Optimist Park / Belmont Projects

[NYtoCLT]

Old corner store at the corner of Pegram and Kennon is becoming a dog salon.  Has been vacant for a while but saw the tenant working on the TI inside and talked to her -- hopes to be open by March.

[Matthew.Brendan]

How did it sit so long just to end up a dog salon? How on earth is it not a cornershop deli? coffee house at least... some things I will never understand.

[NYtoCLT]

On 1/19/2023 at 5:50 AM, Matthew.Brendan said:

How did it sit so long just to end up a dog salon? How on earth is it not a cornershop deli? coffee house at least... some things I will never understand.

Culture Shop is on Hawthorne and Kennon so a Deli would face natural competition that would be hard to compete with.  Coffee/breakfast could work better.

 

I heard that the owners of Fig Tree planned to do a second restaurant there but then the pandemic made those plans crash to a halt.  Not sure if that is true though.  Regardless, random neighborhood corner stores are good for neighborhood vitality regardless of use -- as long as they are used.  Right now the vacant space is a blight.  This is a positive for the neighborhood.

[KJHburg]

New apartments and parking deck at Optimist Hall rising fast.  Yesterday.  and a few of the new apartment buildings going up on N Brevard by Spacecraft and others.  

[CTiger]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

Is that parking deck getting wrapped with apartments as well?  It looks really awkward from Optimist Park.

[KJHburg]

27 minutes ago, CTiger said:

Is that parking deck getting wrapped with apartments as well?  It looks really awkward from Optimist Park.

there will be a multi story office building that will block that garage but it will be open from the LYNX line for sure.  

[tozmervo]

I am stunned they still don't have a traffic signal at Belmont and Davidson. 

[Jakeupps]

@tozmervo from what I've been told by the fine folks at Birdsong, the proximity to railroad tracks is an issue with installing a traffic light there.  I have to imagine there will be an exception made at some point, or perhaps when those junkyard lots are developed there will be a requirement for visibility by having whatever goes there back a few feet.

[tozmervo]

200 wrecks and multiple pedestrian deaths later: "Yeah, we were worried about the trains."

[Desert Power]

5 hours ago, Jakeupps said:

@tozmervo from what I've been told by the fine folks at Birdsong, the proximity to railroad tracks is an issue with installing a traffic light there.  I have to imagine there will be an exception made at some point, or perhaps when those junkyard lots are developed there will be a requirement for visibility by having whatever goes there back a few feet.

Street feels very narrow there and they let the apartments across Birdsong built far too close to the street. Not sure this is going to get better.

[Desert Power]

Google seems to think the Urban District Market at Lintmin's building opens today, but I see nothing elsewhere in the media. Any eyes on the ground?

[KJHburg]

3 hours ago, Desert Power said:

Google seems to think the Urban District Market at Lintmin's building opens today, but I see nothing elsewhere in the media. Any eyes on the ground?

Not open.  Open yes for contractors but not to the public walked by it yesterday 

[KJHburg]

Forgot I took this on Monday the new apartments rising by Optimist Hall.  

[buildleft]

Took a lengthy walk today and snapped some photos, so here's a somewhat comprehensive (but not nearly complete) look and review at development in this area...

Apex Parkwood: 10 townhomes, 12 apartments, 2.3k sf of commercial space. Located at the southeast corner of Parkwood/Allen

 

Belmont Korners: 16 age-restricted (55+) condos, 2.5k sf office, 2.8k sf retail. Located on the north corner of Belmont/Allen. I must say I'm not sure if this is still the exact plan so feel free to correct me if project specs have changed, though work on site was definitely under way today.

 

1030 Seigle: Proposed mixed-use three-story development in rezoning now. The project would include 3k sf of ground floor retail and accommodate either six residential units or 6k sf of commercial space.

 

Broadstone Craft: 7-story, 297-unit apartment building wrapping Birdsong Brewing

https://broadstonecraft.com/

 

Alexan Mill District: 290-unit apartment building with a 645-stall parking deck that will be shared with the planned adjacent 130k sf office building developed by White Point.

 

The Joinery phase II: Two seven-story buildings with a combined 360 units and 15k sf of retail. Between the alleys, micro-retail, and low parking count, this is surely my favorite ongoing project in the area.

https://swinerton.com/project/the-joinery-phase-2/

 

Broadstone Optimist Park: 323-unit apartment building with 1.25k sf of retail developed by Alliance.

https://broadstoneoptimistpark.com/

 

Proffitt Dixon Optimist Park: Proposed site of up to 330 apartments as well as plenty of commercial space. Does anyone know what the status/timeline looks like for this project?

 

Union Noda: Flournoy project that will bring 271 apartments to the east corner of N Davidson/25th. Work stalled for a long time but is now active again.

https://flournoycompanies.com/fdg-projects/noda/

Bladerunner: Site of a proposed project across from Rhino and next to UDM that would bring 390+ apartments and 8500sf of retail

 

Camden Noda: Nearly completed 387-unit building w/ 5k sf of retail. Truly looks fantastic in person (if only the intersection wasn't pedestrian hell )

https://www.camdenliving.com/apartments/charlotte-nc/camden-noda

There are quite a few projects I missed, but this whole area (which is only ~2/3 of a square mile!) is truly on fire with several thousand new residents arriving in the coming years. It's hard to overstate the magic of TOD zoning...

