Hawkins Press Wins 2025 CoStar Impact Award for Multifamily Development of the Year, Charlotte, NC

By Andy Peters, Brian Lasky CoStar News

Hawkins Press apartments help transform Charlotte's Industrial South End

Developers and city planners in Charlotte, North Carolina, credit the Lynx Blue Line, a 19-mile light rail line, and investments near the public transit system with the revitalization of the South End neighborhood.

One of those investments, the Hawkins Press apartment complex, was selected as the 2025 CoStar Impact Award for multifamily development of the year for Charlotte, as judged by an independent panel of local industry professionals.

Prior to the Lynx Blue Line's opening in 2007, Charlotte's South End was known as primarily an industrial district with factories along the railroad line.

The light rail line, however, helped stimulate a wave of commercial development, including apartments, retail and offices. Hawkins Press occupies a former industrial printing facility and is designed to pay homage to the South End's industrial heritage.

About the project: The 426-unit Hawkins Press is within walking distance of two stations on the Lynx Blue Line and features two outdoor courtyards with a pool, roof terrace, double-height lobby, fitness center and dog park. Kettler and Akridge were the developers.

What the judges said: "The industrial design that ties in with the history of the area really makes this project special," said Dillard Williams, senior director of leasing at Spectrum Cos.

UPDATED They made it happen: Luke Davis, Pam Tyrrell and Monica Mathewson of Kettler Development, Alex Bayyat, property manager at Kettler Management. Dan Outen, Duncan Jones and Dan Coith at Akridge.

CoStar's Impact Awards highlight the commercial real estate transactions and projects that have transformed their markets over the past year. The winners are chosen by independent panels of industry professionals who work in the markets they judge.

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