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[atlrvr]

yeah......the owner didn't want to sell originally (if it was simonini, it was probably because he is consdiering building a new office for his company in southend and he could have been considering that site)  The project will likely be retail and maybe a second story of office.....this will be Crosland doing it (like the EQ3 building) so I don't anticipate any residential.

The entire block on Morehead was sold including the BofA owned piece.....which makes me wonder if it was Novare (since BofA sold them their other land uptown)  However I doubt it sense I would be suprised to see Novare already purchasing their second site before any contracts had been signed on their first tower........however, I know they are planning more Charlotte towers and seeing as they are self-financed, they don't need the assurance of getting financing to start the wheels of a 2nd development in motion.

It is supposed to be a condo tower, and the land has changed hands (not just an option).....that's all I really know at this point.

[rockhilljames]

Yeah, a condo tower would make sense at that location, half-way between downtown and SouthEnd, it would be a very attractive location, especially if the rest of the area gets cleaned up a little (that motel could be a hurdle to condo sales...).

Any idea if there are any height restrictions on that site, or would they need to rezone for anything over 10 stories?

[atlrvr]

It has UMUD......so there should be no problem putting a high-rise on the site.....and actually, BofA wasn't the seller....they had already deeded the land to the current owner in exchange for the land they owned where Gateway Village is today......

What a view that would be.....who know's how tall that is, but about 30 stories up right there would have a godly view.

[Mobuchu]

crossing fingers...

[UptownJ]

rockhilljames, on Mar 2 2005, 01:55 PM, said:

Atlrvr, I was wondering about that lot in front of the Village of Southend. I thought that perhaps the developer didn't own the lot.

Any idea of the size/purpose of the building? Will it be condos or a single story retail building to compliment the EQ3 store? I'd love to see another large condo building there, it would help with the urban feel of the area.

As for the Lafayette building, any word on the size of the condo project? That's a pretty prime piece of real-estate.

Thanks for the rundown!

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here is an article about that location in front of south end village by EQ3


  


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Edited by metroboi, 03 March 2005 - 02:45 PM.

[atlrvr]

Looks like I was wrong on it not being residential.....I forgot that Crosland still is associated with Merrifield.

[atlrvr]

dubone......this is great....I think this is the most correct map based on current proposals that I've seen.

Now through up some residential along the 3rd Ward park, and finally, there will be a sense of urbanness there.

[bobliocatt]

Great aerial, showing the proposed projects and rail lines.  I like the way Trade Street is developing into an urban corridor that will one day rival Tyron Street.

[rockhilljames]

Dubone, you and I have been busy. Didn't know if you'd seen my stab at it. Not trying to be super-accurate, just showing massing.

I have a feeling your project outlines are a lot more accurate than mine.

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[dubone]

awesome job!  if i had seen yours i probably would not have done my second one.

[skysdalimit]

Wow, gj guys!

[moonshield]

indeed, looks mighty awesome.

[atlrvr]

I'm not sure where to mention this, and I didn't want to start a new thread, so I'll post here.

Wachovia is merging it's wholely-owned Congress Financial with it's asset-based lending business to creat a new subsidiary named Wachovia Captial Finance.....this will be based in Charlotte which is great news since Congress was based in NYC.....also, the new head will be the head of Congress who will be moving to Charlotte from NYC.  Not big news, but it's always nice to see Charlotte pulling some executives from NYC.

[norm21499]

This means Wachovia will probably be needing more office space (hmmmm.....wonders when their new tower will be officially announced)

[dubone]

Does this mean "Congress" is now OFFICIALLY moving to Charlotte!?!

(memory jog:  the onion ran a farticle about how the us congress was moving to charlotte, and it was picked up and reported in china as fact).

[atlrvr]

lol......yes.....Charlotte will be the new home of Congress (a wholely owned subsidiary of Wachovia) Who says that corporations don't own the government.

[AmericanUrbanDesigner]

Great work putting it all together Dubone!

[Raintree21]

What's the status of the BOA building shown in the upper left of the picture? I'm failry new to the forum and have not heard anything about it before.

[AmericanUrbanDesigner]

atlrvr, on Mar 2 2005, 12:18 PM, said:

Two new developments that aren't technically uptown but are more southend.

1.  A building permit was issued for another building at the Village of Southend......This will sit next to the building that now houses EQ3 furniture and will front South Blvd........it finally completes the whole block and will create a more urban feel sense it eliminates a big overgrown field in front of Furman's condo project.

2.  The former Lafayette Jewelers at Morehead and Tryon has been sold to an out of town developer who is planning condos........I think the Business Journal should have more info in the upcoming issue.

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Is that building permit for the Lowe's Home Improvement project?

Have y'aw seen this???

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OBSERVER EXCLUSIVE


South End lures a Lowe's

Innovative design aims to tuck big box behind townhouses

DOUG SMITH

The Charlotte Observer


After two years of searching for an urban site, Lowe's Cos. Inc. has chosen South End for an unusual home improvement center that will have parking on the roof and townhomes around the edges.

The Mooresville-based chain wants to develop a 135,000-square- foot store with a garden center on two blocks of South Boulevard between Magnolia Avenue and Iverson Way.

Lowe's spokeswoman Jennifer Smith said the company doesn't comment on sites or proposed stores until it owns the land. The South Boulevard property is under contract for purchase.

Bill Ford of Ford Commercial LLC, who helped Lowe's assemble 23 land parcels for the store, declined to comment on development plans.

But LandDesign Inc. renderings of the project -- obtained exclusively by the Observer -- show how extensively Lowe's plans to screen the store to fit the location.

About 30 three-story townhomes are to be developed at the South Boulevard/Magnolia corner nearest the Village of Southend and about 30 additional townhomes are planned at the Magnolia/Lyndhurst edge nearest Dilworth residents.

[AmericanUrbanDesigner]

dubone, on Mar 14 2005, 03:31 PM, said:

(memory jog:  the onion ran a farticle about how the us congress was moving to charlotte, and it was picked up and reported in china as fact).

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Is this true??!!!     I love The Onion but missed that "farticle"!