Misc. Uptown Projects/News

[RiverwoodCLT]

Expanded uptown

 

Edited June 30, 2015 by RiverwoodCLT

[Guest]

Expanded uptown

 

I wish there was a super high resolution version of this to photoshop a skyline into.

[atlrvr]

http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/HDC/Cases/2015/2015-141.pdf

 

Pretty cool townhouse project proposed for 10th St in 4th Ward.  Will be interesting to see what the HDC thinks of this.

[CLTProductions]

http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/HDC/Cases/2015/2015-141.pdf

 

Pretty cool townhouse project proposed for 10th St in 4th Ward.  Will be interesting to see what the HDC thinks of this.

Woah, like the design and location (once it's cleaned up)

[rjp212]

On Bidclerk, they have a description for a 21-story, 460 unit apartment tower.  Which tower is this?  I'm not seeing any of the proposed developments that are that description unless something has been reduced in height.

[CLTProductions]

On Bidclerk, they have a description for a 21-story, 460 unit apartment tower. Which tower is this? I'm not seeing any of the proposed developments that are that description unless something has been reduced in height.

That's strange, not sure what this could be. I'll do some digging.

Edited July 5, 2015 by Jayvee

[atlrvr]

Sounds like Crescent Uptown.

[CLTProductions]

Sounds like Crescent Uptown.

Good call...they should have their civil plans approved soon.....I was told the apartment tower would be around 200' so that makes sense

[rjp212]

Sounds like Crescent Uptown.

 

Does sound about right. Maybe they added an additional floor.   Estimated Start Date is 11/1/2015 according to Bidclerk.

[grodney]

The space where Amalie's used to be now has a sign that says Restaurant Space Available.  I guess that's for this:

"

The changes to the building will leave Grubb Properties, owner of the site, with a two-story, 10,000-square-foot restaurant space for lease. The entrance will be on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

“We have a couple of national (restaurant) groups that aren’t in the Charlotte market taking a look at it,” said Jonathan Nance, a senior vice president with the firm. “We feel pretty good that we’ll have something finalized in the near future.”

 

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From this article in December:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article9238559.html

Edited July 6, 2015 by grodney

[CLTProductions]

The space where Amalie's used to be now has a sign that says Restaurant Space Available.  I guess that's for this:

"

The changes to the building will leave Grubb Properties, owner of the site, with a two-story, 10,000-square-foot restaurant space for lease. The entrance will be on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

“We have a couple of national (restaurant) groups that aren’t in the Charlotte market taking a look at it,” said Jonathan Nance, a senior vice president with the firm. “We feel pretty good that we’ll have something finalized in the near future.”

 

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From this article in December:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article9238559.html

So strange because when you look at the space now....it's pretty dedicated to it's purpose as a lobby.  Not exactly sure where this space would be.

Edited July 6, 2015 by Jayvee

[grodney]

So strange because when you look at the space now....it's pretty dedicated to it's purpose as a lobby.  Not exactly sure where this space would be.

 

 

I was going to mention that but thought I must be missing something obvious.  Since the article says access would be off MLK, I can only imagine the space is "behind" the Chamber space --- like farther off Tryon?

Edited July 6, 2015 by grodney

[Guest]

I was going to mention that but didn't want to sound dumb (no offense - not that you sound dumb, just that I didn't think anybody had the same question).  Since the article says access would be off MLK, I can only imagine the space is "behind" the Chamber space --- like farther off Tryon?

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.225206,-80.846742,3a,75y,64.26h,75.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5oDSMCUzH22wEMMcFF55rg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

This door I believe.

[elrodvt]

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.225206,-80.846742,3a,75y,64.26h,75.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5oDSMCUzH22wEMMcFF55rg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

This door I believe.

So awesome to be able to get a national chain restaurant!

[CLTProductions]

So awesome to be able to get a national chain restaurant!

Hold your pessimism. It said groups not chains. There are a ton of national restaurant groups that specialize in boutique restaurants.

[elrodvt]

Hold your pessimism. It said groups not chains. There are a ton of national restaurant groups that specialize in boutique restaurants.

It could still become a locally designed one off place then? I didn't realize the difference.

[Guest]

It could still become a locally designed one off place then? I didn't realize the difference.

Yep. Exactly. I would suspect if it were a chain, it'd be a successful small southern chain, with 3-4 locations tops.

[CLTProductions]

Yep. Exactly. I would suspect if it were a chain, it'd be a successful small southern chain, with 3-4 locations tops.

Cameron Mitchell for example is a "National Restaurant Group" mostly based in Ohio, but are considered national....and their restaurants rule. I don't think spot will go to a "national chain"

[jednc]

If these groups were showing interest in December but the space is now up for lease, I'd say they passed.

[CLTProductions]

If these groups were showing interest in December but the space is now up for lease, I'd say they passed.

I'd imagine they were full of _____ when they gave that quote and are just now getting around to marketing the space and getting it out there.

[Midwoodian]

Yep. Exactly. I would suspect if it were a chain, it'd be a successful small southern chain, with 3-4 locations tops.

Would love a Husk here in CLT

[kermit]

Yikes! It appears that there are quite a few RWNJ nuggets buried in the current state budget proposal. The N and O reports today that one of these stealth deurbanisers is a requirement that all municipal tax districts be subject to a referendum for residents of the district which would determine weather they could continue to exist. This would mean that residents of the area would vote on the district, but businesses in the area would not have any input on the merit of the tax district. This is likely an existential threat to CCCP, Southend, West End etc. organizations.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article26600362.html

We live in interesting times....

[atlrvr]

^  Was there not a referendum that created their existence to begin with?  Also, in a place like South End, would an apartment renter have a vote?

 

Seems like residents in these areas (Except maybe Univ City) would easily support maintaining them.  Now if its an annual referendum, and the state forces some scary language to be used on the ballot "Do you agree to allow the City of Charlotte place an additional tax burden on you to provide non-core services?"  then there could be an issue.

[kermit]

^ the article describes the process as "if 15 percent of the registered voters in the district petition for a referrendum" there would be a vote.

[Spartan]

This is ridiculous. If the businesses that pay all those taxes really hated the taxes then they would not have located there in the first place OR they would have exited the downtown after its passing. I really can't stand small-minded politicians that create bills just for two or three of their constituents because it makes them look like they are 'fighting for the people' or whatever.