NoDa (N Davidson St Arts District) Projects

[kermit]

Wrong side of the tracks to be NoDa but here is a quick, from the moving train, shot of the apts off Matheson.

 

Edited February 15, 2022 by kermit

[Hushpuppy321]

Anyone have the details on an Apartment Complex being built directly at the Sugar Creek Station Lightrail Stop?  Also - How about the three (3) Story Steel Framed Building close to the Old Concord Rd Station?  I think it’s right at Eastway & N. Tryon.  All this is LightRail spurred development?

[kermit]

4 minutes ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

 - How about the three (3) Story Steel Framed Building close to the Old Concord Rd Station?  I think it’s right at Eastway & N. Tryon.  All this is LightRail spurred development?

It’s a storage building / office space for the library IIRC.

[KJHburg]

this is strange thing to happen

Iconic NoDa neighborhood mural painted over (fox46.com)

[JacksonH]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

this is strange thing to happen

Iconic NoDa neighborhood mural painted over (fox46.com)

Wow!  Somebody messed up royally.  It's hard to fathom that such a mistake could be made.

[Norm2]

I wonder which mural was supposed to be the correct one to paint over? 

[deleted account]

12 hours ago, JacksonH said:

Wow!  Somebody messed up royally.  It's hard to fathom that such a mistake could be made.

Could be worse:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/02/26/us/demolition-company-destroys-wrong-house-texas-trnd/index.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.today.com/today/amp/tdna111920

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/2685696001

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/05/21/health/austria-amputation-wrong-leg-scli-intl/index.html

https://buffalonews.com/news/florida-suspends-fines-doctor-who-amputated-wrong-limb/article_6cb969fa-42b2-5883-a38b-9f55a6a3ceaf.html

At least they can repaint it.

Edited March 4, 2022 by JBS

[InTheYear2000]

12 hours ago, norm21499 said:

I wonder which mural was supposed to be the correct one to paint over? 

The Mural on the other side of the building by the Fire House/Station. It's an advertisement just like this one was initially (Stella Artois) until they converted it to the lotus version that was mistakenly painted over yesterday. 

[RANYC]

4 minutes ago, RANYC said:

Entire block changed - painted over mural and towering trees chopped 

[SgtCampsalot]

Whoever subsequently wrote the graffiti is actually hilarious, hate to say it 

[Desert Power]

Wonder why they would chop those trees down. Is that parking lot being developed? Also hard to believe they haven't buried the power lines...

[videtur quam contuor]

You must be new here.

[RANYC]

Fascinating read in today's Charlotte Ledger on January's vote to approve the controversial rezoning on 36th Street for micro-apartments and ground-floor retail.

The initial vote by Council referred the issue back to the Zoning Committee, and then 30 minutes later, Victoria Watlington called for a revote allowing the Council to go ahead and just vote on the matter.

Apparently, Larston Egleston, who represents NODA, was behind the scenes texting fellow councilmembers about his disgust at the initial vote.  

Councilmember Greg Phipps came out looking like a really stand-up guy in the article.  

[KJHburg]

So much going on in the Mill District   NoDa, Villa Heights and Optimist Park.  Here are some of the major NoDa construction projects including lots of site work at the Avery Hall NY developers project at W 36th and N Tryon.   Still love the Camden NoDa apartments.   The Grubb project which will include apartments and office building well under way.  Mill renovation and additional apartments on 36th St by the LYNX station.   (yesterday)  Last 2 photos down N Brevard by LYNX station.   at least 4 cranes up in the Mill District and maybe I have missed one or two. 

[InTheYear2000]

4 hours ago, KJHburg said:

.. at least 4 cranes up in the Mill District and maybe I have missed one or two. 

One of the projects you should check out next time is the Space Craft(formerly Cohab Dev) building at 36th and McDowell.  A ton of recent progress and a modest crane up as well. Not really a major project like most of the one's you've covered here but it is perhaps the one I'm most excited about. 62 rentals, affordable and market based retail on SFH lots. It should be a pretty transformative project for the 36th street scape and hopefully a great example of what UDO should make possible in areas in need of density.

