Rock Hill, South Carolina, 25 miles south of downtown Charlotte, might soon see a dual-hotel project.

On Jan. 6, the Rock Hill Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request from an entity tied to Fort Mill-based Primo Investments, the Charlotte Business Journal reported.

The hotel owner and developer, led by Hitesh Patel, aims to rezone 13.2 acres at 1505 and 1515 Riverchase Blvd., off Exit 82C of Interstate 77, for a project that will construct two hotels on the site.

The Rock Hill City Council, which has final authority on zoning, is expected to make a decision on Jan. 26. 

If the project comes to fruition, the first phase will be an 85,700 SF, 121-room hotel. The second phase will be a 59,300 SF hotel with 116 rooms. The first hotel is expected to be a Marriott-branded Residence Inn, and the second might be a Marriott-branded StudioRes.

Patel’s team is reportedly seeking a master plan-commercial zoning designation. This is designed to allow for a mixture of retail and office uses in a certain parcel or area based on a master plan approved by Rock Hill. The designation allows for some flexibility as the plans progress. 

Patel’s Primo Investments has an active hotel portfolio throughout the Charlotte market, especially in York County, with five hotels in Rock Hill alone. It also boasts two hotels in Fort Mill, two in Charlotte and one in Concord.

Next month, construction on The District, a 66-acre project near I-35 and State Highway 45 Toll Road in Round Rock, will get underway. The project is slated to total nearly 4 million square feet, including 2 million square feet of office space, 150,000 square feet of retail space, several apartment phases totaling about 1.4 million square feet and 300,000 square feet of hotel space. Investment is expected to exceed $500 million. It’s expected to bring 5,000 jobs at full buildout in 2039.

The Austin Business Journal reports that it’s been a long time coming. The original plans were approved six years ago. Mark IV Capital is helming the project.

The March groundbreaking for The District will kick off a 12-month infrastructure construction phase for the entirety of the project, led by general contractor W.E. O’Neil Construction.

The developers then plan to launch construction of the first vertical elements and have indicated that they should be finished by early 2027.

Not long ago Pallidus had plans to build a a $443 million semiconductor plant in Rock Hill. The company was eyeing two buildings at 1786 and 1800 Overview Drive for not only the new plant, but offices as well. They were also looking to hire over 400 workers.

The Charlotte Business Journal reports the company pulled the plug on the project in October of last year and laid off 44% of its workforce and now the complex is back on the market. Avison Young’s Chris Loyd, Tom Tropeano and Henry Lobb are leading marketing efforts for the buildings, which are owned by Calare Properties.

Called Overview Center, the larger building is a 212,263-square-foot former manufacturing facility. It includes over 50,000 square feet of office space. The smaller building is a 74,934-square-foot building — which was constructed in 2021 — and includes 1,500 square feet of office space. The buildings are in Waterford Business Park near Waterford Golf Club.

The Keith Corp. has signed up three new tenants at The Thread, the reconverted textile mill near downtown Rock Hill. The $100 million project highlights the renovation of the 400,000 thousand square foot building, which will include office, retail and hospitality uses. Apartments are slated in the next phase.

The new tenants will take up about 11,000 square feet. Entertainment venue Mayfair has signed up for nearly 17,000 square feet. Mayfair is putting in a Roar, a family entertainment concept. It will feature bowling, mini golf, arcade games, live performances, a full-service kitchen and a bar.

The Charlotte Business Journal reports The Thread’s first phase will also include 170,000 square feet of office space above the retail. Springs Creative is the anchor office tenant, occupying around 30,000 square feet.

The Keith Corp. is leading development of The Thread alongside Springsteen Properties Inc. and Capitol Broadcasting Co. Inc.

Rock Lititz is building a facility near Nashville that will include rehearsal studios, offices and seating for live entertainment. It will also include 13 rehearsal spaces to accommodate a variety of more intimate-sized performance venues.

The 500,000-square-foot campus, to be called Rock Nashville, is set to be completed by the fall of 2025. It broke ground in April. Al. Neyer is partnering on the project. The 55-acre entertainment venue will be at 4808 Buena Vista Pike in Davidson County, about ten miles from Nashville.

Rock Nashville took out a $51.5 million loan to develop the site and acquire the land, which it paid $18.5 million for.

Rock Lititz currently owns and operates a 108-acre facility in Pennsylvania, custom-fit to support innovative productions of all kinds. With resources ranging from design, engineering and manufacturing through rehearsals and beyond, Rock Lititz says it is a one-stop shop for collaborating on any live experience.