CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The sale of Uptown Charlotte's Epicentre has been postponed again.
The site was supposed to be put up for auction Tuesday, but it's now being pushed back to Aug. 9. No word has been given on why the auction was postponed for the second time.
It was originally scheduled to be sold in May when the substitute trustee announced the postponement just minutes before the auction.
Once a hub for nightlife in Uptown, the Epicentre struggled to attract visitors for years before going into receivership after the owner defaulted on an $85 million loan.
Despite the uncertain future, the owner of the Tailored Smoke cigar lounge said he's optimistic the property will rebound with new ownership.
"I'm confident that the traffic will pick up again. There will be new businesses in here again, and I want to be a part of that," Gray said. "I worked really hard to get here and I don't want to just give it up."
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The Epicentre was opened in 2008, conveniently positioned near the Spectrum Center and public transit with the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). While it became a popular nightlife spot, the hub was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, including a scaled-back Republican National Convention in 2020 and businesses struggling.
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