Choate is honored to share two projects have been named Winners in the Charlotte Business Journal’s 2024 Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate Awards, 23XI Racing and The Thread. With so many impressive entries, it’s an honor to have these projects selected and recognized alongside other notable projects.

23XI

Following what has been an exhilarating journey, the 23XI Racing project team delivered a cutting-edge race shop that harmonizes both form and function in its design and construction. The 114,00-SF, state-of-the-art race shop in Huntersville, NC, brings together offices, conference rooms, a gym, automotive testing areas, and workspaces. Serving racecars, teams, and racing enthusiasts, this facility stands as a testament to innovation and ingenuity in design.

The Thread

Transforming the historic 1946 Springs Mill in Rock Hill, SC, The Thread is a 400,000-SF adaptive reuse project that combines residential, retail, office, and recreational spaces. The team’s work on this mixed-use development honors the past while fostering community and growth through dynamic, tenant-focused renovations in the rapidly growing area.

Finalists and winners gathered to celebrate the best in Charlotte commercial real estate at the awards ceremony in October. View the other winners for the 2025 CBJ Heavy Hitter Awards here.