Missmylab4

Is the city going to restore the grid at all in NoDa??? There are so many incomplete roads along the BLE. It will be a same if they don't. Noda has more potential than South End, IMHO.

with ground floor retail and location it is my favorite potential south end apartment project. I'm really over the podium stick built no retail apartments. This isn't helping the area develop into a pedestrian friendly neighborhood. I really hope the the city writes a specific zoning ordinance for South End preventing these suburban apartments on steroids. This wave of South End development has me down on the future of the area.

I've always thought the 300 south tryon spot would work well. Maybe have hotel/apartments mixed in. The park and Latta arcade would really help the site. I think you'd have a really nice retail cluster with Latta and the 300 south tryon site next to each other. That is of course if Spectrum ever does anything with that prime site?

No I'd rather have street retail. I just think this city is in a weird spot it destroyed almost every old building, leaving very few cheap rent spots. I think the second "epicenter," would be a knock off Denver Pavillions. Whereas epicenter is night clubs/bars this would focus on retail. Over the years the pavillions has landed a Forever 21, bath & body works, banana republic, etc. This isn't exactly sexy retail but it's started to gain steam over the years. Most recently a H&M this year. It's also spurred some organic growth around it. Seattle too has multiple shopping centers downtown. While not ideal it can give a boost to at the minimum putting our downtown on the map as a potential viable location, currently it is not. As mentioned above the surrounding blocks around the epicenter have started to be retrofitted. I think another lifestyle center whatever you want to call it could put some positive traction on downtown retail. Currently it is mostly bars/suishi/steakhouses that are viable. I view the potential center as another shot in the arm towards viable downtown retail. On another note they need to rip the roof off founders hall or something to make people realize it exists!!! Not very inviting from the street, it has so much potential. Rant over

Agree with Skyliner but you have to wonder about the old Elizabeth avenue redevelopment.... Since it was supposed to be whole foods store 1. That is the wildcard spot in my mind, the other two are for sure in play.

Agreed, I'd rather have this built out than a domed panther stadium.

Great idea AJ, the city really needs to pursue this option!! The difference between a replica trolley and modern streetcar is vast.

So we funded the knight stadium, what's the next big project to tackle? Is it the cap ? I realize gateway station is on the radar but that is a state/city project. What is the next big city project we pursue? I personally think it should be the cap or fixing the grid in 2nd ward.

I really hope they include the street car extension in the revived CIP. It will be very sad to see the retro cars tinker up to the hospital trying to run the starter route. Will not help convince the suburbanites see the value in the streetcar. Its also very sad there will be no connection between the blue line and the gateway station. In my opinion extremely poor foresight.

I really think the city needs to push for another epicentre like development somewhere downtown. The lack of retail in downtown is sad. I think another 150-300k retail center would really help to offer more retail in center city. I still think the city needs to use the uptown tax rate to retrofit old buildings/parking decks to include retail bays. A perfect example would be the parking deck by the Ritz on trade. I was there last night and the foot traffic around the base to support retail is there. The city needs to use funds raised from the center city tax system to retrofit the buildings. Wasn't it Mayor Foxx that just recently said we need to push for uptown retail??

So has construction started on the starter portion of the streetcar?? I remember hearing it would start in November??