Charlotte Pipe &Foundry redevelopment

[FLOSC843]

 

5 hours ago, KJHburg said:

 

further examples of TC's capabilities trammellcrow.com/projects/district-no-ho

 

No more complaining about LoSo 

[KJHburg]

From Charlotte Axios this morning:

""An industrial warehouse on the edge of Uptown will transform into a hub for immersive experiences called Blume Studios this fall, starting with a trip to outer space.

Why it matters: Charlotte and Blumenthal Arts are poised to become national leaders in immersive arts, building on the success of Immersive Van Gogh in 2021, Axios' Emma Way writes.

Driving the news: "Space Explorers: The Infinite," a virtual reality experience set at the International Space Station, will kick off Blume Studios' programming in the former Charlotte Pipe and Foundry warehouse this September.

Tickets are on sale now for $45 for adults and $30 for children.
The big picture: Blume Studios is an anchor of what will become Charlotte's Iron District, a 55.5-acre site bordering Uptown and South End that Charlotte Pipe and Foundry is selling.

Blumenthal is leasing the warehouse from Charlotte Pipe, as the land is still for sale.
Once a land sale is final and Charlotte Pipe finishes relocating to Stanly County, a mixed-use district will emerge. There are dreams of restaurants, artist studios and shops, but nothing concrete yet.
"There's a lot more to come," says Charlotte Pipe spokesperson Brad Muller.""

Scoop: VR, immersive art hub to replace Charlotte Pipe warehouse in Uptown - Axios Charlotte

Edited April 8 by KJHburg

[KJHburg]

And I am sure Trammell Crow the buyer of this property will want something like to hang around for a while if not permanently.  

[Norm2]

I hope that some sort of park is built on this site. Charlotte needs a big park in the center of the city

[kermit]

1 minute ago, Norm2 said:

I hope that some sort of park is built on this site. Charlotte needs a big park in the center of the city

I dunno, seems like freeway noise would make it pretty unpleasant.

[Norm2]

3 hours ago, kermit said:

I dunno, seems like freeway noise would make it pretty unpleasant.

Trees do act as a buffer and reduce freeway noise 

 

Edit: many of us on here would love a park on a freeway cap. That would be just as noisy, if not more so being directly on top of the freeway. 

A park next to or on top of the freeway would be fine

Edited April 8 by Norm2

[CLT Development]

11 hours ago, Norm2 said:

I hope that some sort of park is built on this site. Charlotte needs a big park in the center of the city

I believe they are only being required to have a 2.5 acre park, per my conversation with Meck Parks, I hope they do more.

As far as freeway noise goes, it only annoys my wife when I'm on my AirPods on the phone with her, otherwise it's not that big of a nuisance. 

Edited April 9 by CLT Development

[Norm2]

3 hours ago, CLT Development said:

I believe they are only being required to have a 2.5 acre park, per my conversation with Meck Parks, I hope they do more.

As far as freeway noise goes, it only annoys my wife when I'm on my AirPods on the phone with her, otherwise it's not that big of a nuisance. 

Charlotte, the city of small parks lol

[TCLT]

21 hours ago, kermit said:

I dunno, seems like freeway noise would make it pretty unpleasant.

Frasier Park is right next to 77 and I've never found it unpleasant. Haven't heard of any widespread complaints about it either.

[kermit]

It could just be that I am particularly sensitive to that sound, I can’t stand it. 

Honest question, are there any noteworthy parks adjacent to freeways? I am sure there are quite a few parks (meaning green grassy areas), I am just wondering if any of them are well used?

Falls Park in Greenville

Freedom Park

Dolores Park in San Francisco

Piedmont Park in Atlanta

None of these are beside freeways. Not saying this never happens, but I can’t think of any noteworthy parks in a similar situation to the Pipe Factory land. If it is going to end up as a mediocre patch of grass, I would think we would all be better off with (soundproofed) residential and commercial space rather than a park. 

Meh, NBD. Just seems like a weird choice to me.

 

Edited April 9 by kermit

[RANYC]

1 hour ago, kermit said:

It could just be that I am particularly sensitive to that sound, I can’t stand it. 

Honest question, are there any noteworthy parks adjacent to freeways? I am sure there are quite a few parks (meaning green grassy areas), I am just wondering if any of them are well used?

Falls Park in Greenville

Freedom Park

Dolores Park in San Francisco

Piedmont Park in Atlanta

None of these are beside freeways. Not saying this never happens, but I can’t think of any noteworthy parks in a similar situation to the Pipe Factory land. If it is going to end up as a mediocre patch of grass, I would think we would all be better off with (soundproofed) residential and commercial space rather than a park. 

Meh, NBD. Just seems like a weird choice to me.

 

If a park or signature plaza is framed by buildings, that might block out noise.  Personally I’d rather see signature hard scaped plazas or piazzas instead of more park lawns.  Iron Square anyone?

Edited April 9 by RANYC

[tozmervo]

1 hour ago, kermit said:

It could just be that I am particularly sensitive to that sound, I can’t stand it. 

Honest question, are there any noteworthy parks adjacent to freeways? I am sure there are quite a few parks (meaning green grassy areas), I am just wondering if any of them are well used?

Falls Park in Greenville

Freedom Park

Dolores Park in San Francisco

Piedmont Park in Atlanta

None of these are beside freeways. Not saying this never happens, but I can’t think of any noteworthy parks in a similar situation to the Pipe Factory land. If it is going to end up as a mediocre patch of grass, I would think we would all be better off with (soundproofed) residential and commercial space rather than a park. 

Meh, NBD. Just seems like a weird choice to me.

DC jumped to mind. although it's perhaps more accurate to say that the freeways are running through their parks. 

[CLT Development]

45 minutes ago, RANYC said:

If a park or signature plaza is framed by buildings, that might block out noise.  Personally I’d rather see signature hard scaped plazas or piazzas instead of more park lawns.  Iron Square anyone?

I would imagine that any park would be framed by buildings and closest to Morhead. There's no point to building a park hewn in by highways that cannot be crossed. I will also mention that I asked Meck Parks to push for more than 2.5 acres, not that my voice carries THAT much weight. 

[RANYC]

4 minutes ago, CLT Development said:

I would imagine that any park would be framed by buildings and closest to Morhead. There's no point to building a park hewn in by highways that cannot be crossed. I will also mention that I asked Meck Parks to push for more than 2.5 acres, not that my voice carries THAT much weight. 

Your voice does carry weight, and any chance I can get you on board with a hard-scaped signature plaza in the vein of a Trafalgar Square?  Can you relay that to Meck Parks or are they constrained by policy to only doing the grassy, park lawn style spaces they’ve typically done?  We won’t have the largest urban park space in Charlotte anytime ever, but we could have the largest activated urban square I’d imagine - if we’re looking for superlatives.  

Edited April 9 by RANYC