NC Music Factory / Uptown Village / Deco One

[thechabra]

Got an e-mail update today with an invitation to see the progress they have made. I will definately be checking that out. I've also noticed some major work being prepared for the seaboard street extension as you pass over the tracks by the mill.

[ScottCLT]

I went to a holiday party at the NC Music Factory last night. They had a great turnout. Free drinks, free food, live music -- it was a blast. The buildings were open to roam, and you could tour the Creative Loafing offices. Also, they had some new renderings that I haven't seen yet, of both the Seaboard St. widening and of the residental complex. I took these pictures on my phone which is why they look like crap. The best rendering, which showed all the spiral staircases on the exterior of the building was so blurry I didn't even bother to upload it.

Seaboard St.

Residential Complex. Check out the two-story balconies with spiral staircases!!! Many more spiral staircases on multiple levels (not just the top like in this front picture)also exist on either side of the exterior of the building, giving it a unique and impressive look with all the spirals, but that picture didn't turn out (the rendering was a picture facing the left side of the building as it is seen here).

Edited December 7, 2007 by ScottCLT

[Andyc545]

The residential development really looks good and will add some minor height to that corner. It's very architecturally interesting, IMO. The Seaboard Extension looks good too.

[Justadude]

I'm not too sure about the Seabord extension. From the looks of the rendering, it appears that pedestrians are going to be crossing a bridge on a fairly narrow (just wide enough for 2 people to pass each other) sidewalk with traffic whizzing by. I hope the final result is more comfortable, otherwise that's going to be a very unattractive place to walk. I'd rather have no median, in order to slow traffic, and add that extra space to the curb.

Love the spiral staircases, though. If those balconies are going to be facing uptown they'll have a heck of a view. I wonder what's under that upstairs canopy?

[thechabra]

I also attended the holiday party. Had a lot of fun during the brief time i was there. The new renderings look really cool, and hopefully the extension really makes the area feel more urban and safe. I'm really looking forward to being able to walk to and from uptown to the area without fearing for my safety around those tracks or having to walk all the way up statesville then back through greenville.

They also just sent out a newsletter, which you can view below.

http://www.ncmusicfactory.com/

[83alphaunder]

5k seat ampitheatre!!! How did I miss that? The newsletter looks great, and legit, makes me excited for this to actually be completed.

[Andyc545]

Kind of weird that there will be a lawyers office as one of the tenents.

Sounds good though. I'm skeptical about the street extension whether it will in fact make the area safer. I hope so because right now I wouldn't dare walk to this area.

Edited December 12, 2007 by Andyc545

[KickinChicken23]

The extension can't make it worse I don't think...so we got that going for us

Edited December 12, 2007 by lefty23

[johnpro318]

I really like their website. Other projects just have websites that make you wanna pull your eyes out.

[28202]

The access road that will connect NCMF is now roughed in! I spotted that a few days back, looks graded but not paved. This will be a major milestone for what can occur on that enourmous piece of property.

[Raintree21]

They've seemingly been grading it for the last month. Every time they get it good, it pours down rain so it seems they have to do it again.

[uptownliving]

Couple of updates on this project:

-The Seaboard Extention should be complete by April.

-Next week Meck Co Commision is expected to approve a land swap with the NC Music Factory that will allow them to build their outdoor amphitheatre.

-In this week's CBJ Noah Lazes states they are planning on opening Crobar and Butter there this year.

Seeing that Crobar will be part of the NC Music factory caught my eye. That is a very high level nightclub whose other locations are Miami, Chicago, Buenos Aires, and Lebanon. This has the potential to kick Charlotte's nightlife up a notch if it happens. The Lazes' own crobar should it would not be hard for them to make it happen here in Charlotte.

[83alphaunder]

Couple of updates on this project:

-The Seaboard Extention should be complete by April.

-Next week Meck Co Commision is expected to approve a land swap with the NC Music Factory that will allow them to build their outdoor amphitheatre.

-In this week's CBJ Noah Lazes states they are planning on opening Crobar and Butter there this year.

Seeing that Crobar will be part of the NC Music factory caught my eye. That is a very high level nightclub whose other locations are Miami, Chicago, Buenos Aires, and Lebanon. This has the potential to kick Charlotte's nightlife up a notch if it happens. The Lazes' own crobar should it would not be hard for them to make it happen here in Charlotte.

