Pappas say soccer fields, baseball diamond will stay at Pearl Street Park

In response to concerns from two youth sports leagues, developer Peter A. Pappas said his plans to improve Pearl Street Park would keep the baseball diamond and soccer fields that are part of the park today. Pappas Properties has proposed building apartments, retail, offices and a hotel on the site of the Greater Charlotte Regional Realtors Association property off Kenilworth Avenue, adjacent to the park. As part of the project, Pappas has asked the city and the county for $4.7 million in exchange for building streets inside and near the development; for moving water and sewer lines; building a greenway near the project; and making what had been deemed improvements to the park. In a proposal...