SouthEnd Midrise Projects

[videtur quam contuor]

Per Census figures the population of Charlotte more than doubled from 1940-1960 and most of that was 1946-60. Huge influx and these duplexes were for that group. My household historian moved here with her widowed mother and sister into this neighborhood, though not these units, during this very period I mention. She recalls many servicemen and their families originally as the city grew outward especially down South Boulevard. The duplex renters then purchased homes in Madison Park, Starmount and the other fine neighborhoods in the new areas to the south of this here. Always well maintained and with mature trees, open space for children to play, off street parking and churches, they had churches.

[RANYC]

45 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

the same operators of Bryons are opening up a big space up in Camp Northend which we saw the interior of on our UP walking tour.    and yes I heard a restaurant for this space I think. 

Thrilled that this event space is going away.  A compelling restaurant concept (or multiple concepts) should activate this stretch quite nicely.  

[Blue_Devil]

1 hour ago, DonkeyKong said:

I was facing East away from Harris Teeter.  The entire block is fenced  all the way to the retention pond. Townhomes would make sense.  Thanks

If you were facing East that is a 200+ apartment unit. 

[tozmervo]

18 hours ago, DonkeyKong said:

Looks like the Marsh apartments on poindexter are coming down. Any one know what's replacing them.  I presume multi family of some kind.

 

Aw, RIP the first place I lived in Charlotte. 2007. $450 a month for two bedrooms. Walkable to a shiny new light rail. 

[KJHburg]

Midrise Apartment projects rising all over Southend.   According to a Biz Journal article today 27,000 plus unit are UNDER CONSTRUCTION now in the Charlotte metro.  

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2022/08/11/apartment-market-moderates-new-construction.html

in terms of apartments under construction in Q2 here are some peer cities Austin 35,701,  Atlanta 32,960 Nashville 24,660, Raleigh Durham 21,352.   #1 you ask is Dallas Fort Worth topping 43,000 units. 

 

 

[Spburn2]

On 8/8/2022 at 2:20 PM, DonkeyKong said:

I was facing East away from Harris Teeter.  The entire block is fenced  all the way to the retention pond. Townhomes would make sense.  Thanks

This site provides some info on Marsh's Sedgefield redevelopment plans - https://www.sedgefieldredevelopment.com/sedgefield-redevelopment/. Sounds like you are referring to parcel D. 

[DonkeyKong]

2 hours ago, Spburn2 said:

This site provides some info on Marsh's Sedgefield redevelopment plans - https://www.sedgefieldredevelopment.com/sedgefield-redevelopment/. Sounds like you are referring to parcel D. 

Thanks!  It is indeed parcel D based upon this site plan. 

[Reverie39]

Man, Dallas is insane. Already the nation's fourth biggest metro and growing like crazy.  Wonder if it will top Chicago in the next 20 years or so. 

That said 27,000 units under construction in Charlotte is also astounding. I wonder how much that number grows if you include single family homes and whatnot too, just to get a picture of the amount of residential construction going on.

[KJHburg]

2 hours ago, Reverie39 said:

Man, Dallas is insane. Already the nation's fourth biggest metro and growing like crazy.  Wonder if it will top Chicago in the next 20 years or so. 

That said 27,000 units under construction in Charlotte is also astounding. I wonder how much that number grows if you include single family homes and whatnot too, just to get a picture of the amount of residential construction going on.

It is apartment units the 27,000 not anything for sale or even single family unless maybe it is for rent only.  As many apartments as there are in the center city areas they are many in the suburbs too and all over the region. But Meck County makes up the largest number of those by far.  

[CarolinaDaydreamin]

3 hours ago, Reverie39 said:

Man, Dallas is insane. Already the nation's fourth biggest metro and growing like crazy.  Wonder if it will top Chicago in the next 20 years or so. 

That said 27,000 units under construction in Charlotte is also astounding. I wonder how much that number grows if you include single family homes and whatnot too, just to get a picture of the amount of residential construction going on.

Yet the city of Dallas feels small and sleepier than a metro of that size. Not an impressive CBD, nor particularly good food scene. Very underwhelming IMO.

[Temeteron]

38 minutes ago, CarolinaDaydreamin said:

Yet the city of Dallas feels small and sleepier than a metro of that size. Not an impressive CBD, nor particularly good food scene. Very underwhelming IMO.

Yeah their skyline is a joke considering how big their population is

[kermit]

47 minutes ago, CarolinaDaydreamin said:

Yet the city of Dallas feels small and sleepier than a metro of that size. Not an impressive CBD, nor particularly good food scene. Very underwhelming IMO.

the food does suck. You can't find decent Southern food, bbq is mediocre and even good Mexican is hard to find (in my limited experience). To be fair, I feel like it is the rough equivalent of our food scene these days (but they have an extra 3 million people)

Houston on the other hand....

