Four businesses are preparing to set up shop in Eastland Yards, the mixed-use development on the former Eastland Mall site now leased by the city.
Initial tenants are slated to include a Latin dance studio, a salon suite, a coffee shop and a gelato shop, according to votes Charlotte City Council approved Monday. They’ll be the first commercial businesses to operate on the property that’s still under construction.
“I’ve been operating out of my car and out of my house for 12 years,” said Jennifer Geyer, co-owner of Rumbao Latin Dance Company. “Just having a place to call home is going to be really special and something we’ve been building to for a long time.”…