Furman Condo/Hotel Tower

[browngeo]

The music on the website is a little creepy.

All in all, I like the website but the map truly is ridiculous They probably doesn't want to give any love to Pappas and the midtown development but a larger map with that showing or some local restaurants (aquavina) might be of more interest to prospective buyers than Courtside.

[dubone]

I'm glad the green tint is back. Norm: replace the yellow cartridge in the printer .

I guess Furman has determined that the quickest selling or most profitable units (or both) are the one bedroom units of varying sizes. I'm glad for it, as generally, most units only have one or two people living there anyway, so smaller units means more units and more population. More population means more street activity and economic activity.

[Bled_man]

Looks like the Observer finally caught up to UP on this one. Two articles about the tower just popped up online. Link to first article.

[krazeeboi]

This thing is really Trademark's little brother.

[A2]

This thing is really Trademark's little brother.

[krazeeboi]

Of a different race/ethnicity.

[atlrvr]

I'm liking the new design more and more....the off angle panels at the hotel level look good. The only negative (besides the parking deck facade) is that the overall design is almost too busy.

The planned masonry, metal and glass building will have a ground-level lobby with a restaurant, bar and other amenities for both residents and hotel guests.

[Charlotteman]

^^I must agree that the design looks a bit busy. But busy is okay in this case:) I think it will add some needed pizazz to the site.

If the project is completed mostly as seen on this rendering, with the green glass, I think I might end up liking it even more than Trademark.

[krazeeboi]

I wonder how the backside will look?

[redjeep77]

I wonder how the backside will look?

[Dale]

All of a sudden Charlotte is exploding with green glass.

[krazeeboi]

And blue. Especially blue.

hopefully much better than coutsides! (or lack of one lol)

[Sabaidee]

The Concourse is evidently influenced by the arena too, just look at how the condo portions of the tower bows out like the contour of the arena and other features of the arena like the corners and such.

[Southernyank]

There is a promotional sign on the parcel now with a nice, big color rendering. i like this project more and more everytime i see it.

[rockhilljames]

Some have decried it for being too busy, but I think it adds a very playful element to the skyline, plus it's not so big that it overwhelms everything near it. It's perfect for the scale.

I can imagine this as a building that doesn't make an impact on the skyline from afar, but becomes a pleasant surprise when you get close in on that side of the skyline.

[monsoon]

... but I think it adds a very playful element to the skyline, plus it's not so big that it overwhelms everything near it. It's perfect for the scale......

[dubone]

Maybe you're their target market, Metro. . How can we get you into one of these?

You could do unimaginable things to the arena from one of the balconies .

[krazeeboi]

Don't give him a reason, dubone.

[wahoo]

the green glass is probably a response to the arena glass. as far as the parking deck... i'd reserve judgment until we see trademark's screen (which looks similar in rendering). as far as the overall look of the building - trademark looks better in reality than the rendering, which is a good thing. i think the challenge will be to have this project not to look like a strangely proportioned piece of trademark. furman has made his name designing creative solutions to infill sites. and this is the mother of all infill sites - seriously... it can't be more than 10 feet wide!!!

[dubone]

10 feet? It is actually 150 x 100. But your point still stands. Luckily, Furman seems to have learned a thing or two from Courtside's execution, and Trademark has really come out to be a gorgeous tower. It will be interesting thing, though, to see how residents deal with the 2 elevators for the whole tower. I assume he will apply even more lessons to this one.

In general, I like that this one's design seems so improbable, with what appears to be larger floor plates in the upper half and parking on the roof, and a smallish parcel. But somehow, I've gained a lot of confidence that Furman will pull this off to an excellent end.

And even if something doesn't turn out quite right, a few mediocre buildings will be perfectly fine with all of the attempts he is making. I believe he will still retain his good brand, and in two years, when he is half way done Concourse, and finished with Trademark, he'll announce another one. I have the utmost confidence that he can sustain himself indefinitely considering the following that his products have.

[Charlotteman]

Does anyone happen to know if the hotel will be called Concourse Hotel?

[dubone]

I sure hope it won't be "LodgeWorks Hotel".

The brands they typically use are Hawthorne Suites, Sierra Suites, and Summerfield Suites. But they also franchise one Hilton Garden Inn. This isn't going to be a major hotel brand, but will hopefully be a reasonably priced hotel, that will fill its rooms consistently, and still offer the residents of the condos the amenities of a hotel.

[queensguy06]

They have a gallery section on the website now - http://www.blvdcentro.com/concourse/

[dubone]

I really like it. There are quite a lot of unique details.

They have more elevators in this one than Trademark, which is good for the residents. But still just the minimalist kitchens.

[rockhilljames]

I like it, but damn it would like nice if it were about 10 stories taller.