Metropolitan, Midtown Redevelopment

[swh1972]

Thanks for the information...

[DigitalSky]

Yea, it does have that hospital look, hopefully the retail and restaurant signage should give it enough color to avoid this problem. A hospital in the rain forest... interesting thought. Somebody has to take care of the poachers.

Yeah it does look like that... kind of an oasis though, don't you think haha

[cooperdawg]

Yea, it does have that hospital look, hopefully the retail and restaurant signage should give it enough color to avoid this problem. A hospital in the rain forest... interesting thought. Somebody has to take care of the poachers.

Anyone catch the doves in the lower left corner of the rendering? That made me laugh out loud. That's a first in any office I've worked in.

All in all though, I think this project is an incredible upgrade, I'm excited to see it's completion. Having these type of amenities so close to Uptown will also increase demand for the Uptown residential market.

Edited May 4, 2006 by cooperdawg

[AuLukey]

Anyone catch the doves in the lower left corner of the rendering? That made me laugh out loud. That's a first in any office I've worked in.

Haha, I didn't even notice that. Even though I was expecting it, it still made me laugh because it's as if they thought, "hey, let's put some doves in here to make it look even BETTER!!" "And oh, let's put a happy little tree over here." Maybe they should've hired somebody other than Bob Ross to make this for them.

[swh1972]

Bob Ross

[reverbandwhiskey]

Does anyone know what the "specialty" grocery store will be?

I thought they were building a Whole Foods as part of another development in the area. Maybe that is being moved?

[dubone]

It is probably Dean and Deluca, as they are also in Philips Place. It would be nice if it were EarthFare or Fresh Market, but I believe it is solid that Whole Foods will go at Hawthorne and 4th and Elizabeth.

[DigitalSky]

It's possible it's D&D, they really like Charlotte.

[AuLukey]

It's possible it's D&D, they really like Charlotte.

Of course they do, any food chain should, we're the fattest city in the second most obese country in the world (that's right, Australia actually passed the US.)

[tiblerbrit]

We're not the fattest city in the country.

[cinco]

Of course they do, any food chain should, we're the fattest city in the second most obese country in the world (that's right, Australia actually passed the US.)

where do you get your info from? the last list i saw - charlotte was way, way down. i do not remotely buy this one.

[cinco]

where do you get your info from? the last list i saw - charlotte was way, way down. i do not remotely buy this one.

http://www.mensfitness.com/rankings/304

back to the project... i do think a health conscious choice would be a nice addition. afterall it will be on the sugar creek greenway.

[AuLukey]

where do you get your info from? the last list i saw - charlotte was way, way down. i do not remotely buy this one.

sorry to get off topic. And yes, I wasn't pulling this from any specific source. We are not the fattest city but I do know we are on the list according to that link you posted, which is not a good thing. I wasn't going for fact, I was going for a comparison of our appetites. We dropped from the fittest to the fattest category in just one year. That was my point.

The Australia part is true as I read it in the paper while living there two years ago. Whether or not that is still the case is irrelevant to this topic.

i do think a health conscious choice would be a nice addition. afterall it will be on the sugar creek greenway.

I agree though, I think that the health conscious side of the restaurant industry would be good for the area.

[Rickydavisfan21]

there are are new renderings on the website, I am trying to get em with my mac grab software but they are scrolling too fast

[cinco]

there are are new renderings on the website, I am trying to get em with my mac grab software but they are scrolling too fast

these new gound level renderings are nice. i really like the design of this place compared to the old design that was brick with a teal-green roof. that style is a little tired to me and more suited for south charlotte. the new design uses alot of steel and glass... you can see all the urbaness reflecting off.

[dubone]

I think it will feel a lot like more like Gateway Village than Birkdale or Philipps place. The architecture is more modern, more urban, and the buildings are more similar to Gateway in mass. The skybridge also reminds me a little of Gateway.

I like it. I hope it uses solid materials and varies the design a bit with each section they build. But for the most part, I like it quite a bit.

[turbocraig]

Yes, this is a huge improvement over that tired Georgian-esque garbage from the first renderings. Very nice indeed.

[UrbanCharlotte]

Which website?

EDIT: Ahh yes, http://www.metmidtown.com. Sorry.

[Mobuchu]

Well the old mall is now completely down, and they are spreading the dirt mounds out over the site where the ruble is already cleared.

Not sure if it has been said yet, but the groundbreaking is next Wednesday the 17th.

[turbocraig]

Last time I drove by, maybe a week ago, the big skeletal "Midtown Square" signs were still standing. Are they still up?

[dubone]

They were still up as of last night.

[turbocraig]

What the heck are they waiting for? Is there going to be a ceremony where Mayor McCheese pushes a tiny plunger and a small detonation topples the signs?

[turbocraig]

Here are some renderings from the website:

[discoverdilworth]

This is a great project that I am awaiting with great anticipation. I just had one question .. why the name Metropolitan?? Why throw out a perfectly good name like "Midtown" that has some historical value and also makes sense geographically?

[dubone]

I think they are going to retain Midtown in their branding, as exemplified in their domain name "metmidtown".