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

[SpiritOf76]

[KJHburg]

This Commonwealth marketing video is good.

 

[J-Rob]

I love the fact that they took their squirrel logo, and added a squirrel shaped float in the pool, lol. 

[videtur quam contuor]

All the adults appear age 23-39. I have been invisible for many years.

[abttown]

6 hours ago, tarhoosier said:

All the adults appear age 23-39. I have been invisible for many years.

Can't wait!  Everyone in the vid seems so happy, lol.  

We still see you Tarhoosier.  We still see you.

[JRCLT]

All the adults appear age 23-39. I have been invisible for many years.

I see some in their 50s there or maybe higher I think, not many but I see them

I really like the image their trying to go for and that commonwealth sign…not sure if it’s a CGI prop or fancy way to display their project name for the video, but it would a be cool architectural/art design feature.

[SpiritOf76]

[Reverie39]

It's a testament to how rapidly this city is growing that I often totally forget about entire neighborhoods of development like Plaza Midwood. Too much to keep track of!

[SpiritOf76]

[turbocraig]

4 hours ago, SpiritOf76 said:

We went to Burial today before it rained and were up on the roof.  They were going to have such an amazing view of downtown.  Now it’s a wall of concrete.  As we left, one of the staff was telling a girl “yeah, we got the building before we knew that was going there.”   Too bad. 

[JRCLT]

We went to Burial today before it rained and were up on the roof.  They were going to have such an amazing view of downtown.  Now it’s a wall of concrete.  As we left, one of the staff was telling a girl “yeah, we got the building before we knew that was going there.”   Too bad. 

Such is the fate of living in a booming city. Though the downtown view is but a wall of concrete as well, I find that ironic. South end and now here, these comments of getting their view blocked. I understand on one side: an iconic view of Uptown’s skyline. I guess it’s shame to have such an iconic view blocked by another development, but if that development is tall enough to block that view from a roof top or multistory building then imo that is an addition. Just happens to be in close proximity and eclipses the skyline. I wouldn’t necessarily mourn the loss of a view but instead see it as a new one and this building isn’t bad looking. Not as great as the skyline but not the end-all be-all. Still understandable from that business though.

[turbocraig]

3 hours ago, JeanClt said:

Such is the fate of living in a booming city. Though the downtown view is but a wall of concrete as well, I find that ironic. South end and now here, these comments of getting their view blocked. I understand on one side: an iconic view of Uptown’s skyline. I guess it’s shame to have such an iconic view blocked by another development, but if that development is tall enough to block that view from a roof top or multistory building then imo that is an addition. Just happens to be in close proximity and eclipses the skyline. I wouldn’t necessarily mourn the loss of a view but instead see it as a new one and this building isn’t bad looking. Not as great as the skyline but not the end-all be-all. Still understandable from that business though.

I’m not complaining about the growth.  Just commenting on how it was going to have a great view and now doesn’t.  But how weird is this.  I swear I had no advance knowledge..

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-around-town/c5-development/article264215861.html#subtopper

Edited August 11, 2022 by turbocraig

[KJHburg]

Too soon?  with the Commonwealth project with all its retail and restaurants wonder what the parking situation with their garages will be there with their retail tenants?  Maybe Up to 2 hours free with validation or just 2 hours free then paid after that except maybe for the office tenants.    My suggestion would be 2 hours for free, then paid parking with by the hour it going up.  I would think they would have a plan when they open.  I do expect paid parking in some format at this location for retail and restaurants.  it will be interesting to see what it will be. 

[JRCLT]

I’m not complaining about the growth.  Just commenting on how it was going to have a great view and now doesn’t.  But how weird is this.  I swear I had no advance knowledge..
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-around-town/c5-development/article264215861.html#subtopper

No I wasn’t referring to you complaining lol. I was just replying to your post because you happened to bring it up. I have just been seeing/hearing that sentiment about a blocked view. I wasn’t directly replying towards you necessarily. Just in general. Though I do understand that uptown (Charlotte without much grandiose mountains/rivers in the view) the skyline fills that role in a way.

[SpiritOf76]

[SpiritOf76]

[KJHburg]

the Commonwealth development today and the little Thirsty Beaver brings me joy to see it standing there around those apartments.  

[NCMike1990]

8 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

the Commonwealth development today and the little Thirsty Beaver brings me joy to see it standing there around those apartments.  

 

Only thing missing from this shot is Mick Jagger having himself a cold one.

[JRCLT]

Feel as though that apartment could have incorporated the thirsty beaver into its design. I think someone at the developers table was spiteful or lazy due to not selling… they quite literally just cutout a portion of the building that was supposed to be there like cutting a piece out of the cake.

[CarolinaDaydreamin]

6 hours ago, JeanClt said:

Feel as though that apartment could have incorporated the thirsty beaver into its design. I think someone at the developers table was spiteful or lazy due to not selling… they quite literally just cutout a portion of the building that was supposed to be there like cutting a piece out of the cake.

But isn't it better this way?!

[JRCLT]

But isn't it better this way?!

It’s funky looking on the apartments side lol. From a design perspective.

[Third Strike]

16 hours ago, JeanClt said:

Feel as though that apartment could have incorporated the thirsty beaver into its design. I think someone at the developers table was spiteful or lazy due to not selling… they quite literally just cutout a portion of the building that was supposed to be there like cutting a piece out of the cake.

I believe the owners of that parcel did not want to sell. I’ve seen similar situations play out in other cities, so this doesn’t seem completely unusual for me. The biggest issue I have with this block is the lack of retail and that they didn’t try to save the old church at the corner of Hawthorne and Central. I believe the church was once a recording studio and bands like REM recorded there. 

[carolinaboy]

3 minutes ago, Third Strike said:

I believe the owners of that parcel did not want to sell. I’ve seen similar situations play out in other cities, so this doesn’t seem completely unusual for me. The biggest issue I have with this block is the lack of retail and that they didn’t try to save the old church at the corner of Hawthorne and Central. I believe the church was once a recording studio and bands like REM recorded there. 

I know the Murmur album by R.E.M. was recorded in Charlotte. I wonder if it was in the church you reference?

[KJHburg]

3 hours ago, carolinaboy said:

I know the Murmur album by R.E.M. was recorded in Charlotte. I wonder if it was in the church you reference?

It was that studio did a lot of recording including REM

[Prodev]

Wasn't in the actual recording studio that was at Central and Louise where the Gibson apartments now are? Or am I mixing up locations?