Brookhill Village Gets $4.16 Million From Charlotte for Streets, Sidewalks, and Trees as Its South End Redevelopment Moves Ahead
City Council approved infrastructure reimbursement for the 1950s community off South Tryon Street. The plan includes a Dunavant Street extension, a roughly 4,400 person music venue targeted for 2028, and more affordable homes.
One of South End's oldest pieces of land is getting a public infrastructure boost. On Monday, Oct. 12, Charlotte City Council approved up to $4.16 million to reimburse Griffin Brothers Properties for street, sidewalk, drainage, and utility work at Brookhill Village, the 1950s community on the west side of South Tryon Street. The city announced the vote on Oct. 20. (City of Charlotte)
Where Brookhill is
Brookhill sits between South Tryon Street and Remount Road, just south of West Tremont Avenue, a short walk from the South End breweries and the Rail Trail. The developer's site lists its address as 401 Basin Street. (Brookhill Village) The city's release describes it as a 36 acre site; the rezoning approved last year covers about 42.47 acres at 498 Remount Road. (Rezoning Petition 2024-129)
What the money pays for
According to the city, the public improvements include: (City of Charlotte)
- Extending Dunavant Street across South Tryon Street into the site.
- Eight foot, ADA compliant sidewalks.
- New drainage, curbs, gutters, and utilities.
- More than 200 new trees.
This is a reimbursement, not an upfront grant. The developer builds the improvements and the city pays it back, through the 2026 bond referendum or other municipal funds, according to the release.
What is planned on the site
The city puts the whole project at about $92.6 million, with roughly $88.5 million of that private money. The release lists these pieces: (City of Charlotte)
- A permanent music and entertainment venue for about 4,400 people, targeted to open in March 2028.
- Two new buildings for The Harvest Center of Charlotte, a nonprofit.
- Eleven more affordable homes by 2028, working toward a goal of 100 affordable units on the site.
- More phases after that, not yet detailed.
The developer's own site describes a broader vision with an outdoor amphitheater, a marketplace of small retail spaces around a green, beer gardens, food and drink, offices, and more than 160 new homes. (Brookhill Village) Treat those as plans, not promises. Only the items the city named are tied to this funding agreement.
How we got here
Brookhill opened in 1950 as a 418 unit community. The land is owned by the Spangler and Cornwell family, and Griffin Brothers took over the ground lease in 2022; that lease runs through 2049. In 2023, the city and Mecklenburg County each put in $3.5 million toward a $14 million plan to renovate and preserve 100 affordable units through 2049. (City of Charlotte)
In December 2025, council approved a rezoning that created a Brookhill Village overlay district for the site, which sets the zoning rules the new buildings will follow. (Rezoning Petition 2024-129)
Why it matters
South End has filled up fast with towers along the light rail, and Brookhill is one of the last big parcels near it with room to grow. The Dunavant Street extension adds a new way into the site from South Tryon, and the venue would give South End a large live music room of its own. The city expects more than 250 construction jobs and about 75 permanent ones.
What is still uncertain
- No construction start date for the street work was announced.
- The March 2028 venue opening is a target. The venue's name and operator have not been announced.
- Later phases have no published timeline.
If you live or work nearby, the city's rezoning page has the approved rezoning documents. In the city's announcement, District 3 Council Member Joi Mayo called the project "a win-win for the community."
Last verified October 23, 2026.
