The second major project in the Kannapolis 2.0 redevelopment plan is now underway.
Called Vida, the project contains 286 apartments, new retail space, a parking deck and eventually a hotel that uses the historic Cabarrus Bank Building as the lobby for a new 125-room property. Construction starts on the hotel by the end of the year.
The prime driver for Vida is Lansing Melbourne Group of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which is investing $61 million in the two city blocks between Main Street and West…