Grand Bohemian Hotel – 15 Floors – 254 Rooms – Boutique Hotel

[nakers2]

1 hour ago, Miesian Corners said:

I just love a windowless facade.

Likely anticipation of a neighbor someday soon.

[CharlotteWkndBuzz]

42 minutes ago, nakers2 said:

Likely anticipation of a neighbor someday soon.

If that's the case, every building on Tryon would be windowless lol, but I think it's just by design, unfortunately (look at my previous post here, Orlando is a cookie cutter with same blank wall).   I will be in Olando next month and will check their GB, but they could have at least put a window at the end of each hallway down the middle (assuming that's the layout).

[Matthew.Brendan]

Here’s the Bohemian in Savannah. 

[KJHburg]

^^^^ Yes the Savannah Bohemian is beautiful but that city has very strict architectural controls in the historic district which this is located within.  Their new buildings all look "old".   Check out the Savannah thread where I have posted some photos and you will see new hotels that look like they have located in renovated brick warehouses.    Our hotel in uptown looks like a duplicate of the Orlando location.  No one wants a hotel room facing right into another building which one day will happen on that surface lot. 

[tozmervo]

Just saw a street use notice that the crane is coming down at the end of April

[steve_o]

6 hours ago, CharlotteWkndBuzz said:

If that's the case, every building on Tryon would be windowless lol, but I think it's just by design, unfortunately (look at my previous post here, Orlando is a cookie cutter with same blank wall).   I will be in Olando next month and will check their GB, but they could have at least put a window at the end of each hallway down the middle (assuming that's the layout).

The Orlando Bohemian was built with the assumption that a building would be constructed next door.  Never happened...

[JoshuaDrown]

West side and patio progress. 

[nakers2]

22 hours ago, CharlotteWkndBuzz said:

If that's the case, every building on Tryon would be windowless lol, but I think it's just by design, unfortunately (look at my previous post here, Orlando is a cookie cutter with same blank wall).   I will be in Olando next month and will check their GB, but they could have at least put a window at the end of each hallway down the middle (assuming that's the layout).

I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that, at least with modern construction, if there's a chance of a building having another building constructed within a certain distance, there can be no windows on that side, I understand it's for fire protection. 

If I'm wrong, however, then I think that at least it's a good indicator that the designers of this hotel anticipate the architectural significance from this angle is negligible. 

[tozmervo]

40 minutes ago, nakers2 said:

I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that, at least with modern construction, if there's a chance of a building having another building constructed within a certain distance, there can be no windows on that side, I understand it's for fire protection. 

If I'm wrong, however, then I think that at least it's a good indicator that the designers of this hotel anticipate the architectural significance from this angle is negligible. 

You are exactly correct. It has to do with the distance from the exterior wall to the property line, and it is intended to prevent the spread of fire from one building to the next.

[cha]

[King of the Queen City]

Edited April 22, 2019 by King of the Queen City

[Desert Power]

Good place for a mural...

[navigator319]

10 hours ago, Desert Power said:

Good place for a mural...

It's going to have the name of the hotel vertically top to bottom.  Could use a little more spice sure, but at least the lettering will break it a little.

[videtur quam contuor]

I will be a bit disappointed when the purple disappears.

[KJHburg]

this surface parking lot is owned by First Citizens that would be a great spot for residential tower and they could allow them selves the same number parking spaces in the garage that they have in the lot.   (Next to the Grand Bohemian) Someday this will be built on and it would be a great location for an Ascent type building if they could make the numbers work. 

[CLTranspo]

Loving the improved street wall 

[Urban Cowboy]

On 4/1/2019 at 11:38 AM, DownEast said:

I've lurked on this site since inception, making the jump when metroboi and others left skyscraperpage in the before times. I've never felt the urge to post until now. I absolutely love 129 W. Trade. It's one of less than handful of talls in Charlotte from that era that actually look good. It seems pretty unique to Charlotte and gives the city a nanodose of grit in the center of town. I wouldn't go no further than maybe a pressure wash and that's probably too far. Leave this one alone. Let S. Tryon be our Pudong. We need this building as is. I think the Hotel will look great when complete. Love the density of this area lately.

 

Came across a photo of the Wachovia building under construction:

 

[XRZ.ME]

Superheavy mobile crane there on trade st
A regular mobile crane is assembling it.
They need lift some large billboard or rooftop utilities?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[jtmonk]

5 minutes ago, XRZ.ME said:

Superheavy mobile crane there on trade st
A regular mobile crane is assembling it.
They need lift some large billboard or rooftop utilities?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Probably taking down the tower crane

[Trickbot]

From the Marriott on Saturday evening 

[KJHburg]

walk by photos today.  This is a great addition to the city.  first photo from Settlers Cemetery. 

[KJHburg]

They are working on this one today too.  

[Scribe]

[tozmervo]

styrofoam snow coming off of grand bohemian, bound for storm drains and Irwin Creek. 

[DamicoKaren]

Looks like they are starting to put on the final layer. This is the side next to morton's. 

Some other close up shots from my walk home.