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I almost forgot what this thread was about... Here's a reminder for those who have forgotten. 

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19 minutes ago, dxartist said:

Big news coming from Duke Energy some time this week that I can't share with you (yeah I'm a Duke Employee).  Stay tuned.

If you get the info from elsewhere, kudos to you.

 

Some little company in California wants it's second tallest building between Georgia and Pennsylvania back. Everything happens for a reason. :tw_open_mouth:

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48 minutes ago, dxartist said:

Big news coming from Duke Energy some time this week that I can't share with you (yeah I'm a Duke Employee).  Stay tuned.

If you get the info from elsewhere, kudos to you.

 

This?

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/15/an-activist-investor-may-urge-duke-energy-to-get-back-to-basics.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

This?

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/15/an-activist-investor-may-urge-duke-energy-to-get-back-to-basics.html

 

No, but that would be big news too if it came to fruition.  They just posted the news on Twitter.  They are going to be leaving the Duke Energy Center at the end of the year.

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This will open up redevelopment opportunities at 525 Church Street and 401 College could become a convention center hotel. We'll need other tenants to express interest in Uptown office space though to make up for a major tenant significantly decreasing their footprint.

Uptown needs to accelerate towards a mixed-use neighborhood too. Duke is making a bold move towards hybrid work models (along with many other employers). If more employers do this, it will reduce overall demand for the transit system's Center City focus. We need a transit system that addresses how people LIVE in addition to how they work.

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from Ashley Fahey twitter about the Duke Energy moves:

""Duke occupies about 491,000 square feet, or 21 floors, at Duke Energy Center. At Piedmont Town Center in SouthPark, which it's also exiting, it occupies about 144,000 square feet"

the question is will Wells Fargo back fill this space in a building they own the current DEC?  Or will it go out in the leasing market?  Duke is also emptying out of 400 South Tryon and their 2 older buildings on S Church to be sold (that was previously known)  What has changed is Duke moving their execs to the new Duke Energy Plaza aka Metro tower. 

with all these shifts there is ample office space uptown that might prevent any new towers being started there for a while.   remember the current Duke Energy Center was built for Wachovia's HQ before they were sold off to Wells.  

from the Biz Journal article 

Duke Energy tower under construction will be Charlotte-based utility company's new HQ - Charlotte Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

as for a new convention hotel I still think the best spot is next to convention center on the Duke Energy data center site they are also emptying..  And until conventions and meetings come back to life this is years off.  

 

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6 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

from Ashley Fahey twitter about the Duke Energy moves:

""Duke occupies about 491,000 square feet, or 21 floors, at Duke Energy Center. At Piedmont Town Center in SouthPark, which it's also exiting, it occupies about 144,000 square feet"

the question is will Wells Fargo back fill this space in a building they own the current DEC?  Or will it go out in the leasing market?  Duke is also emptying out of 400 South Tryon and their 2 older buildings on S Church to be sold (that was previously known)  What has changed is Duke moving their execs to the new Duke Energy Plaza aka Metro tower. 

with all these shifts there is ample office space uptown that might prevent any new towers being started there for a while.   remember the current Duke Energy Center was built for Wachovia's HQ before they were sold off to Wells.  

from the Biz Journal article 

Duke Energy tower under construction will be Charlotte-based utility company's new HQ - Charlotte Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

as for a new convention hotel I still think the best spot is next to convention center on the Duke Energy data center site they are also emptying..  And until conventions and meetings come back to life this is years off.  

 

^Yes.  Wells is gonna vacate overpriced Manhattan office space and move executives to the 550 Tower

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More on this Duke Energy space needs (for those asking the question will companies reduce their square footage of office space) here is an answer from one of Charlotte's largest employers:

""This, combined with other real estate moves, will bring Duke's office space in Charlotte from 2.5M square feet to 1M square feet, which is the size of Duke Energy Plaza (the name of the 40-story tower underway).""   Ashley Fahey Twitter 

from Duke Energy themselves major space reduction in the city:

New plaza in Uptown Charlotte to become Duke Energy’s corporate headquarters | Duke Energy | News Center (duke-energy.com)

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22 minutes ago, CLT2014 said:

This will open up redevelopment opportunities at 525 Church Street and 401 College could become a convention center hotel. We'll need other tenants to express interest in Uptown office space though to make up for a major tenant significantly decreasing their footprint.

Uptown needs to accelerate towards a mixed-use neighborhood too. Duke is making a bold move towards hybrid work models (along with many other employers). If more employers do this, it will reduce overall demand for the transit system's Center City focus. We need a transit system that addresses how people LIVE in addition to how they work.

Could it affect the Panthers given 525 Church bldg is cat-corner from BofA stadium?

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1 minute ago, HopHead said:

This is great news IMO. If Wells doesn't back fill the DEC, it's a prime location for a nice HQ relocation.... :tw_glasses:

Wells has wanted the Tower back for a decade, they will backfill it.  The prime property for a HQ relocation is now 526 Church by BofA stadium

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^Yes.  Wells is gonna vacate overpriced Manhattan office space and move executives to the 550 Tower

Well this from Duke Energy Center owner Wells Fargo to Ashley Fahey:

""Statement I got from DEC building owner Wells Fargo: "The Duke Energy Center is one of the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient buildings in the world, and a gem in our property portfolio. We are pleased to soon utilize the space for our employees."""

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On 4/21/2021 at 4:07 PM, Yo Diaz! said:


Good word friend.
What work will you be doing there?


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Sorry, I'm horrible at replying since I don't log in an post a whole lot (Just lurk around every now and again).  I can't tell you specifically what I do, but essentially I do IT work that allows me to see the floor plans.

Anyway, I knew the Charlotte Metro Tower name was being updated to Duke Energy Plaza after being informed at meeting about month ago or something like that.  So many changes I can't keep up with them at times. 

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I just added them. 

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Weren’t there supposed to be solar panels all inside the top of this?  I swear saw them  in another rendering somewhere.  I get the video wall and tapered glass panels getting VE’d, but I’d be surprised to see the solar gone, just for the symbolism if nothing else.  Maybe there’s something I’m missing. 

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3 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

this Duke tower maybe the last BIG 1 M sq ft office tower for a while for sure uptown. Maybe some smaller buildings like Deloitte in the 15-25 story range and less than 500K sq ft. 

Talking about Duke Energy Center,  from a friend Wells sent out an email today they will completely take the DEC space and put 3000 employees. They building is getting a new name in 2022 as well. I feel Wells is going to be expanding office space in the area, even as they get out of 1 Wells. All Wells employees are going to be back in the office soon too. Give it a year and we are going to be back at 90% capacity in Uptown again. 

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16 minutes ago, turbocraig said:

Weren’t there supposed to be solar panels all inside the top of this?  I swear saw them  in another rendering somewhere.  I get the video wall and tapered glass panels getting VE’d, but I’d be surprised to see the solar gone, just for the symbolism if nothing else.  Maybe there’s something I’m missing. 

Based off the latest renderings it looks like the video wall is back

 

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