I'll remember to snag some pictures next time and update this thread.     

[KJHburg]

Some drive bys today so much construction in the greater NoDa area.  

first 3 photos Camden NoDa 

Highland Mill

mural painting

new Johnston Mill apartments 

and Avery Hall apartment site at 36th and N Tryon with a retail anchor whom I think most on this board will be very happy about if it comes to fruition. 

[KJHburg]

Looking for something else but found this   Third and Urban's The Pass at the Sugar Creek LYNX station.  This was the Flywheel project.

Here is the marketing brochure  Lots of retail there and of course new apartments and a lot more coming in that area I know.   Notice the Tryon Mall Asian Square Mall redevelopment! 

The Pass _ Retail Brochure (thriftcres.com)

Edited April 17, 2022 by KJHburg

[NCMike1990]

14 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Looking for something else but found this   Third and Urban's The Pass at the Sugar Creek LYNX station.  This was the Flywheel project.

Here is the marketing brochure  Lots of retail there and of course new apartments and a lot more coming in that area I know.   Notice the Tryon Mall Asian Square Mall redevelopment! 

The Pass _ Retail Brochure (thriftcres.com)

Thanks for the link. This map is very helpful. Can't wait to see the area in a few years.

 

[deleted account]

16 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Looking for something else but found this   Third and Urban's The Pass at the Sugar Creek LYNX station.  This was the Flywheel project.

Here is the marketing brochure  Lots of retail there and of course new apartments and a lot more coming in that area I know.   Notice the Tryon Mall Asian Square Mall redevelopment! 

The Pass _ Retail Brochure (thriftcres.com)

https://www.flywheelgrp.com/

https://www.queensparkclt.org/

I've long been a fan of Flywheel. They have the most creative and exciting ideas around. I hope more comes to fruition. 

While I'm here, I'll say that nothing would positively transform Charlotte like Queen's Park (since there is some overlapping creative leadership). I'd take it over a new NFL stadium without hesitation (and incidentally, NY City has Central Park and no NFL stadium) . We need to make that a top priority, right along with light rail expansion. If we want to be truly "world class", we need to acquire that land and build that park. 

[CLT Development]

1 hour ago, JBS said:

https://www.flywheelgrp.com/

https://www.queensparkclt.org/

I've long been a fan of Flywheel. They have the most creative and exciting ideas around. I hope more comes to fruition. 

While I'm here, I'll say that nothing would positively transform Charlotte like Queen's Park (since there is some overlapping creative leadership). I'd take it over a new NFL stadium without hesitation (and incidentally, NY City has Central Park and no NFL stadium) . We need to make that a top priority, right along with light rail expansion. If we want to be truly "world class", we need to acquire that land and build that park. 

They, along with Odell, come up with some great ideas! They don't act on them though, they really get other people excited to buy their property. A mixed-use greenway district is what their renderings have promised what we have gotten so far is two garden style complexes that have surface parking, and are virtually cut off from the rest of the neighborhood. 

Between relocating a freight rail yard that can hold nearly 40 trains, up to almost 1 mile long, acquiring and remediating the land they've used for a couple generations, and building out the park itself, Queen Park would require a couple billion dollars to pull off. If that's the true cost, we should focus on distributing that amount of money all over Charlotte for new parks, instead of concentrated in one place.

And I say this as someone that lives walking distance from Queen Park.

Edited April 17, 2022 by CLT Development

[deleted account]

55 minutes ago, CLT Development said:

They, along with Odell, come up with some great ideas! They don't act on them though, they really get other people excited to buy their property. A mixed-use greenway district is what their renderings have promised what we have gotten so far is two garden style complexes that have surface parking, and are virtually cut off from the rest of the neighborhood. 

