FreeMore Projects (West Morehead, Freedom Drive, Bryant Park)

[a2theb]

Not sure if its been mentioned yet but developer is grading at the turn in Jay St. behind Lucky Dog and Not Just Coffee for a townhome development. Will try and snag some pictures next time I am over there.

[Urban Cowboy]

1 hour ago, a2theb said:

Not sure if its been mentioned yet but developer is grading at the turn in Jay St. behind Lucky Dog and Not Just Coffee for a townhome development. Will try and snag some pictures next time I am over there.

Believe you may be referring to sky terrace townhomes at west end. Should have some great skyline views from the upper floors.

https://www.mytownhome.com/community/sky-terrace-towns/

[a2theb]

2 hours ago, Urban Cowboy said:

Believe you may be referring to sky terrace townhomes at west end. Should have some great skyline views from the upper floors.

https://www.mytownhome.com/community/sky-terrace-towns/

ahh yes, the same people who ruined 3rd ward. Joy....

[KJHburg]

This area is En Fuego I counted at least 7 warehouse to office and retail conversions along Thrift Road right off Freedom.  Plus new townhomes and still some operating warehouse with large truck deliveries.  Wray Ward's new office is going here as well as Stratifyd.    As office space rates have risen greatly many tenants are looking at these type of conversions as they are much cheaper most times and the "cool" factor is off the charts. 

This is the new creative district in my opinion as Southend offices are going more corporate.  Reminds me of the Upper Westside in the ATL.    (and I will NEVER ever buy anything with the Hornets that says CHA on it)   We are CLT and if you mind is going elsewhere clean your thoughts up! 

Today. 

[EllAyyDub]

I got a tree from TreeCharlotte over on Tuckaseegee in this area the other weekend.   The building at 1100 Tuck has an incredible exterior & had work done to it recently (google maps not updated).  Seems very industrial now but quickly turning.

[KJHburg]

FreeMore Freight District edge of Seversville these areas are all merging somewhat.  

Beacon partners doing a warehouse rehab into creative office and retail space from old Clorox warehouse. 

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/12/16/beacon-partners-joins-flurry-of-real-estate.html

Edited December 17, 2019 by KJHburg

[a2theb]

I live over here and am still taken aback by the amount of gutted warehouses on Thrift. Area is transforming quickly.

[Mgelbach]

I work over on Tuckaseegee and you're totally right. Almost every warehouse on Thrift is getting rehabbed, plus the new Wray Ward build is going to look gorgeous when it wraps up.

[KJHburg]

It is low rise boom town the transformation is very quick and so much construction is being done in that area the Freight District  

[videtur quam contuor]

Tuckaseegee is a Cherokee word meaning crawling terrapin (or turtle). Likely for the flow of the water prior to dam building.

[Cassman]

Rezoning application for multifamily affordable housing units across from Savonah Mill (https://charlottenc.gov/planning/Rezoning/RezoningPetitions/2019Petitions/Pages/2019-167.aspx) will have a public meeting on Thursday, January 9, at 6pm in the Wallace Pruitt Recreation Center.  (Note that the bridge on Tuckaseegee right near there may be closed.)

[tozmervo]

20 minutes ago, Cassman said:

Rezoning application for multifamily affordable housing units across from Savonah Mill (https://charlottenc.gov/planning/Rezoning/RezoningPetitions/2019Petitions/Pages/2019-167.aspx) will have a public meeting on Thursday, January 9, at 6pm in the Wallace Pruitt Recreation Center.  (Note that the bridge on Tuckaseegee right near there may be closed.)

Does anyone know what they're doing to that bridge? Is it just intense maintenance? 

[Mgelbach]

15 hours ago, tozmervo said:

Does anyone know what they're doing to that bridge? Is it just intense maintenance? 

That's what it looks like, they opened it for a week or so around Christmas, but closed it again shortly after.

[KJHburg]

all of these renovations are within 3 blocks of Thrift Road from Freedrom Drive to Berryhill.   It is absolutely amazing what is happening in this area.   Stratifyd and Wray and Ward moving here and so much renovations.  As I said this the best of times in the QC.  Photos from both sides of street.   The "Warehouse" district.  

[KJHburg]

Great design, great location the Refinery is now 80% leased.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/01/10/office-building-near-uptown-signs-two-new-tenants.html

[Cassman]

Rezoning hearing tomorrow night (1/21/20) for a parcel at the corner of S. Summit and Bryant (former site of Club 935), asking for I-1(PED-O), with a height allowance up to 200', and properly reserving a 70' ROW for the Silver Line (and Meck County has requested an easement for a greenway).  Plans call for office space, and have asked for an exemption from the requirement for ground-level activation and screening of parking if needed because of the presence of a floodplain.  Staff recommends approval and all of 1 person attended the community hearing, so it should pass.

I'm guessing that 200' falls outside the realm of attention-grabbing headlines, but it would still be the tallest building in this neighborhood (I think).  (Anyone know how tall the Refinery is?)

