SouthEnd "Gold District"

[Guest]

This development on Church and Bland is going to be a complete game changer for this neighborhood.  It's a retail bonanza and I can't wait to hear what kind of places will fill these spots.  They did an awesome job with the renovations too, keeping a lot of the industrial architectural elements and letting the building break itself into several retail spaces organically.  
Unfortunately I have a gripe with the parking lots that they are surrounding the building with.  It feels like they would have been great spots for patios and courtyards.  I'm not usually one to get upset when places like this incorporate some parking, but these parking lots are tiny.  I dont really see the benefit of a parking lot that can only park 6 or so cars over space that more people can enjoy.  It feels like a lost opportunity to create an urban neighborhood gem, and make it feel more suburban.

Zoning requirement


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[SgtCampsalot]

8 hours ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

Zoning requirement
 

I'm guessing when the Udo is finally finished some property owners may take the opportunity to rezone again for infill, or even just less parking? Anxious to see what that process will look like in X years.

Edited March 18, 2019 by SgtCampsalot

[southslider]

1 hour ago, SgtCampsalot said:

I'm guessing when the Udo is finally finished some property owners may take the opportunity to rezone again for infill, or even just less parking? Anxious to see what that process will look like in X years.

Unless they have conditional plans that call out their parking, the standards will automatically change for all straight-up districts. 

[KJHburg]

Spectrum Company is seeking a rezoning for some land in the Gold district about 2 blocks down Carson from their Southend twin tower office project and hotel at Carson and Tryon.

Very interesting as they can do a lot with this rezoning.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2019/03/27/charlotte-developer-seeks-to-rezone-land-in-gold.html?ana=e_ae_set1&s=article_du&ed=2019-03-27&u=oAaDx%2B74FoP4qOJ%2By4AU6dhJPpc&t=1553714558&j=87483781

[KJHburg]

Drove through the Gold District yesterday.  

1.2.3. Gather Wilmore new small office building and home of the CLT Agenda   4.5. 6. Stiles office building (not really a fan of the design but the views are great! .7. 8.   KASK helmet HQ across the street is a great adaptive reuse.   9.10. small retail project forget the name on W Bland St.    Spectrum is right to want to develop a multifamily project in this area I think it will do well. 

Edited May 5, 2019 by KJHburg

[Guest]

Drove through the Gold District yesterday.  

Last building will be a new awesome pizza place by the people responsible for Lincoln’s haberdashery and Futo Buta


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[CTiger]

Charlotte Agenda has a story on this old brick building on Mint St that is getting a facelift.  This will be next to Max and Lola's and across from Yume and Bardo.  Quickly becoming a hot little intersection in Charlotte.  My apologies if this was posted already in another thread, but I didn't see it.

[lewy2000]

It also includes the two white buildings to the right of this one, fyi.

[wilmore]

15 hours ago, CTiger said:

Charlotte Agenda has a story on this old brick building on Mint St that is getting a facelift.  This will be next to Max and Lola's and across from Yume and Bardo.  Quickly becoming a hot little intersection in Charlotte.  My apologies if this was posted already in another thread, but I didn't see it.



Curious to see how much longer Max & Lola's is there: no one is ever there, and they went all-in on CBD, very odd move. 

[Matthew.Brendan]

There's always people whenever I have been there at random times, and it's a great intersection to people watch with a beer on their front patio. They had live music last time I was there in the evening as well. Definitely a more laid back atmosphere.

[CTiger]

They also fenced in their entire back yard area and made it off-leash friendly which was a genius move.  Unlike other bars that are off-leash for dogs, Max and Lolas has areas that are outdoor where dogs aren't allowed as well.  Agreed with above, its usually pretty crowded when I go, especially now that the weather is nice.

[atlrvr]

On 5/25/2018 at 9:48 AM, AP3 said:

Has anyone heard anything about this?

 

Took a while but this looks like your answer.

So this is a thing that will be happening at 1120 S Mint #Charlotte #crowntown #golddistrict

https://t.co/XlwuqwFLf7

[CTiger]

22 minutes ago, atlrvr said:

https://t.co/XlwuqwFLf7

Are those real renderings?  Is the architect a cartoonist from Nickelodeon?

[UrbanCharlotte]

1 hour ago, CTiger said:

Are those real renderings?  Is the architect a cartoonist from Nickelodeon?

 Those renderings are absolutely ridiculous. 

[KJHburg]

Stiles building in the Gold District and windshield photo the Kask Helmet building renovation which is fantastic by the way.  

[Guest]

13 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Stiles building in the Gold District and windshield photo the Kask Helmet building renovation which is fantastic by the way.  

 

how's that west bland retail project look?

Edited July 11, 2019 by Guest

[KJHburg]

1 minute ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

how's that west bland retail project look?

it is looking good I will get a photo next time I down that way. 

[archiham04]

On 6/26/2019 at 12:27 PM, CTiger said:

Are those real renderings?  Is the architect a cartoonist from Nickelodeon?

Architect is Max Headroom.

[Guest]

27 minutes ago, archiham04 said:

Architect is Max Headroom.

That was before my time, and I just looked into what that is... What I found sounds frightening...

[go_vertical]

1 hour ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

That was before my time, and I just looked into what that is... What I found sounds frightening...

It was strangely entertaining yet mildly disturbing. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, go_vertical said:

It was strangely entertaining yet mildly disturbing. 

I watched one, definitely not to be watched under the influence of anything.

[videtur quam contuor]

It was a Reagan era meme before there were memes. It was a short-lived tv series which I thought would be wonderful but only a few people thought as I did. It also was used to sell sodas on tv, I forget which brand. Memorable, yes. Meaningful, maybe ahead of its time.

[go_vertical]

I believe it was Pepsi. 

[CLT>]

5 minutes ago, go_vertical said:

I believe it was Pepsi. 

It was New Coke...

 

[CLT>]

On 7/11/2019 at 9:37 AM, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

how's that west bland retail project look?