emansius Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Not sure if this was posted before, but here's a decent retail conversion of an aging pair of industrial buildings at N. Davidson and 24th. Doesn't really engage the street at all, but should help in bringing more activity to this stretch of N. Davidson. http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2017/017-031/2017-031 site plan.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 ^ This industrial to strip center conversion makes me throw up a little in my mouth, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar2 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, kermit said: ^ This industrial to strip center conversion makes me throw up a little in my mouth, Nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 35 minutes ago, kermit said: ^ This industrial to strip center conversion makes me throw up a little in my mouth, I don't love the new design but this feels like an improvement for sure. It also doesn't feel like a "strip center" (too small, focused on restaurants). Also, like re-purposing an old industrial building vs. throwing up a new POS in it's place. I respect your opinion so I'm wondering why you dislike it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 ^ I am not a design guy but it just looks way too much like a standard suburban strip center and nothing like what it really is. I do take your point about not tearing down the original building. My visceral reaction was just.... yuck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonillogical Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Take away the tacky placeholder typography on the rendering and I think it looks pretty nice as long as they execute those details well. The only thing I don't like are the remaining parking spaces in front hampering the urbanity of the whole thing, but maybe they could turn that into patio space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I'm willing to bet they are land banking. By getting TOD zoning they will have a lot of redevelopment possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 It seems like we have a decent handful of projects and a neighborhood that deserves its own thread. Villa Heights is located between Matheson and Parkwood for those unfamiliar with the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) On 12/19/2016 at 3:04 PM, emansius said: Not sure if this was posted before, but here's a decent retail conversion of an aging pair of industrial buildings at N. Davidson and 24th. Doesn't really engage the street at all, but should help in bringing more activity to this stretch of N. Davidson. http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2017/017-031/2017-031 site plan.pdf Didn't realize this was Cordelia Park Adjacent. Gosh, if only that park would get it crap together. It could use a $8-10M redo and it would be fantastic. 1 minute ago, Spartan said: It seems like we have a decent handful of projects and a neighborhood that deserves its own thread. Villa Heights is located between Matheson and Parkwood for those unfamiliar with the area. between Matheson and Parkwood on the South East Side of North Davidson. Thank you for getting this out of the Noda Thread, it was causing me great strife. Edited December 21, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I realize that west of North Davidson, for reasons I don't understand, considered Optimist Park. But, I think in the long run everything from Matheson to Parkwood gets absorbed into Villa Heights in the same way that Little Sugar Creek is the de facto line between Belmont and OP even though N Davidson St my be preferred by Belmont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I realize that west of North Davidson, for reasons I don't understand, considered Optimist Park. But, I think in the long run everything from Matheson to Parkwood gets absorbed into Villa Heights in the same way that Little Sugar Creek is the de facto line between Belmont and OP even though N Davidson St my be preferred by Belmont.I just worked on the branding campaign for Optimist Park, who is launching a website, so I don't think they are going to let themselves be absorbed by anyone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtCampsalot Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) OP is long-and-skinny essentially because it existed first, and ran parallel to the rail line. Belmont Springs (phase I) came next, then phase 2 (with the construction of the Louis/Hawthorne mill). HISTORY Edited December 21, 2016 by SgtCampsalot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtCampsalot Posted December 27, 2016 Report Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) I wasn't sure where to put this post because its encompassing Dilworth/Sedgefield and Villa Heights, but... has anyone gone through Villa Heights and/or the Ideal Way area of West Dilworth (like the Atherton St loop, just to the east of Poindexter in Sedgefield)? This part of Dilworth is practically 95% new construction, and it's like looking through a lens at what Villa Heights may potentially look like in 5-10 years. While some homes are attracrive, most of them are boxy, garage-door-in-the-front behemoths that don't seem to know what they want to be. I remember living in Sedgefield and all those homes were tiny nondescript sructures (which makes it understandable), but this new post-recession era of home builders areally all doing the same ecat thing. There clearly seems to be a trend in Charlotte of wanting houses that seem fancy but aren't necessarily well-built. Makes me worried about Villa Heights. Anyone else notice? Edited December 27, 2016 by SgtCampsalot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtCampsalot Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Those empty parcels on the eastern corner of VH, next to the Plaza (the ones that clearly used to all be homes that were condemned years ago) is up for sale for $14 million... 12.29 acres. Am I reading that right? https://www.redfin.com/NC/Charlotte/1801-Catawba-Ave-28205/home/43925534 Zoned R22MF I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QClifer Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Yes you are reading it right. I'm sure it will turn into 100-200+ townhomes since it's zoned Mf22. Should be really nice for the area whenever it gets a buyer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew.Brendan Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Excellent! That general area of Plaza - Shamrock really needs the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtCampsalot Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 But surely the $14m price tag is a hail mary, right? At nearly $878k per acre, that seems like they are testing the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Power Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Is there any timing on the 25th Street extension? Was talking to a friend today who is buying a house in that area but hadn't heard anything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozmervo Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Desert Power said: Is there any timing on the 25th Street extension? Was talking to a friend today who is buying a house in that area but hadn't heard anything about it. Last I heard was that it was budgeted for fy 2018-19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Is this where we are putting Thompkins Hall information? Here is a story about the the same developer's Krog Street Market food hall in Atlanta. http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/02/24/food-halls-serve-up-unique-experience.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew.Brendan Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Well I know what I'll be checking out this weekend during my trip to ATL! Thompkins is easily the number one project I am most excited about opening this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonillogical Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 9 hours ago, Matthew.Brendan said: Well I know what I'll be checking out this weekend during my trip to ATL! Thompkins is easily the number one project I am most excited about opening this year. Krog St. Market is awesome (love the neighborhood too, check out their greenway starting there) and I think judging by the plans we've seen, Thompkins really is going to be very similar in scale and breakdown of uses. I know that has been the talking point for a while now, but I was initially skeptical. ATL's food scene is much more developed than ours so they have some pretty sophisticated tenants for a food hall, and I think our starting lineup may be a little more basic, but its the perfect testing ground for more unique concepts. I'd also recommend checking out Ponce City Market while you're there just to see what the possibilities are. It's a much more massive multi-level food hall with residences above, and is actually connected to the same greenway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew.Brendan Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Yep! I've walked a fair bit of the Beltline, really nice mix of trail and public art. Ponce City looks amazing, what a massive building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjp212 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 The small strip center at Duncan and Plaza (Carphonics) is being renovated. Parking lot in the front will be replaced with landscaping and possible "outdoor service area". http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2017/061-076/2017-074 site plan.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlrvr Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 ^^ In the permitted use section, is makes explicit mention that a brewery is to be allowed...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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