Charlotte housing leader Fulton Meachem announces retirement

INLIVIAN

Inlivian President and CEO Fulton Meachem is retiring effective Sept. 25.

Charlotte’s housing authority is looking for a new leader.

President and chief executive Fulton Meachem, who has led Inlivian since 20212, is retiring effective Sept. 25. The quasi-public real estate holding agency underwent a branding transition from Charlotte Housing Authority in 2019 to reflect its wider focus on community development through housing, economic opportunity, employment and education.

“It has been one of the great privileges of my career to serve the residents and communities of Charlotte and to work alongside so many talented and dedicated people,” Meachem said in a statement. “As I retire, I do so with tremendous gratitude and pride in what we have accomplished together. Inlivian is well positioned to continue addressing Charlotte’s housing challenges, and I have great confidence in the people who will carry this important work forward.”

The agency has undergone significant change and milestones under Meachem. Inlivian developed more than 1,600 mixed-income apartments using financing tools including Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Tax-Exempt Bond Financing, and federal housing resources. Among the projects was a 14-acre land transfer from Atrium Health earlier this year as part of a 2021 pledge for development of The Pearl medical innovation district.

Atrium’s gift included parcels at North Tryon, West 32nd and Poplar streets.

Renderings for the site showed a development combining the Atrium parcel and a nearby Inlivian-owned site into a 27-acre neighborhood with 1,200 apartments, 44 townhomes for sale, retail and amenities including walking trails and outdoor amphitheater.

Another project was a 2022 collaboration with Urban Atlantic, a mixed-use housing developer, to build a “socially inclusive” apartment community for working professionals at 8th and North Tryon streets in Center City. Thirty percent of the units were designated for households earning less than the area median income.

“We are grateful for Fulton’s leadership, dedication, and more than a decade of service to Inlivian,” board chair Antoine Dennard said. 

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