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ahhh, thanks for the clarification. I had not put together that the ACWR will run though here. It does seem like the routing should be determined ASAP in order to remove that barrier to redevelopment. It will be tricky to lay it out in a way that does not limit pedestrian movement within this interesting subsection of NoDa.

I am always astounded at how much potential urbanism exists in NoDa -- it just always feels like its 10 years away.

EDIT: In a world with infinite cash I would run a streetcar spur from Central ave (planned streetcar) down Plaza to Sugar Creek, turn back on the unused ACWR ROW to 36th (where a transfer to the BLE would be made) and then back to Plaza for the return trip via 36th. This would bracket NoDA and Villa Heights with transit access and tie Plaza Midwood and Shamrock into the rail system.

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I like that loop idea for the streetcar. The ACWR line will will be eliminated eventually with a new connection to the NCRR tracks north of Craighead. Regardless it could still work if there was a will for CATS to start dreaming up new additions.

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/print-edition/2012/02/24/apartment-plans-face-hurdles.html?ana=e_ph&page=all

I like the idea of Live-work as a way of keeping financing in play, but still having the likelihood of retail, as NoDa seems ripe for people willing to be in live-work residences.

As for protest petitions purely to keep surface parking, it is not likely to sway city council away from this project. This neighborhood is about to get a billion dollar rail line to it, which is bound to alleviate some peak parking issues.

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Another interesting rezoning in the Charlotte area. A 10.3 acre TOD-R rezoning has been filed for what I assume is the Meck Mills Site. Maybe a site plan will come online soon for us to look at.

Rezoning Petition: http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/planning/Rezoning/RezoningPetitions/2012_Petitions/Pages/2012-042.aspx

REzoning PDF:http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2012/035-049/2012-042%20rezoning%20map.pdf

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Community Builders will present this plan to the neighborhood tonight at 6:30pm at Evening Muse. It's an open meeting and there will be beer. Can't beat that! I'm not sure I can make it, but someone could go take notes and report back....

Another interesting rezoning in the Charlotte area. A 10.3 acre TOD-R rezoning has been filed for what I assume is the Meck Mills Site. Maybe a site plan will come online soon for us to look at.

Rezoning Petition: http://charmeck.org/...s/2012-042.aspx

REzoning PDF:http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2012/035-049/2012-042%20rezoning%20map.pdf

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I am assuming its a misprint / bad reporting by the Observer but the article on today's transportation summit says that the Craighead grade crossing will be elevated (rather than closed). Its one sentence at the end of the article. Has the NCRR plan changed?

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/13/3171231/orr-quips-airport-is-spending.html

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http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/cats/planning/BLE/Documents/Public%20Meeting%20Sheet_2%20-%202011%200927%20-%20RE.pdf

It is confusing because the Blue line extension will be a bridge crossing the NCRR at Craighead. However, it was my understanding (not really clear on this map) that the Craighead crossing would actually be closed.

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Today's business journal reports that the Mecklenburg Mills project will include retail space adjacent to the 36th street station. There were no details since there is not yet a site plan for the project. The article also suggested that the residential units may be larger (in terms of square footage, not number of bedrooms) than previously thought. Some timeline information was provided: construction begins early 2013, projected completion mid 2014.

http://www.bizjourna...d-shops-to.html

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Another brew pub coming to Noda, this time Highland Mill -- nice use for this space. Should open in mid June. South Noda is becoming quite the beer center, hopefully this can be leveraged into more pedestrian activity in the Matheson area.

http://www.charlotte...da-revival.html

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There are a few interesting interior photos of Mecklenburg Mill demolition here: http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2012/05/24/photos-johnston-mecklenburg-mills.html?s=image_gallery

On an entirely different NoDa subject, on my way to work today 36th street was closed due to work on the ACWR grade crossing. When I came home from work it appeared that the ACWR had derailled on the crossing. The train was blocking crossings at both 36th and N Davidson st.

It was a mess.

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On an entirely different NoDa subject, on my way to work today 36th street was closed due to work on the ACWR grade crossing. When I came home from work it appeared that the ACWR had derailled on the crossing. The train was blocking crossings at both 36th and N Davidson st.

I saw them working on the ACWR too, so I assumed they were beginning the steps to reroute it in preparation for the BLE. Turns out they were just relaying the tracks and repaving. One plus side of this, though, is that there is now a continuous sidewalk along 36th (there was gravel previously).

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http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/planning/Rezoning/RezoningPetitions/2012_Petitions/Pages/2012-001.aspx

Has anyone heard any more on Mercury? They had their rezoning passed in the spring, and it seems that they were shopping for investors in early summer, but I don't see any other updates.

http://capstoneapts.listinglab.com/prop10573/index.cfm

Merc%20noda%20-%20best%20photo.jpg

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I suspect that may be the case for SouthEnd, which is flush with projects, but I wonder about NoDa. It seems that they should have a boost in interest within the next couple months assuming the Lynx extension gets its funding agreement from the FTA. There really are not many apartment projects like that in NoDa, and the only other planned apartment project nearby is the Johnston & Mecklenburg Mill project, which of course would be competition, but would be substantially different type of offering given the adaptive reuse rather than modern purpose-built apartments.

I do hope they can move forward at some point in conjunction with the LRT expansion, but obviously it is good if the market is working more efficiently to make sure we don't have another overbuilding bubble.

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The last I heard, which was about a month ago, was that they did not have their equity lined up yet. They had good interest from about 5 serious equity sources, but apparently none have made it to the finish line. I think that in addition to the overall supply concerns, the product type and cost is a concern since you'd need to get rents in line with South End's, and that's yet to be proven in that neighborhood.

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the product type and cost is a concern since you'd need to get rents in line with South End's, and that's yet to be proven in that neighborhood.

I heard a story recently about an unnamed local developer who lives in NoDa and is a strong believer in the potential of the area. Despite that, he will not pitch projects in the neighborhood because there is no route to bring investors in without going through heavily 'transistional' areas. Given that, he felt it was impossible to find investors who would be impressed with the area.

I heard it third hand, so its really just a story.

I suspect that the BLE will radically change this narrative.

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...there is no route to bring investors in without going through heavily 'transistional' areas.

If you expect the Charlotte squeaky clean version of everything new and virtually zero blight, then sure. But just traveling North Davidson from Uptown, you see the redeveloped First Ward, the McGill Rose Garden, the newly completed Bloc 90, the emerging node of Amelie's/CAST/NoDa Brewing/Produce, the Matheson bridge mural, and the Highland Mill. Sure, there's some blight mixed in along that route, but talk about a route on the upswing.

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