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It's a 24-story, 324 unit residential tower known as Ascent South End. Currently, they're working on the 19th floor, so 5 more floors to go to top it out. Upon completion, it will be 318 feet/97 meters tall (see bldg. u.c. on the left side in photo below). Two other towers currently under construction in Charlotte are also expected to rise 318 feet/97 meters high: (1) the 24-story, 370 unit apartment tower that is being built next to The Line (where Sycamore Brewing has relocated) at 2161 Hawkins Street in South End, and (2) the 24-story, 415,000 sq. ft. office tower that is part of the Legacy Union project at 600 South Tryon Street. The 23-story, 370,000 sq. ft. office building currently under construction at 110 East Blvd. will be slightly shorter than its neighbor, Ascent South End. Upon completion, it will be 305 feet/93 meters tall. At present, they're also working on the 19th floor, so 4 more floors to go to top it out (see bldg. u.c. on the right side in photo below). Links: https://charlotte.axios.com/263600/24-story-tower-coming-to-south-end-in-former-rosemont-spot/ https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2022/09/08/portman-holdings-apartments-sycamore-brewing-site.html https://charlotte.axios.com/302480/24-story-tower-underway-in-uptown-charlotte/ https://charlotte.axios.com/286155/23-story-south-end-tower-breaks-ground/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Charlotte

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Today Uptown - commemorating The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence "We hereby declare ourselves a free and independent people." May 20, 1775

Today - pile driving / steel rising on the 13-story, 208 room Moxy Hotel at 125 S. Brevard St. & E. 4th St.

Today's CBJ - "Charlotte posts nation's fifth-largest population increase in 2022, Census Bureau estimates show" by Jenna Martin Excerpts: "The city of Charlotte added more than 15,000 people to its population count between 2021 and 2022, the nation's fifth-highest numeric increase during that span, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest estimates." "Those additional 15,217 residents gave Charlotte an estimated population of nearly 900,000. To be more precise, about 897,720 people lived in Charlotte as of July 1, 2022, according to the latest Census data, released this morning." "That jump in population moved Charlotte back up on the list of largest U.S. cities." "Charlotte ranked at 15th, after having slipped to 16th in 2021." "The Queen City passed Indianapolis, which saw its resident count continue to decline." "The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan statistical area as a whole had an estimated population of 2,756,069, the latest Census figures showed." "That's up by an estimated 48,700 people from 2021." "Charlotte had the 23rd-highest population of the nation's metro areas." "Still, other cities and towns in the local metro area with populations of at least 50,000 grew at a faster clip than Charlotte over the year." "Mooresville (106th) posted a 1.9% growth rate, adding an estimated 961 people to reach a population of 52,656. Huntersville (110th) grew 1.8%. It added 1,126 residents to total 63,035." "Kannapolis (118th) and Concord (120th) also had a 1.7% growth rate. Kannapolis added 949 people, with an estimated population of 55,448. Concord grew by about 1,867 residents to reach 109,896." "Raleigh posted a 1.4% growth rate to total 476,587 residents." Link: https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/05/18/us-census-bureau-population-estimates-cities-metro.html Table 3. The 15 Most Populous Cities on July 1, 2022 Rank Area Name State 2022 Total Population 1 New York city New York 8,335,897 2 Los Angeles city California 3,822,238 3 Chicago city Illinois 2,665,039 4 Houston city Texas 2,302,878 5 Phoenix city Arizona 1,644,409 6 Philadelphia city Pennsylvania 1,567,258 7 San Antonio city Texas 1,472,909 8 San Diego city California 1,381,162 9 Dallas city Texas 1,299,544 10 Austin city Texas 974,447 11 Jacksonville city Florida 971,319 12 San Jose city California 971,233 13 Fort Worth city Texas 956,709 14 Columbus city Ohio 907,971 15 Charlotte city North Carolina 897,720 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Vintage 2022 Population Estimates, release date: May 2023. Table 6. The 10 Most Populous U.S. Metro Areas on July 1, 2022, and Their Numeric Change Between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022 Rank Metro Area July 1, 2021 July 1, 2022 Numeric Change 1 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,774,386 19,617,869 -156,517 2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,972,847 12,872,322 -100,525 3 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,519,538 9,441,957 -77,581 4 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,773,289 7,943,685 170,396 5 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,215,837 7,340,118 124,281 6 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,364,907 6,373,756 8,849 7 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,253,320 6,241,164 -12,156 8 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA 6,143,138 6,222,106 78,968 9 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 6,109,373 6,139,340 29,967 10 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 4,942,837 5,015,678 72,841 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Vintage 2022 Population Estimates, release date: May 2023. U.S. Census Bureau Population estimates of North Carolina Cities with >50,000 as of 7/1/2022 N.B.: as of 7/1/2022, there were 798 U.S. cities with >50,000 est. pop. (National Ranks in parentheses) 1. Charlotte 897,720 (15) 2. Raleigh 476,587 (41) 3. Greensboro 301,115 (69) 4. Durham 291,928 (71) 5. Winston-Salem 251,350 (91) 6. Fayetteville 208,873 (113) 7. Cary 180,388 (143) 8. Wilmington 120,324 (240) 9. High Point 115,067 (256) 10. Concord 109,896 (283) 11. Asheville 93,776 (359) 12. Greenville 89,233 (386) 13. Gastonia 82,653 (427) 14. Apex 71,065 (526) 15. Jacksonville 70,420 (537) 16. Huntersville 63,035 (609) 17. Chapel Hill 62,098 (623) 18. Burlington 59,287 (655) 19. Kannapolis 55,448 (723) 20. Rocky Mount 54,013 (744) 21. Mooresville 52,656 (758) 22. Wake Forest 51,113 (785) U.S. Census Bureau Population estimates of South Carolina Cities with >50,000 as of 7/1/2022 1. Charleston 153,672 (172) 2. Columbia 139,698 (197) 3. North Charleston 118,608 (247) 4. Mount Pleasant 94,545 (356) 5. Rock Hill 75,349 (493) 6. Greenville 72,310 (511) 7. Summerville 51,617 (773) Links: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/subcounty-metro-micro-estimates.html ("Large Southern Cities Lead Nation in Population Growth") https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html ("Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2021-2022") https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html ("City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022")

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Today - Historical walking tour of Uptown Charlotte for the USO led by UP's @KJHburg Gothic Revival style First United Presbyterian Church 1894-95 Neoclassical style Mayfair Manor / Dunhill Hotel 1929 Colonial Revival style North Carolina Medical College Bldg. 1905 (now condos) Georgian Revival style St. Peter's Hospital 1875 (now condos) Queen Anne style Sheppard House 1898 Jacobean Revival style Poplar Condominiums 1929 Victorian Italianate style Berryhill House 1884 Victorian style Crowell-Berryhill Store 1897 (now home to Alexander Michael's Restaurant & Tavern) Italian Renaissance Revival style Frederick Apartments 1927 Gothic Revival style First Presbyterian Church 1857 Victorian Gothic style St. Peter's Catholic Church 1893

Today 11:50 a.m. - DEP Plaza with water jets, photon sculptures, canary yellow patio furniture, a small grove of trees, and a plaque honoring African American contributions to the American Revolution

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Today 9:30 a.m. - Aspen Heights Partners 393 unit, 17-story apt. bldg. at Mint & Morehead

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