[First Ward Urban Village / North Tryon Vision Plan]

5 hours ago, J-Rob said:

Serious Question: Why would Levine leave his unfinished parking garage just sitting there? If there are quality/safety issues as some speculated, won't he need to eventually tear the thing down if it can't be fixed? And if it can be fixed, why wouldn't they just do that and move forward?

Does anyone have any insight? Hoping for (mostly) serious answers, lol. 

I think this is to show that he can undevelop as quickly as develop.

 

 

 

[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

I remember when Legacy Union launched and there was great fanfare with BlueLine riders handed mock newspapers with the breaking story of a new  area for Uptown.  Have to sadly laugh now as it is the least used area in Uptown by the public. Its a whimper of what  it was sold as.  I don't see 284 apartments drastically changing anything.

Parked in the mega deck once, absolute nightmare trying to get out. Never again.

[Charlotte Off Topic]

Is anyone else getting SSO Error 2 when trying to access using the Taptalk app?

 

[Charlotte's Light Rail: Lynx Blue Line]

Does CATS/CDOT not have a process to maintain what they already have?


Clearly not as demonstrated with their trains.

[BankTown Banking & Finance News]

2 hours ago, stw52 said:

looks like GS will not provide anymore capital and SVB is up for sale according to CNBC

 regulator have shut it down. 

[BankTown Banking & Finance News]

20 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

The stock has been halted in early trading pending news this morning.  It sounds like an old fashion run on a tech oriented bank.  Lots of losses in upstart tech companies of late and lack of VC sorta seems like the game is up.  If you there is not a path to profits you will go under.   Stay tuned. 

looks like GS will not provide anymore capital and SVB is up for sale according to CNBC

[Brevard @ 4th St - Moxy Hotel - 20 Story - 226ft tower]

Nothing “vertical” yet but work is happening


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[Charlotte Greenways and Trails]

Looks like the long running disagreement about greenway access to Little Sugar Creek from Park Crossing has come to an end. Courts ruled against the last home owner who was objecting against the easement access point. Paywalled 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article272235483.html#storylink=mainstage_card5

 

 

[SouthEnd Midrise Projects]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

 

“The Campbell is deliberately differentiated from the majority of the existing inventory and pipeline in South End to appeal to a more mature renter,” said Mason Ellerbe, principal with Abacus.""

 

 

I guess I'm mature since I like the look of this.

[Who is going to buy all the Condos, (Part II)]

2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

10 highest average rents in apartment buildings in Charlotte all in Uptown or Southend  from the Biz Journal

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2022/11/30/south-end-uptown-apartment-rents-housing-costs.html?

Where apartment rents are the highest in Charlotte
The 10 apartment communities in Charlotte charging the highest rents are all in uptown and South End, according to Addington and Real Data. This ranking is based on the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom unit:

Museum Tower, 525 S. Church St. in uptown: $3,585 per month
Ascent Uptown, 224 W. 3rd St. in uptown: $3,231 per month
Hawk, 1932 Hawkins St. in South End: $3,225 per month
Novel Atherton, 2100 South Blvd. South End: $3,102 per month
The Vue, 215 N. Pine St. in uptown: $2,960 per month
Centro Square South End, 222 West Blvd. in South End: $2,949 per month
Element Uptown, 355 W. Luther King Blvd. in uptown: $2,947 per month
Maddox South End, 2630 South Blvd. in South End: $2,865 per month
The Reed, 401 Graham St. in uptown: $2,796 per month
Camden Southline, 2300 South Blvd. in South End: $2,791 per month

I cant read the article but once my abode many years ago, Ashton, should be on this list, most 2 beds are +3000 nowadays. 

[The Good News Report]

Toyota Announces $2.5 Billion Expansion of North Carolina Plant with 350 Additional Jobs and BEV Battery Capacity

https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-announces-2-5-billion-expansion-of-north-carolina-plant-with-350-additional-jobs-and-bev-battery-capacity/

 

[Charlotte Center City Streetcar Network]

21 hours ago, Reverie39 said:

Is that picture of Charlotte? Would love to see more old school pics of the city like that.

maybe not as old but there is a good instagram account charlotte.retro

https://instagram.com/charlottenc.retro?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Eastland Mall Redevelopment]

 

Charlotte FC announce permanent headquarters for Charlotte FC, more than 52,000 square-foot, privately financed facility will include four soccer fields and be home to the club’s first team, MLS NEXT Pro team and the youth academy to be at 8600 McAlpine Park off Monroe Road,

[Charlotte's Light Rail: Lynx Blue Line]

2 hours ago, Durhamite said:

Says who? How many other systems have this technology in place, is it reliable?  Where is the data for comparison?  I know Charlotte LRT has a good safety record. I remember when Houston’s used to be call the WhamBam Tram. 
Maybe that extra day or two saves lives.

