[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

Will this building lean out over the sidewalk like Deloitte does?

[Portman SouthEnd – Hawkins btw Ashton and Sycamore.]

Do you guys think new-sycamore will be as successful as old-sycamore? There is no doubt that there will be lots of fanfare and plenty of people attending the opening weeks/months but I cant help but feel that their new space will be considerably less appealing. 

There was something very approachable to the old sycamore--just walk right up off the rail trail and grab a beer at a picnic table. Food truck Fridays and their huge band parties in the gravel lot were awesome! It felt authentic and real. It was the perfectly un-curated space in the middle of so many restaurants and bars whose first (and only) goal is ~vibes~ and being instagramable. I just cant imagine Sycamore being in the bottom of a brand new 16 story office tower will have the same draw.

I hope I'm wrong though...

[Queensbridge Collective - 1 tower, maybe 2]

sir you cant park here

[Misc. Uptown Projects/News]

Everyone and their mother has tried to put a food hall in their project and it got axed every single time.  The only one who succeeded was Optimist hall, of course. I'm curious what they have lined up if they're pulling permits.

The food halls that never came to be:

1. Legacy Union parking deck
2. auto repair shop on S tryon where that atlanta brewery is now going
3. Vantage south end
4. Portman's The Line

what else yall got?

 

[Southend Living]

@CLT Development Weren't they going for like 350k? Because I can see how those numbers don't crunch...

[SouthEnd High-Rise Projects]

The only time Southend is not poppin off with pedestrian activity is Saturday and Sunday morning around 9am. everyone is still in bed hungover I suspect

[Southend Living]

the deal is dead. financing fell through

[Queensbridge Collective - 1 tower, maybe 2]

I'm still excited for this project but that parking podium is a lot more pronounced now and as we've seen countless times, parking deck screening once built RARELY looks anywhere near as good as the rendering. Time will tell

[125 Baldwin Tower and Hotel Cherry-Elizabeth area]

just want to pop in and say this tower looks like it was ripped straight from Ballantyne...boooooring

[Portman SouthEnd – Hawkins btw Ashton and Sycamore.]

I'm thinking there's going to be a parking deck in this building too. looks like a ramp peeking around the left side of the building

 

[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

36 minutes ago, CTiger said:

Would you want to open a business in any of those spaces? 

Of course not! I just want  to inspire lively discussion on how unattractive those retail spaces are

[Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)]

Is Lincoln Harris totally inept at leasing retail spaces or is it something else? Look across the street--an incredible slate of tenants have filled the bottom of ally. Does lincoln harris really just not give a damn?

[SouthPark neighborhood Projects]

the architecture and overall vibe of capital towers seems like the antithesis of Rhino Market's vibe at every other location.

stuffy and formal =/= cool and young. guess which is which

[Charlotte's Light Rail: Lynx Blue Line]

11 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Goal is to start construction in late 2024/early 2025. Opens late 2026

I know these kinds of things move slow but is a late 2024 start time not laughably bad? Does it really have to be this way? 

[Duke Energy Plaza Headquarters | 40 Story formerly Charlotte Metro Tower]

that open ceiling does NOT look good.  They didn't even upgrade to the more expensive, but better looking round HVAC ducts!

open ceilings simply do not say "we are $21 billion dollar megacorporation"

[SouthEnd "Gold District"]

1 hour ago, jjwilli said:

You do have to wonder what the HDC will accept for height in Wilmore. Is it 5 floors? 6? You do have the Vue in the 4th Ward Historic District so while this building is clearly not as tall there is some precedent for height in Historic Districts. This will set the precedent for the rest of Mint St as that tow lot is ripe for redevelopment one day.

As a Wilmore resident I would like to think we are getting used to taller buildings going in around us and would not mind an 8 story building like they proposed at the edge of our neighborhood. The developer was at the last community meeting and when they presented their plans there was no immediate pushback from the community on what they were proposing. 

 

 

Personally, I would love to see 2-3 story buildings. Let the Gold District and the rest of Southend be taller. Wilmore is a single family neighborhood almost exclusively and I think anything new should respect that scale.  I would love to see more low, brick buildings with local shops, bars and restaurants line mint (with 2nd  floor apartments/condos above) , especially where the junk yard is.  Virginia Highlands in Atlanta is the perfect example of what I would love to see Mint Street become. Not sure if land values would support that level of density though.

 

 

[SouthEnd "Gold District"]

a geotech team was taking core samples monday and tuesday at the corner of Mint and Summit. Guess the developer of The Rudisill IS charging ahead with another, shorter scheme after their HDC denial.  Can't wait to see what they come up with.

edited for clarity

[SouthEnd "Gold District"]

An 8 Story development is NOT coming to Wilmore....The Rudisill Development on the corner of mint/summit is dead in the water as it is currently designed. The HDC held their monthly meeting last night and squashed this project like a bug saying it was too tall and too massive for Wilmore. Will be interesting to see if they come back in 3 months with a completely new, smaller design or if the entire deal is dead with land values being so high.

Here's the original axios article https://charlotte.axios.com/298559/an-8-story-development-is-coming-to-wilmore/