SouthEnd "Gold District"

[jjwilli 672]

13 hours ago, Tyree Ricardo said:

I'll suggest it to Clay Grubb they are looking at apartments catty corner to the site

Is Clay Grubb still planning for their to be no retail at this apartment? 

[Prodev 532]

Yes. I'm told they're also going to demo the really cool building at the corner of Graham and Palmer, which sucks. Such a cool building and it's right up against the ROW, so it doesn't take up a bunch of land. They could have easily worked around it and incorporated it into the project.  Looks like it's from 1935 according to tax records.

Edited June 16, 2020 by Prodev

[11 HouseBZ 1280]

I'm twist turned around, is it the 2 story or the one story knife place?

[jjwilli 672]

46 minutes ago, 11 HouseBZ said:

I'm twist turned around, is it the 2 story or the one story knife place?

Two story.

[11 HouseBZ 1280]

[CLT> 1680]

On 6/15/2020 at 2:57 PM, tarhoosier said:

The Wearn family had a lumber company. The company was on Winona and Graham just south of Little hardware. If one uses Google or your vehicle or feet to navigate to Graham and Winona then head down Winona and look on the roof of the one level building. The ventilation and exhaust pipes for sawdust and other dangerous fire risks can be seen on the roof of the building. The current building siding on Winona is a repainting and reskin of the old unpainted building exterior which I recall. I also recall a weathered "Wearn" name on the side of that building, now lost to the newer uses.

The interior of that building is (unsurprisingly) chunky timber frame and quite beautiful. You can wander in if you're 'looking for one of the businesses' in the smaller suites.

[kermit 12194]

Palmer and Mint, post demo. Going a little deeper than I would have guessed (behind screen due to slope of site).

 

Edited July 3, 2020 by kermit

[QCxpat 9956]

Friday July 3, 2020 - 12:20  p.m. - grading underway on Spectrum Cos. and FCA Partners 303 unit, 8 story multifamily project in the Gold District

Spectrum Cos. Rendering from Charlotte Business Journal story 01/24/2020  - see link below. 

Link: https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/01/24/charlotte-developer-plans-apartment-project-in.html

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Fri. 12:24 p.m. - Altura SouthEnd Townhomes - S. Mint St. btw. W. Carson & W. Palmer St. - 31 townhomes, 4 bldgs., concrete foundations being laid

 

Rendering of Altura SouthEnd townhomes - see link to Charlotte Business Journal story below

 

Link to Charlotte Business Journal story 06/25/2020:  https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/06/25/townhouses-coming-to-burgeoning-south-end-area.html

Edited July 4, 2020 by QCxpat

[CLT> 1680]

[QCxpat 9956]

Today 10:30 a.m. -Spectrum Cos. and FCA Partners 303 unit, 8 story multifamily project in the Gold District - 4 CATS on the site

Today 10:35 a.m. - Altura SouthEnd Townhomes

Edited July 10, 2020 by QCxpat

[utcltjay 97]

Thanks for these pics QCxpat. Can't be there to follow the construction in person, so glad to see the pics here. They are really starting to take shape. Can't wait to see the new hood when complete! 

[Matthew.Brendan 4244]

I call this series “shades of pink”

Stub end of Penman street, one block over from Palmer. abuts Charlotte Pipe and Foundry. 

[unctarheels 16]

"Charlotte developer Grubb Properties has acquired land in the Gold District, where it will soon break ground on an apartment project.

Grubb recently purchased three contiguous parcels at South Mint, West Palmer and South Graham streets for $6.3 million, according to Mecklenburg County real estate records. There, Grubb will build a seven-story, 259-unit project, which will be one of its Link-branded developments, said Eric Applefield, director of development at Grubb Properties."

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2020/07/16/grubb-properties-plans-gold-district-apartments.html?iana=hpmvp_clt_news_headline

 

I'm assuming this is different than the condos, and apartments posted above ? This appears to be 259 units vs the 303 units, but will be right next to them. 

