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  1. wish the hotel closest to 277 was 9 stories and the one closest to stonewall was 13 to break up the wall and for pics from southend.  Could have been an easy ask/requirement by developer which then gives you 5 story apartment, 20 floor tower, 13 story hotel, and 9 story hotel to create contrast...

     

    also underwhelmed by how the plaza off of the light rail was integrated ... when I was there last week it was just dead.... other than that lots better than nothing there

  2. RDF you asked, so not having to spend my own money, it would have been nice to have two hotels sandwiching  the parking deck, one on stonewall as planned and taller, and a smaller, thinner one on Hill down to College, 7-9 stories, so you only saw the parking  deck from the westin side on College... don't know if there was room.  The stonewall one would be a bigger flagship hotel being closer to the convention center, and the one fronting Hill something like the ones going in at Stonewall Station....

    that would have been impressive coming into town from s tryon or college from the south... and not having to see the parking deck from 277....  given you already will see the huge parking decks at Stonewall station and Legacy LH.... don't want to see a big row of 9 floor parking decks.... from the south whether you are on 277 driving by or coming up from s. tryon or college st, which could wind up being more photographed and representative of Charlotte than the conventional shots from the east or west...  first impressions of a huge row of parking decks.......uggh, not hip for amazon hq...

    overall it will still be impressive, especially from the south perspective if Duke does its 600' tower that is looming behind Ally/Tryon with big LED tentacles on top, DEC, Legacy, Museum tower  and Stonewall station/Westin/615 and stadium  when you think about that their was nothing hardly there 15 years ago.

     

     

  3. downtown HQ  tower, uncc  technology center (light rail to downtown), concord airport distribution center? 

    or

    downtown HQ tower, river district technology and lifestyle center (light rail to airport and downtown)  and CLT airport  distribution?

    which do you like or propose?

     

  4. I actually like it better with the final off white, not beige color and dual masts, upper level bar, and some accents and the mid century windows..  Big plus for downtown and Spectrum events, plus better than rebar.. every project doesn't have to be perfect to be a win for Charlotte, otherwise just whining.

    most southern cities would be hailing this as the best new addition to the skyline...

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