BullDurhamer
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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/durham-news/article25155340.html
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here we go... http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/real-estate/2015/08/one-city-center-tower-durham-nc-construction.html
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http://www.heraldsun.com/news/showcase/x219729593/Old-Crown-Park-Hotel-downtown-set-for-new-life 600 willard st hotel was purchased and will become a graduate brand hotel. also on the hotel front, the durham hotel (downtown next to the post office) and residence inn by east campus are complete and open. the new aloft next to dpac is set to open in a month.
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so the developer has a project in idaho that they claimed was to start construction a year ago and yet there's still no construction. something about financing issues http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_61eb4f2a-de1f-5682-863d-8247d7e4e0d0.html and now they're supposedly going to break ground next month after claiming this past spring was their next deadline. i have zero inside information, but until i see equipment and men working on the site for this tower in durham and in the jack tar motel, i can't help to be skeptical that anything will actually happen.
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those last two photos will be great spots from which to monitor the construction progress of those apartments and how they'll integrate into "skyline". i appreciate the updates.
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hendrick auto mall site is being demolished now. apartments coming soon. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/real-estate/2015/07/hendrick-automotive-downtown-durham-citisculpt.html
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the j davis awful apartment plague has no bounds.
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amazing to me that developers can get away with putting in these mega ugly complexes in city centers without including anything useful at the ground level in 2015.
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the site has sat untouched for several months now. with that said, there appears to be a different set of renderings on the developer's website now. http://www.austinlawrencepartners.com/portfolio-item/one-city-center/ here's the old one at street level for comparison
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2035 Triangle Regional Transit Vision Plan
BullDurhamer replied to ChiefJoJo's topic in The NC Triangle
but how can you quantify all of what could be gained? it's not about how many people will ride. it's also about how many people won't be on the roads and all that goes with that. it's about spurring development around the light rail and healthy living for everybody. is clearing some cars off of I 40 not critical to our society? if you think it's bad today, just wait. -
Ascent Uptown - 33 stories (3rd and Poplar)
BullDurhamer replied to navigator319's topic in Charlotte
looks like a crane is going up soon -
sounds similar to the restaurant/bar overlooking the durham park. you can have dinner and a drink overlooking the field without even buying a ticket or you can buy a ticket and stand right over the field, only feet in front of the "partition" separating the restaurant from the stadium. hugely popular...this will be very very cool if done right.
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Home Savings building turned hotel, restaurant, and rooftop bar on chapel hill st downtown. Called Durham Hotel. Opening is supposed to be really soon I think.
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groundbreaking pushed up to 4th qtr 2016 now according to developer. with that said, we're still waiting on something to happen with the other two giant projects downtown we were told would be breaking ground in April. obviously a long long way to go here...
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Durham's historic Carolina Theater and the 150th Bennett Place surrender anniversary.
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that looks like just about every other low-midrise building that's been built over the last five years. zzzz
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except that's exactly how you ended up with that idiotic hat on top of the rbc building. wasn't it supposed to look like this before city "leaders" decided it needed a more distinctive top? lol
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it looks to me like all or at least most of the tenants at street level where this jar tar project is located have vacated. one would assume that construction is imminent, but who knows. here's a fascinating look at this block's history: http://www.opendurham.org/buildings/jack-tar-motel edit: the developer's website has quietly pushed the groundbreaking timeline back to Q3 from Q1 of this year.
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furthermore, the city core should be about sustaining and growing charlotte, not getting some faceless corporation in Texas that much richer. i understand that there is probably a need for a balance, but the demand uptown is so great now that we can afford to be choosier. urban living is the thing EVERYWHERE. you can give developers a free pass to do anything and rationalize all you want or you can require excellence. Either way it's going to fill in, it's just a matter of what the result will be when it's all said and done.
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i think we're on the same page in many ways. i'm not advocated driving at all. light rail gives urban livers the option to go get their shopping center fix at the south end or whatever. the city core should be reserved for greatness, not petco.
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you don't see the irony here? why are these unique businesses there in the first place? tear down latta and you have a skyscraper with a giant lobby and if you're lucky a starbucks. or maybe you get terrible single use stick built apartment complex that really does little for the city but fills the developer's wallet.
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seriously, internet and modern transportation options makes this so called need for a bunch of clothing retailers in the uptown area a farce. you need livability options to sustain a downtown, not a bunch of clothing stores. this isn't 1940. restaurants, grocers, and other ventures that support actual urban living should be the priority. it's amazing how many "mom and pop" bars and restaurants exist without having a chain label in downtown areas. we love latta arcade not because it's old but because it's a great place to drink, presumably because of the unique businesses inhabiting them? there really seems to be an enormous disconnect here...
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we'd rather have nothing than have an american f'ing eagle downtown!
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what is the historic value of the latta arcade as opposed to another building from the same era (historic label notwithstanding)? furthermore, had it not gotten that seal of historic approval, you know that thing would have been razed a while ago, and then what? would it be missed or would it be a target or something by now?
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maybe this is true for charlotte, but it's not true at all for the triangle. those wanting to be near a pf changs and a dick's tend to live by the malls and strip malls. those choosing to live within the city center are doing so to get as far away from all of that crap as possible. but maybe this goes back to the "charm" discussion and why isn't advisable to tear down everything you can for the sake for doing so. or maybe this vision of a millennial charlotte is what the future really looks like. a tightly packed suburbian strip mallish hell. i take it you're pretty young and probably have a good grasp on your generation, so i can value your opinion and go from there.
