You aren’t the only person who thinks southeast Charlotte is underserved. Common Market’s Graham Worth thought the same thing when looking for another location for the Charlotte staple. They found the space, location, and neighborhood they were looking for on Monroe Road.
The new market, dubbed CM OakWold, will host everything you expect out of Common Market: indoor and outdoor seating, coffee, an expansive beer and wine selection, and “off-the-wall retail.” The market will be open from morning to night, serving breakfast, lunch, and of course, beer. Yes, just a few simple things that are few and far between in this part of town.
When meeting with Graham in January, we explained there were not many meeting places without driving almost to Matthews. His response: “Well, we are solving that!” He’s right. this will be southeast Charlotte’s first cool hangout spot you can drop by at anytime.
The location is next to Suds and Duds just past Sharon Amity, across from the Oakhurst Square development starting soon on Monroe and Chippendale. The building is undergoing major reconstruction, and they plan to move back the front facade to create ample outdoor seating. They hope to wrap up construction in two to three months. There is plenty of additional space at the business park, and we hope to see some new tenants thanks to Common Market foot traffic sooner rather than later.
Please cross your fingers for a brewery.
What else will CM OakWold have? That’s up to you! There will be a meeting at Clayworks on February 6 at 5 p.m. to get ideas on events, characteristics, and offerings the neighborhood wants. If you want beer tasting events, bicycle ride meet ups, or live music, you can tell them. Find more info on our Facebook event page.
For more info, read the press release here: Common Market Press Release OakWold
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