Live/work & studio
Small studio bays behind the gallery blocks — the working backbone of the arts district, occasionally available with a residential component.
Arts District Studios is a live/work & studio in the 36th Street Corridor pocket of NoDa, Charlotte's historic arts district in ZIP 28205. It dates to 1940s, adapted ongoing and comprises approximately 30 studios. From the front door, the 36th Street LYNX Blue Line platform is roughly a 4-minute walk.
Small studio bays behind the gallery blocks — the working backbone of the arts district, occasionally available with a residential component.
It is one of 8 records this directory tracks in 36th Street Corridor, and one of 3 in the live/work & studio category district-wide. Comparable records are listed further down; the pocket and category filters on the main directory will surface the rest.
We publish no individual listings and no valuation estimates. For parcel geometry, ownership, and recorded improvements, go to the Mecklenburg County POLARIS viewer and the Assessor's records directly — both are linked in the sources below.
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The highlighted pin is Arts District Studios; the surrounding pins are the closest comparable records by pocket, category, and station distance. Positions are schematic — use the county parcel viewer for real geometry.
Converted industrial space trades on the specifics of the unit, not the building average: ceiling height, column placement, glazing orientation, and how much original fabric survived the conversion. Two units in the same building can be genuinely different products.
Walk time is the other durable variable. At 4 minutes from the platform, this record sits inside the premium transit band, where pricing holds up best through soft periods.
Work in this part of NoDa runs through the City of Charlotte Unified Development Ordinance and Mecklenburg County permitting. Anything touching a designated historic structure or a district overlay adds a review step — confirm the parcel's status with the Historic Landmarks Commission before you draw anything.
Older detached and attached stock in the district hides its surprises in the systems — service capacity, supply lines, and framing that was never dimensioned for open plans. Budget for discovery rather than treating it as an overrun.
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Builder & renovation
New construction, mill-village restorations, and additions built to survive a historic district's constraints — from foundation work on 1910 cottages to infill on tight 28205 lots.
Real estate
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Interior design
Interiors for brick-and-timber lofts and small-footprint bungalows: material palettes, custom millwork, lighting, and furnishing plans that respect the building.
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Primary sources
Era, scale, and pocket are drawn from county parcel records, public permitting, and historic designation files. School assignment is address-specific — confirm with the CMS locator.