[Belk Place: Carolina Theater and Hotel Intercontinental]

9 hours ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

Really my issue is that in order to build a cultural asset like this in 2019 it’s an incredible undertaking that needs oodles of corporate welfare, subsidization and tons of public-private partnership. It just doesn’t happen, we don’t have Rockefeller’s giving back to the community anymore. People don’t wake up and say hey, let’s build a 1000 seat theatre. It’s irreplaceable. Let’s take Greensboro’s new performing arts center named after Steven Tanger, of Tanger Outlets. He has only covered 10% of nearly $80M. The rest is covered 50% by the city of Greensboro and 50% by private fundraising.


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Hey, I don't post a lot but wanted to chime in.  I disagree that people/families like the Rockefeller's don't exist anymore.  Take a look at Grand Rapids, Michigan- their downtown area is almost completely because of the gifts, grants, and donations by the DeVos and VanAndel Families, who started /own Amway, as well as The Meijer and Secchia families.  Because of them, Grand Rapids has arenas, museums, hotels, office space, a medical college, a Children's hospital, etc.   And not to the tune of a 10% donation.  Most of these projects have been primarily funded by them.  Maybe those types of  people/families do not exist in CLT, but they most definitely still exist.  

[Charter Square (Site One)]

The Charter Square building looks extremely similar to the Medical School building that Michigan State built in Grand Rapids, MI.