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15 hours ago, KJHburg said:
Not sure but probably took some of their floors as they had like 7 or 8 in that building.
this is a great win for Charlotte and uptown and our office market. We need to diversify our uptown office market and a firm like this growing there is great.
""Indianapolis-based Spot has expanded its uptown Charlotte footprint with plans to more than double its employee base here.
The logistics company is leasing an additional floor spanning 22,000 square feet at First Citizens Bank Plaza, at 128 S. Tryon St. Spot has leased space on two floors there since September 2021. The company's total office footprint is now 48,000 square feet.
A Spot communications representative told Charlotte Business Journal that the additional floor has 144 workstations and a new state-of-the-art training center that allows for critical training and ongoing education for its employees. Spot's 108 local employees moved into the new space earlier this week.""
Look at their Charlotte office and looks like they took some of Passport's space near the top
With absolutely no evidence to make this assumption, I feel like WFH has opened the door for the more traditional "suburban" office users (i.e. logistics) to enter the uptown office market.
Spot just seems like someone that would have ended up over in Coliseum 5 years ago, not uptown . I would assume nice leases are driving it or I could be completely wrong, who knows.
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On 6/1/2023 at 6:31 PM, nicholas said:
Yeah, but it crab walks.
I've never been a truck person but I guess I hadn't really paid super close attention to how enormous they've gotten. The current generation trucks are just ridiculously huge. I drive a European coupe and the difference is glaring, like I cannot even see onto the hood of any new 1500 class truck from my driver's seat. And that's with those at the stock ride height, not even riding on a lifted suspension. Not to mention the passenger compartments that are now larger than the beds on almost every new truck sold in America, making for bestselling vehicles than barely fit within most parking spots. And why do we have 700+ horsepower Rams? Don't get me wrong I love speed, but like...it's a giant heavy ass truck that can't keep up with any mildly sporty car on a curvy road. Idk I know they have their use, but I so rarely ever see trucks actually being used as trucks until you get into the HD segment with F250s and the like, which I would argue is way overkill for most situations anyway.
Honestly I wouldn't mind having a Tacoma as a second vehicle because there are situations where I need the utility that it offers, but I don't think Toyota even makes the configuration I want anymore (2 dr single cab with V6 and six speed manual).
Even the new tacomas are huge. I drive a second gen long bed access cab and I am always caught off guard when I park next to a third gen and realize how much bigger it is. There really isnt a good light duty truck available anymore which is a shame and is going to make me hold on to this truck as long as I possibly can.
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16 hours ago, tarhoosier said:
If someone were to build an accessory dwelling unit in Dilworth must it meet historic design conditions? A new structure behind an existing protected home. Is that allowed?
Yes, to an extent. As Kermit stated, there is a lot more leeway in regards to ADUs, rear additions, etc.
I don't believe I have seen anyone turned down specifically for an ADU but I have seen changes requested based on materials, height, layout etc.
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17 hours ago, kermit said:
Haywood County actually.
Canton is a pretty cool little town and the paper mill has been the core of its economy for a long while, but the mill has been struggling for more than 20 years and that uncertantiy (and blight) has held the town (and the river basin to the west) back from the development of a tourism and retirement oriented economy. New jobs (and more of them) and real estate development will certainly come once the mill is gone (Canton will become a very desirable bedroom community to Asheville). The new jobs won't pay as well, but they will be more stable than anything the mill could provide for the past decade.
On the other hand, this will be a huge revenue hit for the Great Smokey Mtns RR and it puts the whole line from Asheville to Andrews at risk.
Yeah itll be a boon to the parasitic airbnb'ers and upscale developers while generational locals get the shaft and are pushed further out towards Waynesville.
I am all for growth and change but I wouldn't call the loss of $140M in annual payroll for blue collar jobs a win for Haywood county or WNC.
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10 hours ago, RANYC said:
Is this to get in front of the I-77 widening, and using the widening project to potentially better integrate west end & uptown? $1.6 not nearly enough to actually design a solution, so instead this will study the prospect of finding a solution?
Maybe I missed something that is published but I assumed widening wouldn't start until Remount since 77 through Wilkinson/Freedom/277 onramp is all 4 lanes.