Edited August 12, 2022 by kermit

[Temeteron]

27 minutes ago, kermit said:

the food does suck. You can't find decent Southern food, bbq is mediocre and even good Mexican is hard to find (in my limited experience). To be fair, I feel like it is the rough equivalent of our food scene these days (but they have an extra 3 million people)

Houston on the other hand....

I do love Terry Blacks BBQ in Deep Ellum. The best bbq I’ve ever had! Not sure where they are based though

[15895]

On 8/11/2022 at 3:48 PM, KJHburg said:

Midrise Apartment projects rising all over Southend.   According to a Biz Journal article today 27,000 plus unit are UNDER CONSTRUCTION now in the Charlotte metro.  

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2022/08/11/apartment-market-moderates-new-construction.html

in terms of apartments under construction in Q2 here are some peer cities Austin 35,701,  Atlanta 32,960 Nashville 24,660, Raleigh Durham 21,352.   #1 you ask is Dallas Fort Worth topping 43,000 units. 

 

 Visuals From Fannie Mae of apartments U/C and planned below. 

Dallas is sprawly af. Nashville, Charlotte & Atlanta for visualizations also. 

 

Edited August 13, 2022 by AirNostrumMAD

[Reverie39]

19 hours ago, Temeteron said:

Yeah their skyline is a joke considering how big their population is

I agree but they are completely outshined by LA which runs away with the "underwhelming skyline compared to population" crown. Helps take some strain off Dallas in the top 5 metro areas lol.

[DJ8hep]

I agree but they are completely outshined by LA which runs away with the "underwhelming skyline compared to population" crown. Helps take some strain off Dallas in the top 5 metro areas lol.

No kidding! I have always been perplexed why LA doesn’t have a bigger skyline being in 2nd place!

[Boricua]

On 8/13/2022 at 7:49 PM, DJ8hep said:

No kidding! I have always been perplexed why LA doesn’t have a bigger skyline being in 2nd place!

Los Angeles had a height restrictions  on its buildings since 1904. No buildings over 13 stories. The ordinance was finally overturned in 1958.  I think their city hall was the only exception in those 54 years. 

[DJ8hep]

Los Angeles had a height restrictions  on its buildings since 1904. No buildings over 13 stories. The ordinance was finally overturned in 1958.  I think their city hall was the only exception in those 54 years. 

I always am fascinated by cities with height restrictions. Usually it almost seems like there is an invisible barrier in the sky but the city still grows nonetheless. Makes me think of Montreal. I imagine with that restriction lasting that long, it set them back with high rise development.

[CLT>]

Jason Thomas  posted these images on instagram that were released of the Morehead  Square renovation. It will definitely not look like this. They  lowered Morehead by about 10', and moved Carson station about  200' in their renderings.

But will still  be way better than what's there now. Great to see more trail/track adjacent work being done.

[videtur quam contuor]

The Morehead bridge over the rail line was a wooden bridge until the electric trolley in 1890 or so. The added weight and rail construction required the replacement of that early time. Morehead was at the outer edge of the city of Charlotte and the rail line limited crossing points so that bridge was, and is, an important traverse for whatever traffic is common to each era.

[tozmervo]

2 hours ago, CLT> said:

Jason Thomas  posted these images on instagram that were released of the Morehead  Square renovation. It will definitely not look like this. They  lowered Morehead by about 10', and moved Carson station about  200' in their renderings.

But will still  be way better than what's there now. Great to see more trail/track adjacent work being done.

I'm not sure they're quite as far off as that. They definitely took artistic liberty with Carson Station, but that rendering looks reasonably accurate with respect to grades. There's already a stair path going from the rail trail up to Morehead there. 

[tozmervo]

Given today's activities, I dug this out of the archives. Updated the picture links below.

On 5/1/2010 at 8:39 AM, tozmervo said:

Apparently it arrived last night.

http://cltblog.com/6717

Got a couple of cell snaps earlier today. This thing looks sweet, I can't wait until it opens!

 

[CLTNative]

I remember like it was yesterday. It was escorted down 85 from Kings Mountain.

https://www.wbtv.com/story/12402977/crews-move-steel-diner-from-kings-mountain-to-charlotte/

[Hushpuppy321]

What’s being built at 231 Foster Ave?  Down from the New Bern Station 

[KJHburg]

Southend skyline shots.  with a LOT more to come. 

KJ's Power rankings of NC skylines

1. Uptown Charlotte

2. Downtown Raleigh

3. Downtown Winston Salem

4.  Downtown Greensboro and Durham tied.

6.  Charlotte Southend skyline (and this will move up I predict in the next few years) 

Bonus category best backgrounds downtown Asheville with the mountain ranges and downtown Wilmington with the river