Edited March 13, 2023 by buildleft

[CLT Development]

2 hours ago, buildleft said:

Took a lengthy walk today and snapped some photos, so here's a somewhat comprehensive (but not nearly complete) look and review at development in this area...

Apex Parkwood: 10 townhomes, 12 apartments, 2.3k sf of commercial space. Located at the southeast corner of Parkwood/Allen

 

Belmont Korners: 16 age-restricted (55+) condos, 2.5k sf office, 2.8k sf retail. Located on the north corner of Belmont/Allen. I must say I'm not sure if this is still the exact plan so feel free to correct me if project specs have changed, though work on site was definitely under way today.

 

1030 Seigle: Proposed mixed-use three-story development in rezoning now. The project would include 3k sf of ground floor retail and accommodate either six residential units or 6k sf of commercial space.

 

Broadstone Craft: 7-story, 297-unit apartment building wrapping Birdsong Brewing

https://broadstonecraft.com/

 

Alexan Mill District: 290-unit apartment building with a 645-stall parking deck that will be shared with the planned adjacent 130k sf office building developed by White Point.

 

The Joinery phase II: Two seven-story buildings with a combined 360 units and 15k sf of retail. Between the alleys, micro-retail, and low parking count, this is surely my favorite ongoing project in the area.

https://swinerton.com/project/the-joinery-phase-2/

 

Broadstone Optimist Park: 323-unit apartment building with 1.25k sf of retail developed by Alliance.

https://broadstoneoptimistpark.com/

 

Proffitt Dixon Optimist Park: Proposed site of up to 330 apartments as well as plenty of commercial space. Does anyone know what the status/timeline looks like for this project?

 

Union Noda: Flournoy project that will bring 271 apartments to the east corner of N Davidson/25th. Work stalled for a long time but is now active again.

https://flournoycompanies.com/fdg-projects/noda/

Bladerunner: Site of a proposed project across from Rhino and next to UDM that would bring 390+ apartments and 8500sf of retail

 

Camden Noda: Nearly completed 387-unit building w/ 5k sf of retail. Truly looks fantastic in person (if only the intersection wasn't pedestrian hell )

https://www.camdenliving.com/apartments/charlotte-nc/camden-noda

There are quite a few projects I missed, but this whole area (which is only ~2/3 of a square mile!) is truly on fire with several thousand new residents arriving in the coming years. It's hard to overstate the magic of TOD zoning...

This is amazing! Come join my tour on Saturday and I'll cover all the ones you didn't' mention!

[fortibus]

I drove by Hunter’s Auto Wrecker yard last week in Optimist Park and saw on the for sale sign that it was under contract.

Is there any news on this? I know it’s been on the market for a while, so I wasn’t sure if the “under contract” is still accurate. 

[KJHburg]

13 hours ago, fortibus said:

I drove by Hunter’s Auto Wrecker yard last week in Optimist Park and saw on the for sale sign that it was under contract.

Is there any news on this? I know it’s been on the market for a while, so I wasn’t sure if the “under contract” is still accurate. 

It is under contract and think sold to apartment developer heard about this on the tour this Saturday in passing.  

[fortibus]

On 3/19/2023 at 4:45 PM, KJHburg said:

It is under contract and think sold to apartment developer heard about this on the tour this Saturday in passing.  

That's huge. I'm surprised it hasn't been picked up in the news yet.

[JRCLT]

Looking at Hunter’s I saw this and I don’t know why this bothered me so much…but now I will let it bother y’all. : ) Parkwood is disappointing right around here for many reasons and this is just one of ‘em.



Add: traffic-wise I can see why they would want to this, but still…

[Prodev]

It's all stream buffer

 

[rancenc]

Spotlight on Optimist Hall from a recent edition of NC Weekend on PBS

https://video.pbsnc.org/video/optimist-food-hall-hsjtdl/

 

[rancenc]

New dining options have opened in the Optimist Park area!

https://www.udmmilldistrict.com/

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefive/c5-food-drink/article274290290.html

Edited April 17, 2023 by rancenc

[Hushpuppy321]

Just went by UDM today and it was absolutely jumping with people.  Definitely going to be a hit - Very much a compliment to Optimist Food Hall.

[NYtoCLT]

56 minutes ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

Just went by UDM today and it was absolutely jumping with people.  Definitely going to be a hit - Very much a compliment to Optimist Food Hall.

I biked by today and it was crazy.,  If you have kids it is going to be one of the most popular places in the summer.

[Madison Parkitect]

On 4/22/2023 at 10:12 PM, Hushpuppy321 said:

Just went by UDM today and it was absolutely jumping with people.  Definitely going to be a hit - Very much a compliment to Optimist Food Hall.

Maybe it's been answered somewhere but I can't seem to figure it out: these stalls are all just different "concepts" owned by the same entity, right? Like this is essentially a large restaurant controlled by one company where each food type has a different customer-facing stall?