Charlotte's Construction Starts Should Reach New High in 2020

Overall value of Charlotte construction starts expected to increase slightly in 2020

Dodge Data & Analytics expects a rise in residential starts to offset declines in the non-residential, non-building sectors.

City Grill

Brad Crotts
Principal
DLR Group

There’s no shortage of optimism in Charlotte about future construction. “The skyline is scattered with cranes in all four wards of uptown Charlotte,” says Crotts. For 2020, Crotts says, “Forecasts for construction activity in the Queen City as well as the region, including upstate South Carolina, do not show signs of a substantial slowdown” thanks to a “strong backlog” of both private- and public-sector projects. “Optimism is high that 2020 will continue to provide the industry with the opportunity to hire qualified professionals to tackle the demand.”

Firm in Focus

DLR Group
121 West Trade St., Charlotte
Southeast Region Leader: Andy Anderson
Employees: 1200
Founded: 1966
Revival: The firm is designing the restoration of Charlotte’s Carolina Theatre. The project will include a transformation of the 950-seat audience chamber, a two-story lobby and two floors of office space.