Jamestown is stepping into the driver’s seat at Camp North End, joining the ownership group and taking over asset management, leasing, creative design and development for the 76-acre campus in North Charlotte. The Atlanta-based firm is assuming the leadership role as ATCO Properties & Management reshuffles internal responsibilities while staying on the project alongside strategic partner Shorenstein. The change is effective immediately at a site that already mixes restaurants, shops, offices and new housing.
New management, same partners
According to WSOCTV, Jamestown is now in charge of the property’s day to day asset management and development, taking the lead on leasing and creative design while ATCO and Shorenstein remain involved. Local reporting ties the shift to changing leadership roles inside ATCO, with Jamestown entering the project as a strategic operating partner rather than a full reset. For tenants and event organizers, that could translate into a quicker pace of leasing announcements and new programming on the ground.
What Jamestown brings
Jamestown, headquartered in Atlanta, manages several high profile adaptive reuse destinations and puts a heavy emphasis on design forward placemaking, according to the company’s press materials. Its experience with large mixed use campuses gives the firm a track record in juggling complex tenant mixes and public facing events. That background is a key reason local owners brought Jamestown in to take the operational lead at Camp North End.
Scale and what’s left to build
The site covers roughly 76 acres, and the Charlotte Business Journal notes that Camp North End now houses dozens of businesses and drew more than 1 million visitors in 2025. The property still has millions of square feet of potential build out remaining, giving Jamestown a sizable canvas for more offices, housing and retail. How the firm sequences that pipeline will help shape development in North Charlotte over the coming years.
History and context
ATCO acquired the former Ford and Army site in 2016, reportedly for about $16.9 million, then began converting the warehouses and yards into public facing retail, office space and event venues, according to reporting in the Charlotte Business Journal. Local coverage and public records place the campus at 300 Camp Road and credit ATCO and partner Shorenstein with much of the early adaptive reuse work. That initial wave of investment helped launch the creative events, restaurants and small businesses that turned the site into a regional draw.
What to watch next
Leasing and tenant announcements will be the clearest early signal of Jamestown’s game plan, whether that means more national names, added housing or deeper support for local makers. Neighbors and city planners will also be watching closely for any commitments on traffic mitigation, affordable housing and transit connections as the campus continues to grow.
Jamestown’s takeover reshuffles stewardship of one of Charlotte’s highest profile redevelopment projects and could speed up build out across the 76 acre campus. Local outlets are already tracking the transition, and Camp North End’s official site remains the go to source for the latest details on the property.
