Iron District
Charlotte's Next Big Neighborhood, Rising From an Old Iron Foundry
The Iron District is Charlotte's biggest development bet in a generation, a 55-acre mixed-use project rising on the site of the old Charlotte Pipe and Foundry plant, which cast iron pipe on this ground for more than a century before the company moved its foundry operations to Oakboro, NC in 2023. Iron District, LLC, a Charlotte Pipe real estate subsidiary, is redeveloping the property with Trammell Crow Company, wedged between Uptown and South End along West Morehead Street, right next to Bank of America Stadium.
Right now the Iron District is mostly still on paper. Blume Studios, a 32,000-square-foot immersive arts venue run by Blumenthal Arts, opened on the site in 2024 and has already drawn close to 100,000 visitors, but the residential, retail, office, and hotel buildings meant to surround it are still working through permitting and construction. Trammell Crow filed plans in late 2025 for a six-story, 355-unit apartment building on West Morehead Street, the first piece of a Phase 1 that's also expected to bring roughly 208,000 square feet of office space, around 120,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, and a hotel, with groundbreaking targeted for 2026 and delivery expected around 2028.
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For more than 100 years this was Charlotte Pipe and Foundry's cast-iron plant, until the company shifted operations to Oakboro, NC in 2023 and freed up the 55-acre site for redevelopment.
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The site sits on West Morehead Street next to Bank of America Stadium, positioned to eventually connect Uptown's office towers to South End's LYNX Blue Line light rail corridor on foot.
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This 32,000-square-foot immersive arts venue from Blumenthal Arts opened in 2024 and has already drawn visitors from all 50 states, while the planned apartments, offices, shops, and hotel remain under construction or in permitting.
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Plans filed in late 2025 call for a six-story, 355-unit apartment building, roughly 208,000 square feet of office space, about 120,000 square feet of retail and dining, and a hotel, with groundbreaking targeted for 2026.
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With Phase 1 delivery not expected until around 2028, there's no sales history, no HOA, and no zoned residential addresses to report, just a master plan and filed permits.
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The redevelopment is planned around walkable streets and plazas built off the already-open Blume Studios, on what's being called the city's biggest development bet in a generation.
There's no median sale price to report here yet, because nothing has sold and almost nothing is built. Here's what's actually on the drawing board for Charlotte's most-watched under-construction district.
Site size
55 acres
Former Charlotte Pipe & Foundry site
Phase 1 residential
355 units planned
6-story building, permits filed Oct. 2025
Phase 1 office space
~208,000 sq ft
Class A, per Trammell Crow
Phase 1 retail & dining
~120,000 sq ft
Retail delivery targeted ~June 2028
Phase 1 hotel
~150 rooms planned
Per Trammell Crow project plans
Est. Phase 1 delivery
~2028
Groundbreaking targeted 2026
The Iron District has no completed homes or sales history; figures above are Trammell Crow / Charlotte Business Journal-reported development plans for the 55-acre former Charlotte Pipe and Foundry site as of permit filings in October 2025. Plans, unit counts, and timelines can change before delivery; verify current status.
Schools In Iron District
Nobody has a zoned address here yet, since the first residential building hasn't broken ground. Here's who nearby CMS attendance zones point to today, and why it's worth double-checking before you buy.
Dilworth Elementary · Latta Campus
The Iron District has no residential addresses yet, and the site sits at the seam of at least two CMS elementary zones: Dilworth Elementary (Sedgefield Campus for PK-2, Latta Campus above for grades 3-5) to the south toward South End, and First Ward Creative Arts Academy to the north toward Uptown. Once units are built and addressed, confirm the assigned elementary school through the CMS assignment lookup.
Sedgefield Middle School
Myers Park High School
Because no homes exist on the Iron District site yet, treat these three schools as the best current estimate based on neighboring attendance zones, not a confirmed assignment. Verify zoned schools through the CMS assignment lookup (assignment.cms.k12.nc.us) once residential addresses are established.
HOA & Community Amenities
There's no HOA or condo association at the Iron District yet, because there's nothing to join. No residential building has been completed, sold, or delivered on the site, so there's no dues structure, no board, and no amenity package to describe honestly. The first for-lease apartment building planned, a six-story, 355-unit project on West Morehead Street, was still in the permitting process as of late 2025.
What's publicly known comes from Trammell Crow and its office and retail leasing teams (Trinity Partners; CBRE and Foundry Commercial): Phase 1 is planned around walkable streets and plazas built off the already-open Blume Studios arts venue, alongside roughly 120,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and a hotel. Expect some form of professionally managed community once buildings deliver, typical of Trammell Crow's other mixed-use districts, but don't assume specific dues or amenities exist yet. Confirm current HOA or association details before making decisions, once they're established.
Location & Lifestyle
The Iron District sits on 55 acres straddling Charlotte's Uptown and South End, along West Morehead Street next to Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC. For more than a century this was Charlotte Pipe and Foundry's cast iron plant, one of the city's last working factories inside the core, until the company shifted foundry operations to Oakboro, NC in 2023 and put the land up for redevelopment. Access points include West Morehead Street, South Clarkson Street, South Cedar Street, and Summit Avenue, and the master plan is designed to eventually tie directly into both Uptown's office towers and South End's LYNX Blue Line light rail corridor on foot.
The only thing open on-site today is Blume Studios, a 32,000-square-foot immersive entertainment venue from Blumenthal Arts that's drawn visitors from all 50 states since opening in 2024. Everything else, the planned apartments, offices, shops, restaurants, and hotel, is still under construction or in permitting. Once it's built out, residents will be a short walk from South End's breweries and the Rail Trail, a quick LYNX ride or drive from Uptown's jobs and entertainment, and roughly a 12 to 15 minute drive from Charlotte Douglas International Airport via I-77 or Wilkinson Boulevard.
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It's a 55-acre site straddling Uptown and South End in Charlotte, NC, along West Morehead Street next to Bank of America Stadium. Access points include West Morehead Street, South Clarkson Street, South Cedar Street, and Summit Avenue.
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It's redeveloping the century-old Charlotte Pipe and Foundry site into a mixed-use district with residential, office, retail, restaurants, and a hotel, anchored by Blume Studios, a 32,000-square-foot immersive arts venue that opened in 2024. Trammell Crow Company is the master developer for Phase 1.
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No residential addresses exist on the site yet, but nearby CMS attendance zones point to Dilworth Elementary, Sedgefield Middle, and Myers Park High School. The site sits at the edge of multiple zones, including First Ward Creative Arts Academy's zone toward Uptown, so confirm assignments through the CMS assignment lookup once units are built and addressed.
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There's no sales history yet, since no homes have been built or delivered. The first residential building planned is a six-story, 355-unit apartment property on West Morehead Street, still in permitting as of late 2025, with delivery expected around 2028.
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Not yet. No HOA, condo association, or management company exists because no residential building has been completed or sold; once Phase 1 delivers, expect some form of professionally managed community, but confirm actual dues and amenities once they're established.
