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It’s very relevant to my point. Everyone hates the hideous parking podiums on 110 East, and in Charlotte, generally. I do too; however, as noted, much bigger and much wealthier cities like Miami, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, etc have them. Thus, Charlotte is not unique in having to deal with this problem. I posted the Zaha building to show that it’s the exception to the rule of ugly ten story bases that are everywhere in Miami.

That tower has already been built and is unbelievably expensive. It’s really beautiful. Miami is developing a level of outrageous wealth like you find in NY, SF, and LA. Despite that, its beautiful towers have ugly ten story bases with garages.

I like the Nest the best. I’d like to see the waterfall. I wonder if it will be like the one in Polk Park or a water wall like this one in New York. P.S.: It’s unclear to me why people are posting confused emojis in response to my inquiry.

The landscaping is beautiful. By the way, here are hideous bases on extremely expensive new towers in Miami. Charlotte is hardly alone in having to deal with this. In my opinion, only one Miami tower has a good parking base.

The Observer's story shows the same renderings . https://www.aol.com/news/really-beautiful-3-final-designs-014543869.html

https://amp.newsobserver.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article283319753.html Twenty years after local developers began renovating American Tobacco’s iconic brick campus on the edge of downtown Durham — and 150 years after the oldest building was constructed — plans are in place for an ambitious expansion into land next door. Capitol Broadcasting Co. aims to build a residential skyscraper and two mass timber commercial buildings, plus an additional parking deck. The company also says it’s secured a major grocery store tenant, but declined to name it. Grocers have avoided downtown for years, and it’s become an increasing source of frustration for the estimated 10,000 people living there. “I hear that all the time, like when are we getting a grocery store downtown? We appreciate the bodega, but that’s not a grocery store. We need a real grocery store,” Mayor Leonardo Williams said. Adam Klein, who directs Durham real estate for the company, said their timeline is contingent on filling out the offices with preleased tenants. “Once that is in place, we’ll be able to get it going. We have our financing and our permitting secured,” Klein said. “The lease activity has been strong on the retail side. We just need more on the office side.”

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Have concrete columns already risen above ground? I didn’t see them when I went by just a few days ago.

When I was on East Boulevard yesterday, it appeared that this site was getting ready for development. Is it, and if so, has it been disclosed what will rise here.

The light shining off of BofA looked amazing!

I wonder what this will look like in a year. Also, I hope that excavation starts soon on the Enterprise lot. It looks terrible in this otherwise great location.

I think that this looks pretty good. P.S.: I don’t know why people are laughing. I think that it’s a nice tower. I concede that the base isn’t great, but, as noted, much bigger cities like Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, and even Chicago get parking podiums too. It’s a fact of life virtually everywhere outside of a small handful of cities.

I think that the CMPD has responded. I went to the Panthers game, and Bearden Park and Uptown generally were the most orderly that I’ve seen recently.

I recall when this park was made by replacing a sea of parking lots. What was once Charlotte’s “Central Park” has become infested by homeless people and crime. I really hope that the city deploys a lot more police to patrol the park and Uptown generally. The rise in crime and homelessness that I observe every time in come to Charlotte is disturbing. The same is true in Chapel Hill and Durham. In Chapel Hill, people want to believe that it’s a paradise like the Garden of Eden, and they refuse to acknowledge the problem. Also, it’s so left-wing that people don’t trust the police. I hope that Charlotte addresses this problem because the QoL in Uptown is decreasing rapidly. https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article283783338.html After Malik Lloyd’s shift ended on New Year’s Eve at Mellow Mushroom, across from Romare Bearden Park in uptown Charlotte, he headed to his car in a nearby garage when he heard a commotion from the park. He assumed the pops he heard were fireworks, he said, until he saw crowds of people running down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. “I was nervous because of how many people were on the streets,” he said. Five people were shot just before midnight Sunday in Romare Bearden Park, and police said Daevion Crawford, 19, is facing charges in the New Year’s Eve shooting. It’s the latest high-profile incident at the park during a holiday gathering. Some business people said they are getting fed up with the violence and are closing their restaurants early or not opening at all during those times. All the violence also could taint people’s perception of uptown, said Angelo Tsepelis, general manager of The French Quarter restaurant across from the park. “It’s gonna hurt business if you’re having these kinds of problems,” Tsepelis said. “People are not going to come into the city. It’s not good for downtown Charlotte.” In fact, The French Quarter is no longer open during big holiday events because of what happened on July 4th, Tsepelis said. Police arrested 17 juveniles and cited 15 parents or guardians after a brawl broke out across the street at the park, as tens of thousands gathered for the Charlotte Knights’ holiday fireworks show at Truist Field. “We don’t open anymore. It’s just trouble,” Tsepelis said. We don’t want to deal with issues.” Regarding Sunday’s shooting, he said, “It literally happened right in front of the restaurant. We have windows. What if a customer is sitting in the window and gets hit by crossfire?” But criminal behavior at the park isn’t isolated to holiday events. There have been fights between youths in the park during summer, Tsepelis said, and other incidents, including the November shooting of two teen girls near the park. Three teens were charged in that case. UNRULY TEENS A GROWING PROBLEM FOR SOME Chex Grill & Wings opened three years ago on South Tryon Street, kitty-corner from the park. The late-night restaurant closed early on New Year’s Eve because of what is becoming an increasingly stressful problem — unruly teens, according to general manager Saad Alkahlout. On Sunday, Alkahlout was handling security for seven hours, locking the door as customers came in and out. Then, some teens unlocked a door and let others in. They were dancing in the dining room and smoking and vaping in the bathroom. “They ignore my requests to leave,” he said. “It drives customers away.” It’s becoming an increasing problem, Alkahlout said, especially on weekends when he has to call police for help. Along with business, it’s affecting employment. Three employees recently quit, including one who had a drink thrown at him, Alkahlout said. Even a security guard quit. “Every year it’s worse and worse,” he said. “You don’t want to die because of kids.” Alkahlout would like to see increased police presence, maybe a patrol car parked out front and another near the park. “I hope something is going to change,” Alkahlout said. “It’s too much.” MORE SAFETY AWARE Next door to Chex Grill, Rhino Market & Deli managers said they haven’t experienced the same problems as their neighbor. Since the pandemic, the market closes two hours earlier at 9 p.m.

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While others may disagree with me, I’d like to see this changed to all residential with some hotel portion. There is a lot of space in SE to develop office space when demand picks up in the future. Two towers filled with people 24 hours per day would augment the vitality of this already vibrant area.

I was in Indian Trail recently. A Lynx line along 74 would be great.

The MacLaren site on Dec 17th.