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Really interesting that Hoffman & Associates responded to this. If my memory serves me correctly, this would be one of their first projects outside of Greater Washington.
I know I read in the WBJ that they were looking to open an office in Raleigh, but has anyone heard that that actually happened?
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Small infill project with a pending rezoning application at the NE corner of Providence and Wendover. With the land sale across the street on the SW corner, something tells me this intersection is going to look very different in the next 5-10 years.
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Didn't see this one on the Development Map, so thought I'd post to see if anyone had heard anything else on the project. It's by-right, so not sure this flashed across many radars.
Fast Facts
- 830 Providence Rd between Middleton and Perrin.
- Narmour Wright is the architect of record; LandDesign is the LA and Civil; Marsh Properties is the owner
- 16 multifamily units on a former surface parking lot.
- Inter-parcel access with Queens at Granville apartments (which is also owned by Marsh)
- http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Subdivision/Approvals/2018/830ProvidenceRd(MF).pdf
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Just now, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:
Why more boutique fitness ugh, no more.
Sent from my iPad using TapatalkBecause those are one of the few remaining users that are making deals pencil these days
Though I suppose Edens could "buy" a hard/soft good anchor if it thought it'd drive a better merchandising mix /placemaking thesis.
But you're right - I forgot how oversaturated South End is with boutique fitness lol.
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3 hours ago, KJHburg said:
Maybe the 15,000 sq ft space in another Alamo Drafthouse theater. There are NO movie theaters anywhere nearby except uptown at Epicenter
That would be awesome! Alas, Alamo and other small-format theaters usually have footprints that are 30k-45k GSF. Fingers crossed for some sort of soft good or boutique fitness concept
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14 hours ago, JSquare said:
I have not used one of these bikes but I heard it was a pay per ride system? So if you do not put the kickstand down your ride does not reset and you can keep riding without paying more. That can not be true can it?
Correct - you pay per ride (no membership required), but it's not a flat fee. The total cost is still based on how long you use it. With LimeBike and Ofo, the ride ends when you lock the back wheel; leave it unlocked and you'll continue to rack up a bill
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-tax-law-will-help-some-housing-markets-1514116801
Interesting potential upside of the tax cut and reform bill. Not that the migration from high-cost to low-cost states is anything new, but the author posits that the overhaul has the potential to accelerate the trend insofar as the housing market is concerned.
QuoteThe tax overhaul is expected to create winners and losers among housing markets across the U.S., dealing a blow to high-cost coastal regions but potentially fueling demand in places in the middle of the country.
The law caps the amount of property and state income taxes filers can deduct, a provision that hits places like New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and California especially hard. It also limits the size of a loan on which homeowners can deduct mortgage interest to $750,000, down from $1 million, which could put a dent in pricey markets.
On the other hand, realtors and economic-development officials in less-expensive states believe they can benefit if the tax-law changes encourage people to reconsider their home address.
“At some point this draws attention to the cost gap in high-cost areas and growing areas with growing resources like Raleigh, Austin and Charlotte,” said Scott Hoyt, a realtor in North Carolina. “That’s going to be a boon.”
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FWIW on the prospect of Boston being the lead contender, there are over 250,000 college students in Greater Boston - giving any company that locates there an incredibly deep talent pool from which to draw. This, combined with the prestige and quantity of the research institutions that dot the landscape, makes Boston an (if not the) undisputed "Eds and Meds" powerhouse, full of the innovative ethos that a company like Amazon would thrive on. I would be thrilled to see HQ2 land in the QC, but am tempering my excitement with the reality that Boston has the raw product Amazon needs to succeed.
Anecdotally, speaking as someone who just graduated, I think there's also something to be said about the "network effect" pulling talent to places that might not land at the top of any "most affordable places to live" lists. Most people I knew ended up in NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, or DC because that's where everyone else went (and where firms who recruited the hardest are located) - not because it made the most economic sense. Definitely a subjective analysis, but I don't think I knew anyone in my graduating class of 1,500 who moved to Atlanta, Dallas, Nashville, Austin, or Charlotte - all affordable cities with a growing amount of cultural capital. Cost of living is definitely important factor, broadly speaking, but there are certainly other variables that factor in, especially when it comes to a company with the cachet of Amazon.
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3 hours ago, NCMike1990 said:
Just curious, but why has the nearby wooded lot bounded by Hermitage, Ardsley and Providence never been developed? Are the nearby residents opposed, (NIMBY) to development and if that's not the reason, are there any plans in the future for that space? Thanks.
My guess is that it won't get developed because of the interests of the civic association that owns it. They'd prefer its continued use as a neighborhood park over anything else. FWIW, my parents walk their dog there frequently and contend that it's a popular spot, particularly in the warmer months.
