Atlanta investment firm Animal has finalized a land exchange with the city of Charlotte and is moving ahead with a major uptown redevelopment project.

Atlanta investment firm Animal is planning a high-rise multifamily tower as part of a multi-phased redevelopment project at 401 S. College St. in uptown. The building was formerly a Duke Energy Corp.

At fairs I would watch the judges line up the animals and rank them. Then I’d approach the handlers of unchosen contestants and ask if I could create a stylized portrait of them and their animal.

Animal (stylized ANiMAL), alongside investment partner Millennium Venture Capital, made its first Charlotte purchase in late 2022 with the $24 million acquisition of a former Duke Energy Corp ...