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DEC will still be referred to as a Duke Energy building to majority of locals regardless of what they are building across the street. And the new building sharing a similar design doesn’t help. If Wells is moving their HQ here I think they would want a new signature tower to slap their name on.

This announcement is very mysterious to me as it doesn’t really provide any details or even a full rendering. $750 million is quite an investment though so I have high hopes that this development doesn’t disappoint. I also like the fact they spend the extra time and resources to help the flow of traffic to and round the towers.

According to the Center City Partners, as of 2018, Uptown Charlotte sees around 18 million people annually compared to Nashville’s reported 16.1 million. While the CRVA may be using the airport to “inflate” Charlotte’s overall annual tourism numbers, Uptown Charlotte still leads Downtown Nashville in tourism. The number of current hotel rooms in each city isn’t the best way to define demand as Charlotte is severely lacking in hotel room count, which leads me back to my original point. https://www.charlottecentercity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CCCP2018_AnnualReport_Single-Pages-1.pdf https://www.visitmusiccity.com/explore-nashville/about/statistics

Charlotte has led Nashville in tourism for many years. There isn’t really a reason Charlotte has not been able to land a lot of those flags.

Charlotte could definitely take some notes from the recent hotel developments in Nashville. They’ve managed to secure a Four Seasons, Conrad, and a W Hotel, all of which are big names in the hospitality industry. Not to mention that the designs for all of those are exceptional and not budget versions of the brand like our new JW Marriott.

Von Maur is too similar to Nordstrom IMO. None of those malls have both as a tenant either, so I think it’s unlikely to see a store at SouthPark. It could be a better fit for Northlake or Carolina Place.

I was out and about in Uptown this weekend and the atmosphere was very energetic, probably from The Rolling Stones concert. I did hear multiple people complaining about the lack of food options open during the day.

I’m still waiting for Neiman Marcus to add it’s third floor.

I think a full scale Bloomingdale’s is unlikely, but they did just open a new prototype store that I think would world well at the mall. Maybe on the current Dick’s site. https://www.bloomingdales.com/c/bloomies/

The bare minimum. Certain cities would find this laughable. The building is nothing special, adding bricks doesn’t make you unique.

This is really just another cookie cutter apartment building going up, the bare minimum is being praised here.

I say there’s pretty much no chance of an official HQ move by Lowe’s to South End. There’s not really a point.

The Grand Bohemian’s outdoor space was originally planned to be a pool, something the JW has.

The Raleigh tower is also one of their signature towers while ours is really just infill.

Year-round operations starting next year shhhh

Potential HQ move to Charlotte by Cedar Fair, the owners of Carowinds. The company currently has a corporate office in Charlotte, which was the original home of the Paramount Parks headquarters located near the park. The company’s CEO lives in Charlotte while the current HQ is located in Ohio. https://sanduskyregister.com/news/326540/cedar-fair-belongs-here/

This may actually be the most transformative project announced for UC post light rail expansion.

This may be my favorite apartment building in the city architecture wise.

This leaves SouthPark as Abercrombie’s only location in the Charlotte market.

Got inside of the park today. Small cosmetic improvements are being completed before opening such as the installation of a new sign near the front of the park and the planting of more trees for shade. Also, it seems as if the reservation system originally announced may be done away with before opening.

The Oliver at Tom Hunter. $40 million investment to deliver in Q1 2023. The developer is also opening an office here with plans for future projects.

The size of Concord Mills.