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14 hours ago, CLT Development said:
Their financial scenario says that there is a 954-seat music venue with a true sloped floor transition that offers great line of sight, that could use a ton of TLC. I don’t know if you have been there with the house lights on, its gross. Fix it up, put some money into marketing, get a independent operator and you have an amazing space for local, regional and even national acts.\
Today they put out in a statement that they “,will maintain the authentic use of Neighborhood Theatre as a storied piece of our city’s history.”
Such great bones as a venue but it needs to be cleaned up and for the love of god have the sound fixed.
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10 hours ago, Windsurfer said:
Just a quick glance and I see several red spots in 3th Ward that are in fact residential multistory buildings.
Yeah, counting the open space at both the rescue mission and Aramature is a bit disingenuous.
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12 hours ago, turbocraig said:
I assume the turnaround time on these large-scale commercial projects would be faster than residential, but since Covid, HDC moves at a GLACIAL pace. Even staff reviews for residential (not full-committee submissions) are taking months just to get questions answered. They’ll email that they need details on X, then when those are provided, it’s a months-long turnaround. Then they’ll have more questions about whatever it is they’ve asked for (which could have been asked in prior correspondence). Answers are provided, then more months pass for their next reply. And you have to submit via email exclusively. If I said “snail’s pace”, that would be lighting speed. Again, not sure if that’s how it is for commercial or this project specifically, but they are seriously under water over there.
I think they are starting to claw out from the backlog. After tempering my expectations and expecting our review to be 4-5 months, my recent submission was completed in less than a month from submitting for staff review to being pushed to the agenda to being reviewed and receiving a COA. That said, yes I heard many friends with submissions during '20 and '21 that took months with a ton of back and forth.
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15 hours ago, ClassicColtrane said:
Ok, so I'm a super novice when it comes to looking up permits and such filed with the city, but does anyone know what's happening at 130 W Bland (right behind the McLaren dealership)? Saw something filed with the city for this address.
Looks like an upfit led by ARGOs. Permit shows "Re-use of an existing building including utility services and facade improvements."
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Isn't Google Fiber dead?
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16 hours ago, LKN704 said:
Obviously YMMV but I'm rarely greeted by name in F on AA...even as someone with status. It isn't a dealbreaker for me as I actually would prefer if FAs did not greet me by name...especially in DC where people are so obsessed with finding out who's who and what people do. I was on a flight once from DCA to DFW where the person next to me was literally looking up a fellow passenger on LinkedIn after the FA went around taking drink orders using the manifest. No thanks...I'd prefer to stay anonymous.
There was an AA thread on flyertalk the other day that was complaining about this. (which is not surprising for FT). I feel the same way as you, would prefer to remain anonymous and it typically feels forced anyways.
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On 9/14/2022 at 7:55 PM, kermit said:
Its been a couple of years for me as well but I was in shortly after their remodel. There is a kitchen inside (food was pretty good but that was a while ago). I don't remember a wait staff, but I think I ordered from the bar. The expansion definitely changed the vibe from "small but high energy taproom" to "expensive and crowded, bro-filled Southend industrial drinking spot." I kinda stopped going when they were the first place in town with $7 pints, and I really liked the skyline view from the old patio but that has been shutdown (and the view is gone).
I have been to the NoDa taproom a couple of times/ I think its fine if you are there for a quiet talk at the picnic tables, but the inside feels uncomfortable to me (not sure why). I also feel like the beer has declined in quality, but that may not be fair given the infrequency of my visits.
If you are looking for alternatives, I really enjoyed Lower Left on Old Pineville (not far from OMB) a few weeks ago.
Lower Left is a great spot and a hidden gem. Great beer and atmosphere.
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9 hours ago, AirNostrumMAD said:
I bet you could walk that route to Streetcar but I haven’t been to Charlotte since it opened but. It seems like that would be pretty pleasant.
You can. By the basketball courts right before Trade where the greenway would cross a bridge over the creek they added a split that extends out to trade street and is less than half a block from a station.
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14 hours ago, LKN704 said:Personally, I don't really view Denver as a ski destination. Yes, there are decent mountains near Denver (Echo and Loveland...I actually preferred Loveland over Vail due to the lack of crowds), but they lack large-scale resort developments and I doubt people from the East Coast are flying to Denver just to ski at Loveland. I-70 traffic is horrible, and that's not even accounting for winter weather.
I'll concede and give you SLC given how close it is to Park City, Sundance, and Snowbird/Alta.
