Our services
Our Regional Focus
We primarily serve the Southeast U.S. region, centered around our headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. But, we will pursue any project that appropriately matches our charter. Currently, our focus is on a project located in uptown Charlotte known as
"The Sycamore At Gateway".
Please read on to learn more.
Our Mission & Focus
We pursue residential, mixed-use projects that are culturally impactful with transformative potential. We seek to serve not only the market-rate buyer, but the "underserved" in these pursuits, and, in a way that uplifts residents and brings greater value to the surrounding area.
Our Partnerships
We aim to build alliances and collaborate with organizations across the community development ecosystem that allow us to execute more efficiently. We know that we will be more successful as a development entity in our mission with the contributions of our partners.
Our Featured Project
The Sycamore at Gateway is a mixed-use project which provides more affordable, workforce housing options for the under-served residents of Charlotte and Mecklenburg. Please sign our petition in support of this mission -
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The Sycamore at Gateway is a proposed mixed-use, sustainable, real estate development featuring 500 residential living units ranging from 600 square foot apartments to 2000 square foot condominiums with views of uptown Charlotte and the North Carolina mountains. The proposed project features 30,000 square feet of class-A office space, and over 30,000 square feet of retail space including an urban grocer as the anchor tenant. The multi-use project will feature more affordable housing for local residents. The project plan features three green-roofs, one of which will be new sports field and playground area for Irwin Academic Center. Other features include an improved county Green-way, covered parking, walk-able access to Ray's Splash Planet indoor water park & gymnasium, plus other amenities make this both a destination and ideal lifestyle location for "Live, Learn, Work,& Play" in the Charlotte area. Irwin Academic Center, is the only CMS full magnet program for Learning Immersion (K-2) and Talent Development (Academically Gifted-grades 3-5) students. Both programs are accelerated and offer students rigorous and academically challenging curricula. The Villa Heights' program, which is now at Irwin, has been consistently recognized as an "Honor School of Excellence". Sycamore has proposed to provide millions of dollars in earmarked funds that could be used for needed renovations and infrastructure improvements, ongoing maintenance for more than 20 years, and perpetual funding for a special academic teaching position.
Making A Difference
The principals of Sycamore are dedicated and committed to the mission of creating and building more housing that is both affordable and attractive for the underserved people of our community. We believe that "public-private-partnerships" are the perfect vehicle to put forward the effort and resources to fulfill the promises made by many of our civic and community leaders. Now is the time to follow-through on that commitment through the collaborative vision of those partners and well-designed plans for development. Our hope is that people will keep their word and do what's right for the community.
Our Leadership Team
Vincent L. James
Managing Partner
John P. Arciero
Managing Partner