Travel observations and new developments of other cities and countries

[Armacing]

On 5/2/2021 at 6:40 AM, markhollin said:

Renderings for Miami World Center Legacy Hotel & Residences, 50 stories, 661 ft:

Hey, isn't this picture from that one building in London they call "the cell phone"?  That's the Canary Wharf skyline you see in the background beyond the opposite wall stairway...

 

Edited May 6, 2021 by Armacing

[markhollin]

Progress on Greenpointe, Brooklyn,  New York. 30 & 40 story residential towers:

Rendering:

[markhollin]

[markhollin]

Madison Square Garden u.c. in New York City, 1966:
 

[KJHburg]

Many of you hear me talk about Charlotte here and there but here is a great article talking about the buildings underway right now in Charlotte.  Written by one of UP members and some of the photography by another UP member it is a roundup of sorts of current projects in Charlotte from mid rise office towers to the 41 story Duke Metro Tower.

An explainer on the ever-growing skyline in Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Observer

Here is one of my photos of the Duke Metro tower under construction as they only released one rendering and then immediately started construction.  (there was only  a rendering in the article) 

Edited May 10, 2021 by KJHburg

[smeagolsfree]

Thanks for the update KJHburg. I am glad the local newspaper of note there has the sense enough to run such articles in the paper. Looks like lot of good things happening there.

We were talking about Charlotte in the last meetup, and particularly the South End Dilworth area. I know the Uptown area is sort of running out of space in  and the south end is the next area of growth for you guys. That will be your equivalent to our West End / Midtown area in a number of years. The cool thing about that area is the quirkiness of the streets there. If only Nashville could ever get a viable mass transit system, then watch out. We have gotten so much development despite ourselves.

[KJHburg]

My offer stands for any visiting Nashvillian UPer visiting the Queen City free tour and includes a light rail ride and express toll lane ride LOL.  Southend would definitely be on the tour.  That is where some of favorite lunch and dinner spots are located.   Just let me know. 

[smeagolsfree]

I just sent an email to you. I may be headed that way sometime later this summer to visit family in Lewisville and Mooresville. Got to get through a ton of doctors appointments first I have been putting off since Covid broke out. The dreaded Colonoscopy is Thursday......... another sleep study next week  Will it ever end..

[Mr_Bond]

On 5/8/2021 at 5:42 AM, markhollin said:

CIM Group has done some cool things like this...

https://www.432parkavenue.com

You can own a piece of all this if you're qualified as an investor.

[Auntie Yock]

23 hours ago, Mr_Bond said:

CIM Group has done some cool things like this...

https://www.432parkavenue.com

You can own a piece of all this if you're qualified as an investor.

I already own something that looks like that. Keep it in the lingerie drawer. I call it "Big Daddy."

[markhollin]

Philly skyline colors at night (courtesy of YIMBY Philadelphia):

[KJHburg]

Since your Nashville Predators are playing the Raleigh based Carolina Hurricanes in the playoffs here are some photos of Raleigh, Durham Cary and this combined metro area (broken into 2 right now but has been 1 metro area previously) is the size of metro Nashville. 2 Million plus people and growing faster than Charlotte or Nashville.

New job announcements this year in the Raleigh Durham Cary area: include Apple's new 3000 job campus at Research Triangle Park, 1000 jobs with Google with in downtown Durham, Fidelity Investments adding 700+ jobs in RTP and numerous bio pharma plants and facilities all over the area like the 725 job with Fujifilm  Biotechnologies in suburb of Holly Springs a $2 Billion plant.  Though the skyline is not as beefy or tall as Charlotte or Nashville this region is creating jobs like mad. 

These photos from this week:

1. new 19 story office tower anchored by Pendo Software  2.3 Raleigh skyline 4. skyline of Midtown Raleigh from downtown  5. new office building in Smoky Hollow section of downtown

6. new 34 story apartment tower in North Hills  7. 8 story new office building in downtown Durham 8. PolicyGenius 2nd HQ in downtown Durham  9. Durham skyline shot  10. Road improvements already with the Apple campus site in the background in the RTP 11. Fenton under construction in Cary Shopping, Dining & Entertainment in Cary, NC | Fenton (fentonnc.com)

12.  Bloc83 new 10 story office building downtown Raleigh

So meet your  competition Nashville this is the Raleigh Durham Cary Chapel Hill area. 

[Binbin98]

https://www.thenextmiami.com/brightline-parent-proposes-two-83-story-supertowers-with-2007-residential-units-next-to-miamicentral/
 

I love this city! And new developments like this are very common in Miami. 
Also this project is next to the Brightline commuter rail that will connect Miami to Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Orlando and one day Tampa. Add to this that Miami Airport today announced that it will be expanding all of its terminals for more international and domestic flights, and you get a growing region that is helped by its infrastructure rather than harmed by it. 

[21jump]

Miami is the only city that I visited in the last 5 years that feels like it has more construction and developments than Nashville.

[Binbin98]

4 hours ago, 21jump said:

Miami is the only city that I visited in the last 5 years that feels like it has more construction and developments than Nashville.

Yeah same. Miami to be fair is the anchor of a metro area that is nearing 7 million vs Nashville’s 2 million, so naturally I believe this is why many more skyscraper projects have easier times getting off the ground here. Miami area does have many issues such as climate change, infrastructure/airport issues and crime, but the one thing it does well are skyscrapers.

[MontanaGuy]

41 minutes ago, Binbin98 said:

Yeah same. Miami to be fair is the anchor of a metro area that is nearing 7 million vs Nashville’s 2 million, so naturally I believe this is why many more skyscraper projects have easier times getting off the ground here. Miami area does have many issues such as climate change, infrastructure/airport issues and crime, but the one thing it does well are skyscrapers.

I would say that Miami is in the same league as Chicago and New York with possibly the third most impressive skyline in the US.  It's beginning to look like some of the cities in Latin America with skyscrapers sprouting up all over the place.

[markhollin]

Courtesy of YIMBY New York:
 

[markhollin]

The proposed Bentley Residences at Sunny Isle Beach, 60 stories, 749',  215 condos, Miami:
 

[Binbin98]

On 5/10/2021 at 1:46 PM, KJHburg said:

My offer stands for any visiting Nashvillian UPer visiting the Queen City free tour and includes a light rail ride and express toll lane ride LOL.  Southend would definitely be on the tour.  That is where some of favorite lunch and dinner spots are located.   Just let me know. 

What about a Miamian lol

[KJHburg]

2 hours ago, Binbin98 said:

What about a Miamian lol

Love Miami's skyline and sure the offer extends to any Miamians 

Our tall buildings are office buildings not hotels or condos LOL

[Binbin98]

2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Love Miami's skyline and sure the offer extends to any Miamians 

Our tall buildings are office buildings not hotels or condos LOL

Yeah although Brickell has been becoming an office and financial center recently.

Also I will be gone from the forum all of next week for personal reasons, I hope to return to more exciting news about Nashville development haha

[markhollin]

From YIMBY Chicago:

[BnaBreaker]

That building gives me a headache.  

[donNdonelson2]

29 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

That building gives me a headache.  

If a building could look like a hangover, this would be the look!

[MLBrumby]

Partial to this one... 110 N. Wacker, Chicago.  52 floors 800'