Miesian Corners 1204 Report post Posted February 15, 2013 With the intense restaurant/drinking spot activity on Montford Drive, it seems like the time is right for a streetscape improvement project for the area. There are currently tons of pedestrians, but no sidewalks. Parking is challenging most every night. Does anyone know of a plan? Do the merchants on the street have an association? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Missmylab4 234 Report post Posted February 15, 2013 Not a huge fan of the strip however I do agree it needs streetscape improvement. The amount of pedestrian traffic gets extremely high on the weekends. Plaza midwood like improvements would go a long way and increase the safety for people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad_park 48 Report post Posted February 15, 2013 http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Land%20Use%20Planning/ParkWoodlawn/DRAFT_AreaPlan.pdf Some good info in the draft Park/Woodlawn area plan just published on Jan 15. Specifically mentions Montford as a "Main St" for the area...wider sidewalks, planting strips, better defined on-street parking, and additional connectivity to Abbey Pl and Park Towne VIllage among the proposals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miesian Corners 1204 Report post Posted February 15, 2013 http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Land%20Use%20Planning/ParkWoodlawn/DRAFT_AreaPlan.pdf Some good info in the draft Park/Woodlawn area plan just published on Jan 15. Specifically mentions Montford as a "Main St" for the area...wider sidewalks, planting strips, better defined on-street parking, and additional connectivity to Abbey Pl and Park Towne VIllage among the proposals. Thanks, Mad Park (love your hood, btw). Let's hope this happens sooner than later. Charlotte has a tendency to study things to death. Sidewalks are needed now--we shouldn't have to wait until 2020 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad_park 48 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 Bumping this thread back up - Hopefully some of the streetscape improvements can be incorporated into the plans for the new apartment complexes proposed in this area. There should be even more pedestrian traffic once all of the apartments are built and filled. Tenants will be walking to the new restaurants coming to Park Rd Shopping Ctr, Montford Dr, and the tasting room at Brawley's. The city really needs to add safe ways to cross over Park Rd at Montford. The city plan linked above also mentioned removing some of the PRSC curb cuts on Woodlawn and possibly a pedestrian bridge from Park Towne Village to Park Rd Shopping Ctr. New apartments at the current Stratford location on Park Rd http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/real_estate/2014/02/pollack-shores-purchases-stratford-apartments-on.html New apartments next to Mann Travel at Park/Woodlawn (same builder as the recently completed building on the other side of the intersection http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/real_estate/2014/04/selwyn-property-group-planning-second-apartment.html New apartment at Abbey Pl and Hedgemore http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2014/028-032/2014-028%20site%20plan.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hambone931 216 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 Bumping this thread back up - Hopefully some of the streetscape improvements can be incorporated into the plans for the new apartment complexes proposed in this area. There should be even more pedestrian traffic once all of the apartments are built and filled. Tenants will be walking to the new restaurants coming to Park Rd Shopping Ctr, Montford Dr, and the tasting room at Brawley's. The city really needs to add safe ways to cross over Park Rd at Montford. The city plan linked above also mentioned removing some of the PRSC curb cuts on Woodlawn and possibly a pedestrian bridge from Park Towne Village to Park Rd Shopping Ctr. New apartments at the current Stratford location on Park Rd http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/real_estate/2014/02/pollack-shores-purchases-stratford-apartments-on.html New apartments next to Mann Travel at Park/Woodlawn (same builder as the recently completed building on the other side of the intersection http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/real_estate/2014/04/selwyn-property-group-planning-second-apartment.html New apartment at Abbey Pl and Hedgemore http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2014/028-032/2014-028%20site%20plan.pdf Also, there are some proposed new town homes a little further down Woodlawn. http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2014/028-032/2014-029%20site%20plan.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bikeguy 478 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 Also, there are some proposed new town homes a little further down Woodlawn. http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2014/028-032/2014-029%20site%20plan.pdf Does anyone know if the proposed project at Hedgemore & Abbey Place is allowing for the extension of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolinaCrown 1007 Report post Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) 15 new homes are going to be built by Grandfather Homes just down the road as well. The infill around here is taking off. Sorry its called The Arbors, I am unsure of how to find the project through charmeck.org Edited April 11, 2014 by CarolinaCrown Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spartan 1292 Report post Posted April 11, 2014 Does anyone know if the proposed project at Hedgemore & Abbey Place is allowing for the extension of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway? The proposed alignment for LSCG is actually along Montford, Hedgemore and Abbey Pl through this section, so if you look at the site plan for that project you'll notice the sidewalk is extra wide to accommodate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tozmervo 5624 Report post Posted April 11, 2014 Could I impose on kermit's time and propose that this flurry of projects get added to the development map? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricky_davis_fan_21 16983 Report post Posted April 11, 2014 Could I impose on kermit's time and propose that this flurry of projects get added to the development map? Yea... Good idea. There is a lot of stuff that needs to be added allover the place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