That said, more serious skiers avoid Vail Resort/Intrawest-type resorts as they are more focused on the "bling-bling" side of skiing and are heavily corporate, and I know a lot of locals near Vail/Intrawest resorts despise them for creating crowds, jacking up prices on both lift tickets and rentals, and both entities have been accused of adding more barriers to entry (socio-demographically speaking) to a sport that already lacks diversity. IIRC, a couple of years back Intrawest sniffed around Whiteface Lake Placid in NY (NYS has the only state run ski resorts in the country through their Olympic Development Authority) and NYS thankfully said no thanks. It's kinda sad because with climate change, a lot of smaller resorts may not survive if they continue to operate independently and aren't bought out.
Way off topic and back to CLT, I'm not sure about Denver flights, but I am willing to bet that the Delta flight to SLC carries a decent amount of ski traffic in the winter time. They ran the route twice daily this past winter, and outside of their hubs, DC, and Florida, CLT seems to be one of their most stable SLC-East Coast routes. They dropped a bunch of Eastern markets from SLC within the past two years, and yet they recently up-gauged the CLT-SLC flight from a 737 to an A321.
I am with you on avoiding 70 and any resort associated with Vail or Intrawest, much prefer the cottonwood resorts to anything in CO but I think you are underestimating the amount of folks that ski/ride 2 weekends a year at Snowshoe/Beech/Sugar that flock to the Summit Country resorts for whatever reason. Certainly not my preferred destination but there is definitely a draw through Charlotte.
Back on topic, I flew through A North for the first time last week and was impressed with it. Great space, feels very open and flowy. Only complaint was with the morning sun it was pretty hot. Not end of E with a boatload of people hot, but close.
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4 hours ago, LKN704 said:
AA is discontinuing CLT-Jackson Hole, WY in favor of starting Miami-Jackson Hole service this winter, leaving CLT without service to any Western ski destinations.
I mean that's a bit misleading with once daily to SLC and whatever daily to Denver. Realistically, the demographic flowing through CLT is not headed to JAC, ASE, MTJ, etc. but going to the traditional I70 resorts (mostly) or something outside of Salt Lake (probably less so than Colorado). Would be interesting to see data on that.
Completely agree with you that direct service to any of the more upscale, western ski destinations is probably a tough sell from Charlotte due to the cost associated with said resorts.
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Old charlotte immanuel church reuse on Grandin is chugging along. Noticed a new banner on the fence this morning.
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Had a meeting at 150 Riverside last week and its an absolutely gorgeous building inside and out. Excited to see this get underway here.
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2 hours ago, LKN704 said:
While that would be most welcome, I would find that to be highly unlikely. AA management has repeatedly said that they have no plans for a Flagship Lounge in Charlotte. CLT has only four year-round, qualifying "International Flagship Service" flights, and I cannot see AA making that big of an investment into CLT, especially where (AFAIK) there is nowhere to put the lounge, and the lounge would likely have to be constructed as a terminal addition/expansion, which would be pricey. For comparison, United's new Polaris Lounge in Washington cost $41 million to construct as a terminal addition.
Philadelphia, which has more premium, long-haul traffic, still has yet to receive a Flagship Lounge.
I didn't say/suggest that we would ever get the A321T, just that a hypothetical CLT-SNA would probably do well. The rotation of the A321T onto JFK-SNA (and BOS-LAX for that matter) isn't about First Class, but rather getting lie-flat seats into those markets. AA has no other narrowbody aircraft at present with lie-flat seats.
Granted, I am not on the inside, but everything I have seen publicly suggests that AA will likely get rid of the A321T product entirely. IIRC, most entertainment contracts no longer explicitly state First Class but rather lie-flat seating. It's highly likely that AA will deploy their new A321XLRs (with lie flat seats in Business) onto premium transcon routes in the coming years, and reconfigure the A321T into the standard, domestic configuration.
I guess time will tell re: FF at Charlotte
In terms of the A321T product I definitely think they will be phased out for the XLR in due time. Just becomes an exercise in moving around metal to meet demand as more join the fleet.
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On 6/19/2022 at 6:54 PM, LKN704 said:
It's a shame, because most Santa Ana routes are extremely high-yielding and lucrative (AA offers a full 3 class Flagship service on their JFK-SNA route) and CLT-SNA would probably do well.
