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Just now, Nathan2 said:Its a real bummer to see these sites near the Blue Line be built with surface parking lots. Its such a bad use of land and In my eyes shows a lack a creativity.
Easy to Build on that parking lot though. Lots of work to do in that pocket of land and I would rather them get this up and going. I agree with you but, as they say, perfect is the enemy of good.
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On 4/23/2022 at 9:44 PM, Rufus said:
I used to work for Bryant Park's team way back when I was finishing my thesis on public spaces in NYC. Bryant Park is one of the most hyper-controlled spaces in all of NYC, and it benefits from that control. Every detail is thought out. That lush lawn? That's a $5m lawn sitting on top of the stacks of the library. Those beautiful allees? Every morning before the park opens, there's a forester that checks to make sure there aren't any low-hanging branches. There is even a daily count of the women in the park because the belief is that women are more discerning of spaces, and a high ratio of women means success. There is so much that goes into managing and maintaining that park. It's incredible.
Even a fraction of the attention could be paid on Romare Bearden and it would be an immediate change.
Being surrounded by billion dollar buildings full of big money corporate sponsors certainly enables that level of care. I think we can get closer to Bryant Park's level of activation with our current resources, but to your point we're probably a ways away from that level of polish.
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20 hours ago, SpiritOf76 said:
I hope they knocked first.
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Dollar General (among others) is a souped-up convenience store masquerading as a grocery story. They target low income neighborhoods offering nutritionally incomplete (yet high margin) foods that further exacerbate the health problems in low income communities. As much as gentrification can be a burden to the existing residents, I hope in this situation with those added town homes it might also benefit them by way of a real grocery store option.
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On 4/9/2022 at 12:48 AM, elrodvt said:
Any good spots for cask beer? Preferably on South side. My current fav spot in pineville has the tap but no plans to use it anytime soon. You risk losing beer of course.
Growlers in NoDa has cask beers. Not quite convenient to you from the sounds of it though.
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3 hours ago, Desert Power said:Is that developer also working on other infill projects between 21st and 22nd? I support the goal, but there is really very little/no retail close to this apartment building for now. People will just park on the streets.
This project is .5 miles to Optimist Hall, Lintmen's, Rhino Market and .2 miles to the parkwood station. Will people park on the street? Absolutely. But as that becomes more difficult with additional development that problem will solve itself. And if it becomes a problem to the city and other residents nearby than parking permits similar to 1st and 3rd and 4th wards can be implemented.
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4 hours ago, KJHburg said:.. at least 4 cranes up in the Mill District and maybe I have missed one or two.
One of the projects you should check out next time is the Space Craft(formerly Cohab Dev) building at 36th and McDowell. A ton of recent progress and a modest crane up as well. Not really a major project like most of the one's you've covered here but it is perhaps the one I'm most excited about. 62 rentals, affordable and market based retail on SFH lots. It should be a pretty transformative project for the 36th street scape and hopefully a great example of what UDO should make possible in areas in need of density.
I'll remember to snag some pictures next time and update this thread.
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17 hours ago, SouthEndCLT811 said:
Anyone see Lightning Drops 4-packs recently, besides the brewery? I feel like prior to the second location opening the Park Rd or Sedgefield HT had it but seems to be scarce now. I wonder if they're having a hard enough time keeping up with brewery demand they aren't able to can it
Although I'm speculating, I think it's highly likely the SE location is changing their distribution priorities. I hear they are moving way more volume at the new location, like 50+ half barrels a week (which is a ton) and at higher margins than grocery store shelves.
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12 hours ago, norm21499 said:
I wonder which mural was supposed to be the correct one to paint over?
The Mural on the other side of the building by the Fire House/Station. It's an advertisement just like this one was initially (Stella Artois) until they converted it to the lotus version that was mistakenly painted over yesterday.
