Dilworth Projects (Kenilworth, Morehead, East)

[DJ8hep]

The Morehead corridor is really changing fast.  Look at this boutique office building proposed at 618 E Morehead across from the Sprandrel tall apartment tower.   This is nice looking and perfect floorplate size for accounting and legal firms.  
It is 4 levels of office, 3 of parking and the ground floor. 
https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/EM4z5BgKZVh5GzKNJpvePLGDWHL6lNs5LusIo8iCR4Q/618 EAST MOREHEAD BROCHURE compressed.pdf
http://content.invisioncic.com/x329420/monthly_2022_11/618-E-Morehead-St-Charlotte-NC-618-East-Morehead-Street-1-Large.jpg.f2bed775933c90bac3d7cb3246454309.jpg

Oh yeah I remember seeing the sign for this a month and a half ago!

[drawscape]

The Morehead cluster is looking very dense 

[CLTdev18]

I went to Bad Daddy's for lunch on Friday and saw a bit of activity in the pit across the street. Looks like they have two crane bases installed and I imagine the towers will be going up shortly.

 

[carolinaboy]

58 minutes ago, CLTdev18 said:

I went to Bad Daddy's for lunch on Friday and saw a bit of activity in the pit across the street. Looks like they have two crane bases installed and I imagine the towers will be going up shortly.

 

Which project(s) is this?

[SydneyCarton]

I love Bad Daddy’s (though I have a hard time not calling it Big Daddy’s).

[CLTdev18]

2 hours ago, carolinaboy said:

Which project(s) is this?

This is Jim Gross' mixed use site. IIRC it's 394 apartments, 5,400 sf office and 1,300 sf retail/restaurant.

 

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I love Bad Daddy’s (though I have a hard time not calling it Big Daddy’s).

I too sometimes still mix it up. Doesn't help that we went to Big Daddy's (the seafood restaurant on highway 150 in Mooresville) a fair amount as a kid. I wonder how that place is doing...

[KJHburg]

Watch Charlotte Grow was a slogan from the Charlotte Chamber I think in the 1920s.   They would be proud.  Cranes in every direction from uptown. 

Today. 

[videtur quam contuor]

If that slogan was from that time period it likely would have been from the lips of this man, Clarence Kuester. As a boy he lit gas lamps in downtown Charlotte. As an adult he was Chamber of Commerce spokes man for many years. 

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/charlotte/name/clarence-kuester-obituary?id=15739512

[KJHburg]

The "Watch Charlotte Grow" was around in 1905.

 ""One of the evidences of this awakening to the opportunities ahead was the meeting on October 20, 1905, of a group of such citizens in the office of a young lawyer named E. Randolph Preston and the organization of the Greater Charlotte Club, whose slogan was "Watch Charlotte Grow." And although the war interrupted this growth to some extent - in bringing soldiers to Camp Greene who would return as residents it also helped spur the city's development - Charlotte shortly began an expansion that soon thrust the Queen City into the very forefront of southeastern municipalities.""

https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/hornets-nest-book-one/city-needs-boosters

and Mr Kuester mentioned above was called "Booster Kuester" for his tireless promotion of the QC.  

[JorgiPorgi]

On 11/7/2022 at 7:30 PM, CLTdev18 said:

This is Jim Gross' mixed use site. IIRC it's 394 apartments, 5,400 sf office and 1,300 sf retail/restaurant.

 

I too sometimes still mix it up. Doesn't help that we went to Big Daddy's (the seafood restaurant on highway 150 in Mooresville) a fair amount as a kid. I wonder how that place is doing...

Do we have renderings of the Jim Gross project? I feel like they were released at some point. 

[Hushpuppy321]

10 hours ago, JorgiPorgi said:

Do we have renderings of the Jim Gross project? I feel like they were released at some point. 

This is all I could find from a search.  Looks like 6 to 7 Stories.  I cut & pasted the article below:

S3 Capital Partners,a New York City-based private lending platform serving clients nationally, has provided an $80 million construction loan to Brian Phillips’ East Boulevard Development Company LLC for the ground-up development of 1701 East Blvd. in Charlotte, N.C. The transaction closed on July 27, 2021.

Nestled between Charlotte’s well-established neighborhoods of Dilworth and Myers Park, the development will feature 334-unit luxury rentals supported by a 437-parking-space underground garage. With unbeatable proximity to Charlotte’s premiere 98-acre urban park, dozens of restaurants, shopping (including a Harris Teeter) and close proximity to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, a major area employer, the development is truly a legacy opportunity. The project developer, Jim Gross Development Company, Inc., assembled the 13 parcels of land for the 392,000-rentable-square-foot development. Completion is expected in Summer 2023.

Edited November 16, 2022 by Hushpuppy321
Crude Rendering Attached

[atlrvr]

The Keith Corp is looking to rezone the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille building/parking lot to allow for an office building up to 225' in height.  This would not include the old dry-cleaner/butcher shop/poke bowl/??? building at the corner Morehead/Mcdowell.

[videtur quam contuor]

I roller skated there when it was Cavalaris roller rink. Fairly good wooden rink, few dead spots, lighting was normal for that period, meaning dim with the bulbs of the time. Food and drink at rink level was dreadful, thus perfect for the yoof.

Do young people roller skate indoors now?

