White Point / Greystar / Barings / MRP - East x South

[KJHburg]

2 crane bases planted at the Greystar apartment site.  Today. 

[SydneyCarton]

I assume that the owners of this construction company are UNC fans.  The Chapel Hill firetrucks are UNC blue.

 

Edited April 29 by SydneyCarton

[KJHburg]

walk bys today and 2 crane bases planted at this 24 story apartment tower.

 

[gman430]

[KJHburg]

Crane building itself today at the 24 story Greystar apartment tower site.   2nd tower crane base planted.   another one for Heede which must have a 85% plus market share of tower cranes in this market.   Southend Rising especially with the tower cranes! 

[RANYC]

Next few tower cranes: legacy union, then radius dilworth, followed by mint & morehead, in that order 

Edited May 12 by RANYC

[KJHburg]

back near the site again today and tower crane is fully up now.  

Edited May 13 by KJHburg

[Phillydog]

Incredible, Charlotte!  Showing the rest of the US how to build a city.

[KJHburg]

Greystar apartment tower on the rise and there is another crane here ready to bloom. 

[KJHburg]

Walked by this site today and noticed they are putting up a chain link fence around the old Walgreens do not know if that means immediate demo of that building and might need the land for a laydown yard for the high rise apartment tower.   Or is the office component going to start? 

I know I should know but hard to keep up what restaurant or bar is coming here on the same property in the Dilworth Artisan  Center. 

[nicholas]

Couldn't get a pic from my motorcycle as I rode past about an hour ago, but demolition has started on the Walgreens building.

Edited June 24 by nicholas

[davidclt]

8 hours ago, nicholas said:

Couldn't get a pic from my motorcycle as I rode past about an hour ago, but demolition has started on the Walgreens building.

Goodbye Eckerd, Rite Aid, Walgreens . . . (can't say I'm sad to see this go)

[Hushpuppy321]

Boy - SouthEnd is really under construction from top to bottom, front to back….

[turbocraig]

1 hour ago, davidclt said:

Goodbye Eckerd, Rite Aid, Walgreens . . . (can't say I'm sad to see this go)

Dang I feel old.  I watched that being built.  

[davidclt]

6 hours ago, turbocraig said:

Dang I feel old.  I watched that being built.  

I remember even when it was built, it was criticized for being pedestrian unfriendly.

[tarhoosier]

2 hours ago, davidclt said:

I remember even when it was built, it was criticized for being pedestrian unfriendly.

True. It was set back from the street and parking in the front, counter to the neighborhood requests and similar businesses nearby. See CVS as a compromise made to such concerns. Brick was a sop to planning. A brick clocktower was proposed at corner but never made the cut, thankfully. I rarely visited the place, mostly because I wished to withdraw my custom from the business to show my disagreement with their design. I lived walking distance, 3.5 blocks from the place. 

[davidclt]

On 6/25/2022 at 9:57 AM, tarhoosier said:

True. It was set back from the street and parking in the front, counter to the neighborhood requests and similar businesses nearby. See CVS as a compromise made to such concerns. Brick was a sop to planning. A brick clocktower was proposed at corner but never made the cut, thankfully. I rarely visited the place, mostly because I wished to withdraw my custom from the business to show my disagreement with their design. I lived walking distance, 3.5 blocks from the place. 

Same and same. I entered the place once to get passport photos only because with a coupon, they had the best price by half. 

[nicholas]

Managed to grab a pic this time while I was stuck at the light. Later a pic from my car of the quad cranes as I was approaching from the opposite direction.

[JeanClt]

Managed to grab a pic this time while I was stuck at the light. Later a pic from my car of the quad cranes as I was approaching from the opposite direction.
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4 tower cranes side by side…all in one picture…geez

[Blue_Devil]

5 hours ago, JeanClt said:

4 tower cranes side by side…all in one picture…geez

The second phase of the Lowes tower is going to start fairly soon from what I understand as well. With the Cousins and Sycamore sites you might be able to get 10 cranes in 1 picture in the next 6 months.

[KJHburg]

I am now just taking bets on which gets started now.  If you are not out of the gate by end of the year it could be delayed due to financing, inflation and other market conditions.  I do think Portman's tower will get started next to the Line on Hawkins.  But lets just see which developers have the financing lined up to get started on these.  

[RANYC]

15 minutes ago, Blue_Devil said:

The second phase of the Lowes tower is going to start fairly soon from what I understand as well. With the Cousins and Sycamore sites you might be able to get 10 cranes in 1 picture in the next 6 months.

2nd phase is office or some other use?

[KJHburg]

Just now, RANYC said:

2nd phase is office or some other use?

I was hearing residential but had heard office too.  But most recently residential. 

[RANYC]

2 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

I was hearing residential but had heard office too.  But most recently residential. 

Which lot is this?  When will someone build on that truck lot across Hawkins from Lowe’s.  I can’t take south end seriously as a stroll district until something is done with that…and with the lot with no sidewalks at Hawkins and Tremont…:)

[KJHburg]

Just now, RANYC said:

Which lot is this?  When will someone build on that truck lot across Hawkins from Lowe’s.  I can’t take south end seriously as a stroll district until something is done with that…and with the lot with no sidewalks at Hawkins and Tremont…:)

Not across Hawkins but to the side facing Camden apartments on West Blvd.    That huge bakery site will be going on the market soon I hear.