[6] Ballantyne was originally a large hunting tract owned by the Harris family, descendants of former North Carolina governor Cameron A.

[7] In 1992, Johnny Harris and his brother-in-law, Smoky Bissell, started Ballantyne Corporate Park, which has become one of the most successful master-planned communities in the United States.

[8] In October 1995, Bissell bought out his brothers-in-law’s shares for $20 million and established Ballantyne, named after his great aunt.

At the intersection of Johnston Road and Ballantyne Commons stand four 30-foot monuments representing transportation, technology, finance, and the human spirit of Charlotte.

The art installation was commissioned by Yugoslavian artist Boris Tomic, who spent three years crafting them at a brick factory in Salisbury.

With over 4,000,000 square feet (370,000 m2) of Class A office space, the business park includes the headquarters of Dentsply Sirona, Babcock & Wilcox, Curtiss-Wright, Tree.com Inc, Snyder's-Lance Inc, Premier Inc, Extended Stay America, Inc, SPX, and ESPN regional television.

[11] In November 2014 TIAA-CREFF announced plans to the six-story 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) Betsill office building in the park.

[12] In October 2016 Wells Fargo signed a leased for the entire 10 story Brigham Building in the corporate park, which is 287,507 square feet (26,710.3 m2).

[13] In July 2016 MetLife announced it will be spinning off its US retail business to form Charlotte based Brighthouse Financial.

At the time of the purchase Northwood owned and managed Blakeney in south Charlotte and Latta Arcade in Uptown.

[22] In April 2022 Credit Karma announced it was leasing 95,000 square feet (8,800 m2) in the Overlook building to establish an east coast headquarters in Charlotte.

At the time of the announcement the company employed 450 people locally with plans to add 600 additional jobs by 2026.

[24] In October 2022 XPO, Inc. announced they will be spinning off RXO as a separate proprietary tech-enabled truckload brokerage company.

[26] The new company will be based in the Corporate Park, the Woodard Building at 11215 North Community House Road, where they will be leasing 113,000 square feet (10,500 m2).

Phase I of the development includes 1,200 multifamily units, 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) of retail, a 3,5000-seat amphitheater,[28] multiple parks, and a greenway.

In May 2022 Northwood Investors gave more details about this phase, it will include 70,000 square feet (6,503 m2) of retail space and 350 apartments in a 26-story residential high rise.

[33] One of the most notable tenants is Blackfinn Ameripub which employees 125 people, occupies 7,500 square feet, and has a popular outdoor seating area.

The AC lifestyle brand of Marriott is known for its modern designs which includes guest rooms featuring high finishes and fixtures, large picture windows, and touches of European inspiration.

Some of the other unique features include European inspired dishes as part of the hotel restaurant, a fitness center, and 16th floor ballroom that can host weddings and corporate events.

[44] Due to a layout that combines a variety of land uses and densities plus a reliance on vehicular journeys, traffic congestion in the area has been a consistent problem.