gso27

I wouldn't call this suburban sprawl. It ls long been in the city limits, although it has been low density up to just a few years ago. I grew up in a neighborhood nearby off of North Church St during the '80s. At that time this area was a kind of unofficial commercial center for Northwest Greensboro. With all the recent growth, it will become more dense, a welcome development for Greensboro. The city needs to do more to make parts of Greensboro walkable that are outside the core. This area in particular is both a traffic and pedestrian nightmare.

At this early stage, I'm hoping the rendering represents the scale more than the actual design of the buildings - especially the glass tower which I think looks...well rather generic. If a large tenant like Truist signs on, the actual design might be more distinctive. Either way, this is great for Greensboro.

It's good to see that High Point is on it's way to having a year round downtown for all it's citizens.

This is a beautiful building and will go a long way to visually solidifying Durham's dispersed skyline. I always thought downtown Durham's street grid was interesting and this tower sorta highlights that - lots of potential. Watch out Greensboro, Durham will soon be taller and already has more density!

I have to agree with Rufus. The final design is a bit uninspiring. It could well be a courthouse or some other government building just looking at this entrance rendering. Durham's has more visual impact or the kind of impact that suggests high art inside. Although I'm sure the building will be state of the art, I just wish more of that art was in the facade. Still, this is great for Greensboro.

I have to agree with Citiboi. Part of what makes downtown High Point and to some smaller extent Winston-Salem so interesting is the density of buildings 4 to 10 stories tall. Greensboro lacks any real density beyond Elm Street, so any new large mid-rise buildings are welcomed (even this ugly jail to some extent). What it offers to the urban streetscape is debatable, but structures of this scale will boost the base of Greensboro's skyline by filling in the many gaps that are visible from certain vantage points. Beyond aesthethics, as land prices rise downtown, more and larger multi-use facilities should increase the foot traffic downtown at all times of the day. I think Greensboro will see more mid-rise development, and hopefully something taller in the future. I get excited with any new developments downtown and I'm even more grateful considering the current economic climate, so there's nothing wrong with getting a little excited with each new announcement.

It's a excellent view of the skyline, but a little too Photoshoped for my tastes. I'm surprised the CVB would use that shot when I've seen the same photo with a normal (yet still dramatic) sky. I hope to take this same shot with a train moving through the station eventually.

The commuter rail plan might have been too grand for it's own good. A simple line linking Downtown Greensboro, (then eventually Winston and High-Point) with the airport might have been a better start.

I recently took my girlfriend to Greensboro to meet my family. Being from Columbus, Ohio she had no expectations of Greensboro beyond the small town Southern stereotypes. I was proud that she thought that downtown Greensboro was vibrant - she even thought it reminded her of an area in Columbus called the Short North. I was actually surprised myself, being away for so many years. Truth be told, most major cities in North Carolina have areas of vibrant nightlife in or around downtowns. Having said that, I was surprised that the "scene" in Raliegh or Charlotte did not seem as vibrant or large as Greensboro's considering how much larger they are. This really surprised me about Raliegh more than Charlotte, as I always imagined it to be the place perferred by younger creatives. Asheville might have the most vibrant and diverse downtown nightlife scene of all NC cities, but Greensboro is not far behind.

One of the most dissapointing newer building in downtown Greensboro has to be the SunTrust bank. It's more suited for a surburban office park than downtown.