B Tower (5th Street Retail Infill Building)

[Urban Cowboy]

Walked by yesterday and the metal framing is complete all the way up to the top floor. Wood to come.

[DamicoKaren]

View from 5th 3rd building 

[KJHburg]

not the tallest not the biggest but the B Tower is an important little building in the urban fabric of Charlotte.   Today.  

Edited December 20, 2019 by KJHburg

[Eightane]

Are there any updates to this, and how far they've made it on the final finishes of the exterior?

[turbocraig]

From BizJournal re: tenants and intended vibe.  Sounds.... smokey.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/01/21/exclusive-uptown-mid-rise-lands-upscale-cigar.html?iana=hpmvp_clt_news_headline

[Madison Parkitect]

I enjoy smoking cigars but it's bonkers to me that cigar lounges are still a thing in 2020.

[turbocraig]

5 minutes ago, Madison Parkitect said:

I enjoy smoking cigars but it's bonkers to me that cigar lounges are still a thing in 2020.

It was between that and an internet cafe.

[Matthew.Brendan]

Oh joy. 

[navigator319]

Can't see myself visiting any of the three announced concepts so far 

35yo male uptown resident with disposable income.  Am I just wired and it's my issues or am I not the target market? 

[CLT2014]

Probably will never step foot in this entire building. All well. 

[kickazzz2000]

Did yall want another brewery?

[videtur quam contuor]

[DM1LLS]

I know the business clients I entertain will love this spot.  I appreciate the variety. 

[navigator319]

2 hours ago, kickazzz2000 said:

Did yall want another brewery?

I would have liked:

Floor 1: Coffee roaster 

Floor 2: Amazon bookstore 

Floor 3: Chinese fusion restaurant

Floor 4: Foot reflexology massage establishment

Floor 5: Approachable bar concept

[Seaboard Fellow]

1 hour ago, DM1LLS said:

I know the business clients I entertain will love this spot.  I appreciate the variety. 

I’m looking forward to this as well. 

[j-man]

4 hours ago, kickazzz2000 said:

Did yall want another brewery?

There are like a hundred in this city...maybe more. I’m sure they all taste the same. So that’s a strong no. 

One should be an Apple store. That would do well in Uptown. 

[Guest]

36 minutes ago, j-man said:

There are like a hundred in this city...maybe more. I’m sure they all taste the same. So that’s a strong no. 

One should be an Apple store. That would do well in Uptown. 

Average apple store is 8,400 sq feet. Floorplate in this building is 4000 sq feet. 

[KJHburg]

This will do great cigar bar as Cutters did great over years even after Marriott did a no smoking ban this was the only place globally in Marriott family where you could smoke inside.  Tourists and 100k uptown workers will find it.

[j-man]

1 hour ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

Average apple store is 8,400 sq feet. Floorplate in this building is 4000 sq feet. 

Two floors would be ok lol. And I’m sure the Apple store in Southpark mall isn’t that big. Looks aground 4,000 square feet 

[navigator319]

This will do great cigar bar as Cutters did great over years even after Marriott did a no smoking ban this was the only place globally in Marriott family where you could smoke inside.  Tourists and 100k uptown workers will find it.

There is a cigar bar in epicenter and then there is that cigar bar/club across from the strip club on Tryon just before the uptown bridge. Cigars are that popular these days?

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, j-man said:

Two floors would be ok lol. And I’m sure the Apple store in Southpark mall isn’t that big. Looks aground 4,000 square feet 

Its much much much larger than that. I'm not sure the exact size, but for reference the H&M below Macys is 21,000 sq feet.

[Nick2]

The Apple store in Greensboro is about 5k sq ft so maybe a smaller format store could work here.

Edited January 22, 2020 by Nick2

[Guest]

They’d also never go in a building like this, in this location. They’d want Tryon St, maximum visibility and sight lines. And they’d want a high foot traffic area with other equally recognizable retail.

 

Apple Store Friendly Center in Greensboro is just under 7000 sq feet.

 

 

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[Nick2]

1 minute ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

They’d also never go in a building like this, in this location. They’d want Tryon St, maximum visibility and sight lines. And they’d want a high foot traffic area with other equally recognizable retail.

 

Apple Store Friendly Center in Greensboro is just under 7000 sq feet.

 

 

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That makes sense.

That's weird. Thanks for the info.

I don't have the plans or anything but I measured the store on Google Earth to get a bit over 5k. Maybe the lot includes some sidewalk/loading dock area in the lease.

[Guest]

30 minutes ago, dnlleffingwell said:

I think this would be a good place to put a Apple store. Take out the CLT visitor center, dig down for one floor. And create something similar to the Apple store near Central Park but different. Something that says Charlotte and add the visitor center adjacent to the the Apple store!

Fun fact, the Apple Store on 5th Avenue, gets twice as many visitors per year (57M), as Charlotte as a whole (27M)

Edited January 23, 2020 by Guest