building to replace older, smaller houses that have been torn down. BY JENNA EASON
A tide of teardowns is reshaping Charlotte’s older neighborhoods and moving into new areas, as buyers willing to pay a premium for more central locations demolish smaller houses and build bigger – sometimes much bigger – homes on the same lot.
The trend is spreading, developers said, into neighborhoods like Villa Heights, Wilmore and Sedgefield, as lots in areas that have been teardown hotspots for years grow ever more expensive.
