Who owns Ballantyne?
Ballantyne is an internationally recognized mixed-use development in Charlotte, North Carolina owned and managed by Northwood Office. What is Ballantyne named after? Howard “Smokey” Bissell, one of Charlotte’s most famous real estate developers, is credited with transforming the neighborhood. He named the neighborhood after his aunt, Barbara Ballantyne, The Charlotte Magazine reported. The area was once a large hunting tract.