210 Trade | EpiCentre

[SgtCampsalot]

I can see the pitch meeting now:

"Spotlights! Spotlights everywhere!"

[Guest]

Big Giant Warning for everyone though. We have seen White buildings rendered before. And MOST of them turned out to be Beige. 

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Big Giant Warning for everyone though. We have seen White buildings rendered before. And MOST of them turned out to be Beige. 

Charlotte Beige strikes again. Would it kill developers to actually include white?!

[Guest]

Charlotte Beige strikes again. Would it kill developers to actually include white?!

Personally, I'd like it to be the same silver as the arena. 

[Matthew.Brendan]

Apple Store? or is that just an ad/billboard?

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Apple Store? or is that just an ad/billboard?

Billboard. I would like an Apple Store uptown. How about an underground space with a nice glass case containing stairs down to the store?  One can dream! 

[dcharlotte]

I'm glad this project is finally finishing.

Epicenter will go down as the most anticipated and horribly executed project of all time. From start to finish the entire project has remained a mess and is at best a "B" project when compared to peer projects across the country. Throw up the beige building and call it quits. 

 

In 20 years the entire thing will be renovated and will resemble what should've been originally built. 

[15895]

I'm glad this project is finally finishing.

Epicenter will go down as the most anticipated and horribly executed project of all time. From start to finish the entire project has remained a mess and is at best a "B" project when compared to peer projects across the country. Throw up the beige building and call it quits. 

 

In 20 years the entire thing will be renovated and will resemble what should've been originally built. 

 

No. Not by a long shot. Park/Skye Condo's will keep that glorious title

[Guest]

 

 

No. Not by a long shot. Park/Skye Condo's will keep that glorious title

I dunno man... This is what we were promised. 1000x better. 

 

[caterpillar2]

Is this what we are getting?  I thought they announced 22 stories above the parking lot.

[Guest]

Is this what we are getting?  I thought they announced 22 stories above the parking lot.

We are getting 17 floors above 5 floors of existing office space. The parking is all buried. 

[Spartan]

I'm interested in the parking for this thing. Parking in that deck is already a giant CF, so I can't imagine adding 17 floors of hotel is going to make it any better.

I'm pretty excited about the upgrade to Trade St. Pretty much anything they put there - even if it's a glass lobby - will be a huge improvement.

[Guest]

I'm interested in the parking for this thing. Parking in that deck is already a giant CF, so I can't imagine adding 17 floors of hotel is going to make it any better.

I'm pretty excited about the upgrade to Trade St. Pretty much anything they put there - even if it's a glass lobby - will be a huge improvement.

There are 250 spaces set aside for the hotel. They were originally set aside for the condo tower. I don't think they are open to the public. 

[CLTProductions]

There are 250 spaces set aside for the hotel. They were originally set aside for the condo tower. I don't think they are open to the public. 

You are correct sir....I am not 100% sure if they are in use today, but there are spots set aside

[RiverwoodCLT]

How the hotels will look from the Observer.

[Dale]

Not as tall, but I actually prefer the design to 210 Trade.

[15895]

I'm a sucker for spires. Also like the lights shining down from the little circular piece. I hope the Spires aren't value engineered out like the Vue's spires were.

[Deleted.]

How the hotels will look from the Observer.

TBH, I think it looks generic and cheap. I was t expecting something to scream "Charlotte!" like BoA Plaze; but it's bland and vanilla. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers, it's better than nothing.  

[cltbwimob]

^^^  I think bland and vanilla screams Charlotte as well as anything. 

This design, bland as it may be, is certainly better than exposed rusted rebar, and we get a new hotel brand for the area that's not found at interstate exits in Anywhere, USA.  Overall, I am happy about this.

Edited November 7, 2015 by cltbwimob

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^^^  I think bland and vanilla screams Charlotte as anything. 

This design, bland as it may be, is certainly better than exposed rusted rebar, and we get a new hotel brand for the area that's not found at interstate exits in Anywhere, USA.  Overall, I am happy about this.

AC Hotels yes, I like the idea. But a Residence Inn? There's one other one so close, within a mile IIRC. Couldn't have it been another Marriott brand hotel? We have the extended stay hotel already.

[CLTProductions]

McKibbon declined to make a comment on why they stupidly chose Residence Inn. I can't make sense of it to be honest. Their marketing bs says its cause it fills the need of the market demand of an all suites extended stay hotel. But there's already 1 and 2 more coming uptown. Why not get creative with this? They had no real answer. 

[Dale]

I think we're just trained to say that Charlotte architecture is bland.

[Spartan]

To be fair most of it is pretty bland.

I think case, the tower isn't horrible (it's not 'good' either), but it sits on top of the EpiCenter, which isn't anywhere close to an architectural masterpiece. Some buildings need to be plain and just blend in to the skyline, and this will be one of them.

[Dale]

Most of NYC's buildings are bland. It's just that it has tons more of them than Charlotte.

[RiverwoodCLT]

Every project in Charlotte is not going to win the best building  of the year in the USA.  I am just happy  to see the rebar cover with a building.  The EpiCentre is not the world's best  entertainment-mixed use project,.but it is the only one of its kind in North Carolina.  To look where Charlotte has come in the last 30 years is amazing.  If you moved from Charlotte in 1985 to another country and did not see anything about Charlotte and moved back here in 2015, you would be blown away.   Be happy and enjoy the ride.