First Ward Park is the culmination of a joint partnership between Levine Properties, UNC Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte. The new 4 ¼ acre park will be built across from ImaginOn, between East 7th, 9th and Brevard Streets, just east of the light rail tracks.  A portion of the park will be built atop an underground public/ private parking deck serving the new UNCC uptown campus, 525 new residential units, and 40,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

Preliminary Time Table

• UNC Charlotte Building – Start Construction – January 2009
• Underground Parking Deck – Start Construction Spring 2009
• First Ward Park – Start Construction – Fall 2010

Downloads and Design Studies

• October 8, 2008 - Workshop Presentation (PDF 1.4 mb)
• September 17, 2008 Minutes (PDF 0.5mb)

Concept Plan A                                                               Concept Plan B 
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For more information, please contact Park Planner Brian Conroy at 704.336.7694 or by e-mail at Brian.Conroy@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov.