A historic building in Charlotte that was once a church has been officially redeveloped into townhomes.
After years of planning and construction, units at The Arches , located in Wesley Heights, are now open and available with some familiar touches from the former church, which stood in the neighborhood for decades.
Church transformed into condos
Though the condos are new, the building’s history goes back nearly one hundred years.
The iconic Romanesque Revivalist style church was designed in 1927 and was later home to Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly known as Wesley Heights Methodist Episcopal Church, for 90 years before it became the AME Zion Church. It later became an annex of Immanuel Church of All Nations.
But in 2019, the property was sold and the development of The Arches began.
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The Arches: cost, design, features
The Arches has 14 total units within two buildings ranging from $500,000 to $675,000 . Some are in a new building built last year, but most are in the old church building, with pieces of the sanctuary included in the designs.