Joining Friday’s groundbreaking at Hyde Park storage were, front from left: Tim Folley, Ryan McDaniel, Town of Cornelius economic development consultant Don Harrow, Lake Norman Chamber President Bill Russell, White Lightning owner Paige Coleman, Hans Armstrong, Kevin Pote, and architect Charles Wilber of Wilber Associates. Rear, from left, developer Jamie Rolewicz, N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius), and developer Kevin Mahl. (Carol Wilber Bradfield photo)

Developers Kevin Mahl and Jamie Rolewicz have formally begun construction on Hyde Park on Bailey, a complex of “upscale, spacious storage suites” at Cornelius Commerce Park, off Bailey Road.  They and local leaders celebrated with a groundbreaking Friday, May 17, at the site.  The 60,000-square-foot Hyde Park building is the first building on the 35-acre Commerce Park site. Read the full story

Chartwell is on 31 acres off Avinger Lane in Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Chartwell, a massive home on 31 acres off Avinger Lane in Davidson, is up for sale. Completed in 1992, the house is one of the largest to come on the Lake Norman area market recently, and experts say it could sell to a single owner or to a developer who might subdivide the property for more homes. Read the full story

Here’s Michael Jordan’s new view from the house on Capstan Lane. (Carolina Multiple Listing Services)

Michael Jordan watched a 2010 game between his Bobcats and the Golden State Warriors at Time Warner Cable Arena. (Tim Cowie/CorneliusNews.net)

Michael Jordan, the former NBA star and now Charlotte Bobcats owner, has bought a big house in the Peninsula neighborhood in Cornelius. A trust controlled by Jordan bought the 12,310-square-foot waterfront mansion at 18227 Capstan Greens Road out of foreclosure on Feb. 19, according to real estate records and news reports.

Jordan apparently got a good deal on the home. The Carolinas Multiple Listing Service reported the asking price had been $3.5 million.

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Mecklenburg County has hired Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi, aas the new head of its Land Use and Environmental Services Agency), LUESA. Mr. Gujjarlapudi starts Jan. 9, with an annual salary of $145,000. He replaces Cary Saul, who is retiring after more than 30 years with the County. Read the full story

Mona Depew, Robert Tremblay, Kathy Morris

Kathy Morris, Robert Tremblay and Mona Depew have formed a new area real estate company, Morris Tremblay Depew. The company will serve the residential real estate market in Charlotte and the Lake Norman. Read the full story

Davidson planner Ben McCrary on Tuesday was named interim planning manager to replace Lauren Blackburn, who is leaving April 20 for a job at the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Read the full story