orchidspider

What I am always worried about is the legitimate buisnesses who are already there, and whose present buildings will be torn down- after looking at these plans, will be forced out infavor of those who have more$$$. I am a huge fan of Cuizine Malaya and fear that it will leave with these new "improvements".

I am getting tired of seeing new "tripple B's" {Borring Banker Barricks- my own term} going up and I hope it doesnt happen to NODA. Granted my observations of what the Banking community has produced are not on the cutting edge creativly on the whole and perhaps Crosland is what we should we should just deal with and expect to be built all over Charlotte- unless we find ways to motivate the powers that be to do otherwise.

Ok, I see your point on the Dollar General. It does keep the area in perspective, just like all of those stores on both of those corners do. I dont shop in Heros, but I like seeing it there along with Anthony's and the cleaners. I am really nervous about whats going to happen to the area that Jacks and Phils stone is going to turn into. However we have to face fact, that there are developers drooling over the possibilities of the Visart/ DG mall being torn down. How much of an influence does the Elizabeth Community Association have in these projects?

Of the two developers, I have high hopes for what will replace Dollar Genera/Visart, but I'm nervous about the opposite side of the street. While I am not a fan of the strip mall type buildings that Visart is in, I love Visart and the shops in that mall- except for Dollar General. I also really enjoy seeing people congregating at Jacks and Philosopher's. A Birkdale type set up in place of Jacks and Phil's would really ruin the neighborhood feel to Eliz, I love living here and I dread looking at another condo buiz block in its place. I have heard that it is going to be retail and condos, but with the current lack of archectural imagination going on in the uptown area- the Loft/ Volare buidling is a Great example of this lack of creativity- I feel i have a right to be nervous. Both of these places attract a relexed crowd and feel to the neighborhood. I also know that the strip that Visart is in is doomed, but I hope that what goes in its place will be the result of a sincere attempt at creating a building that will add to the area's apperance and not push out the present occupants due to higher rents.