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20 hours ago, davidclt said:
BAC Corporate Center is a bit like an Interior Design Archaeological dig. They have been updating floors but riding the elevator you could go from the 1990s (Charlotte's interpretation of what passed for refined gentry - dark woods, green marble, tan) to the early 2000s (faux stone and polished concrete) to the 20teens (sterile, bold colors) to 2020 (cooler colors, warmer finishes - "Modern Workspace" is the brand they're using for the upfit IIRC). High Schools no longer have/use lockers but office workers could/do.
I don't think Wells Fargo focuses much on interior finishes. Even their newer offices (I had the misfortune to work both in Ft. Mill and Ballantyne) don't focus any money on the experience and I'm confident if they occupy those spaces in 20 years, they won't be upgraded meaningfully at all.
Great description, they could make a fortune renting it out to film production for period accurate depictions of office settings spanning late 90's to current. The trade floor on Hearst was particularly techno-futuristic with early Plasma TVs embedded in the walls and 10" TVs at every work station. Really would like to get a look at what Truist did with it. I see that art piece in the window and wonder what else they did with the space.
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7 minutes ago, KJHburg said:as discussed on this thread before here is where the diner is heading to over by Spectrum arena
""The Midnight Diner looks to be heading uptown after being displaced by development. The popular diner and its owner, Brian Dominick, are named on a city filing tied to 420 E. Trade St. That 0.86-acre parcel is near Spectrum Center and owned by Weddington Properties LLC. The project is named Midnight Diner. A description calls for construction of a modular building for a restaurant diner.""
https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2022/01/14/filing-midnight-diner-snags-uptown-spot.html
Midnight Diner with the 420 address.. perfect.
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On 12/22/2021 at 11:05 PM, Hushpuppy321 said:
Wow - just reading CBJ and found that the planned Apartment Complex at 1000 N. Davidson that’ll be adjacent to Birdsong is set for Seven Stories. That will tower over the Brewery. Seems like a lot of the new Midrise Apts are being built taller.
Birdsong has a pretty big solar array on the roof. I hope there's still enough sun exposure remaining.
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1 hour ago, TheRealClayton said:
Third & Urban purchased much of Flywheel's properties FYI and have big plans. I wouldn't call it an "if" any more, and there's currently a big parking deck under construction over there.
Oh that's great news. Right now many of those lots are being used for Tractor Trailer parking which is a wonderful use of land adjacent to a station on our multi-billion dollar transit line.
To me, this location is an easier sell than the lower tuck and they've done an awesome job with that project. Looking forward to seeing what materializes.
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4 minutes ago, Matthew.Brendan said:
Wow, far down at the end of Raleigh street. Hey, walkable to Sugar Creek station at least.
It'll be a rough location for a while but it's near the LR as you mentioned and the relocated Manor Theater. If flywheel ends up building out all of their planed development, buying there in the low 400s will result in big gains.
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Normally I wouldn't be prompted to share a small-ish Town Home project but this one is on a very interesting piece of land and it's the first effort to get people living around the flywheel projects by the Sugarcreek station.
https://www.pulte.com/homes/north-carolina/charlotte/charlotte/noda-junction-210853
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3 hours ago, RANYC said:
Aw man, can someone tell me why this doesn’t belong in the bad news thread? The CEO was a massive Charlotte booster, had purchased a condo here, and this doesn’t strike me as a voluntary exit.
"In deal with activist" to me means it 100% involuntary. Hopefully the massively expensive and nearly constructed campus in Charlotte is enough of an anchor.
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Just wanted to point out that there is a good deal of completely vacant street level space in the mega garage and the prime spot in deloitte tower also vacant. I imagine it looks a lot less favorable now on paper to do 20k in the new tower.
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26 minutes ago, Vitamin_N said:
Man in custody after 10-15 shots fired near Trade & Tryon:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers witnessed a shooting at the intersection of Trade Street and Tryon Street. CMPD said a four-door sedan was sitting at the light on Tryon Street when the suspect got out and immediately fired multiple shots at the car. The officers immediately confronted the shooter, who took off running and was taken into custody.
