NoDa (N Davidson St Arts District) Projects

[Spartan]

On 3/7/2017 at 9:35 AM, UrbanGossip said:

^ ^ ^ Agree, Mercury along 36th has a nice urban image.  And I think the Crescent building / complex is going to be a fantastic contribution to the area personally.

Curious to know from those in the neighborhood regularly, in particular during the week days, if Mercury / The Yards / The Lofts T NoDa Mills being occupied now has made a discernible impact on the amount of activity in the area?  Pedestrian, shopping, automobile, etc?  It used to be a a little sleepy on weekdays, 5 years ago.

I can't speak to lunch, but weekend evenings and weekends in general are much busier than they were five years ago.

[KJHburg]

I was there at lunch at Cabo Fish Taco and there was a wait last Friday so I think it is picking up. Obviously 36th St still being closed doesn't help. What is the completion date of that project?

[southslider]

^Same as BLE, which is by March 2018

 

[SgtCampsalot]

Cabo has always been that place where, as Yogi Berra once said, "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded."

Edited March 10, 2017 by SgtCampsalot

[go_vertical]

With all the new residents moving to the 'hood I would love to see the gallery crawl vibe return.

[Desert Power]

1 hour ago, SgtCampsalot said:

Cabo has always been that place where, as Yogi Berra once said, "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded."

It isn't the crowds that bother me, it is that the food isn't very good...

[Bikeguy]

....AND THE SIMPLE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR YOURSELF THINK !!!

[Niner National]

On 3/10/2017 at 10:28 AM, Desert Power said:

It isn't the crowds that bother me, it is that the food isn't very good...

It is overhyping like all 'must try' restaurants, but I like the food. It's not worth waiting for, but if there is no wait I enjoy eating there.

[deleted]

On 3/10/2017 at 10:28 AM, Desert Power said:

It isn't the crowds that bother me, it is that the food isn't very good...

Agree completely.  I like everything about the place except the food.  I've tried four times and I'm done.

[Guest]

Agree completely.  I like everything about the place except the food.  I've tried four times and I'm done.

Charlotte has arrived, there are now overly popular terrible restaurants in an "arts district" you guys should be elated.


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[Guest]

This marks the first development to cross the Light Rail in NoDa. Its not the worst, but its definitely is NoDa's version of "Fountains New Bern Station"

[Matthew.Brendan]

How are people supposed to walk to either train station with Craighead closing over the tracks? 

[KJHburg]

9 minutes ago, Matthew.Brendan said:

How are people supposed to walk to either train station with Craighead closing over the tracks? 

 The Sugar Creek station is on the other side of light rail from North Davidson anyway. So I guess they will have to walk north to that station unless a path is open south to 36th St

Edited March 14, 2017 by KJHburg

[SgtCampsalot]

36th St will be open to thru traffic. Not that bad a walk from these apts.

Edited March 15, 2017 by SgtCampsalot

[Matthew.Brendan]

The diagram above shows both stations as being 0.4 miles from the apartments but to me the Sugar Creek station "feels" closer. I guess you can walk Raleigh St to the station without crossing the tracks, I just feel like closing Craighead is going to hurt, especially with NoDa Street Market opening soon. I guess pedestrians will just hop the tracks either way. 

As for 36th st station, these apartment dwellers will either need to hop the tracks to Davidson st and walk down, or walk Craighead to N Tryon and walk south to 36th. Or make a walkway/path from the end of Philemon to 36th

[Crown]

[11 HouseBZ]

On Tue Feb 21 2017 at 9:04 PM, SgtCampsalot said:

I'm just putting this in NoDa. The Chadbourne mill has a border fence put up around it. Is the demo is near? I hope they ended up settling to preserve the smokestack. Was anyone at that final neighborhood meeting?

OK, so big post. I did not go to the neighborhood meeting but I got to walk through today at work. 

The part of the mill they're leaving intact (the part on the corner of Jordan and Brevard) 

Basement of said part

Boiler room

Inside boiler room

Outside the boiler room/ smokestack

Misc items (old bathrooms, heavy equipment, elevator shaft, etc.)

More misc (equipment from old kitchen, roof views, etc)

Dishwasher

Steam cooker

Part of the demolition 

The roof of the part that's staying 

Basement of soon to be demolished area. 

I hope y'all enjoy, hate to see most of this destroyed, but here's photos to prove it existed at one time. Cheers

[11 HouseBZ]

One last one, a really cool spiral staircase going into the basement. Unfortunately it's in the part being demolished. 

[SgtCampsalot]

^Best post in a long time...

[11 HouseBZ]

I lied, a few more. We found this old TV in one of the basement offices. I thought it was pretty cool

We were also told that this building was used by the Civil Defense. The demo guys found this stuff left over from that time period. The dates on them were from the 60's.

One was already open. 

Some value toilet paper. 

 

Edited March 17, 2017 by 11 HouseBZ
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[Matthew.Brendan]

Thanks for the photos! I love old stuff like that, those biscuit tins are wild!

So what's the overall plan here? Another brewery? 

[11 HouseBZ]

Y'all are welcome, I don't really get the cool shots of skyscrapers that others do so I'll show the photos I get when going through these old warehouses. I typically can get into some interesting places. Enjoy. 

 

Side note about demo: There are dozens of old doors, fixtures, 3-4 bathrooms worth of subway tiles (like the one above), sinks, desks, etc that is about to be thrown in the dump. If any of y'all want it or know of someone that would like that kind of stuff I would talk to the head demo guy quick. He didn't know he could sell that kind of stuff. I bet you could get a good deal. Most of it is in really good shape. Just a thought for anybody that would care. 

Just remembered: those tins of biscuits/ crackers are free to whomever wants them. They're on the loading dock off Charles. I would just ask the head honcho. He's in the white Ford F-250 up front. 

Edited March 17, 2017 by 11 HouseBZ
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[Guest]

9 hours ago, Matthew.Brendan said:

Thanks for the photos! I love old stuff like that, those biscuit tins are wild!

So what's the overall plan here? Another brewery? 

Office Space, Retail and Apartments

[SgtCampsalot]

Holy crap, that half of Chadbourne mill is officially gone. Although the whole thing is generally so monotonous I'm having trouble remember what used to be there

[KJHburg]

Crescent NoDa apartments today. Has anyone heard about retail tenants for that location?