West Charlotte River District unveils first retail complex
Friday, February 13, 2026
By Desiree Mathurin
Updated February 12, 2026 11:46 AM
More retail options are coming to West Charlotte’s River District. A 28,200-square-foot, two-story mixed-use building will house the district’s first retailers, from restaurants and shops to medical facilities and other neighborhood goods, according to a Thursday news release from Crescent Communities, the district’s master developer.
New Regional Planning, a Houston-based development firm, will construct the site on the corner of Crescent River Road and River District Drive. It’s across from NOVEL River District, the district’s first apartment complex and, the unmissable, Big Pete, the 65-foot tall wooden troll from artist Thomas Dambo. New Regional purchased the site from Crescent in December for $1.5 million. The firm plans to break ground on the site this year.
The development marks the continued growth of the $6 billion, 1,400-acre mixed-use redevelopment district from vacant land to a new neighborhood. With more residents and visitors heading to the district, the retail complex gives people a place to go and retailers an opportunity to become neighborhood staples, Rainer Ficken, the senior managing director with Crescent, said in the release.
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