Between relocating a freight rail yard that can hold nearly 40 trains, up to almost 1 mile long, acquiring and remediating the land they've used for a couple generations, and building out the park itself, Queen Park would require a couple billion dollars to pull off. If that's the true cost, we should focus on distributing that amount of money all over Charlotte for new parks, instead of concentrated in one place.

And I say this as someone that lives walking distance from Queen Park.

Regarding Flywheel, you are of course correct. I love their ideas but so far none of what excited me has actually developed. 

Regarding the park, I respectfully disagree. I referenced the NFL stadium because the costs are similar (which you confirmed), albeit the park wouldn't have a billionaire funding a third of the cost. That said, the park would be a multi-generational treasure and accessible to ALL Charlotteans (and not a monument to a billionaire's ego) . Spreading that throughout the city would not have the same impact. Adding a Fairmont Park, Balboa Park, Millennium Park, etc., to Charlotte would be well worth the cost. No great city would sell their best park for $2B so we shouldn't hesitate to invest a similar amount to build one here. 

[nuthinberger]

10 minutes ago, JBS said:

Regarding the park, I respectfully disagree. I referenced the NFL stadium because the costs are similar (which you confirmed), albeit the park wouldn't have a billionaire funding a third of the cost. That said, the park would be a multi-generational treasure and accessible to ALL Charlotteans (and not a monument to a billionaire's ego) . Spreading that throughout the city would not have the same impact. Adding a Fairmont Park, Balboa Park, Millennium Park, etc., to Charlotte would be well worth the cost. No great city would sell their best park for $2B so we shouldn't hesitate to invest a similar amount to build one here. 

I agree.  Not to mention the density this would encourage.  I imagine there would be a ton of condo's surrounding the park.  

[RANYC]

New football stadium on foundry land.

New MLS Stadium as the anchor of a massive Queens Park.

[JacksonH]

2 hours ago, JBS said:

Regarding Flywheel, you are of course correct. I love their ideas but so far none of what excited me has actually developed. 

Regarding the park, I respectfully disagree. I referenced the NFL stadium because the costs are similar (which you confirmed), albeit the park wouldn't have a billionaire funding a third of the cost. That said, the park would be a multi-generational treasure and accessible to ALL Charlotteans (and not a monument to a billionaire's ego) . Spreading that throughout the city would not have the same impact. Adding a Fairmont Park, Balboa Park, Millennium Park, etc., to Charlotte would be well worth the cost. No great city would sell their best park for $2B so we shouldn't hesitate to invest a similar amount to build one here. 

I'm totally in agreement with you on this.  I just got back from Balboa Park, and can never go there without thinking "if only Charlotte had something like this."  It is an absolute treasure that is always pulsating with activity.  People come there from all over the city.  I wish Charlotte city leaders would come check it out and see what an important asset it is to the city.  I lived in the DC area before and can't imagine DC without Rock Creek Park.  It's something the people of DC would never give up.  I also lived in Phoenix, which had no great park.  I couldn't stand living there.

2 hours ago, nuthinberger said:

I agree.  Not to mention the density this would encourage.  I imagine there would be a ton of condo's surrounding the park.  

Indeed, as there are along the border of Balboa Park.

Edited April 18, 2022 by JacksonH

[TheMightyBK]

If you’re going to dream, dream big! And especially when thinking about parks in the relative center of a boom town, think long term. The park in my hometown (Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton, VA) is probably larger than the rail yard, and has so many uses, it really is a jewel. There’s a miniature railroad that is a memory maker for kids of all ages- I imagine the current owners could do the same here on a much grander scale, charge a buck a ride and probably make a killing. Little league fields, a bandshell or two, ponds with ducks, playgrounds, a public pool- hell, Gypsy Hill has an 18-hole golf course, a winding road with a 10 mph speed limit so even drivers can enjoy the sights. Queens Park could be truly amazing if we dream big and think long term. Once the land is gone, it’s gone.

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