Portman SouthEnd – Hawkins btw Ashton and Sycamore.

[kermit]

Second floor forms in place:

 

[gman430]

 

[KJHburg]

Drive by and walk bys on this hot late afternoon.  love the dueling cranes. 

SouthendRising a part of CharlotteRising.  This is going to huge right up to the Rail Trail. 

[Nick2]

[KJHburg]

This is quickly becoming one of my new favorites in town.  Really busy construction site from all angles on foot and  a drive by or two.  Today. 

[KJHburg]

walk bys on both sides.   Large building on tight lot.  #SouthendRising part of Charlotte Rising.   My bet is an apartment tower on the Sycamore Brewing spot.  

the marketing brochure for said tower

https://www.foundrycommercial.com/core/fileparse.php/2530/urlt/2151-Hawkins-Package_20200408_E.pdf

[videtur quam contuor]

I had dinner last week on the Big Ben deck and saw that pile of dirt in a corner of the project with plastic over it. It looked as dirt, not sand. It is isolated and stranded in that corner with no access from the rest of the project and I wondered what it could be for.

[CLTdev18]

They could use the dirt pile for fill dirt as the project progresses. Things like backfill around small walls, bringing up sidewalks/parking areas/green space to sub-grade, etc. They have it covered because depending on what kind of dirt it is, if it gets wet, it turns into a nasty clumpy mud that you cant get any compaction on. If that happens, you either haul it off somewhere else, or spread it out and hope it dries out before it rains again (not a good plan this time of year).

[KJHburg]

walk bys today.   another tower that will loom large over its neighbors.   from both sides of the tracks so to speak. 

[KJHburg]

and now the Rail Trail tunnel and this is needed as the building is right up against the current trail and if one tool falls watch out.  walk by photos. 

from a couple of angles today. 

[nicholas]

^Nice touch by adding some interesting colors to the protective tunnel.

[Mgelbach]

Pics from my fly-about in southend today.

[KJHburg]

walk by photos today before my doughnut break.  From both sides of the tracks so to speak. 

[KJHburg]

updated photos from Saturday and these I took today.  

I heard this tower might get a new name or are they waiting for anchor tenant? 

[InSouthPark]

On 8/22/2020 at 8:13 PM, KJHburg said:

walk by photos today before my doughnut break.  From both sides of the tracks so to speak. 

Nice shot of the COVID cave. LOL.  Standard width of a 40' container is 7.5'.   How is this a good idea?  Standard open air metal scaffolding  seems like it would have been worlds better than  containers with a few holes cut in one side.  

[jjwilli]

3 hours ago, InSouthPark said:

Nice shot of the COVID cave. LOL.  Standard width of a 40' container is 7.5'.   How is this a good idea?  Standard open air metal scaffolding  seems like it would have been worlds better than  containers with a few holes cut in one side.  

Yeah it looks cool but walking through it last night with my kids was a little treacherous with the high volume of people using the trail. The few containers with the fans were nice though but probably just help spread the COVID more.

It wouldn't be as big of a deal if the trail on the other side was complete to Remount to spread the rail trail traffic around a little bit more. Anyone know what the holdup is on converting the two remaining grass patches to trail? I thought they won a Knight Foundation award to help build out these sections.

[gman430]

 

 

[KJHburg]

Drive by photos today another podium style building retail, parking then office levels.

 

[KJHburg]

walk by photos today.  up to 3rd-4th  level.   These are the shorter parking levels now. 

[DMann]

Hmmmmm, surprisingly close to a Krispy Kreme location!

[nicholas]

15 hours ago, DMann said:

Hmmmmm, surprisingly close to a Krispy Kreme location!

I'm sure he stopped by the office to make sure everything was running smoothly, donuts were hot, etc.

[KJHburg]

4 hours ago, nicholas said:

I'm sure he stopped by the office to make sure everything was running smoothly, donuts were hot, etc.

2 chocolate iced and 1 pumpkin glaze and yes I did stop by yesterday. 

[Blue_Devil]

Anyone have an idea of whether this and the new Lowe's building will have LED lighting?

[Mgelbach]

[QCxpat]

Today 11:50 a.m.

Edited October 6, 2020 by QCxpat