Charlotte Knights AAA Ballpark in Third Ward

[New Name]

YEEEES! I was sad to see the VA Paper Warehouse go away - it's great to see some brick walls back up here!

[MazzoMedia]

They took down the big yellow crane at the stadium yesterday.  I made this timelapse using images from the public webcam.  I also posted a week long timelapse on my youtube channel covering construction from 6/5-6/13 (much like my 2 week timelapse I posted a few weeks ago).

http://youtu.be/_41M_pr6VwI

[tozmervo]

Lousy picture quality from the City Club

Edited June 19, 2013 by tozmervo

[Guest]

Is it just me or did Homer get really Cheap-o looking?

Great new pix posted on facebook.

TRULY A ONE OF A KIND VIEW.

 

MORE BELOW.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlotte-Knights/47394051633

[MazzoMedia]

I made another timelapse spanning the past 2 weeks of construction at the ballpark (I sped it up super fast).  It's a little hard on the eyes, but better than nothing I guess.  It looks a little better in HD if you change the resolution with the little gear button.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z87W2H0riaI

[ah59396]

That's your best one yet^^^^^^

[MazzoMedia]

thanks!  i am not taking these photos, im only saving them off the public webcam and creating the timelapse.  If i could use my Nikon camera, the clarity would be much better. 

[grodney]

Just a couple ground-level shots.

 

 

[Guest]

A friend of mine sent me this :-). This park is going to have a hell of a view.

[dubone]

Gotta love the pano's with half-humans.

 

 

It's awesome that it has the 3 peaks of Vue-BOACC-DEC in the skyline view, although the Vue might get blocked some by the onsite hotel.

 

This project is chugging along.   It is funny that they are moving so fast after so many years of talking about it. 

[mfowler12]

What is the timline for the Left Field building/hotel? Is that intended to be finished at the same time as the ballpark itself?

Edited July 12, 2013 by mfowler12

[Guest]

What is the timline for the Left Field building/hotel? Is that intended to be finished at the same time as the ballpark itself?

Late 2015.

[ah59396]

BB&T from 10 minutes ago.

[Guest]

Its my firm belief that the parking lot between you and the Ball park is, "THE NEXT BIG THING" only time will tell I suppose.

[15895]

You mean the next next big thing? re: Crescent

[Guest]

You mean the next next big thing? re: Crescent

Haha, well of things that nothing seems to ALREADY be happening with. This parcel is the biggest no brainer in the city right now, sandwiched between the Ballpark and the Park. I'm sure it's in hot demand. I heard about a possible project going there MONTHS ago, but I think it ended up being a different site.

[CLTProductions]

What is that white building that's there?? Is anything in it (I am assuming no)

[Guest]

What is that white building that's there?? Is anything in it (I am assuming no)

The whole lot is owned by... drum roll please... preferred parking... 

Someone said that both of these buildings are currently being renovated though, for what I don't know. I haven't been able to find building permits for either.

They are neat store fronts from another era. 

http://goo.gl/maps/ZGa0X

Edited July 13, 2013 by Guest

[CLTProductions]

I would love to see (as I am assuming everyone else would too) that entire plot become strictly entertainment. Restaurants and bars would thrive in that location. It would be nice to have another 'drinking' area of uptown other than 5th st and the Epicentre. 

[MilZ]

I agree... Something with a modern design and a couple stories tall like epicentre without the rebar sticking out the top. Not too tall as to obstruct the skyline view from the stadium but tall enough to mask most of that parking deck behind it...

Or another spectrum project...

Kidding.

[CLTProductions]

It would definitely be nice to see, even a 2 story complex. Think about how many bars and restaurants could fit on that plot. Or even an complete outdoor area like Fourth Street Live in Louisville. How great would that be?? All wishful thinking I am sure, they will probably waste that land, or take their sweet sweet time doing anything with it.

[ScottCLT]

even an complete outdoor area like Fourth Street Live in Louisville. How great would that be??

Ehh...not a big fan of Fourth Street Live in Louisville personally. There is also a "Live" development in Baltimore (2 actually), Indianapolis, Daytona Beach, and Norfolk. Pretty much the same thing as the Epicentre here. They all seem very cookie-cutter and corporate to me. I would much rather see an entertainment area that reflects more of a local flair.

[kermit]

^ LA Live is also crappy.

After 25+ years of study I have definitively determined that drinking in any structure built after 1979 damages your soul (sports facilities and hotel bars execpted).

Edited July 14, 2013 by kermit

[CLTProductions]

Ehh...not a big fan of Fourth Street Live in Louisville personally. There is also a "Live" development in Baltimore (2 actually), Indianapolis, Daytona Beach, and Norfolk. Pretty much the same thing as the Epicentre here. They all seem very cookie-cutter and corporate to me. I would much rather see an entertainment area that reflects more of a local flair.

I will be honest, I have never been to Fourth Street Live....it just looks really awesome in pictures. I just want a Gordon Biersch and Makers Mark Bourbon House & Lounge haha.

 

To add to that, One thing uptown lacks is outdoor drinking areas. I can't think of another city with less. Sure there are a few patios (connellys, ale house, suite, bubble, fitzgeralds) but none of them are extensive or have a bar outside (with the exception of bubble). That plot of land would be a great opportunity for something like a beer garden or something else outside!

Edited July 14, 2013 by Jayvee

[Niner National]

I will be honest, I have never been to Fourth Street Live....it just looks really awesome in pictures. I just want a Gordon Biersch and Makers Mark Bourbon House & Lounge haha.

 

To add to that, One thing uptown lacks is outdoor drinking areas. I can't think of another city with less. Sure there are a few patios (connellys, ale house, suite, bubble, fitzgeralds) but none of them are extensive or have a bar outside (with the exception of bubble). That plot of land would be a great opportunity for something like a beer garden or something else outside!

I think a beer garden would be a tremendous waste of space in this area. We need more residential density in this area, and all of uptown. If we keep taking up large tracts of land and putting in entertainment / commercial and no residential, Uptown will never be anything more than a destination. I want to see it become a self sustaining community. We need a lot more residential density for that to happen.

 

I want street activity throughout the week. Right now its a dead zone (except around Epicenter and some parts of Tryon) on week nights and Sundays. The only thing that will change that is more people calling uptown home.