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6 hours ago, cjd5050 said:
Honest question. Why isn't cutting just bus services an option? Does the clawback on state and federal funding only happen if they stop running the light rail or would that clawback be triggered if they cut bus service? If not, why aren't draconian cuts to just bus service presented as an option?
As for your "Amazing how quickly people forget" comment....No need for that. What you reference is 10 years old and jednc has some valid points.
Residents up north must be feeling like an abused dog when it comes to traffic. Regardless of the reasons.... There is no Red Line or a line in sight and you have the very controversial toll lanes.
You also only need to take an entry level political science class to know that most of the time people don't vote and those that do vote..vote off emotion rather than insight and often vote against their self interest out of ignorance. Anything is possible.
Apologies if the comment came off as directed at any one person; it definitely was not meant to be. I only wanted to emphasize the dramatic irony provided by 10 years of historical perspective.
As far as I understand it, the clawback only goes into effect if CATS eliminates light rail service altogether. Draconian cuts to bus service wouldn't trigger that, but would render the bus system effectively useless and place added strain on congestion without income from a different funding mechanism. For example, CATS' operating income for FY2015 was $149.3M, with $59M coming from the portion of the sales tax allocated to operations. Elimination of the tax would thus reduce operating income by almost 40%, and reduce bus service by some figure more than 40% to offset the (assumed) continued level of rail operation. In 2015 there were 56 local and express bus routes; that figure would likely drop below 30 in order to keep bus ridership at the 20 person-per-hour threshold mandated by the state. Additionally, bus ridership from the same year was 20.6M, so draconian cuts to bus service would place at least 8.24M more trips on area roadways. So even for people who don't ride the bus, there would still be a a negative effect felt universally across all strata of the population.
People definitely vote based on emotion, as you said, but that doesn't make the dissemination of facts and logical argumentation useless. The "Stop The Train" group that placed the repeal on the ballot in 2007 ended up with fewer votes than they had petition signatures (38,179 on election day vs. the 48,669 they collected door-to-door), in no small part due to the flurry of numbers-oriented media coverage and the $700,000 ad campaign against the repeal. There was certainly some value in that effort in directing voters away from the anti-government, emotional argument presented by Stop The Train and The John Locke Foundation.
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11 minutes ago, jednc said:
Not a surprise at all. North Neck was promised commuter rail and didn't get it. Why continue to back a tax for nothing?
If 2007's repeal effort is any indicator of present conditions, something like 68% of the half-cent sales tax goes toward operating the bus system. Comparatively little goes to building out other forms of transit (e.g. light rail and commuter rail), so undoing the tax would do more damage to lines/routes currently in operation (including the express routes to North Meck that came about because of the passage of the tax in 1998). People often forget that the tax wasn't designed to only fund the construction of the LYNX system; eliminating the tax won't have the effect these people intend, as any "savings" residents gain by doing away with the tax will likely result in paying more property taxes to keep CATS and the existing LYNX running (even at reduced service). Below is the Observer's 2007 analysis of a repeal:
"The city estimates that a family with the area's median income - just under $60,000 - pays about $40 a year for the half-cent sales tax for mass transit. Should that tax be repealed, the city predicts four possible scenarios. Two are unlikely. One would involve cutting bus service and not running the light-rail line. That isn't likely because CATS would have to repay the state and federal government $306 million used to build the south corridor rail line. Another unlikely scenario would replace the sales tax with a steep property tax to build rapid transit corridors.
Here are the two most likely scenarios:
Stop all future rail construction. Operate the south corridor light-rail line, though service would be reduced. Cut bus service, including dropping Sunday service, cutting 41 of 76 routes, and increasing fares. This would spur a property tax hike that would add roughly $58 a year on a house with a taxable value of $159,900.
Stop all future rail construction but fully operate the south corridor light-rail line. Keep the bus system as it is today with no expansion plans. This would cost $171 a year in new property taxes for that same house. CATS could also choose a level of service somewhere in between. The city could also raise property taxes and make budget cuts, though officials have said there is little room in the budget."
Amazing how quickly people forget....
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1 hour ago, KJHburg said:anyone take some photos of Charlotte skyline or uptown in the snow? You have to be quick for it will be in the mid 60s by thursday!
I actually got to try out my friend's drone today and snag a few nice shots...
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Any thoughts on the approval by city council to raze 0.6 acres of homes and build a surface lot next to Highland Mill? Assuming I'm reading this right, it's annoying that the parcels have been rezoned as TOD-MO and will be used to park cars so close to the Blue Line.
http://charlottenc.gov/planning/Rezoning/RezoningPetitions/2016Petitions/Pages/2016-130.aspx
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Not sure if this was posted before, but here's a decent retail conversion of an aging pair of industrial buildings at N. Davidson and 24th. Doesn't really engage the street at all, but should help in bringing more activity to this stretch of N. Davidson.
http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2017/017-031/2017-031 site plan.pdf
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On 12/6/2016 at 10:29 AM, SgtCampsalot said:
The last update was the following:
- Parkwood Ave from Belmont Ave to Hawthorne (meaning, the current NECI infrastructure upgrade project, up past Villa Heights until Hawthorne intersection) would be one lane each way, with turning lanes, and some method of bike facility (more below). The NECI portion of Parkwood is being widened in the next couple years, and these new diet plans would be able to be done easily within those existing curb cuts..