[11 HouseBZ]

55 minutes ago, tarhoosier said:

I roller skated there when it was Cavalaris roller rink. Fairly good wooden rink, few dead spots, lighting was normal for that period, meaning dim with the bulbs of the time. Food and drink at rink level was dreadful, thus perfect for the yoof.

Do young people roller skate indoors now?

Interesting, was it the Dilworth grille part or in the back where the big chill is? Either way I am taking my kids next month to a skate party. I still consider myself young-ish.

[videtur quam contuor]

Roller rink was lower level. Current basement-y Neighborhood Grille.  Cavalaris restaurant was street level above skating. 

edit: Spaghetti Factory came after Cavalaris restaurant. I went to Spaghetti Warehouse in current Nebel Mill, South End, but never the Factory

Edited November 16, 2022 by tarhoosier

[Hushpuppy321]

2 hours ago, atlrvr said:

The Keith Corp is looking to rezone the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille building/parking lot to allow for an office building up to 225' in height.  This would not include the old dry-cleaner/butcher shop/poke bowl/??? building at the corner Morehead/Mcdowell.

Wow that’s a very interesting development.  It would seem that the promise of nearby ‘The Pearl’/Innovation District (plus Bklyn Village) May touch off some substantial growth in this area.

[nicholas]

23 hours ago, tarhoosier said:

I roller skated there when it was Cavalaris roller rink. Fairly good wooden rink, few dead spots, lighting was normal for that period, meaning dim with the bulbs of the time. Food and drink at rink level was dreadful, thus perfect for the yoof.

Do young people roller skate indoors now?

Haven't been roller skating a lot but all the rinks I've seen/been to have been indoors.  Usually a solid amount of people skating around, mostly younger but a few middle aged/older skaters as well.

[QCxpat]

Today 9:40 a.m.

Edited November 17, 2022 by QCxpat

[CLT2014]

On 11/16/2022 at 9:41 AM, atlrvr said:

The Keith Corp is looking to rezone the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille building/parking lot to allow for an office building up to 225' in height.  This would not include the old dry-cleaner/butcher shop/poke bowl/??? building at the corner Morehead/Mcdowell.

Those businesses have been through a lot at that corner with the construction in the streets making that a miserable area to walk or drive for a long time now. Looks like the new building is a ~30,000 sq. foot reduction in the amount of retail space available,  Will reserve judgement until renderings are available to see if this will make the area feel more lively and walkable. It won't be hard to do... as the parking spaces along Moorehead for the current building make this stretch very unsafe for walking (nothing like being sandwiched between cars going 45mph on one side and a Jeep Wrangler trying to back out of a parking spot on the other side). 

Edited November 18, 2022 by CLT2014

[RANYC]

5 hours ago, CLT2014 said:

Those businesses have been through a lot at that corner with the construction in the streets making that a miserable area to walk or drive for a long time now. Looks like the new building is a ~30,000 sq. foot reduction in the amount of retail space available,  Will reserve judgement until renderings are available to see if this will make the area feel more lively and walkable. It won't be hard to do... as the parking spaces along Moorehead for the current building make this stretch very unsafe for walking (nothing like being sandwiched between cars going 45mph on one side and a Jeep Wrangler trying to back out of a parking spot on the other side). 

That corner is awful, and seeing as we usually wait for developers to create pedestrian accesses when they build TOD, I suspect the development will improve this corner for pedestrians.

[SydneyCarton]

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/development/article269136927.html

Edited November 24, 2022 by SydneyCarton

[KJHburg]

My self guided walking tour and believe me this area with all the construction is not the best area to do so.  Love the brick white and tan on the Hanover Dilworth tower.  2 of these high rises are topped off the tallest Radius Dilworth is just a few floors up .    #MoreheadCorridor Rising.   Notice the tree saves along Morehead I know that was a concern of some.    Notice the small residential condo building next to the Addison white brick office tower.  

Lots of photos but rarely walk this area that McDowell Morehead intersection is dangerous for pedestrians. 

[SydneyCarton]

Morehead St has always been one of my favorite boulevards in Charlotte.   It’s beautiful.

[QCxpat]

Today 9:05 a.m.

 

Edited December 6, 2022 by QCxpat

[KJHburg]

New patient bed tower at Atrium Main.

""The Charlotte-based health-care giant filed a building permit with Mecklenburg County on Nov. 29 for a 1.2 million-square-foot, 12-story bed tower. According to Collin Lane, Atrium Health's senior vice president, facilities management group, the new tower will be located on its main campus at 1000 Blythe Blvd., where Carolinas Rehabilitation hospital and the Blythe parking deck currently stand.

It will have 448 beds as well as state-of-the-art operating rooms, surgery and procedure suites, cardiac cath labs, interventional radiology suites, diagnostics and imaging, inpatient beds, a helipad, public amenities and dining. Atrium has filed multiple certificates of need with the state to obtain the beds and equipment necessary to fully outfit the tower, Lane said.

The tower is expected to deliver in 2027, Lane said, but he did not disclose when Atrium intends to break ground on the project. Levine Children's Hospital will remain at its current location on the campus.

The project, according to the permit, is estimated to cost about $892.9 million. It is part of a $1.4 billion capital expenditure investment into Atrium's main campus facilities, including the rehabilitation center. A new $104 million rehab center on East Morehead Street in midtown is nearing completion.""

that is one huge building only 12 stories but 1.2 M sq ft!

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2022/12/12/atrium-health-building-permit-bed-tower-hospitals.html