Kannapolis Downtown Redevelopment

Cannon Village is the central business district of Kannapolis, North Carolina. Murray Associates developed a new master plan for this fifteen square block area which included over 600,000 square feet of retail and commercial space.

The master plan added more than 400,000 square feet of retail and mixed-use buildings.  Manufacturers’ factory outlets occupy more than 75% of all retail space.  Both renovated and new buildings were designed in a manner responsive to the unique stylistic genre of early 20th century America.

The Oak Avenue Mall is a new, 65,000 s.f. retail facility in the central business district, featuring a brick courtyard designed around an ancient Pin Oak tree. 

The Charles A. Cannon Memorial Library is a part of the Cabarrus County Library System.  It is adjacent to a new YMCA, a new Senior Center and the Village Park.  It houses its collection and offices in three pavilions clustered around a daylighted circulation area.

The Cannon Memorial YMCA and Community Center is a 53,000 square foot building including a pool, gymnasium and community center designed to compliment the park-like atmosphere of the neighborhood. 

The Senior Center houses a variety of activities such as crafts, adult education, meetings, films, and exhibits.  The building contains five multi-purpose activity rooms of varying sizes clustered around a daylighted common area and ancillary spaces. 

The Performance Pavilion in the Village Park hosts concerts of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and other groups.  Its colorful awnings and festive banners set a festive mood for outdoor events.

Cannon Avenue is a primary north-south axis of the downtown.  At the north end of this axis the Cannon Mills executive offices open on to a park with pedestrian paths and a lakeside promenade. A newly created Civic Center marks the south terminus of the axis.  Fronting on the plaza is to be a mid-rise hotel with conference facilities, meeting rooms, and restaurants.  An upper level pedestrian bridge is to link the hotel to a nearby performing arts center.  On the opposite side of the plaza there is to be a new building housing professional offices and a museum.