[Drinking Beer in Charlotte]

@CTigerCouldn't agree more. Gone are the days of making a spontaneous decision to grab a beer while out walking the dog with the wife. Wonder if they'll have a hostess who seats people

[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

my prediction: two towers sitting on a 10(?) story parking podium that stretches from Mint to Church

 

[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

Yea I'm sure the retail tenants will come flooding to fill the empty spaces once LH announces their 300 unit tower--thats like 500 potential customers!! All I can see is dollar signs

[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

my prediction: Halls Chophouse out of Charleston

i.e. the pinnacle of culture for the average Charlottean 

[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

45 minutes ago, CLT Development said:

Steakhouse Loading.... Loading... Buffering....

how fitting 

[Independence Corridor]

When you think it can't get any worse it does--the patio is now an enclosed cage under the footprint of the billboard. Who's idea was this? The intern?

 

[Independence Corridor]

that patio is going to be completely unusable due to the roar of cars. How has no one involved in this project realized that? Also the billboard thing is very weird

[SouthPark neighborhood Projects]

@InSouthPark All good points and I certainly agree that it would make more sense for Simon to operate a luxury shopping center over LH.  But LH is also doing their 10 story office tower at the end of the strip so not sure how that factors in. Maybe Johnny did/will sell the center to Simon with the stipulation that he gets to build his tower as he wishes. Look forward to seeing what happens though

[SouthPark neighborhood Projects]

 

27 minutes ago, InSouthPark said:

That makes infinite more sense. Buy the shopping center, buy the hotel, and redevelop into a luxury hotel to help said shopping center.  Buying the HI to keep others from developing it into a luxury hotel so that luxury retailers "might" not go to Phillips Place sounds like a plan that was hatched on the internet, not a board room meeting.  

If the people who also own Highland Park Village hadn't just bought a huge stake in PP I would think that's plausible. But from what I've heard the HPV people have big plans for the center. 

I think there's a joke to be made about PP+HPV...

[Elizabeth Projects (7th St, Elizabeth Ave, etc)]

16 minutes ago, turbocraig said:

They look like giant middle fingers to the neighborhood to me. 

"Scootch over poor minorities! Rich whites moving in and we're building BIG--nevermind the scale of your tiny little poor people house!"

 

now how do i make the font blue?

[Elizabeth Projects (7th St, Elizabeth Ave, etc)]

Oh yea everyone will be clamoring for this interesting juxtaposition in just a few short decades!!

 

Whoever designed this should be embarrassed. These monstrosities are all over Belmont and they're ruining the the neighborhood. 

I support Elizabeth becoming a HD

 

 

lets play a game called "Fort Mill Tract Home or Historic Charlotte Neighborhood"

 

Round One:

any guesses??

[210 Trade | EpiCentre]

Last line from the axios article:

 

Quote

 

What’s next: CBRE is starting renovations to the property, mainly in its plaza, later this spring.

• Work includes repainting the entire building, replacing the walkway pavers, and installing benches and planters in the main common area.
• It will repair the exterior staircases and interior façades as well.

 

Benches and paint! And an Instagram museum!

Sorry to be a pessimist but this place is going to be dead on arrival.

[Wilmore]

@wilmoretotally agree. It's a shame that Belmont didn't go for HD designation. It's being littered with some of the worst gray-box mcmansions I've ever seen. Wilmore residents should be very thankful

[Wilmore]

unpopular opinion: its a bummer that these arent in the historic district. While the HDC can seem overbearing at times they ensure a quality project every time and ultimately what they do is for the greater good of the neighborhood. Without HDC purview a developer could easily come in and build some fiber cement garbage. The no-parking aspect is sure to rile up Wilmore residents, too

[Wilmore]

I would mourn the loss of the Stab and Go  Stop and Go. Whatever replaces it better have retail with another convenience store

[Dilworth Projects (Kenilworth, Morehead, East)]

2 minutes ago, Madison Parkitect said:

K2M's stuff is... fine. They're the ones who did the luxury condos in Myers Park with the exposed stairs and walkways. 

 

You're telling me it wasn't an after-thought? I always figured the exposed stairs were a result of the building being fully designed and at the last minute they realized they needed another stair so instead of properly redesigning they just threw it on the exterior of the building. Sheesh.....Maybe they have low fees and that's how they get work?

[Dilworth Projects (Kenilworth, Morehead, East)]

Woof. This is shamefully bad. Like all around terrible with no redeeming qualities. I could go on for days

[SouthEnd "Gold District"]

https://sports.yahoo.com/savi-provisions-open-second-store-091517065.html

missed this article when it was published back in February, but an upscale market, like a mini Whole Foods, is coming to the neighborhood at 1124 S Mint. I'm guessing they'll be doing a hefty renovation to the building and I can't wait to see how it turns out. Love that they're saving another 1 story brick building in the neighborhood. The Gold District is BOOMING

website: https://www.saviprovisions.com/

1124 S Mint:

[Wilmore]

 

Some action at the Wilmore School site. The developer presented to the HDC in a non-binding "workshop" yesterday. It think this would be incredible for this corner and the historic school. 

 

[North End Projects - Camp NorthEnd, Lockwood, Greenville, Double Oaks]

how they ever thought they could open 4 new restaurant concepts at once is beyond me. they should be thankful they didnt sink that amount of money into getting them open

[Ally Charlotte Center (f/k/a Tryon Place) - 26 floors - 427']

They did an incredible job with retail at Ally and it shows with, what, 100% retail occupancy?

Meanwhile directly across the street LU sits motionless and dead with....0% retail occupancy? (aside from the coffee shop and bank branch inside the tower of course).  I simply can't understand how Lincoln Harris finds that acceptable. And lets not kid ourselves, retail tenants aren't waiting for the full buildout of LU to finish like some posters have suggested. They're simply unattractive retail spaces that no one wants. Its a crying shame how they blew that amazing opportunity to activate two hugely important city blocks. Why are WE okay with that? We should be making more of a fuss about it I think

[NoDa (N Davidson St Arts District) Projects]

I assume that Camden project is 5 floors of wood over 2 floors of concrete podium at its tallest point. If so, that's some awfully tall brick for wood construction.  Sure hope they're not ripping that brick off in <5 years due to water intrusion

[SouthPark neighborhood Projects]

have we heard anymore about the Phillips Place renovation/tower? Saw construction fencing around the theater with an RCI Demolition banner last time I drove by

[Charlotte-Douglas Airport (CLT) Expansion]

MJ in the tail number, that's pretty cool. Coincidence or...?

[SouthPark neighborhood Projects]

@ClassicColtrane  I remember reading that the people who own Highland park village bought a (majority?) stake in Phillips Place with plans to turn it into Charlotte's version of HPV.  They've got some deep pockets so we shall see