For a couple of years now, Tanner Morita has been pouring coffee into cups and wine into glasses at the Camp North End development, an area that was once a lifeless collection of abandoned industrial buildings.
Now, Camp North End is bustling with customers visiting shops and places to eat. People live there too, in a recent apartment complex with several stores around it.
Morita’s business, HEX Coffee, Kitchen & Natural Wines, was one of the first tenants to open its doors at Camp North End in April 2023. It’s another indicator of progress for the North Graham-Tryon Street corridor, a gateway to uptown.
The area is part of one of Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity initiatives, which support under-invested sections of the city.