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    First Ward Urban Village / North Tryon Vision Plan

    in Charlotte

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    DANIEL LEVINE introduces the following uptown venues. Part of the Levine "FWF" Collection.

    First Ward Field

    • Bring your own tent (no, seriously). Just not that kind of tent.
    • Sweeping views of preferred parking. Signage in place!
    • Surrounded by bustling entertainment
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    First Ward Fjord

    • Introducing uptown Charlotte's ONLY  body of water
    • Enjoy intimate waterfront dining and wildlife
    • Chain link fencing provides industrial ambience
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    First Ward Failure

    • Black tie? More like black eye
    • Uptown's premier post-apocalyptic  laser tag venue
    • FUTURE First Ward Field expansion (pending demo permits in 2025)
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    First Ward Forgotten-in-Time

    • Featured in the Observer
    • Has "good bones" or at least - it used to
    • North Carolina's premier "Escape Room" experience

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    The Levine FWF venue collection is brought to you by Daniel "I'd rather do nothing than not do it well" Levine.

     

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    Charlotte Center City Streetcar Network

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    20 hours ago, kermit said:

    I am excited to take the Gold Line to an Independence game. (I was excited to take it to Earl's as well but...)

    The loss of Earl's and other retail/restaurant struggles in midtown is frustrating. CPCC and Novant's land grabs have created dead blocks without much street interaction. The gold line should spur some private development, but if we're supposed to see a pedestrian reawakening here, then I think we're in for a rude awakening. There aren't many places to go. I pray the Elizabeth/Midtown office tower gets built because this area is sorely underutilized. Novant should consolidate their parking along 5th and Elizabeth Ave. Elizabeth Avenue has a ton of potential - but it's being held back IMO because it needs more small storefronts along it to really create a dynamic energy. It could be a really hip area to hop off the gold line and Novant + CPCC would both benefit in the long run. But it currently feels like an afterthought that barely survives on the hospital lunch crowd.

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    Misc. Uptown Projects/News

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    Not sure I understand the "digital museum experience." I intentionally go to physical museums (bigger the better) to immerse myself. Being present with the collections or subject matter eliminates distractions and IS the experience. I'm all for opening up the block for development as long as they maintain a footprint some where. It would be a shame to lose another brick/mortar museum uptown.  

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  23. The Bad News Report

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    On 5/15/2021 at 10:09 AM, JacksonH said:

    So yesterday, a day after the CDC announcement that people who are vaccinated are safe to  go largely mask free, my agency had a Zoom meeting, not to tell everyone to come back to the office, but just the opposite: "Your home is now your office, permanently."  In fact, they just hired a couple new people, one in San Antonio and one in Indiana, and those two individuals will NOT be moving.  We are going to be almost 100% virtual.  The agency is moving out of its old office space where the lease has expired and moving into another location that's about 25% the size.  This pandemic has taught those in charge that we can accomplish the same amount of work with everyone working from home and also save a boatload of money.  I'm sure many employers having gone through this pandemic are making the same assessment.  Which makes me wonder, what's going to happen to our cities?  Are we going to have a bunch of abandoned office buildings throughout the country and never see any new ones get built?  Are hoards of urban dwellers going to flee to the country now that they no longer need to reside close to an office?

    Are they paying you more to cover the expenses and square footage of your home office? This sounds like a cost saving move of a company prioritizing profit over culture.

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  24. Charlotte Knights AAA Ballpark in Third Ward

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    The Knights stadium footprint could absolutely support a MLB stadium. Just look at Petco Park as an example. With some vision (and permanent road closures), they could totally build out into 4th and Mint street and the Green's Lunch parcel. Then just tear down the current concourse and build up from there. Could even build into Graham and make the surrounding area pedestrian focused. Also, with TV rights and the future of baseball we could probably get away with a 30-35k capacity ballpark. 

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