Fat City Lofts!

Fat City Deli and Bar used to be a super fun place to hang out at on a Saturday. They would have live music, great food, beer aplenty, and sometimes a little flea market. Well, Fat City shut down about 2-3 years ago and has been sorely missed ever since. The building still stands with the graffiti art intact, but windows have been broken, and it honestly just looks a little sad. New life is about to be put back into this NoDa landmark by way of a multi-use development which will actually incorporate the existing facade of Fat City! This development was announced in the Charlotte Observer on Oct. 10 and much excitement has ensued. There will be 26 condos ranging from 700 to 2,000 sq. ft. and prices starting in the low $150,000s to $400,000s. There will also be approximately 8,000 sq. ft. of street level retail which is becoming a staple in NoDa developments. The project is expected to be completed late 2007. Please feel free to contact me for more information lew1230@gmail.com.

NoDa is definitely one of the hottest places in Charlotte to live. During the early 1900s it was a cotton mill powerhouse and many of the mill houses and a few of the mills have survived to this day and are currently being renovated and rehabbed if they haven't been already. There are many condo developments and apartment complexes catering to the first time home buyers and artists alike. Every 1st and 3rd Friday there is a gallery crawl where people mill through the streets checking out the work of local artists while sipping on wine. Many of these spectators dine at one of the fantastic eating establishments such as Cabo Fish Taco, Boudreaux's Louisiana Kitchen, or Addie's Jamaican Cuisine after dancing to the rhythms of the drum circle and taking in the magic of the fire performers. Almost every weekend night and often during the week there are live performances at the Neighborhood Theatre or The Evening Muse...think bluegrass, undergrass, folk, indie-rock, jam bands. There is a bar for everyone in NoDa: Doggie Bar, Wine Bar, Pool Hall, and of course the infamous Mellow Mushroom Bar with their wide variety of beers on tap.