Murdock’s Vision Comes to Fruition

During the grand opening ceremony this morning of the new North Carolina Research Center, David Murdock announced that of the new companies joining the center, PepsiCo has agreed to come aboard.  Joining other companies like Dole Foods, UNC Nutrition Research, and other university research centers.  PepsiCo plans on occupying 4,000 square feet of space in the new building.  It has not been announced how many people will be hired as of yet, but previous employees of the Pillowtex Mill which closed in 2003.  Workers are being encouraged to begin pre-hire retraining to make assimilation into the new companies much easier. 

With the addition of this new center I can only imagine what great things this will do for the local population and economy.  With an influx of giant companies joining up to get space in the center, jobs are soon to follow.  With the economy in the state that it is, future hope of building local jobs and resources for the area are going to be huge.  Another aspect that will experience some evolution will also be a retail side to help offer services to the hundreds that are planned to be working in the future.  I look forward to seeing the development of the center and the surrounding area.

Kellswater Bridge in Kannapolis NC

Kannapolis real estate’s next big thing

Kellswater Bridge in Kannapolis NC was on the books well in advance of David Murdock’s announcement of

The Integra Springs gated apartment community at Kellswater will be similar to the one in this rendering.

 the construction of what would be the new NC Research Campus on the 350 acre site of the former Pillowtex/Cannon Mills factory. Now that Mr. Murdock’s decision has turned Kannapolis real estate on its head, everyone is changing their plans, including the developer of the new Kellswater Bridge project, George Kiser, Jr.

Originally, the Kellswater Project was to be about half its current size which is currently project to top 400 acres including Kellswater Corporate Research Campus, the town center project, and Kellswater Commons. As well as the massive $1 billion commercial undertaking, about 250 residential lots have been developed for Kannapolis homes for sale starting at 200k and reaching all the way to over 800k. Each with access to top of the line amenities including year round lawn maintenance and a Three-million dollar clubhouse.

Housing construction is already underway with commercial to begin later this year. Each will continue and are projected to be complete in 5 to 10 years as the NC Research Campus opens gradually and has its impact on the entire Kannapolis, NC community, Kellswater is expected to follow suit.

Coincidentally, our Kannapolis RE/MAX office is being built just 2 minutes from the Kellswater Development at the corner of Kannapolis Parkway and Highway 73, in Kannapolis NC. It’s to be the most beautiful and one of the largest facilities for real estate brokerage in the entire region and will make an excellent home base for brokerage aspects of The LAMB Group, INC.    

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