[videtur quam contuor]

Flooding was a regular issue in that area, at least before the recent floodwater and wastewater project along there. The PartyTime building on Freedom at Bryant was a Lowes in the early 70's when it was a contractor sales  location and that building flooded once that I recall and likely other times.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Cassman said:

Rezoning hearing tomorrow night (1/21/20) for a parcel at the corner of S. Summit and Bryant (former site of Club 935), asking for I-1(PED-O), with a height allowance up to 200', and properly reserving a 70' ROW for the Silver Line (and Meck County has requested an easement for a greenway).  Plans call for office space, and have asked for an exemption from the requirement for ground-level activation and screening of parking if needed because of the presence of a floodplain.  Staff recommends approval and all of 1 person attended the community hearing, so it should pass.

I'm guessing that 200' falls outside the realm of attention-grabbing headlines, but it would still be the tallest building in this neighborhood (I think).  (Anyone know how tall the Refinery is?)

Refinery is around 80 feet tall. 200 is massive for that part of the neighborhood. 

[a2theb]

3 hours ago, Cassman said:

Rezoning hearing tomorrow night (1/21/20) for a parcel at the corner of S. Summit and Bryant (former site of Club 935), asking for I-1(PED-O), with a height allowance up to 200', and properly reserving a 70' ROW for the Silver Line (and Meck County has requested an easement for a greenway).  Plans call for office space, and have asked for an exemption from the requirement for ground-level activation and screening of parking if needed because of the presence of a floodplain.  Staff recommends approval and all of 1 person attended the community hearing, so it should pass.

I'm guessing that 200' falls outside the realm of attention-grabbing headlines, but it would still be the tallest building in this neighborhood (I think).  (Anyone know how tall the Refinery is?)

Going to need a light at Summit and Morehead if it ends up happening.

[KJHburg]

New Bryant Park townhomes by Saussy Burbank starting in the $460s to $490s.  

""Bryant Towns will have a total of 23 units and they are all 3BR/3.5 BA/2 Car Garage and a generous size of 2,100 square feet. Our first building is a 3-unit building that fronts Suttle Avenue (Units 11-13) and our second building is a 4-unit building also on Suttle Avenue (Units 14-17). I have attached the floor plans, map of the Bryant Towns Community and pricing for reference.""

Located off Suttle and Isom Street

 

 

[KJHburg]

so much going on in this area.   From yesterday my drive through the Bryant Park FreeMore area.    These Saussy Burbank townhomes will have great skyline views as the building across the street in down and it is a charter school.    New Broadstone Bryant Park apartments by the county offices. Even more apartments last photos along W Morehead up the hill from Pinkys. 

[KJHburg]

couple more from Thrift Road in the FreeMore Warehouse district which by the way is booming with massive warehouse to creative office retail space.  Bark and Brew bar was booming and people were parking all up and down Jay St.  from yesterday. 

and Go Chiefs!

 

[Hushpuppy321]

On 1/20/2020 at 1:56 PM, Cassman said:

Rezoning hearing tomorrow night (1/21/20) for a parcel at the corner of S. Summit and Bryant (former site of Club 935), asking for I-1(PED-O), with a height allowance up to 200', and properly reserving a 70' ROW for the Silver Line (and Meck County has requested an easement for a greenway).  Plans call for office space, and have asked for an exemption from the requirement for ground-level activation and screening of parking if needed because of the presence of a floodplain.  Staff recommends approval and all of 1 person attended the community hearing, so it should pass.

I'm guessing that 200' falls outside the realm of attention-grabbing headlines, but it would still be the tallest building in this neighborhood (I think).  (Anyone know how tall the Refinery is?)

I just studied the Rezoning Petition Site Plan (2nd Revision) and it looks to me like the positioning of the  70’ SilverLine R.O.W. as it comes across I-77 onto this site would severely hamper future Stadium construction on the Pipe & Foundry property unless it take a sharp curve to the Northeast once crossing I-77 into 3rd Ward.  Just looks funky.

[turbocraig]

Has anyone been to Pinky’s lately?  I think I read elsewhere here that they closed briefly around the holidays, but hadn’t been since then. Same menu (thankfully), but it’s really gentrified inside now.  Two-tone and curated.  All the found objects, flea market finds and NASCAR hood are gone.   Painted bar, stained wainscoting, and trendy light fixtures are the thing now.  We asked our server how people liked it and he said it’s about half and half.  The soul is gone but food and service still great.  Just sad to see it lose the authenticity.   The crowd was different too.  Used to be a wiiiide mix.  But tonight not a tattoo or trucker cap in the place.  Very SouthEnd feeling.  I don’t know if that’s the new norm, but it felt a little alien to all at our table. 

[HighRiseHillbilly]

3 hours ago, turbocraig said:

Has anyone been to Pinky’s lately?  I think I read elsewhere here that they closed briefly around the holidays, but hadn’t been since then. Same menu (thankfully), but it’s really gentrified inside now.  Two-tone and curated.  All the found objects, flea market finds and NASCAR hood are gone.   Painted bar, stained wainscoting, and trendy light fixtures are the thing now.  We asked our server how people liked it and he said it’s about half and half.  The soul is gone but food and service still great.  Just sad to see it lose the authenticity.   The crowd was different too.  Used to be a wiiiide mix.  But tonight not a tattoo or trucker cap in the place.  Very SouthEnd feeling.  I don’t know if that’s the new norm, but it felt a little alien to all at our table. 

Did the ownership change?