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Today's CBJ " Crescent Communities, Nuveen Real Estate release new details on Carson & Tryon project in South End" by Elise Franco Excerpt: "Crescent Communities and Nuveen Real Estate have released new details and updated renderings for its upcoming South End project, Carson & Tryon. Carson & Tryon calls for the construction of a 31-story, mixed-use tower that will include nearly 560,000 square feet of office space, 10,000 square feet of retail space, 200 Novel-branded apartments and a 200-room boutique hotel." ... "Employee amenities include an 18,000-square-foot sky terrace with outdoor meeting space, casual lounge space and unobstructed views of uptown and South End. Additionally, a 12,000-square-foot indoor amenity lounge will have a fitness center, locker rooms, wellness programming and on-site conference and boardroom spaces." "The project is slated to deliver in mid-2025." "Crescent Communities has released the final renderings for its newest South End project, Carson & Tryon." Link with the final renderings: https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2022/11/28/carson-tryon-south-end-crescent-communities-cre.html

Courtesy of Jeanie Aliff:

The Arcade, which is still undergoing massive renovations, has landed its first new tenant, a bar concept by the creators of Cafe Roze and Roze Pony. Industry veterans Julia Jaksic and Eric Lincoln plan to create a chic, intimate gathering space for locals and visitors, creating a sense of community similar to their first two concepts. Located in 1,600 square feet of space at 15B Arcade Alley, the to-be-named bar will open in fall 2023. Guests can expect a big, comfortable bar amid midcentury Italian design, think Milan in the '70s, Jaksic said, who is collaborating with Dryden on design. Currently at Roze Pony, Owen Gibler will lead the bar program, which will take center stage. A small food menu will be available featuring shareables like oysters or a charcuterie selection. More at NBJ here: https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/11/28/cafe-roze-owners-bar-nashville-arcade-downtown.html Here is a new rendering of The Arcade interior:

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1001 Church update: garage up to 2nd level above grade (3rd level overall). Looking SE from Church Street Viaduct where it crosses over CSX tracks:

I hate to say this but I'd love to think most of us don't give a rats tail about Nashville or any other city while on this forum. When will Charlotte just be Charlotte, and stop aspiring to be other cities?

The Depot will be a 7 story (4 along Division St.) mixed-use project on the .9 acre triangular site at 600 Division St. It will feature retail space along Division St., some limited underground parking, and possibly some outdoor patios. The developers are Jim and Candace Higgins, who bought the land for $650,000 in 2021. This steep hillside slopes down to the CSX tracks, and is directly north from The Haven, and NE of Albion. Chisel Workshop will be the architect. The team will go before Metro Planning Commission on Jan. 12, 2023 for approval. More at NashvilleNowNext here: https://nashvillenownext.com/2022/11/28/property-eyed-for-mixed-use-development-in-the-nashville-gulch/ These are not official renderings, but rather are character images supplied by the architect to shows the general look they are going for:

This is leasing plan. This Level 1 space is located between the main entrance and the Gantt Museum. The Level B1 space is fronting church between the two parking ingress/egress passages, so basically right in the middle of the Church St facade.

The former YWCA Building at 211 7th Ave. North is 6 stories tall and was built in 1911. It was converted to office space in 1982 (when it was renamed the Jacques-Miller Office Building), and has just completed renovation into a 56 unit apartment structure by GBX Group. More at The Tennessean here: https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2022/11/28/ywca-nashville-facelift-stands-out-in-sea-of-parking-garages/69608085007/ Photos by Mark Zaleski:

Looking north from Division St., 1/2 block east of Broadway split: Looking NE from intersection of Broadway and 20th Ave. South: Looking NW from intersection of Broadway and Lyle Ave: Looking SW from Lyle Ave., 1/2 block north of Broadway:

Up to 6th level across site. Looking SW from intersection of 3rd Ave. South and Peabody St: Looking SE from intersection of Peabody St. and Almond St: Looking NE from Almond St., 1/3 block south of Peabody St: Looking NW from 3rd Ave. South, 1/3 block south of Peabody St:

2803 12th Ave South (2 stories, 23,000 sq. ft. of retail/office space) update: superstructure topped-out. Looking SW from 12th Ave. South at Dallas Ave: Looking NW from intersection of 12th Ave. South and Paris Ave:

Miscellaneous shots from Uptown and Southend today. Small Business Saturday was busy in Southend. Check out Camden Ave all closed off lots and lots of people. House from the upcoming Feb. UP walking tour : "Hidden History of Uptown Charlotte What Is (still standing)"

I had a friend at this time ~1990 and his wife saw his credit card statement in the home desk and there was a line item for Ascot Inn and it had not been her. Let this man's behavior be a lesson for you. Protect your invoices/receipts/statements.

I figured my most recent photo in this thread should be of Charlotte and not Nashville. [emoji1]

Sadly, nowhere else in town to get a vibrating heart-shaped bed beside a jacuzzi.

Absolutely - this is why I’m rooting for more towers being constructed in SouthEnd, Dilworth & Midtown. Towers surrounding Uptown will absolutely have the effect of making Charlotte’s Core feel more substantial. We’ve got height on Nashville but they just have more… bc NC has another Major Metropolitan (RDU) area sucking up just as much growth as Charlotte, Tennessee has only 1 …

When the project was first announced I thought they’d have a hard time pulling it off. Seeing this now, feel they’ve done a good job creating an integrated theme, looks like quality design and nice features, it may work, I hope they do well.

