Middleburg Communities and KDM Development will break ground next month on a 280-unit apartment community near Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Construction is slated to take two years. The $70 million project will include five buildings and will go up at 3309 West Blvd. The property is about five miles to uptown and 3.5 miles to South End.

The Charlotte Business Journal reports KDM secured two parcels for $7.7 million and reached out to Middleburg to partner. Middleburg will build the project.

West CLT will feature one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 789 to 1426 square feet. The property’s amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park and pet spa, coworking spaces, package lockers and electric vehicle charging stations.

Construction financing for the project has been secured from Trustmark Bank, with CIBC as a participant. Phoenix Capital Partners has made an equity investment.

Cline Design Associates is the architect on the project.

John Deere will invest about $70 million to build a new 380,000-square-foot factory in Kernersville, an expansion of its John Deere Kernersville, NC campus. The factory will produce small, 6-10 metric ton, excavators and is expected to add about 150 new jobs. Currently, about 600 salaried and production employees work at the Kernersville campus.

“Kernersville has been an ideal location for John Deere for more than 35 years,” says John Deere’s Steve Brewer. “We are excited to further invest in our future-generation excavator portfolio and grow our engaged team.”

The company’s history of building excavators in Kernersville is supported by the city’s proximity to key markets and strong infrastructure with excellent connectivity to highways, seaports, and airports. With 50% of the North American small excavator industry located in the Southern US, Kernersville is close to customers and key suppliers. 

Construction of the new Deere factory is expected to begin in late 2024.