Crescent Stonewall Station

[KJHburg]

Whats the latest with the vacant retail spaces next to Whole Foods that Asana owns and manages?  any updates there.   And yes I did take a close up of the vine and it does look like it was cut back probably from the tenant.  

[KJHburg]

Couple more of the hotels under construction which will add even more pedestrian traffic to this area formerly devoid of most life.  View of the Wanderwall that is easily visible and will remain so coming into uptown from South Blvd.  Today. 

[navigator319]

I truly hate everything about the above picture.  My hate 100% transfers to Crescent as well.  I continue to pray they go out of business every day.

I have highlighted everything I despise and is idiotic.

 

 

[KJHburg]

^^^ with Crescent's sale to their very deep pocketed Japanese investors I would say they will be around a lot longer unless the yen runs out. 

Edited November 2, 2018 by KJHburg

[Guest]

1 hour ago, navigator319 said:

I truly hate everything about the above picture.  My hate 100% transfers to Crescent as well.  I continue to pray they go out of business every day.

I have highlighted everything I despise and is idiotic.

 

 

similarly, this is what i hate about this project.

[SgtCampsalot]

Come on guys, Crescent Stonewall Station is a game changer.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, SgtCampsalot said:

Come on guys, Crescent Stonewall Station is a game changer.

Maybe if it had turned out looking anything like that

[J-Rob]

In all seriousness, what is up with the cinderblock staircase/elevator shaft sticking up out of the wonderwall?  Are they ever going to paint that or something?  Are they going to paint it gray like the cinder block to the left of the wonderwall?

Edited November 5, 2018 by J-Rob

[KJHburg]

I guess the gravel parking  lot and dubious nightclub were better.  Who needs a full sized grocery store uptown anyway? 

 

 

[navigator319]

27 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

I guess the gravel parking  lot and dubious nightclub were better.  Who needs a full sized grocery store uptown anyway? 

 

 

I am sorry, but this argument can not be used for EVERYTHING.  Yes it does matter the packages all these amenities we want come in!  Yes i'd taken the gravel lot for 5 extra years if meant would have got a higher quality project here.  And why would we have potentially got a higher quality project?  Because having Ally Center on one side and Northwood Ravin across the street would have demanded something better here.

Excusing it away because got a 37ksqft WH which is horribly configured on the inside btw is BS.  

[atlrvr]

Well Crescent knew Tryon Place was coming when they planned Caldwell Station, because, well, Crescent.

I can also say with 100% certainly, that Northwood only exists as a high rise because the Whole Foods was signed 1 block away.

Therefore those hypothetical change in dynamics aren't realistic.

I hope, in general, project net benefits are measured by more than aesthetics along an interstate on ramp.

[deleted]

I find myself uncharacteristically agreeing with everyone on this thread.  The design is pretty bad, particularly from that view.  It does bring some value (WF) and critical mass.  It won't scar the skyline like LU and I'm confident it will look better when they are done with the hotels and painting.  I personally think it's better than nothing but that's faint praise.

 

[KJHburg]

Just not in my nature to "hate" a project or hope their developer goes out of business for building it.  As pointed out above neither Northwood Ravin nor montage apartment complex were announced before Crescent announced this project including the first full size grocery store in the uptown loop.  Is Stonewall Station the best designed project in town?  Of course not but here is a developer who took a major risk to build hundreds of apartments in area where there were NONE and attract a full sized grocery store to their project.   I just don't think it is atrocious as some think.  

[asthasr]

I really appreciate what it does as a piece of development. The utility of a full size grocery store, apartments right on transit, and activation of a pitiful part of town... all are really positive! It'd just be nice if it had design. Or texture. Or shape. Or... you know, paint. I don't want Crescent to die, but it wouldn't hurt them to go to Chapel Hill and wave some money at some of the talented grad students in the architecture school. (And then let them actually architect.)

[Guest]

I find myself uncharacteristically agreeing with everyone on this thread.  The design is pretty bad, particularly from that view.  It does bring some value (WF) and critical mass.  It won't scar the skyline like LU and I'm confident it will look better when they are done with the hotels and painting.  I personally think it's better than nothing but that's faint praise.
 

They are done painting.


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[kermit]

24 minutes ago, asthasr said:

I don't want Crescent to die, but it wouldn't hurt them to go to Chapel Hill and wave some money at some of the talented grad students in the architecture school. (And then let them actually architect.)

Yes, this. However there is no architecture school in Chapel Hill. UNCC on the other hand....

[apologies for the nit pick]

Edited November 3, 2018 by kermit

[asthasr]

11 minutes ago, kermit said:

[apologies for the nit pick]

YOU SUCK

but no, actually I forgot that UNC has "Urban Planning" and not Arch. Oops!

[kermit]

11 hours ago, asthasr said:

YOU SUCK

Guilty as charged.

Apologies for the discention, I know we both just want Charlotte developers to do better — can’t we both just kick them until they repent and promise to followthrough on their initial designs?

Edited November 3, 2018 by kermit

[navigator319]

10 hours ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

They are done painting.


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Wait are you saying they will not be painting the remaining exposed cinder blocks in that gray color on the right and bottom?

[Guest]

Wait are you saying they will not be painting the remaining exposed cinder blocks in that gray color on the right and bottom?

Have you seen any crews working on this building? It’s effectively completed. Wouldn’t they have painted that elevator shaft before they put up 2 million dollars worth of public art? Painted the back of the house loading dock, before Whole Foods started accepting deliveries.


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[15895]

 

I love the project  

 

 

[cltheel.sdl]

The front side looks decent overall aside from the huge white strip along the roof line.  The back side is pretty ugly; considering how prominent it is from the freeway, I would have expected a little more effort on the back.  That said, overall, this has been a great project given that the area has gone from wasteland to a vibrant space.  

[15895]

40 minutes ago, cltheel.sdl said:

The front side looks decent overall aside from the huge white strip along the roof line.  The back side is pretty ugly; considering how prominent it is from the freeway, I would have expected a little more effort on the back.  That said, overall, this has been a great project given that the area has gone from wasteland to a vibrant space.  

 

Ive never seen buildings along a freeway outside of clt that looked half as good as this thing does from the back. 

 

Most ive seen look like this 

 

Edited November 3, 2018 by AirNostrumMAD

[Guest]

 
Ive never seen buildings along a freeway outside of clt that looked half as good as this thing does from the back. 
 
Most ive seen look like this 
 

Looks better than Novel Stonewall Station.


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[cltbwimob]

12 minutes ago, AirNostrumMAD said:

 

Ive never seen buildings along a freeway outside of clt that looked half as good as this thing does from the back. 

 

Most ive seen look like this 

 

I used to look at that building from my apartment in downtown RVA every day.  As ugly as it is I have to agree with RDF it looks better than Novell Stonewall Station.  

I assume that picture is taken from Jefferson Park...Libby Hill park is another great place to look over the cityscape in Richmond.