$68M historic Gastonia textile mill renovation now seeks commercial tenants to add to apartments (PHOTOS)

Charlotte may not be the only market that’s eager for apartment development.

Loray Mill Village, with 190 apartments in a 113-year-old redeveloped mill in Gastonia, is about 25 percent leased, two months after its first tenants moved in.

“It just happens that people love to live in these buildings,” says Billy Hughes, general partner in Loray Mill Redevelopment.

On Thursday, N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory and other dignitaries are scheduled to attend a dedication of the facility.

So far the 190…