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

[Niner National]

I'm thinking maybe filling in all the potholes would be a good start.  Let's be honest with ourselves, that parking lot isn't going away any time soon.  

Nope. With Healthy Home Market, that new restaurant, and an already successful Bistro La Bon in there, there is definitely no chance it is going away any time soon.

[uptownliving]

Clachan Properties has received the building permit to start the rehab of the Hawthorne Mill into about 150 apartments. This is the old mill near Hawthorne and the train tracks.

[go_vertical]

With Plaza being such a prominent road through the neighborhood do you guys think it will remain single family homes or is it just a matter of time before some density creeps that way?

[Guest]

With Plaza being such a prominent road through the neighborhood do you guys think it will remain single family homes or is it just a matter of time before some density creeps that way?

I think some of the street is designated Historic. I think it will continue being housing with Central being the main node. At least thats how I hope it stays.

[tozmervo]

Virtually the whole thing is in a historic district. 

 

[go_vertical]

Oh nice. I didn't realize that. Many of the homes there have been kept up quite nice. I hope the historic designation doesn't include those hideous apartments on the right coming from central.

[plaza-midwood-ers-wife]

Two things I'm wondering if anyone knows more about:

 

1) Saw a sign for La Unica Mexican food coming to the old Loco Lime spot - anyone know details?

2) And also saw the garage door up in that empty marble-faced building next to Pint Central - looks like they were working on it, had done drywall, etc. What's going in there? Is it part of Pint Central or something else entirely?

[Niner National]

Two things I'm wondering if anyone knows more about:

 

1) Saw a sign for La Unica Mexican food coming to the old Loco Lime spot - anyone know details?

2) And also saw the garage door up in that empty marble-faced building next to Pint Central - looks like they were working on it, had done drywall, etc. What's going in there? Is it part of Pint Central or something else entirely?

It's not a part of Pint Central.

 

I don't know anything else about it though.

[teeg]

I think some of the street is designated Historic. I think it will continue being housing with Central being the main node. At least thats how I hope it stays.

Unless something has changed in the last few years, the Historic District zoning overlay does not deal with density at all.  It does give the Historic District Commission input into look and feel of any new project, materials used, and so forth, but the potential density is determined by the underlying zoning.  Most of The Plaza is R-5, so it's single-family 5 units per acre until a developer convinces the city council to change it.  

[southslider]

Several years ago, the City down-zoned a good amount of the historic district from R-8 to R-5.

[cltgirl]

Two things I'm wondering if anyone knows more about:

 

1) Saw a sign for La Unica Mexican food coming to the old Loco Lime spot - anyone know details?

2) And also saw the garage door up in that empty marble-faced building next to Pint Central - looks like they were working on it, had done drywall, etc. What's going in there? Is it part of Pint Central or something else entirely?

 

The place next to Pint Central is going to be a shop called TUFT.  They will have upcycled furniture and other home decor.  Here is their facebook page, looks like they are opening August 30th.  www.facebook.com/4029designs

[atlrvr]

This is actually a townhome project called Midwood Square. Pulte is building 34 townhomes on 2.9 acres. It's everything south of Sunnyside except the largest parcel on the NE quadrant owned by Harkey Land. 

 

http://american-ea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Midwood-Square-Collague2.png

 

A link to the site-plan and representative rendering.  Kind of generic schlock that should sell well, but I really really hope no one opts for that horrific stone facade. 

[Madison Parkitect]

That's what they're going to put there? YIKES.

[Prodev]

I was hoping they would have a more urban look to them. No such luck

[Madison Parkitect]

I was hoping they would have a more urban look to them. No such luck

 

Seriously. Might as well be generic townhomes in Fort Mill or any other suburb. It's especially unfortunate in that part of the city.

[km1789]

This makes me sad all over.....

[Madison Parkitect]

My only hope is that it's some kind of prank, because I have a hard time believing someone who's a professional would submit such an ugly cover sheet... It's like the kind of photoshop someone does when they're trying to make a bad one for a joke.    

[rjp212]

Looking at the site plan, the only ones that should require a front loading garage would be on the cul-de-sac road.  The rest are accessible from alleys meaning the garages would be in the rear.  

Edited August 18, 2014 by rjp212

[Niner National]

I sure wouldn't want to buy something that close to the railroad tracks unless they can get the railroad to stop blasting the train horn through there.

[Madison Parkitect]

Looking at the site plan though, the only ones that should require a front loading garage would be the road with the cul-de-sac.  The rest are accessible from alleys so the garage should be in the rear.   

 

I guess that's good, but there is so much more wrong with that kind of design in that area than just the garages.

[cltgirl]

There are so many new residential projects in PM, both small and large, it's getting hard to keep track of!  Does anyone happen to have a summarized list of them all - from Intermezzo area all the way to Morningside?  Also, does anyone know the numbers for how many people this means will be moving to PM as these projects complete (assuming most of the units get filled)?  It feels like it's going to practically double our population in PM!  I foresee major traffic/parking problems, but on the good side, maybe the population increase will start attracting more retail.

[archiham04]

I am all for good design, but part of me thinks those ugly townhomes are great.  Raw, Down and dirty, run of the mill, developer driven infill.  Property so hot they can't even afford to spend 4 hours designing a unique fenestration pattern.  Infill is going to come in every shape and form.   The worst is the one that takes 20 years to materialize, and once it comes, prices everyone out of the neighborhood.

Edited August 18, 2014 by archiham04

[Prodev]

It looks like the long ago announced Faison apartment deal is back. They had optioned the land and had until December of this year to exercise that option and it looks like they're going to move forward. Presubmittal meeting was scheduled for the deal and the description is as follows: Detailed Scope of Work: Muti Family Development within the PED overlay district, with portions of existing retail to remain.

This is the site on the north side of Central between Clement and the tracks. Looks like they're going to keep the retail building or portion of where Fern is and build apartments around. 

[archiham04]

There are so many new residential projects in PM, both small and large, it's getting hard to keep track of!  Does anyone happen to have a summarized list of them all - from Intermezzo area all the way to Morningside?  Also, does anyone know the numbers for how many people this means will be moving to PM as these projects complete (assuming most of the units get filled)?  It feels like it's going to practically double our population in PM!  I foresee major traffic/parking problems, but on the good side, maybe the population increase will start attracting more retail.

 If you turn on the "Land Development - Commercial Projects" layer under the Engineering Survey tab, you will get a pretty good picture: Virtual Charlotte

Edited August 19, 2014 by archiham04

[pgsinger]

 If you turn on the "Land Development - Commercial Projects" layer under the Engineering Survey tab, you will get a pretty good picture: http://vc.charmeck.org/ 

 

 

FYI - I cannot get your link to open.