This has got to be the dumbest place outside of maybe the airport to attempt to shoot someone. Between the various levels of BOA private security and constant police presence coupled with the mid workday time frame, I can't imagine any one getting away with it.
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My hot take: Sycamore is the worst brewery in Charlotte proper and the can is consistent with their form over quality approach to beer(no pearl clutching here, I just think they're a gimmick).
As a side note, I make the distinction of Charlotte proper to leave space for Primal, the worst brewery in Mecklenburg county.
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1 minute ago, joenc said:
Didn't Bank of America recently adjust their tech executive team?
Tech used to be combined in one org with operations, those have been effectively split.
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16 hours ago, nakers2 said:
I mean that's what I do. I don't ride all the time, if I did I'd buy a pass. But when I do, I have two day passes saved on my app. I'm of the opinion that public transit should be free, only a small portion of revenue comes from fares. Not to mention the lacking service doesn't exactly make me feel like I want to give them my money if they don't deserve it. If your Uber takes 20 mins to show up, do you want to pay? If there's a wreck in the express lanes, should you still use them? Or use the free lanes? As far as I'm concerned, until CATS gives us service that exceeds the quality or convenience of a car, I see it as a compromise.
But it's not free, in spite of your feelings. You can walk through all the ways you justify it, but it's theft based on the rules our city government has set. If you think it should be free, great see if others agree and get the rules changed.
As far as I'm concerned, expecting public transportation to surpass the convenience of a car is an asinine expectation and virtually nonexistent in the real world.
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2 hours ago, KJHburg said:
Not for sure but Riverside in its press release said "our national tenants are driving up to this market" one of their anchors in Chicago is .....Bank of America. BofA is doing a flight to quality new buildings everywhere from Houston to Chicago to even here in Charlotte. Look they moved out of 101 Independence and the previously named BofA Plaza at the Square. BofA leases a lot of space uptown but they own several buildings like BofACC, 1 BAC, Gateway Plaza, 400 N Tryon building but they lease more space around town in 5/3 Tower, the 525 Tryon building, Gateway Center, WakeForest Center on N College and I am probably missing some places too. They love to shuffle people around uptown too in different spots depending growth or no growth of that department.
This list is from 2015 so could be out of date from the Biz Journal about BofA space uptown:
BofA’s big blocks uptown
Gateway Village: 1 million square feet OWN THIS
1 Bank of America Center: 700,000 square feet OWN THIS
Bank of America Corporate Center: 600,000 square feet OWN THIS
Bank of America Plaza: 400,000 square feet VACATED
Transamerica Square: 400,000 square feet OWN THIS
Wake Forest University Charlotte Center: 400,000 square feet LEASED
Hearst Tower: 350,000 square feet VACATED
Fifth Third Center: 300,000 square feet LEASEGateway Center: 300,000 square feet LEASE
101 Independence Center: 250,000 square feet VACATED
525 North Tryon: 200,000 square feet LEASE
620 SOUTH TRYON LEGACY 600,000 sq ft here now (my add)
so to answer my own question could they move out of 2 or 3 places and anchor a huge new office tower. YES
I certainly think it's possible for BofA, but my doubts stem from the roles that fill out Gateway and Wake(the two least desirable offices in uptown). BofA typically only keeps profit centers in class A+ offices and Gateway & WF has few of those. I could see a push to get tech folks in a fancy office but that would be a change to the current model. Someone buy one of the JLL folks a few beers and get the scoop for us.
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21 hours ago, sakami said:What do they have against vowels?
You have to buy vowels..
I'll see myself out.
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I overheard a person(who can afford a $2.20 train ride) brag about how they simply leave a ticket unused in the mobile app and activate it when fare checkers approach. It's probably a waste of resources to constantly check tickets but the silver lining is that they are getting that idiot to buy more tickets.
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Let's not forget the 10mm in PPP $..
But I guess when a South Charlotte Y needs a Glass Dome for its pool you have to make cuts and why not cash out one of the most diverse, community centered facility in the portfolio.