carolinaboy

Great picture. Thanks.

OT: I'm excited about the Vela development and still excited about Intercontinental.

Isn't there a crane base at Queensbridge? Does that count?

Thanks. My azimuth was in the wrong quadrant.

Which project is that under construction in the bottom-right?

That's a long headline.

"They need their own tower somewhere uptown" Or a new, modern and not-yet-occupied headquarters facility that would look really cool for a clean energy company located in the University City area somewhere..........

Woof.

To any UNC Charlotte alum/fans/supporters coming to the metropolis of Greenville tomorrow for the UNC Charlotte vs. East Carolina football game, welcome. I'll be there with a few Pirates and my daughter and some of her fellow UNC Charlotte students. I'm disowning her for the day and will disown her for a week if the Pirates lose. Anyway, I hope you all have a safe trip and enjoy some of Greenville and the East Carolina campus. Too bad neither team is good this year. First team to 6 might win it.

Guilty. I can't stand when some dipsh*t is blazing down the left lane and flashes their lights at me. At that point I ain't moving over no matter what.

RE: Light Rail in Norfolk, VA, there has been some talk of extending into the city of Chesapeake (Pop 250,000 +/-) since the Virginia Beach (Pop 450,000 +/-) extension didn't happen. Chesapeake is a sprawling residential suburb essentially of Norfolk. There would be potential there for quite a bit of dense TOD around the stations. In the long run it (Chesapeake) might be the better extension option.

Well, the construction crew had to have something to do.........

A clarification to my post above...........most of what I have been told about is all forms of residential including many high-rises with retail in downtown or very close. I was told a goal was to increase density specifically in downtown and the city was encouraging developers to build "up" to the extent possible. I was told that as Wake County was now the most populated county out of market developers had been looking for projects.

I have a close friend who works for the city of Raleigh. If some of the (mostly unannounced) projects he has told me about begin construction, Raleigh will be almost unrecognizable 5 to 8 years from now. Congratulations. Raleigh seems about to takeoff.

Hi guys. I hear the next UP meetup is at CLTDevelopment's house. He's cooking steaks. Can't wait.

Woof.

Flyers, Aviators or Pilots. Balers or Weavers ( a nod to textile workers) would be kind of neat. How about the Charlotte 49'ers?

That building does look amazing.

Looks like it's bounded by Central Ave, Pecan Ave and some train tracks.

How about the Flyers or Aviators or Pilots in a nod to the Wright Brothers?

Let's compromise. Dundon can put the team in my small town. Located in North Carolina. No traffic to drive through. Plenty of land in a cozy "downtown" setting. Plenty of vintage brick buildings that could be renovated. We have a social district. Close enough to a metropolitan area of about 2 million people to draw from (although it's in Virginia). Close to the beach, perfect for tourists to make a short trip over during the summer to catch a game. We have public transportation in the form of a few small vans. I'm sure our city and county could pony up a few thousand dollars in infrastructure improvements. I wouldn't have to drive to Raleigh or Charlotte to catch a game. Win-win in my opinion. Heck, I'd even buy the land and donate it to Dundon.

Does anyone have any recent pictures of the Plaza-Midwood mixed-use development under construction they can share?

Nah, peeing or pooping or exposing yourself in public, especially in front of children, isn't bad. You thinking it's bad is bad. Don't you know that by now?

Yep. In the end it comes down to who is going to buy the franchise and where they want to put it. It may be a local Raleigh/Durham/Triangle native that can purchase a franchise. The statistics may show Charlotte would be "better" but they're from Raleigh and that's where they want to put it so they do. It might be a group of investors from New York that buy a franchise and put it in Charlotte rather than Raleigh because Charlotte ticked more boxes. Either way, a MLB team anywhere in North Carolina would be a literal home run in my opinion.

I'm going to rename my dad/garage band the Malefactors. Thanks.