Facebook's parent company - Meta - is planning a major expansion to its current footprint in the White Oak Technology Park in eastern Henrico. According to Mike's reporting, plans call for two additional data centers and three auxiliary building. No other details regarding size, etc., were available. According to documents filed with the county, the project is being fast-tracked. WOW! This is definitely another big win for RVA! https://richmondbizsense.com/2022/11/28/facebook-parent-meta-adding-to-henrico-footprint-with-code-named-project-tropical-data-center-development/

Hear me out now, what if we tore down the existing Hawthorne Street Bridge (which isn't all that old) and then rebuilt it? And then we could rebuild it again! Let's just keep rebuilding that same bridge over and over again!!!

In my fantasy land, Bank of America, Truist or Duke Energy would contribute funds to bring hundreds/thousands of affordable *and* low income housing to Levine Land. Of course in coordination with the city. I think that would be best for uptown, breathe life into the neighborhood, help support retail and transit being it has good transit access. Though that would require local officials & agencies to find ways to bring more low-income housing uptown .

Sorry I’ve been MIA this week. I just returned from a cruise I took with my family for Thanksgiving. Hope everyone’s holiday was a good one! Good to be back home…and now, back on the boards!

Good job Childress Klein on this tower the new Duke Energy Plaza.

Some higher quality renderings from the Development Tracker. I added the labels.

Insta: @mattshdr Awesome view!

Pinecrest/Parc View update as of a couple days ago. Courtesy of Ryan Ramsey of Richmond City Watch:

This project is making great progress! Courtesy of Ryan Ramsey of Richmond City Watch: Bakery Lofts photo update. Courtesy of Ryan Ramsey of Richmond City Watch:

I still have a food coma from Thanksgiving.

Why is it CDOT, NCDOT, and CATS can't seem to accept the idea that a bus stop lane (pull off) would be a good idea at major stops on busy thoroughfares? LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Dallas, Denver...all have them.

The entertainment venue is up and running near the Diamond District and ready to open for business. Especially if you have kids, this honestly looks like a lot of fun. We have a few of these kinds of places particularly in the suburbs around Chicagoland - and my kids LOVED going to them. My daughter in particular loved dragging me there with her to play. It was a lot of fun. From today's Richmond BizSense: https://richmondbizsense.com/2022/11/28/8m-entertainment-venue-the-park-at-rva-opens-this-week/

Could grow so much kale there.

Comet Apartments progress at Pinewood:

Courtesy of musiccityproverb:

https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/us-74-express-lanes-i-277/Documents/U-6103-project-handout.pdf It’s just the toll-lanes on independence….it is a known project that I’ve seen discussed in the highway thread (Edit: I lied, I’ve seen the southern section from 485 up to Idlewild but this other section is a continuation of it anyways). Also in the link I provided you can see the typical section between Idlewild and 277 and see that no widening is taking place along the places the silver line is running. The lanes that are currently there are the same as the one portrayed in the typical section. What is happening is that where the busses used to run now will be a toll lane. Likely will have a BRT situation like the planned I-77 BRT on those toll lanes. So…I’m not sure if you’re misinformed, but this doesn’t affect the silver line’s alignment much at all. I doubt that NCDOT would purposefully ignore the SilverLine.

Stiles 110 East tower rising. Today. 23 floors may in the near future seem short LOL https://www.110east.com/#s-gallery

This. THIS...is the single greatest post on CLT Urban Planet ever, I think. I almost don't have to come home for Christmas now.

My dear friends - I just wanted to wish everyone and all in our wonderful RVA/UP community a very Happy Thanksgiving!! May today be a day of family, friends, food, football, fun and festivity for all of you. Hope the weather in the River City is nice, particularly if you're going out to visit family/friends today/tonight. Everyone - enjoy the day - stay safe and be well!

Interesting to say the least. I am guessing purple is parking garages and red are surface lots. From CLT Development twitter courtesy of Paingaroo (not a parrot) @Paingaroo Ever wondered just how much of Uptown is taken up by parking?

Very good news - the Commission of Architectural Review voted on Tuesday to approve BOTH the 8-story apartment building at Madison and Broad (Bank Street Advisors) and Virginia Credit Union's remake of the building that once housed the Bistro (27 W. Broad). Both projects received unanimous approval. The only amendment that the CAR prescribed was that Bank Street add windows to the east-facing façade of the apartment building. From today's Richmond BizSense: https://richmondbizsense.com/2022/11/23/planned-8-story-arts-district-apartment-building-gets-first-city-approval/

I am happy to report NC 16 is now 4 lanes all the way from Charlotte to I-40. the last stretch through Catawba County that was 2 lanes is now 4. This is now the fastest way it seems to go from Charlotte to Asheville. Photos from Monday. This is an important corridor to I-40 and only has a few traffic lights on the new section.

https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police/get-involved/become-police-officer/pay-scale-and-benefits They get paid crap and are expected to be a cop, a psychiatrist, social worker, etc, etc, etc. Always thought this was a simple explanation.

Police HQ progress (steel going up): Aerial screencap from County video update:

Hopeful to see more of these developments in Downtown love the design

Residential building (10 stories, 305 units) update: up to 10th level on west side of site. Looking west from northern driveway, 1/2 block west of 4th Ave. South: Looking NE from access road along CSX tracks, 1/4 block north of Chestnut St:

This is a beautifully designed building. Clean, simple yet modern and timeless aesthetic.

Insanity. Awesome set. Thx again.

Our good friends over at Richmond BizSense have added their first new area to their initial offerings of metro RVA development maps. This new one focuses on central Henrico County. This is their first addition to their collection of area-specific interactive development maps since they first launched this concept several months ago. Check it out! https://richmondbizsense.com/2022/11/23/central-henrico-development-map/

the skyline from Ballantyne. Today. Notice the new Hearst Tower to the left in Toringdon.

How to keep getting money from people without doing much?