[QCxpat 9956]

Today 11:55 a.m. - Spectrum Cos. and FCA Partners 303 unit, 8 story multifamily project in the Gold District

Altura SouthEnd Townhomes

Edited July 16, 2020 by QCxpat

[KJHburg 69455]

Grubb has purchased land in Gold District for a 7 story apartment complex with a low .7 parking space per unit ratio being reported by the Biz Journal.   Here is the rendering from the story posted above by @unctarheels 

 

[jjwilli 672]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

Grubb has purchased land in Gold District for a 7 story apartment complex with a low .7 parking space per unit ratio being reported by the Biz Journal.   Here is the rendering from the story posted above by @unctarheels 

 

The low parking ratio is definitely a huge win but with so many cool old red brick buildings in the Gold District this one is disappointing in terms of material/look. Bummer the new UDO couldn’t help produce a nicer looking building. I know policy can’t force this but it would be be nice if we could build a cohesive feel for neighborhoods and not keep throwing up these cookie cutter South End apartments everywhere (please keep them on South Blvd). The other new apartment going up at Carson and Mint looks much better and this one should have followed their lead. Haven’t even mentioned the zero ground floor retail yet.

One Star (for the low parking ratio). Thanks for letting me rant.

[Blue_Devil 783]

8 hours ago, jjwilli said:

The low parking ratio is definitely a huge win but with so many cool old red brick buildings in the Gold District this one is disappointing in terms of material/look. Bummer the new UDO couldn’t help produce a nicer looking building. I know policy can’t force this but it would be be nice if we could build a cohesive feel for neighborhoods and not keep throwing up these cookie cutter South End apartments everywhere (please keep them on South Blvd). The other new apartment going up at Carson and Mint looks much better and this one should have followed their lead. Haven’t even mentioned the zero ground floor retail yet.

One Star (for the low parking ratio). Thanks for letting me rant.

The rendering looks like it has retail... But I know they said there wouldn't be any. 

[t_money 216]

Is a 0.7 parking ratio mean .7 per unit, or .7 per person (with some average of people per unit)?

[kermit 12194]

^ per unit

The fact that they are decoupled from apartment rent (you will need to rent your parking from Grubb separately from apartment rent) is the biggest innovation of this project. This is a critical change that needs to occur to reduce auto dependence in Charlotte (and it will reduce the cost of housing by upwards of $100 a month). Even the people who rent a space will start to think “gezzz, I could save $100 a month on parking at home (how much could I save in other driving costs?) if I got rid of my car”

Edited July 17, 2020 by kermit

[navigator319 2164]

Aside from the minimal viable parking ratio, which is an internal thing, this is a POS and disappointment for the neighborhood.  Charlotte should do better.  City leaders just don't care enough.

[kermit 12194]

11 hours ago, navigator319 said:

Aside from the minimal viable parking ratio, which is an internal thing, this is a POS and disappointment for the neighborhood.  Charlotte should do better.  City leaders just don't care enough.

"The Charlotte Way" (tm) is for the council to fellate developers at rezoning meetings and afterwords listen to the developer tell them that the city is lucky they had the opportunity to blow them because everyone knows that Fort Mill can suck a golf ball through a garden hose. It is an abusive relationship.

(having said that, I forgive Grubb for any sins here in return for their parking policies -- perhaps today is my turn in the barrel)

Edited July 18, 2020 by kermit

[KJHburg 69455]

This what is needed in the Gold District from the Baxley from Savannah brand new build.  Photo last week.  Savannah downtown and intown apartments are great looking and this is outside the historic district too. 

[norm21499 793]

I don't think the city can mandate what materials can be used on the outside of residential buildings. I think the state legislature passed a law limiting these types of mandates about a decade or so ago. I could be mistaken.

[Nathan2 215]

1 hour ago, norm21499 said:

I don't think the city can mandate what materials can be used on the outside of residential buildings. I think the state legislature passed a law limiting these types of mandates about a decade or so ago. I could be mistaken.

You definitely can. Many of the surrounding towns have brick only districts or a certain number of buildings must be brick. It just seems like Charlotte doesn't care enough.  

[CLT> 1680]

The Grubb building also contradicts the Gold District Small Area Plan by not having retail on Mint Street.