Apologies for the double post but the full 3 class service is explicitly for the entertainment industry and AA has been looking at reducing the first class capacity on the A321T from 8 to 6. They also have very limited flexibility within the route and to scale it due to their 3 class domestic fleet size.
CLT > SNA may do well but there is absolutely not way we would get it the current JFK-SNA configuration.
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Not sure if anyone has brought this up yet but I have heard from a pretty reliable source that we will be getting a Flagship First Lounge in the near future. I have no other details other than that unfortunately.
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14 hours ago, KJHburg said:
I was over at CLT doing a drop off today and notice a Contour jet? Where do they fly I am not familiar with them.
Pretty sure Contour survives on EAS subsidies and jumped on routes that regionals (I believe mostly the wholly own subsidiaries) pulled back from.
They did sign an interline agreement with AA pre-covid but I am not sure what happened to it over the previous 2 years.
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8 hours ago, wilmore said:
I think what I'm getting at is the residential stimulus is a big part of the value here; with only the current, or a moderate level of additional development, the "get to the airport" benefit won't be even close to worthwhile. The gentrification is the point, for better or for worse.
As someone who lives in Wilmore (hence the handle), a potential light rail airport trip for me in the future is a choice between:
Pay for whatever Uber/Lyft costs, 15 min.Get dropped off or drive, parking costs + 15 min + tram each way.
Walk to the East/West station, ride blue line to transfer, additional silver line to airport. I think in the "Charlotte does transit right" scenario, I could see this being an hour trip. No way I would ever choose this. If it's 30-40 minutes for the trip, sure, let's make the trip, but it is unlikely they will be running frequently enough to allow this to happen. I do live in an unusually convenient spot to drive to the airport, but overall, I just don't see a ton of decent-time-to-the-airport train trips to be added here. The train needs to be a good enough option that a significant number of people will choose it over other options.
Most business travelers have way *less* appetite for waiting around than I do in this model. In the old Charlotte urban model, where everyone wants to get dumped on Tryon/Trade, an airport train right into the middle of Uptown is pretty valuable. In a hypothetical 2040, is this network even doing much?
I think the distinction to be made here is business vs. leisure. If I am Boston/Chicago/NYC with my wife for a weekend, we are probably taking the train from the airport to wherever we are going. If I am there for work, I am 100% getting an Uber.
Granted, the traffic is those cities absolutely sucks but with the reduction in availability and the increase in cost of Ubers, I think you will see a heavy contingent of leisure travelers who get off a flight and see "Train to Uptown" signs take the proposed silver line. Is it enough to warrant the line only going to the airport? Absolutely not but I think the connectivity with the airport is still important.
*Disclaimer* I live on the west side so I too am in the "why would I ever do anything but drive/Uber to the airport" but I think everyone is underestimating the use the line to the airport would get.
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35 minutes ago, DownEast said:
The Triangle is very much a soccer town. While Charlotte makes more sense in the now. The Triangle has been at the epicenter of youth soccer for decades. I remember playing as a youth and the 3 largest soccer merch catalogues were out of Carrboro, Hillsborough and Cary IIRC. The Triangle also aligns itself with MLS's chief demo. If they can ever get a real ownership group together, they'll have a team in maybe 8 to 10 years. Very few metros in front of them especially with such a high growth trajectory. Now that would be a rivalry to juicy to pass up.
Never realized Eurosport (now Soccer.com) was based in Hillsborough.
That said, agree with the Triangle being the epicenter for youth soccer. TFC, CASL, Triangle United, etc were always challenging opponents and were always a majority of the NC ODP program it seemed.
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On 3/30/2022 at 10:00 AM, grodney said:
Speaking of Lightning Drops.....I just saw 30 cases at Whole Food Waverly......with a PKG date of 01/07/2022. They also have Honey Pie in the cooler. And Gordgeous! But I also regularly see old beer at HT Ballantyne, too....so it's not just Whole Foods. Charlotte has a beer freshness problem. Maybe the whole industry does.
I feel like that is an industry problem. I regularly check packaged dates before I grab anything and its never surprising to see anything 6+ months old in the teeter coolers. Even high turnover beers like Sierra Nevada I have seen 9-10 months old.
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Westside/Beatties Ford/Biddleville/West End Projects
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Looking at one listed on Redfin, the units in the old building are gorgeous. Love the arched, vaulted ceilings and stain glass that they kept. Great and tasteful reuse all around.