SouthEnd "Gold District"

[CLT>]

On 6/11/2021 at 8:58 AM, atlrvr said:

I'm really liking the new one-way with parking on both side on Lincoln St and think this should be recreated all over town.

 

The businesses in the area didn't support the change, and CDOT did it without asking. Having the two way street made people drive slower (they fly down it now), and made it easier to get around the neighborhood. Charlotte should aim for narrower two way streets vs a one way like this.

[B Randy]

On 6/15/2021 at 12:38 AM, CLT> said:

The businesses in the area didn't support the change, and CDOT did it without asking. Having the two way street made people drive slower (they fly down it now), and made it easier to get around the neighborhood. Charlotte should aim for narrower two way streets vs a one way like this.

If Uptown were all two way streets, it would be a far more enjoyable place...

[KJHburg]

apartment complexes rising in the Gold District.  Soons 100s of new  residents will be calling this area home.

[RANYC]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

apartment complexes rising in the Gold District.  Soons 100s of new  residents will be calling this area home.

These districts have names and perhaps histories known to locals but no clear identity markers.  Markers might be some sort of substantial public amenity or gathering place - a signature park or plaza or piazza or fountain or promenade or shopping/entertainment row.  Is there an identity marker for the Gold District, authenticating it as distinct from neighboring areas?

Edited June 16, 2021 by RANYC

[Blue_Devil]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

apartment complexes rising in the Gold District.  Soons 100s of new  residents will be calling this area home.

I am honestly surprised the Spectrum midrise is not stick built? 

[Hushpuppy321]

36 minutes ago, Blue_Devil said:

I am honestly surprised the Spectrum midrise is not stick built? 

I think it may be a combination of Steel\Concrete and Wood Framing.

[KJHburg]

Yes the Gold district should have better branding as it was the home of several gold mines.  I would love to see a small park with historical displays about this.   Charlotte was the site of the first American gold rush until somebody found it out in Cal-LA-for-NIA 

[videtur quam contuor]

Dahlonega Georgia was #2 after NC. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Gold_Rush

There was a mint there also. The U. S. Government is almost required to place a mint where gold is common since without the federal purchase and coinage private parties will do so. This happened in NC. Private coinage is a threat to the authority and standing of the government in a basic way. Thus, a mint to capture the gold coinage and purchases. Even closer to our time we still see the mint locations in San Francisco, Denver, Carson City, locations that are central to mining strikes.

[Windsurfer]

7 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Yes the Gold district should have better branding as it was the home of several gold mines.  I would love to see a small park with historical displays about this.   Charlotte was the site of the first American gold rush until somebody found it out in Cal-LA-for-NIA 

Museum of The South!    I hear they're looking for a new location.....

[ArchiCLT]

Soil boring this morning on Winnifred Street.

[Mgelbach]

17 minutes ago, theronhobbs said:

Soil boring this morning on Winnifred Street.

They just redid that whole strip of buildings, are they already getting offers to sell?

[KJHburg]

I would suspect apartments midrise but now I that I look at who owns it maybe not.  Offices? 

Owned by this company out of Durham

Owner:

Tdc Winnifred Llc

Tax Billing Address:

5310 S Alston Ave #210

Tax Billing City & State:

Durham NC

guess whom that address goes back to?  The Dillweg Company mainly office developer out of Durham

Portfolio | The Dilweg Companies

about 1.5 acres  Very interesting.... 

[Prodev]

It was just widely marketed for sale about 2 months ago, so it's definitely under contract.  

[AppState92]

Will be interesting to see the layout of whatever they propose. It looks like a very long narrow strip of land and that’s before they add set backs from the road for a sidewalk. Always thought the only thing that would fit there would be townhomes. Hopefully we’ll see something creative.

[KJHburg]

I think a good size apartment complex could work there and it is long but there would be room for structure with parking underneath.  

[KJHburg]

Saw the soil testing myself on the Dillweg property site on Winnifred behind the Railyard.  The 2 new apartment complexes rising.  

 

[CLT>]

For the new apartment building on Church & Bland they've applied for alternative compliance of TOD regs because they're basically just having windows at street level on Bland:

https://charlottenc.gov/planning/Alternative_Compliance_Review_Committee/Documents/Agendas/07-01-21-ACRC_Agenda_Packet.pdf

 

But some new renderings I hadn't seen before:

 

 

[KJHburg]

2 apartment complexes under construction now by Spectrum and Grubb in the Gold District.  Lots more potential in this area as we know.

 

[j-man]

Construction on both sides today. 

Edited June 29, 2021 by j-man

[rancenc]

When I first saw @j-mans photo above, I thought "What tower is that on the left???????"....then after a few seconds I realized it was the elevator shaft for the apartment building in question!

[Blue_Devil]

17 hours ago, CLT> said:

For the new apartment building on Church & Bland they've applied for alternative compliance of TOD regs because they're basically just having windows at street level on Bland:

https://charlottenc.gov/planning/Alternative_Compliance_Review_Committee/Documents/Agendas/07-01-21-ACRC_Agenda_Packet.pdf

 

But some new renderings I hadn't seen before:

 

 

Are those windows filled with retail?

[CLT>]

On 6/30/2021 at 8:15 AM, Blue_Devil said:

Are those windows filled with retail?

There's a small restaurant on the corner at Bland & Church but otherwise a leasing office and bike storage. 

Visual interest has a vastly different definition in my mind.

 

 

[gman430]

[KJHburg]

2 apartment complexes rising in the Gold district.  The Spectrum one has a lot more concrete floors and corners than the Grubb one.  But both are primarily frame.

Today drive by and above. 

[KJHburg]

I saw this yesterday and here is  story about it.

South End Demolition: Developers tear down buildings to develop apartment complex (fox46.com)

How about a pocket park somebody talking about the history of Gold mining in this area of Charlotte with some exhibits and plaques and trees and benches.