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The only thing funnier than that is that Adam Morrison is getting an NBA championship ring. And JJ Redick lost to him.

Mez has to enforce a tighter dress code to maintain decorum for the theater and the later lounge hours. Off-peak Nikko and peak Nikko are like apples and firetrucks. Peak Nikko is the third circle of hell...and the sushi at any hour is awful. Anyone who has actually had really really good sushi can attest to this. And even if it was good, it wouldn't excuse the horrible service and attitude. Bathroom attendants are more about keeping cleanliness and order in the restrooms of a really busy place than squirting soap for you. I've been to similar places that didn't have an attendant, and it was chaos in the bathroom....multiple people in a stall doing drugs or who knows what, drunk people hanging around for no reason, backing up the line. One time a fight broke out behind me while I was at a urinal and someone crashed into me, taking out my legs. It wasn't pretty. These things basically never happen if you have an employee keeping an eye on things.

Nikko is god-awful...I stopped going there after I decided Charlotte isn't ready for horribly snotty hostesses, way too loud music blasting out of poorly placed speakers, and $15 drinks during the endless wait for a table. It used to be the best date place in Charlotte in the old space, now it's overdone and trying way too hard to be South Beach. And if I hear Joanna scream into her wireless mic one more time I'll literally jump through the plate glass window into South blvd traffic. Hop on the light rail and take her to Mac's or 300 East. Or, if you want something a little nicer, go to Mez at the epicenter uptown. The bar scene doesn't get going until about 10/11 and the inside is gorgeous. Then if all goes well you can book a room at W aloft for the night...

No lender or equity partner would EVER allow that, and it would be the end of the developer's reputation and career. He could forget about credit tenants ever picking up the phone again when he calls.

Mary Newsome is koo-koo for cocoa puffs. For those of us trapped in this alternate universe known as reality, her column is hilarious. Under what circumstances exactly can one imagine that happening in a power-center with Best Buy, Target, Marshall's, West Elm (owned by Pottery Barn), Staples, $400 psf condominiums, and brand new Class-A office space? If she is actually serious I have some land in Chernobyl for sale she should take a look at too.

I had one of the first appointments at the sales center. The parking situation is a dealbreaker. While it's a very smart move on Novare's part to control costs and keep prices down, I can't believe they don't offer a 24-hour valet (or at least 18 hour) to make it compelling. When I asked about valet, the salesman said it's "at night only." No thanks. You would have to rent a non-exclusive spot in the garage, which is shared with the office building, and basically compete with those parkers and other random uptowners for an available spot, or pay more to rent a dedicated spot. Not having a deeded spot per bedroom makes me nervous. Maybe I'm spoiled by my parking situation at Avenue now, but I don't see myself hauling groceries and crap from Target across an uncovered walkway between the garage and residences all the time when I've spent $300,000 on a unit. I believe the building is pre-cast concrete, which allows for the smoother concrete ceilings. The downside of this is that there are a LOT of columns that break up the windows. I prefer the Avenue's fully windowed walls. The building has 3 elevators total, one of which is a service elevator that can double as passenger, serving 460 units. With that many homes, I'll assume the service elevator will be in use a lot, so in my mind that's two elevators for the whole building. Trademark has less than half as many units with 2 elevators, and that can be a pain in the neck when I'm visiting friends there...I can't imagine what it will be like with this many units. Just my $.02.

I'm not shouting, I'm just pointing out the comedy in your gearing up to do battle over your belief that a new high-rise shouldn't be built next to your 22-story high-rise because high-rises aren't becoming of SouthEnd, and well this just isn't downtown for goodness sakes! The last line was deleted. Do not make personal attacks on other members. EDIT: Totally a joke, should have made that more clear, my apologies.

...., he shouted from his Arlington balcony, 150' off the ground, to no one in particular.

Good luck with that. You didn't purchase a view at all. You bought and were conveyed the airspace within your 4 walls and an equal, undivided interest in the common area. The view just happened to be there at the time. Its your own fault for banking on a view next to a property that's not a cemetery. If the view argument is your only ammo against it, it'll be like showing up to a boxing match with pillows tied to your hands.