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[ilektronik]

monsoon, on Aug 1 2005, 02:11 PM, said:

Why not just "West Morehead"?  Everybody knows what that means.   

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or we could shorten it to "WeMo"

[cinco]

monsoon, on Aug 1 2005, 02:11 PM, said:

Why not just "West Morehead"?  Everybody knows what that means.   

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i like.  it seems to me the classic district names are named by the people who live there and over time.  i would think 95% of the time when a developer coins a name as a marketing tool - it misses the mark.  we should make up some mysterious tale of scorned love, spit in the earth, and name the place after a beautiful woman....

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[cinco]

^which would brings us back to MOREHEAD.  who doesn't like MOREHEAD.

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[SmellyCat]

cinco, on Aug 1 2005, 02:44 PM, said:

we should make up some mysterious tale of scorned love, spit in the earth, and name the place after a beautiful woman....

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DeeDeeHarrisville?  Anyone?  Bueller?

[dubone]

I think it is fine for developers to try to brand their new area, but i agree that almost every time they do it, it ends up seeming fake or unnatural or cheesy.  

NoDa is actually more an example of a name that evolved, as it used to be branded North Davidson Arts District and Historic North Charlotte.   NoDa became the term of choice because it eliminated confusion with the town of davidson and the university area.  

I think there are other cases where the city or developers have initially used a new term for a neighborhood, but common usage simply reverted to a more basic or historically accurate name.... Other examples are Garden District, where almost everyone simply uses "First Ward" and East Park by Grubb, where they eventually reverted to the simpler "Elizabeth Avenue".

So my point is that even if the developer tries to coin "West End" or "Pantherville" or "BeSt" (Behind the Stadium) or any other... i wouldn't be surprised if people just stuck to "Third Ward" or West Morehead to describe the area.    

on creativity, i think the gangster teenagers are the most creative in nicknaming neighborhoods.  They use "PeCo" to refer to Piedmont Courts.

[atlrvr]

I'm all over BeSt

[ilektronik]

atlrvr, on Aug 1 2005, 03:57 PM, said:

I'm all over BeSt

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yea how cool would that be. "i'm from the BeSt part of town"

[CATFAN]

Another development in the same area called 1st row. This is going to be 80+ condo/Townhomes project. It is located next to the fraizer park. When I checked last time, they leveled the lot and looks like they are ready to start the construction.

http://www.1strowwarehouse.com

[j_design]

I drove by Cedar Street and West Morehead the other day and it looks like new side walks are going in on Cedar. Anyone hear any new news for this part of town...? Looks kinda naked around  there, but could also look like the calm before a storm

How concrete are those Namour Wright / Landcroft plans for the West End Development?

[dubone]

j_design, on Sep 20 2005, 08:32 AM, said:

I drove by Cedar Street and West Morehead the other day and it looks like new side walks are going in on Cedar. Anyone hear any new news for this part of town...? Looks kinda naked around  there, but could also look like the calm before a storm

How concrete are those Namour Wright / Landcroft plans for the West End Development?

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nothing is concrete until its concrete.  for now it is just crayon, graphite, and pixels.

i'm sure that people are trying to get something to happen there, though, as the area has been sitting fallow for a long time.

[CATFAN]

j_design, on Sep 20 2005, 10:32 AM, said:

like the calm before a storm

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may be so. They got 2 new condo projects going on in that area.
warehouse3 condos and skybox townhomes. They soldout warehouse3 in few days.


http://www.warehouse3.com

[Skyybutter]

The center city area needs about 2000 more units just like Warehouse3. They are affordable. This is exactly the thing that will bring diversity to CC.

[dubone]

Skyybutter, on Sep 20 2005, 09:46 AM, said:

The center city area needs about 2000 more units just like Warehouse3. They are affordable. This is exactly the thing that will bring diversity to CC.

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i agree.  and that seems to be what is happening at the fringes of downtown (in 3rd, 1st, and even 4th wards).  Certainly it creates conditions where those affordable places will start being built just over the 277/77 loop when land gets scarce inside the loop.

There is quite a bit of land in that area of third ward, and i think if it grows modestly (just a few projects per year), this level of product will continue.  i like that they are branding it the 3rd Ward Warehouse District, as it allows them to do more with their designs.

[atlrvr]

I've been searching my e-mails, because I feel like I've received some preliminary info on the development on the south side of Morehead, but to no avail......though if my memory serves me correctly, a large portion of the development will be suburban style townhomes built by Beazer starting at $170k.

[nyxmike]

atlrvr, on Sep 20 2005, 10:15 AM, said:

I've been searching my e-mails, because I feel like I've received some preliminary info on the development on the south side of Morehead, but to no avail......though if my memory serves me correctly, a large portion of the development will be suburban style townhomes built by Beazer starting at $170k.

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Hopefully with sidewalks and curb and gutter??? I hate when developers rip down all the trees, add one sidewalk on one side on only some of the roads, and then do those stupid sloped curbs (??) It looks so cheap.

[atlrvr]

Being inside the loop they are subject to much more stringent urban design standards.  They will have to have sidewalks on both sides of the street, and proper curb and gutter.  The project will be urban in design from a site plan perspective, but suburban in terms of architectual style....pitched roof, dormers, etc....of course that was several months ago and the project is still coming together.

[dubone]

http://charlotte.biz.../03/story1.html

i'm surprised no one posted about this on friday... but the CBJ announced the "ambitious project" by Sheild, LandCraft, Beazer on the 20 acres south of West Morehead.

It will basically just be a townhome development, with a couple acres of commercial.

[dubone]

how do you guys feel about the news that Beazer will be developing this area?  Is it good, because it brings a national suburban namebrand to the center city, which has the possibility of opening up the market to some people who would otherwise have looked in the burbs?  Is it bad because their product will likely be suburban style?  

Personally, i'm a little disappointed.

[MZT]

I say let them prove themselves. Maybe they'll learn a few new tricks complying with center city codes.

[nyxmike]

dubone, on Oct 3 2005, 10:06 AM, said:

how do you guys feel about the news that Beazer will be developing this area?  Is it good, because it brings a national suburban namebrand to the center city, which has the possibility of opening up the market to some people who would otherwise have looked in the burbs?  Is it bad because their product will likely be suburban style?  

Personally, i'm a little disappointed.

Well to get an idea check out Beazer's homes/townhomes at Atlantic Station in Atlanta. They aren't that bad, but I'd rather see something like Glenwood Park in Atlanta -

http://glenwoodpark....=27720.0.0.6078