Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)

[Nick2]

Is it possible to build anything between Hill Street and 277? Part of it is obviously very steep good towards 277 but there is a decent amount of space of flat land. A narrow midrise apartment building could fit there pretty easily. Or maybe some townhomes a la Camden grandview.

I measured it in Google Earth and it's about 20 meters of flat space which seems like more than enough for a new sidewalk and townhomes. Probably not enough for apartments. Grandview are about 15m wide.

Edited January 8, 2019 by Nick2

[KJHburg]

11 minutes ago, Nick2 said:

Is it possible to build anything between Hill Street and 277? Part of it is obviously very steep good towards 277 but there is a decent amount of space of flat land. A narrow midrise apartment building could fit there pretty easily. Or maybe some townhomes a la Camden grandview.

I measured it in Google Earth and it's about 20 meters of flat space which seems like more than enough for a new sidewalk and townhomes. Probably not enough for apartments. Grandview are about 15m wide.

I walk by that all the time and I would say no.  first I think it is owned by the city or DOT.  I think it just needs to be trees and landscaping there.  

Edited January 8, 2019 by KJHburg

[Nick2]

2 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

I walk by that all the time and I would say no.  first I think it is owned by the city or DOT.  I think it just needs to be trees and landscaping there.  

No because of a lack of space or simply viability because of the location? The federal government right of way of 277 might cover the whole lot.

[KJHburg]

Just now, Nick2 said:

No because of a lack of space or simply viability because of the location? The federal government right of way of 277 might cover the whole lot.

Both I would think. sure you might be able to squeeze a building but I am pretty sure it owned by the NC DOT

[CarolinaDaydreamin]

5 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

Both I would think. sure you might be able to squeeze a building but I am pretty sure it owned by the NC DOT

State owned/ right of way 

[go_vertical]

I've always daydreamed that if a cap were to ever happen then the slope could be leveled out all the way to the vertical wall of the cap. That way the lot would be around twice as wide.  Still would have to be a fairly narrow tower but I think it would be possible. 

[KJHburg]

as for the cap the cost in atlanta is anywhere from $100-300 Million I would MUCH rather complete the greenway system than  a cap.  There is plenty of land still in uptown for more parks plus I just like driving by and see high rises standing tall like this.   from Dec. 29 2018 of Charlotte and soon the new Legacy 2 tower right up on the  freeway basically. 

 

Edited January 9, 2019 by KJHburg
photo change

[Guest]

20 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

as for the cap the cost in atlanta is anywhere from $100-300 Million I would MUCH rather complete the greenway system than  a cap. 

Yea, knowing that there is such a dramatic shortfall... after the county LITERALLY UNDERESTIMATED THE COST OF SOMETHING BY ALMOST 80 MILLION DOLLARS, I think I would much rather see the Greenway built out.

[CharlotteWkndBuzz]

On 1/7/2019 at 2:53 PM, dxartist said:

Had to work in the Duke Energy Center today.  So I had an opportunity to take this from very high up ! 

 

Awesome pic! I'm sure those are some kind of mechanical levels below the pyramid, but can yall imagine how awesome it would be if that was an observation deck up there and resturant. With an open air, translucent pyramid overlooking the QC.  Indoor and outdoor observation options.  Man, could have been magical up there. 

[elrodvt]

1 hour ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

Yea, knowing that there is such a dramatic shortfall... after the county LITERALLY UNDERESTIMATED THE COST OF SOMETHING BY ALMOST 80 MILLION DOLLARS, I think I would much rather see the Greenway built out.

I would be asking what pet projects can take haircuts. This really ticks me off.  Wouldn't trust them to plan planter flower costs at this point.

[aerosif]

Took this from the Regions building. The crane to the left of Legacy Union is currently being taken down.

[Mgelbach]

11 hours ago, aerosif said:

Took this from the Regions building. The crane to the left of Legacy Union is currently being taken down.

With the crane boom still attached, is that crane taking itself down? I figured they'd use the other crane to dismantle it. If so, that's pretty cool!

[CTiger]

11 minutes ago, Mgelbach said:

With the crane boom still attached, is that crane taking itself down? I figured they'd use the other crane to dismantle it. If so, that's pretty cool!

Yup, pretty cool video for anyone curious on how these cranes raise and lower themselves:

 

[j-man]

12 hours ago, aerosif said:

Took this from the Regions building. The crane to the left of Legacy Union is currently being taken down.

Damn! why couldn't Legacy Union be that white and Blue in reality.

 

[Hushpuppy321]

18 minutes ago, CTiger said:

Yup, pretty cool video for anyone curious on how these cranes raise and lower themselves:

 

That's a really cool video.  Thanks for sharing it.  Certainly seems like the cranes at Ally Center will both need to raise themselves because they don't seem set tall enough to construct the 378' Tower.

[EllAyyDub]

One of the first toys I received as a child was a RC self rising tower crane from 'ol Grandpa Dub.  He always wanted me to get into engineering/construction.  Think the instructions were in German so we had a heck of a time figuring it out!  

It was like this but with a remote control.  Might have to break it back out of storage and make a video.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, EllAyyDub said:

One of the first toys I received as a child was a RC self rising tower crane from 'ol Grandpa Dub.  He always wanted me to get into engineering/construction.  Think the instructions were in German so we had a heck of a time figuring it out!  

It was like this but with a remote control.  Might have to break it back out of storage and make a video.

That thing, is so cool. I'm ordering one for myself now, wife be damned.

[KJHburg]

Not Charlotte but actually footage of a crane growing this time at FNB Tower in downtown Raleigh.  Just posted today. 

 

[Sigma]

Is anyone else slightly disappointed that there will not be a solid gold pyramidion inscribed with symbols of the Illuminati? 

 

[videtur quam contuor]

3 hours ago, EllAyyDub said:

One of the first toys I received as a child was a RC self rising tower crane from 'ol Grandpa Dub.  He always wanted me to get into engineering/construction.  Think the instructions were in German so we had a heck of a time figuring it out!  

It was like this but with a remote control.  Might have to break it back out of storage and make a video.

Liebherr is a major crane manufacturer so not a toy illustrated here but a scaled down model of the actual thing. I remember how in love I was with the "toy"John Deere Harvester and others when I was a boy.

Clue: I grew up about one mile from the Indiana State Fair grounds and the agricultural exhibits, with sales booths including the models for sale, at a midwestern state fair are alone worth the ticket.

[Crucial_Infra]

Down it goes ...

[dylansukkert]

I have been waiting for them to fill that one glass piece in forever!

[tozmervo]

33 minutes ago, dylansukkert said:

I have been waiting for them to fill that one glass piece in forever!

They leave out the glass where the cranes are physically connected to the building. Once the crane is gone, they can finish installing. 

[navigator319]

Topping out seems to be happening right now....

[navigator319]