No way, Crobar is too good to be true. I saw Paul van Dyk at Crobar Chicago, and Sander Kleinenberg at Crobar Miami. The Club is fantastic. I can't wait for the outdoor ampitheatre, so we will actually have stuff to do in charlotte!

[nyxmike]

That's awesome. I hope it all works out. We could really use some GOOD clubs and more nightlife is always a plus.

[voyager12]

Well, Charlotte's Lesbian and Gay Community Center is moving here. Makes zero sense to me, might as well have moved to the Whitewater Center. Perhaps it will contribute something to the overall vibe but having a community non-profit surrounded by party bars is just bizarre.

[lukedog]

. I saw Paul van Dyk at Crobar Chicago, and Sander Kleinenberg at Crobar Miami. The Club is fantastic. I can't wait for the outdoor ampitheatre, so we will actually have stuff to do in charlotte!

It is too good to be true but not b/c Noah couldn't make it happen. Noah was one of the partners and ran Crobar in Miami a few years ago (I don't believe it is open anymore...it is now Mansion if I'm not mistaken). He has connections with some big club owners in NYC and Miami and definitely has the experience and previous success of running clubs like this.

This would definitely put the NC Music factory on the map...as well as Charlotte for that matter. To open a club like this would also entail bringing in some big DJ's...but I will believe it when I see it!

[fulcrumsf]

Okay I have to confess that I really loved the idea of this NC Music Factory and Noah's vision behind it. I however have been very skeptical due to some of the decisions he has made in the past. I do hope he proves me wrong, and that he will in fact be able to create a cool music venue that Uptown Charlotte desperately lacks. Whether Charlotte can draw regional and national acts that normally bypass Charlotte for more eclectic markets like Chapel Hill, Atlanta, & Asheville will yet to be determined. This may in fact have nothing to do with the booking managers and more to due with Charlotte's lack of support for these markets. As I have stated before that my theory about this subject has more to do with the fact that Charlotte's airwaves are controlled by the likes of Clear Channel. Also to note that the voices of independent taste are not heard because we do not have the outlets of college radio that many other cities do.

With that being said, I was driving by on 277 when I saw the structure of the NC Music Factory's amphitheater. It took me by surprise as I never realized that the NC Music Factory had enough space to support something of this size. So I drove in to get a closer look of the construction. I was really impressed, and whether crappy cover bands or good original acts grace the stage, I believe this will be for the better of Charlotte. I am very excited about the potential of this project now.

Edited March 19, 2008 by fulcrumsf

[Raintree21]

Are they EVER going to finish the Seaboard Extension? It's just sitting there graded. Seems like all they have to do is pave it and add sewer lines and it will be done.

[Raintree21]

Ask and you shall receive. Saw concrete pipes being delivered today to the site.

[voyager12]

Thank God. The Charlotte Gay Community Center is open now in one of the loft spaces in the Factory. They are having a hard time getting people to the new locale and can't wait for the road to be finished!

[Andyc545]

I was driving on 277 yesterday and the ampitheater was poking up above the tree line. It is massive! It really makes a presence on 277 and makes you wonder what that is. It's all wood framed right now but I think they've finished the framing.

[83alphaunder]

I was driving on 277 yesterday and the ampitheater was poking up above the tree line. It is massive! It really makes a presence on 277 and makes you wonder what that is. It's all wood framed right now but I think theYea its vy've finished the framing.

I've been seeing it for the past month or two whenever I need to go up to the University Area (the closer Trader Joes to downtown) It is pretty large.

[Andyc545]

Hadn't seen it before, but here is the site plan for this project:

http://www.ncmusicfactory.com/pdf/NCMFleaseplan.pdf

BTW- Wet Willies website has stated an opening when the complete property is slated to open- Spring 2009

[Raintree21]

They started paving the Seaboard Extension yesterday so access to the complex is about to get much easier.

[uptownliving]

Once the Seaboard Extention is open the plan is to close the 9th and 11th St track crossings. City Council is scheduled to vote on this later in June to make it all possible. The end result is that hopefully this will cut back on the train having to blow its horn since all the at grade crossings will be eliminated.