Plaza-Midwood Projects (Central, Commonwealth, The Plaza)

[archiham04]

oh yeah! AND an ABC Store baby

ABC will be next door to the dialysis clinic. With the thirsty beaver craziness and this genius bit of leasing PM quirkiness will hit a new level in the coming years

[Crown]

Smoothie shop going in next to jackalope jacks off commonwealth in the old clean catch space. 

[archiham04]

local or chain?

[SouthEndCLT811]

Local, called Smooth Monkeys

 

[Spartan]

On 7/6/2017 at 2:43 PM, archiham04 said:

Legion is actually in Chantilly.

EDIT: it is actually in the real estate subdivision of "Chantilly".  What confuses everything is the difference between a subdivision and a neighborhood.  A neighborhood is a nebulous thing.  The city recognized this in the seventies and worked to create "neighborhood" definitions that meant more than the subdivision names.  Neighborhood names are for obvious reasons associated with the subdivision boundaries and names which don't change, but neighborhoods change. Chantilly is a great example.  I guess in the seventies Independence had driven such a wedge in the neighborhood, they felt obliged to give commonwealth a separate name.  

Because Indy is such a huge barrier, people naturally changed the neighborhood they associated with. That's why the City doesn't have official boundaries for neighborhoods - they are constantly changing. Some are more well defined for historic or geographic reasons, but others are not and can change. 

For example, I think everything along Commonwealth down to roughly Briar Creek will eventually be considered Plaza Midwood. I also think that everything that is technically in "Optimist Park" north of Parkwood and south of Matheson will eventually become Villa Heights.  

[AP3]

Some updates from today.



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40 minutes ago, AP3 said:

Some updates from today.



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This is what everything should look like.

[go_vertical]

I swear, the Thirsty Beaver will become one of those quirky things visitors will tell their friends about when they go home. He should consider a fresh repaint to help it stand out a little more.

[kermit]

28 minutes ago, go_vertical said:

I swear, the Thirsty Beaver will become one of those quirky things visitors will tell their friends about when they go home. He should consider a fresh repaint to help it stand out a little more.

honestly the city should bankroll an animated neon beaver sign. It would be the best money they ever spent. 

[Guest]

I swear, the Thirsty Beaver will become one of those quirky things visitors will tell their friends about when they go home. He should consider a fresh repaint to help it stand out a little more.

Paint that baby magenta!


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[uptownliving]

I wonder if any of the leasing agents at this new project will know that the lobby and offices for this apartment are on the spot where REM recorded a lot of their hit songs.

[Owenorange]

On 8/23/2017 at 9:00 PM, kermit said:

honestly the city should bankroll an animated neon beaver sign. It would be the best money they ever spent. 

Kickstarters assemble!

[archiham04]

On 8/24/2017 at 10:35 AM, uptownliving said:

I wonder if any of the leasing agents at this new project will know that the lobby and offices for this apartment are on the spot where REM recorded a lot of their hit songs.

I'm pretty sure REM recorded at Reflections replaced by Gibson apartments.  I have heard that the church on the site of the CampusWorks Apartment building was a studio... but I don't think it was the same league as Reflections.  Also maybe Hootie filmed a music video in that church?

[uptownliving]

Haha opps you are right...got my generic luxury apartment complexes confused. That explains why The Gibson has the music theme throughout the complex.

[boochops]

My father (who was in radio and knew the Reflections engineers) told me that Reflections would use the abandoned church at Hawthorne and Central for recording sessions because the acoustics were incredible (and that REM did record in the church as well as Reflection Studios). 

[archiham04]

^Awesome!

[Midwoodian]

Grading and land development work has started on the piece of property behind Fuel Pizza on Pecan.  I think the development map shows this may be a Nova's project, but its not conclusive.  The Nichols Co. was representing the land. Anyone know what is going in?

[archiham04]

It is being developed as a use by right... same owner as Nova's.  Anticipated use is not necessarily connected to the bakery business.

[Crown]

Technically Chantilly. . .  corner of pecan /shenandoah up for redevelopment 

[Midwoodian]

16 minutes ago, Crown said:

Technically Chantilly. . .  corner of pecan /shenandoah up for redevelopment 

Wow, that was only a matter of time. I noticed that Compression socks, a running sock company, that was in that strip moved down Caswell closer to the hospital, so I figured the redevelopment would be imminent.  Excited to see renderings or hear whats going in!

Edited September 20, 2017 by Midwoodian

[kermit]

55 minutes ago, Crown said:

Technically Chantilly. . .  corner of pecan /shenandoah up for redevelopment 

Some historic stuff deserves demo. 

#ismyhatredofmodcenturyirrational?

Not sure about parcel size but its a good spot for an urban model Publix with apts on top.

Edited September 20, 2017 by kermit

[SgtCampsalot]

I always forget that exists. True to its era I never notice it whether I'm walking biking or driving.

[sakami]

Steel is going up at the Sushi Guru spot between the fire station and Whiskey Warehouse

[SgtCampsalot]

7 minutes ago, sakami said:

Steel is going up at the Sushi Guru spot between the fire station and Whiskey Warehouse

 

I'm more fascinated by this project than any mid-rise or tower right now. It's so compact!

Edited September 20, 2017 by SgtCampsalot

[KJHburg]

New diner added to One 305 on Central to jon Yafo and Pilot Brewing.  Now 100% leased. https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2017/09/26/new-tenant-for-53-plaza-midwood-development.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=scroll&ed=2017-09-26&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1506453850&j=78888341