- Parkwood Ave to The Plaza would be same as now, but would be sure to somehow continue whatever bike facility was chosen above (below).
- The Plaza, due to it having the most traffic of all, has no specifics yet, however in regards to bike facilities:
- Bike facility options range (for all sections) from painted bike lanes (traditional), to buffered/protected cycle track on one side of the street (feasible), to utilizing the existing alleyway network in Villa Heights that runs parallel to Parkwood and turning it into a multi-use path/cycle track (requiring a patchwork of minor ROW acquisitions). This could then integrate into any potential "bicycle boulevard" routes, which they are currently researching separately to connect Plaza-Midwood to NoDa, etc.
This was the final presentation to residents publicly. The next step is to get Council to approve it as a full plan, then to get it included on some bond package in the next decade.Is there any plan to reconnect 15th, Brevard, and 17th streets to Parkwood? This area is so close to having a well-connected street grid...
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11 hours ago, tozmervo said:
From a civic leadership perspective, Center City Partners (which administers Historic South End) is a good place to start. Their current director is Megan Gude. http://historicsouthend.com/contact-us/ Tobe Holmes was the prior director, he's now with University City Partners here in Charlotte, so he can also offer perspective from a neighborhood about to get the light rail extension (pretty sure I have a contact for Tobe, if you want it just PM me.) Finally, Ted Boyd was the director just after the light rail opened. He's now with the City of Cary but he should be pretty accessible via their website if you want some flavor from 2008-2010.
Thank you! I think this is a really good start.
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Hey everyone! Long time lurker and very occasional poster here. I’m a rising senior in college and am going to be spending the next 8 months writing a thesis on how public investment in fixed-route transportation (e.g. streetcar, light rail, BRT, etc.) can be a catalyst for private real estate development. Since this is such a broad topic with so many interesting data points, I’ve narrowed my focus to just the South End neighborhood of Charlotte.
Given the deep local knowledge and professional network represented on this forum, I thought I’d reach out and see if anyone would be willing to share what they think might be good starting resources. Aside from the more traditional quantitative information, I’m hoping to gather anecdotal evidence from various stakeholder perspectives. In other words, I’d love to speak with community members, developers, city officials, and the like.
I’m going to be in the city in a couple weeks to do some on-the-ground research and to walk the submarket, so it’d be great if I could also set up a couple meetings while I’m there. Feel free to reach out and/or reply to this post if you think you might be able to help. I’d greatly appreciate it!
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On 6/16/2016 at 2:50 PM, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:
My first year in NYC we were too broke to run AC. NYC Summers are horrible. Life with no AC, walking everywhere, it was miserable.
This is literally my summer in NYC right now. Maintenance guy came by the other day to fix our stove and he asked if our AC was broken too
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^wait I love the idea of that parking lot next to St. Peter's being a park!
I know that's just the marketing team taking creative liberties with the existing environment, but still....
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Time waster of the day: looking at how much money areas of Charlotte spend annually on beer...
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Thought this was an interesting angle... A couple people have started putting engraved locks on the fence over the Matheson Bridge à la Pont des Arts in Paris.
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I guess the Tube is also plagued by the same issues
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Super petty gripe, but is there any plan for the city to update its website?
I'm pretty sure even a mediocre computer science major could design something more appealing.
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Los Angeles is discussing a plan that would allow transit riders to make a free transfer to bike share using their integrated fare cards. Its not yet clear how his would impact the membership structure of bike share systems (and its not yet clear they can pull it off). At a minimum it appears that the Los Angeles integrated fare card can be used to unlock a bike from a dock it you already have membership.
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-california-commute-20150707-story.html
I have said before, CATS would benefit from stronger integration with bcycle. This will be particularly important after we get our new farecards and the BLE opens.
What is the deal with the new farecards...?
Though I suppose Edens could "buy" a hard/soft good anchor if it thought it'd drive a better merchandising mix /placemaking thesis.
NoDa (N Davidson St Arts District) Projects
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This is perhaps a silly question, but does anyone know whether the City is considering/has considered connecting Herrin Ave under the railroad tracks and bringing N McDowell all the way to Herrin? Seems like a potentially smart way to improve connectivity in the area as part of the Northeast Corridor Improvement initiative, though not sure if there’s a history I’m missing as to why these streets were all disconnected.