The lack of real time tracking is a big reason I don't even consider BLT for my uptown commute.  I have little interest in looking up schedules and arriving at the station hoping the train is still on that schedule. As a commuter i look for ease. I should be able to look at an app on my phone to see when the next train is, and i should be able to use my phone to pay a fair tapping on and off. These technologies have been on other internaltional systems for years and it is not a source of issues/problems.    CATS just have a knack in making use of their transport systems difficult. I wanted to use it this weekend but it is down for maintenance. It just isn't inviting. 

[New Hotels in/around Uptown]

6 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Yes I think with the 2 recent hotels underway uptown it may be a while.  I think Southend is primed for hotels with all the office space and corporate travel coming back soon not to mention leisure travel which is very strong.   Remember we just had a JW Marriott open recently and it has almost 400 rooms. 

Is the Moxy back on? If the CTC development happens it should be a no brainer. 

[CTC Redevelopment - Crescent, BPR & Whitepoint Proposals for Transit Center Redo + More]

From Tony Mecia and Cristina Bolling' Ledger.

What happened to the Whitepoint plan?

https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/breaking-spectrum-center-bus-station?s=r

 

[Misc. Uptown Projects/News]

44 minutes ago, Matthew.Brendan said:

lol, that will definitely add to the charm. 

Might be more than a fence going in

 

https://charlotteledger.substack.com/p/breaking-spectrum-center-bus-station?s=r

 

[Charlotte Parks - the big picture...]

Looks like the redevelopment of Discovery Nature Museum is back on: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc1PjVYs98D/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

[Carolina Panthers Facilities]

8 minutes ago, sclark said:

Is there a way to combine all the Panthers facilities / offices  w/ a new stadium at the Pipe + Foundry site? Seems like that could make lots of sense, but maybe I'm missing something?

I would guess it would be a very expensive place to have training fields. 

[First Ward Urban Village / North Tryon Vision Plan]

1 minute ago, Third Strike said:

Any idea if the museum is relocating elsewhere in Uptown?

According to the Ledger "The Museum will remain open through May 15 and then will move to VAPA, the Visual and Performing Arts Center nearby on North Tryon Street."

[SouthPark neighborhood Projects]

Looks like a squished down, fattened Legacy Union with a crap parking deck pooped out the rear and right.

[Charlotte Greenways and Trails]

12 hours ago, KJHburg said:

This part of the greenway stinks literally. You get a few whiffs of the 10 million gallon sewage treatment plant. 

This was my old stomping ground and most days there is no smell. But drove past today and  could smell it even though my cars windows were shut. One of my favorite greenways  and i love that they kept the old cars and integrated the access to the biking Backyard Trials.

[Misc. Uptown Projects/News]

3 hours ago, RANYC said:

Just got a text message: friends in Charlotte for the weekend.  Staying in uptown.  Thought about south end Camden outdoors but forecast is rainy and raw.  Anything fun or worth seeing in uptown proper-they’re health nuts and not drinkers?

If you want to venture to the Whitewater center, they are doing their green water this weekend. But yep, will be cold!

[Queensbridge Collective - 1 tower, maybe 2]

2 minutes ago, HopHead said:

So 42 story office tower... That's what 625-650ft high? Assume the 30 and 40 story residential components are roughly 350 and 450ft-ish ? Was hoping for a tenant announcement to be included. Perhaps that's coming soon too  This project looks awesome and easily the most transformational for Charlotte in a while. 

That is what i was wondering. Has the Queen City got a new 3rd or 4th tallest?

[Queensbridge Collective - 1 tower, maybe 2]

11 minutes ago, Mid South NC said:

How about some fresh renderings then to return this to it's intended topic! 
"1111 S. Tryon"

You can thank me later lol 

 

 

Is there a slight curve on the top portion of the forefront tower?  Also what floor count are these. The taller tower looks talllll!