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[Topher1]

^ I agree...  holy surface parking lots!!!  Is that an up-to-date aerial, including recent infill development?

[nyxmike]

Thats going to look awesome driving in towards the city from I-77 (especially coming in from north of the city). This is a great project, and I love the spires on the top.

[atlrvr]

Well......the arena isn't there an that takes up 2 full and 2 half blocks.....Imaginon takes up a full block....Courtside/Court 6 take up half a block (though it is grass in this picture)  Citiview right across from this project takes up half a block.  From this view that is all that I can find......

[UptownJ]

I really life this project... It kinda spreads out the towers while keeping the dense feel up uptown. With all the new projects going up the face of uptown charlotte will be completely different... and Better!

And yes there are still plenty of places to build here... so I hope they keep the developments coming but residential can not fill all of it... I would love to see some more mid office towers maybe a few more skycrappers... but other projects that bring more life to dt... we could do another 8 acre park and still have plently of room to build what ever we wanted for years to come.

Charlotte is rockin!

[atlrvr]

nyxmike, on Mar 10 2005, 10:34 AM, said:

Thats going to look awesome driving in towards the city from I-77 (especially coming in from north of the city). This is a great project, and I love the spires on the top.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I agree...not to sound cheesy or state the obvious.....but it does have the "chicago look"  It would make sense since the developers are from Chicago.......IMO this is the best looking proposal yet.

[bobliocatt]

Impressive looking tower.  I'm impressed by Churchill's The Vue project in Orlando, as well.  Last summer, I posted an article on SSC, that stated Churchhill was looking for land to build projects in Charlotte and Jacksonville.  So, I can't wait to see what they come up with here.

As far as the surface parking lots go, Uptown is definately booming, but as you can tell, from the aerial, it still has a long way to go before becoming a true 24/7 vibrant urban core.  Can any of you Charlotte forumers take that last aerial into photoshop and highlight the sites where other proposed projects and the light rail line are planned for?

BTW, here is The Vue Tower in Orlando that will be breaking ground this month.

[SmellyCat]

The antennae definitely remind me of the Sears tower.  I drive past the firehouse every morning and today there were surveyors out there.  Not wasting any time!!

[Nomanizan]

Awesome!!!  Absolutley Awesome!!!

I LOVE CHARLOTTE!!!  

[atlrvr]

I'm really glad to see that they'll keep the Fire Museum......I hope the lower apparantly brick portion is interesting in design and good scale.  They also need some retail there, and maybe some more restuarants (it's kind of a dead area of uptown of pedestrian activity).  It also doesn't look like it takes up the whole block....in the rendering, it shows it with trees and parking, but hopefully cooperdawgs firm can make it a bit more interesting (or sell it off for retail perhaps)

[dubone]

atlrvr, on Mar 10 2005, 09:04 AM, said:

I'm really glad to see that they'll keep the Fire Museum......I hope the lower apparantly brick portion is interesting in design and good scale.  They also need some retail there, and maybe some more restuarants (it's kind of a dead area of uptown of pedestrian activity).  It also doesn't look like it takes up the whole block....in the rendering, it shows it with trees and parking, but hopefully cooperdawgs firm can make it a bit more interesting (or sell it off for retail perhaps)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

the rendering almost looked like it swallows the fire museum, even though the info says it will stay.  How do those reconcile?  Will the firehouse be woven into the deck ala ratcliffe?

[eastsider]

Nice looking building   . I'm suprised that they made the announcement so quickly (used to haveing more speculation time before seeing a rendering). The skyline will be completely transformed in just a few years. Can't wait to see what gets announced next week!

[atlrvr]

I would assume so, though I don't know for sure......the lower brick portion of this is not a final rendering though I know, so hopefully it will offer some varying storefront styles.

[cooperdawg]

I really hope we get this project as well.  It's fun, even if you're not directly involved, to see the evolution of the existing site through schematic design.  I think we've got a good shot.

[monsoon]

SmellyCat, on Mar 10 2005, 10:59 AM, said:

The antennae definitely remind me of the Sears tower.  I drive past the firehouse every morning and today there were surveyors out there.  Not wasting any time!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Haha I said that to Neo this morning.

[dubone]

After taking a closer look at the aerial rendering, it seems that the end of the footprint could stop before the firehouse.  The west part of the block, along graham is either not part of this project's land purchase, or they intend it to be park/buffer along 6th and graham, as is shown in the rendering looking east.

[norm21499]

Too bad the tower wont b done until mid-2008, but hey at least there is a plan in place and they are already surveying their land. I am just shocked that there is going to be ANOTHER 50 story residential tower. Everyone was skeptical that the Epicentre could be built because of it's height, and then another one just as tall pops up! How many skyscrapers are in the works to be built now? 6 new residential and 2 newoffice towers?

[skysdalimit]

7 residential 2 new office if you don't count that sketchy Fla. developer's plan.

[hueion39]

Any speculation on height?

[SmellyCat]

I will be interested to hear all the ranting and raving that is likely to come from those who live in historic 4th ward.  They can't possibly be happy about this, can they?

[skysdalimit]

They can suck it up, lol.  I want me a tall building!!!