300 South Tryon and Kimpton Hotel

[Miesian Corners 1372]

Just starting a new thread about the office tower and hotel under construction since the old thread vanished. 

[Jayvee 3682]

Yeah not sure what happened  

ill leave these here for fun

[alb1no panther 472]

Would be nice to spruce up the ground floor of those parking decks with retail or cafes.

[ricky_davis_fan_21 18828]

Just now, alb1no panther said:

Would be nice to spruce up the ground floor of those parking decks with retail or cafes.

A couple of them have plans for it in place, thankfully. The only hold up is Grubb/Charlotte Chamber.

Edited April 5, 2016 by ricky_davis_fan_21

[CarolinaCrown 1012]

Time for a montage

[Phillydog 322]

Thank you for restarting the thread Miesian, and thanks for reposting the pix Carolina Crown

Edited April 6, 2016 by Phillydog

[Deleted. 266]

5 hours ago, CarolinaCrown said:

Time for a montage 

Yeah, your South Park version is cute and everything but come on, we need the more dramatic Team America version:

 

[cltcane 395]

While I still wish there was a little less lobby and a little more retail on the ground floor, I am reminded how much I appreciate the step-down on Tryon to make the retail space on the corner tie in with Latta Arcade.

[HopHead 1309]

By looking at the webcam, one would imagine that the tower crane for the office portion of this will get raised this weekend?

[Jayvee 3682]

Yup. Saturday. Might get delayed though as it looks to be VERY windy on Saturday. 

[Spartan 1349]

I honestly have no idea what happened to the old thread. It's not hidden or moved anywhere I can find it (including the moderators' section). I've asked Neo to look into it. Thanks for creating this new thread in the meantime. 

[rancenc 1255]

Thought I would share the opening of the closet Kimpton Hotel just 90 minutes away in the state's 4th largest city of Winston-Salem.  If you are familiar with the downtown area of the city, the hotel will be part of a mixed used complex in the former iconic RJ Reynolds building which opened in the late 1920's and was actually the proto-type for the Empire State Building in New York City which opened several years later.  

https://www.kimptonhotels.com/boutique-hotels-in-winston-salem?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Brand%20-%20Winston%20Salem%20-%20Exact&utm_term=kimpton%20hotel%20winston%20salem%20nc_98980486-VQ6-103088106989-VQ15-1t1-VQ16-c

[Spartan 1349]

Sorry everyone but it looks like the old thread is gone for good.  It got deleted accidentally and apparently there is no recovery system for that. We've made some changes internally that will hopefully prevent it from happening in the future. 

[grodney 2807]

Here's the corner hidden from the oxblue.  For scale note small humanoid throwing sparks on the scaffolding far left.

[CarolinaCrown 1012]

[Guest StuckInASuburb]

Is anyone else having a message to login to view the webcam? For me it is saying that my session has expired and I need to login.

http://oxblue.com/open/Spectrum/Tryon

[grodney 2807]

12 minutes ago, StuckInASuburb said:

Is anyone else having a message to login to view the webcam? For me it is saying that my session has expired and I need to login.

http://oxblue.com/open/Spectrum/Tryon

Nope.  Clicked your link and it fired right up.

[Guest StuckInASuburb]

1 minute ago, grodney said:

Nope.  Clicked your link and it fired right up.

I just tried it in a different web browser and it's working now.

[alb1no panther 472]

Had a later morning coffee meeting at RUSH in Brevard Court.  Took some pictures and video on my way there.  What's the point of all this crane porn without any sound?

^ in case anyone was wondering what the alley was going to look like

Link to 20s video bc I can't figure out how to embed -->  http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=34fxtao%3E&s=9#.Vxacm4S7dlx

Edited April 19, 2016 by alb1no panther

[alb1no panther 472]

Took a perspective shot through the trees.  Use your imagination for the finished product.  Will be a pretty scene during the warm months.

Question:

I just noticed this area off to the left.  "Rooftop" dining?

 

One more question:

I just noticed from @CarolinaCrown's photos that the lobby to the hotel is going to be MASSIVE.  Like 3 stories it looks like.  Has a final decision been made as to hotel branding at this spot?

[grodney 2807]

22 minutes ago, alb1no panther said:

Question:

I just noticed this area off to the left.  "Rooftop" dining?

 

 

 

No, I don't think so.

[alb1no panther 472]

hmmm, it most definitely seems like they could make SOME use of that space.  (And not for smokers, who are the most inconsiderate people that walk this earth.)

[alb1no panther 472]

On April 5, 2016 at 11:35 AM, Jayvee said:

I just noticed that beige strip.  I imagine that is a bike path?  If so, that's AWESOME that they separated it from the roadway as opposed to a narrow lane with a white line.

Nitpicking here:  But the design would be much more complete IMO if there were double facing light poles hitting the pedestrian path and the bike path.

[Jayvee 3682]

52 minutes ago, alb1no panther said:

Has a final decision been made as to hotel branding at this spot?

Do you mean beyond the title of the thread and it being announced publicly that it's a Kimpton Hotel?

[alb1no panther 472]

19 minutes ago, Jayvee said:

Do you mean beyond the title of the thread and it being announced publicly that it's a Kimpton Hotel?

I was under the impression that a final decision hadn't been made yet.  Or maybe that's the Crescent Stonewall project?  In any event, things change over time.  Just asking is all.

Edited April 28, 2016 by alb1no panther