Carolina Communities Promotes Charles Walker to Senior Vice President of Land Development

Raleigh, N.C. — Carolina Communities Development Group of Raleigh announces the addition of Charles Walker, Senior Vice President of Land Development. Charles’ daily responsibilities will include managing the entitlement process for the firm, designing the initial master plans for all projects, contact with local municipalities, hiring and management of consultants, supervision of approval processes and construction management.

Mr. Walker has fortified his proficiency in the industry through an abundance of work experiences in a number of roles. Prior to joining Carolina Communities, Charles was a Partner and Design Studio Director at the Land Planning, Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering Firm of ETd in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Raleigh.

Charles’ experience at the firm provided him with an extensive background in project design, construction management and scheduling of production operations. During his tenure, he helped design major projects in the Triangle area including Bedford At Falls River, Olde Towne, Heritage in Wake Forest, Poyner Place Shopping Center and Alexander Place Shopping Center.

From the municipal perspective, over the last 20 years, Charles was appointed to several Committees and Boards in the City of Raleigh and was one of the authors of the Landscape Ordinance in 1985, which has been used as a model for many other landscape ordinances across the country. He served five years on the Appearance Commission as the Vice-Chairman of the Commission and Chair of the Landscape Design Committee, then six years on the Planning Commission as Vice-Chairman and as Chairman of the Text Change Committee.

Charles graduated from NCSU with a BA in Landscape Horticulture in 1984. He received his NC Landscape Contractors License in 1987, NC Landscape Architecture License in 1989 and SC Landscape Architecture License in 2003. Charles Walker is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, as well as the American Planning Association.

Carolina Communities Development Group, located at 7700 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 120, will be actively serving both the North Carolina and South Carolina marketplace and is currently developing Charleston Homes at Alexander Place in North Raleigh, Creekside Valley in Apex, Olde Towne in Southeast Raleigh and Widewaters Village in Knightdale.

Carolina Communities Development Group (CCDG) is a fully integrated real estate development firm specializing in the acquisition and development of both commercial and residential properties. We are concentrating our efforts on the area bounded by Washington DC, Charlotte NC and Charleston SC. Our mission is to identify, acquire and develop properties that will provide end-users quality business and residential environments while returning our investors an optimum combination of high returns with minimal risk.

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