Legacy Union (former Charlotte Observer redevelopment)

[DJ8hep]

Today

[Hushpuppy321]

LU4 already casting significant shade onto the Pedestrian (Grassy) Plaza.

[atlrvr]

1 hour ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

LU4 already casting significant shade onto the Pedestrian (Grassy) Plaza.

Don't think that is possible given it's northeastern relative positioning.  Ally/LU2 though def would cast shadows depending on time of day/year.

[BJKM]

Update from today. Looks like they’ve started on a transitional floor or mechanical floor of some kind as it is is much shorter than the others. I’m not a construction person so feel free to correct me on that. 

[DJ8hep]

Definitely filling up that part of the block nicely!

[BJKM]

Wednesday update 

 

 

[QCxpat]

Today 10:45 a.m.

Edited November 2, 2022 by QCxpat

[KJHburg]

Legacy 4 tower has some good retail spaces on all sides.  First time I have seen this retail layout from Loopnet.

I am hearing the restaurant space over at the Deloitte tower maybe leased too.

https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/gLQq17jmqlPQlbqb7BMGknAiy83Ti16_guZ5QPajof0/20220825 Retail Leasing LODrev01.pdf

[SydneyCarton]

Nov 6th

The speed with which this is rising is impressive!  Lincoln Harris gets the job done. They’re the anti-Levine.

 

Edited November 6, 2022 by SydneyCarton

[Reverie39]

Can we hire them to keep developing on the rest of Uptown's surface parking lots lol

[KJHburg]

Legacy 4 tower rising 3 up 21 more to go!  Today walk bys

[SydneyCarton]

[QCxpat]

Today 9:00 a.m.

Edited November 17, 2022 by QCxpat

[DMann]

well said!

[SydneyCarton]

If the last LU parcel is residential/hotel, I wonder when LH will start it.  Also, might it be around 750’ tall?

 

[JorgiPorgi]

22 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

If the last LU parcel is residential/hotel, I wonder when LH will start it.  Also, might it be around 750’ tall?

 

750 ft? Is that a rumor? 

[SydneyCarton]

5 minutes ago, JorgiPorgi said:

750 ft? Is that a rumor? 

No, but it seems to be a reasonable height for a hotel/residential tower.

[J-Rob]

8 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

No, but it seems to be a reasonable height for a hotel/residential tower.

Reasonable based on what? 750 ft would be the third tallest building in the state - and by far the tallest residential tower.  BOAT is already the 4th tallest building in the state, and I think it is clear that BOAT is intended to be the literal and figurative centerpiece of the Legacy Union development.  Plus, residential floor heights aren't as tall as office floor heights, and a residential tower that tall would likely require a prohibitively-expensive number of elevator shafts. 

[Madison Parkitect]

That would be like 20 stories taller than the Vue

[DonkeyKong]

1 minute ago, Madison Parkitect said:

That would be like 20 stories taller than the Vue

Sounds good.  

[SydneyCarton]

28 minutes ago, J-Rob said:

Reasonable based on what? 750 ft would be the third tallest building in the state - and by far the tallest residential tower.  BOAT is already the 4th tallest building in the state, and I think it is clear that BOAT is intended to be the literal and figurative centerpiece of the Legacy Union development.  Plus, residential floor heights aren't as tall as office floor heights, and a residential tower that tall would likely require a prohibitively-expensive number of elevator shafts. 

In the Forbidden City, you rarely see a residential tower less than 750’, so I assumed that that would be a reasonable figure.  I’m not an architect.

I thought that the Vue and the Museum Tower were around 600’-650’ tall.

Edited November 18, 2022 by SydneyCarton

[J-Rob]

10 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

In the Forbidden City, you rarely see a residential tower less than 750’, so I assumed that that would be a reasonable figure.  I’m not an architect.

I thought that the Vue and the Museum Tower were around 600’-650’ tall.

The reason it is the Forbidden City is because it makes no sense to compare to Charlotte - which has empty lots scattered through Uptown and where the economics of development are apples and oranges.  The rents don't support supertall construction in Charlotte.

The Vue is 550 and Museum is 450.

Edited November 18, 2022 by J-Rob

[SydneyCarton]

16 minutes ago, J-Rob said:

The reason it is the Forbidden City is because it makes no sense to compare to Charlotte - which has empty lots scattered through Uptown and where the economics of development are apples and oranges.  The rents don't support supertall construction in Charlotte.

The Vue is 550 and Museum is 450.

I thought that those towers were taller.

 

[DonkeyKong]

I got my hands on a rendering from Lincoln Harris.

[SydneyCarton]

I look forward to seeing what LH plans for the last piece of the puzzle.

 

 

 

Edited November 18, 2022 by SydneyCarton