Iron District Phase 1 Set to Break Ground at 905 W Morehead

Iron District Phase 1, a mixed-use development at 905 W Morehead St, Charlotte, NC 28208, is set to break ground in 2026. The site sits between Uptown and South End on the former Charlotte Pipe & Foundry property. Trammell Crow Company is developing, with LandDesign as architect.

Phase 1 covers roughly 12 acres along West Morehead Street within the 55-acre master-planned site. The first residential building is a six-story, 278-unit apartment building with 24,333 square feet of retail. The phase also includes a 150-room hotel and 1,200 parking spaces.

The Phase 1 office building totals 207,958 square feet across eight floors, with average floorplates of 28,691 rentable square feet. Amenities include street-level retail, public spaces, and Blume Studios, a 32,000-square-foot immersive arts venue by Blumenthal Arts that opened on site in 2024.

Full build-out spans four phases with 4 to 7 million square feet, roughly 2,000 residential units, 3 million square feet of office, and 520 hotel keys. Iron District LLC has committed to donate roughly four acres for a light rail stop.