go_vertical 847 Report post Posted May 22, 2014 Construction fence is up today for the apartment project on Park across from the Harris Teeter near Selwyn. I think this will do a lot to make that little stretch of Park look much nicer. The old apartments that are there now are pretty awful. I just hope this one interacts with its surroundings a little better than Cielo does. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricky_davis_fan_21 16983 Report post Posted June 23, 2014 Its very interesting the continued densification of Madison Park. Who would have thought that Park Slope would be getting a half dozen Mid rise apartment buildings, that are more interesting than SouthEnd's mid rise apartment buildings. Introducing "the Walden" 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KickinChicken23 16 Report post Posted June 23, 2014 I never would have thought, but it is really turning into a destination spot in town. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ah59396 3237 Report post Posted June 23, 2014 I live in Montclaire (neighborhood adjacent and south to Madison Park) and the neighborhoods are definitely "turning over". Even in the 18 months we have been in our home, I've see piles of elderly couples moving out of their homes and them being purchased by DINK's (like my wife and I) or young families. It's a very exciting time to be in this area and I'm happy to see this development occurring! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor Parkitect 99 Report post Posted July 2, 2014 Update on the project next to Mann Travel: it's dead. It went through a couple changes, taking away the townhomes and changing the large apartment building to office, but in the end there was some rezoning trouble and the developer decided not to pursue it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjp212 429 Report post Posted September 26, 2014 Spectrum is planning on redeveloping the Abbey Place Apartments into a new 265 - unit apartment community. http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/real_estate/2014/09/spectrum-planning-redevelopment-of-apartments-near.html 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad_park 48 Report post Posted March 4, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2015/03/02/italiangrocery-targets-second-charlotte-location.html Pasta & Provisions eyeing the Mike's Discount beverage building on Park Rd. A great addition to the area IMO. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InSouthPark 435 Report post Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2015/03/02/italiangrocery-targets-second-charlotte-location.html Pasta & Provisions eyeing the Mike's Discount beverage building on Park Rd. A great addition to the area IMO. I have been to Brawleys a hundred times and I don't think I have EVER seen a car (other than the minivan of the owner) in the parking lot for Mike's Discount. No idea how it stayed open for a decade plus. Edited March 4, 2015 by InSouthPark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nonillogical 403 Report post Posted March 4, 2015 I have been to Brawleys a hundred times and I don't think I have EVER seen a car (other than the minivan of the owner) in the parking lot for Mike's Discount. No idea how it stayed open for a decade plus. When I first moved here and there were few other bottle shops (if any), I didn't know there was a difference and basically flipped a coin and went in Mike's. It had a poorer selection than most gas stations do today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mad_park 48 Report post Posted April 1, 2015 Rezoning Petition for the southwest corner of Montford and Park - currently a hair salon in an old house - converting over to retail. http://www.charmeck.org/city/charlotte/planning/Rezoning/RezoningPetitions/2015Petitions/Pages/2015-053.aspx As a resident in this neighborhood, I'd like to see retail come to this side of Park Rd. Have a feeling the immediate neighbors will fight this though due to the driveway on Montford. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArtieP 53 Report post Posted July 8, 2015 Melrose Place Apartments are being rezoned for new "luxury" apartments. Site is lcoated on Woodlawn, behind the newer apartmentd, Park at Drexel. http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2015/090-106/2015-093%20site%20plan.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjp212 429 Report post Posted July 8, 2015 ^^ Sorry had posted this in the Southpark Neighborhood Forum, didn't know a Montford forum existed. Here is the rendering though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eightane 92 Report post Posted July 8, 2015 If it actually comes out with those orange and jade-shaded accents you can just imagine me as that eager kid in the foreground. I wanna hug the colours. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricky_davis_fan_21 16983 Report post Posted July 8, 2015 If it actually comes out with those orange and jade-shaded accents you can just imagine me as that eager kid in the foreground. I wanna hug the colours. Maybe that kid shouldn't run into traffic... what a weird thing to put in the bottom left. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
