Dimensional Place (Common Market South End site)

[midtownclt]

YES THAT IS THE ONE - SEE THE THING ON TOP.

THE BUILDING LOOKS GREAT IN ALL THE PICS WHERE YOU CAN NOT SEE THIS

BUT FROM SOUTH BLVD DRIVING BY IT WAS SO PROMINENT.

[Guest]

I don't really mind it. Funny stuff though, I reread most of this thread from the beginning, and boy did we hate the idea of this project. I guess cant change what is already demolished.

[kermit]

6 hours ago, midtownclt said:

YES THAT IS THE ONE - SEE THE THING ON TOP.

THE BUILDING LOOKS GREAT IN ALL THE PICS WHERE YOU CAN NOT SEE THIS

BUT FROM SOUTH BLVD DRIVING BY IT WAS SO PROMINENT.

Agree completely.

It looks like painted particle board IRL.

Its like a booger dangling from the prom queen's nose.

[Synopsis101]

Cannot unsee.

[KJHburg]

I think this is the best new building built in the last 10 years outside of uptown.   Thats all I will say about it.  

Edited December 8, 2018 by KJHburg

[SgtCampsalot]

My co-worker's spouse works for a major contractor working on this DFA project. They're both from out of town and came here for this job. She says that whenever he tells people where he's working, he constantly gets shade for DFA razing the original buildings.

[navigator319]

3 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

I this this is the best new building built in the last 10 years outside of uptown.   Thats all I will say about it.  

For me that is Rail Yards.  This is second, but only by default as what has been built other than stick built forgettable appts?

[KJHburg]

6 minutes ago, navigator319 said:

For me that is Rail Yards.  This is second, but only by default as what has been built other than stick built forgettable appts?

I like the RailYard too but this one a little better. 

[SydneyCarton]

This area is becoming like Charlotte's Meatpacking District.  It's impressive.

[J-Rob]

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[SgtCampsalot]

I will never stop having a sour twist in my stomach when I think about what was lost for this project  but I can still enjoy what's there now for what it is 

Drive-by of the perimeter of DFA block:

 

Edited December 12, 2018 by SgtCampsalot

[pgsinger]

Let there be light!  Not sure have gotten a night time pic with the lights on in this building.  

[Matthew.Brendan]

[KJHburg]

Drive bys today.    and your free bonus shot up close sorry about that of the Holiday Inn Express. 

[J-Rob]

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[nicholas]

This is turning into a really cool little intersection:

[southslider]

7 hours ago, nicholas said:

This is turning into a really cool little intersection:

The utilities and transportation elements in that picture look more urban than the generic architecture. Such a disappointing replacement for former gathering areas.

[j-man]

Easily the most interesting building being built in all of Charlotte right now. This type of architecture is what Charlotte needs to not just be another stick in the mud city as it currently looks. Lets be  honest here. Charlotte is the largest U.S. city not known for anything. Not its history, not its landscape, etc. So I feel that all of the surface  and vacant lots in and around uptown should capitalize on making really big nice parks like RB and more interesting buildings like this one, then I believe Charlotte can be a memorable city in that way. But it does take the cake for cleanest downtown(Uptown) for most people.  

Edited January 2, 2019 by j-man

[Trickbot]

30 minutes ago, j-man said:

Lets be  honest here. Charlotte is the largest U.S. city not known for anything. Not its history, not its landscape, etc. 

*cough* San Jose *cough* Fort Worth *biggest cough* Columbus, Ohio *done coughing*

[Hushpuppy321]

10 minutes ago, j-man said:

Easily the most interesting building being built in all of Charlotte right now. This type of architecture is what Charlotte needs to not just be another stick in the mud city as it currently looks. Lets be  honest here. Charlotte is the largest U.S. city not known for anything. Not its history, not its landscape, etc. So I feel if all of the surface lots in and around uptown should capitalize on making really big nice parks and more interesting buildings like this one, then I believe Charlotte can be a memorable city in that way. But it does take the cake for cleanest downtown(Uptown). 

I was pondering this (Charlotte being largest US city known for nothing) - and wondering if it's just pure fantasy that the State would/could commission a Large State Run Aquarium (to compete with Georgia Aquarium) or Zoo in Charlotte?  We don't have anything like that now.  Maybe these would help Charlotte stand out

[j-man]

11 minutes ago, Trickbot said:

*cough* San Jose *cough* Fort Worth *biggest cough* Columbus, Ohio *done coughing*

Ok ok. Maybe add in Jacksonville. But still. my point still stands.

10 minutes ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

I was pondering this (Charlotte being largest US city known for nothing) - and wondering if it's just pure fantasy that the State would/could commission a Large State Run Aquarium (to compete with Georgia Aquarium) or Zoo in Charlotte?  We don't have anything like that now.  Maybe these would help Charlotte stand out

totally agree. And better museums. Just googling attractions in Charlotte makes me cringe. 

[CarolinaDaydreamin]

2 minutes ago, j-man said:

Ok ok. Maybe add in Jacksonville. But still. my point still stands.

Jacksonville is a total dump but it DOES have a river through it, Beaches and is in Florida.

[j-man]

Just now, CarolinaDaydreamin said:

Jacksonville is a total dump but it DOES have a river through it, Beaches and is in Florida.

lol. Youre right. Being near water always gives a city an advantage. 

[CarolinaDaydreamin]

4 minutes ago, j-man said:

lol. Youre right. Being near water always gives a city an advantage. 

We are near water, but have done NOTHING to grow toward it smartly, or utilized it as a resource/ feature. Hopefully the plans for River District change that.

[Matthew.Brendan]

River District is literally just a regurgitation of the worst of the suburbs. Strip malls and parking lots with houses/townhomes built around it.