210 Trade | EpiCentre

[CLTNative]

Gotcha. I didnt know those were temporary. Thanks for the info!

[Raintree21]

Question: how big of a theater could you fit into that amount of space?

I wouldn't think they would be putting a multi-plex in. I think 3-4 theatres would be plenty for the downtown area.

[brokenraven]

I wouldn't think they would be putting a multi-plex in. I think 3-4 theatres would be plenty for the downtown area.

Yeah, I didn't think the site looked big enough to fit any more than 6.

Edited June 10, 2007 by brokenraven

[BUILDIT]

could be on 2 levels, I have seen it done before

[fulcrumsf]

^^Yeah the Sony Metreon in San Francisco has a 16 screen Loews/AMC theater with Imax on 350,000 feet of retail on 4 floors. In comparison Epicenter will have 250,00 square feet of retail with only 3 and 4 floors (depending on which side you are on). I believe the proposed area for the Theater will be on the east side which is to have 4 floors. Also to note that the Epicenter PDF states the movies theater will be a 16-Plex, but that of coarse is way outdated, so I wouldn't give my hopes up about getting that many theaters, if we will still in fact get a theater. I haven't hear the latest news confirming one, anyone hear any actual statements confirming what type of movie theater we are suppose to get? I'm still a little bit skeptical.

Edited June 10, 2007 by fulcrumsf

[BUILDIT]

hmm I have been to the metreon many times, very nice but the epicenter wont be the same... though it would be cool to have an electronics store like the sony style store in there, eb games maybe? anyways I think the movie theater is a pretty important piece to the puzzle so I hope it stays in there

[New Name]

Denver Pavilions has 15 theaters on three floors. DP and Epi are very similar in nature.

[BUILDIT]

DP is a lot bigger though right?

I still want a high end shooping street in charlotte

hell even just a plain old shopping street would make me happy

[peaceloveunderstanding]

DP is 350,000 square feet. EpiCentre is 250,000. EpiCentre, Aloft, and 210 Trade together are probably a more impressive project, but we shall see.

Looking at a map of DP makes me more excited about EpiCentre, you can kind of see how it could possibly turn out.

Here's the map of DP: http://www.denverpavilions.com/directory.php

Edited June 11, 2007 by moonshield

[BUILDIT]

impressive yes, but retail wise dp is better. 100,000 sq ft is a big difference Looking at the map, I can only hope we can get 1/2 of the high quality shops that they have in DP. A Niketown and B&N Ohh Lord that would be amazing. If the epi center is like DP uptown retail will change and people will want to go uptown for things other then Speed Week

Edited June 11, 2007 by BUILDIT

[CharlotteGamecock]

[BUILDIT]

hey I like it, definatly going to create a very different look while driving up providence

[Justadude]

I'm not crazy about its skyline impact; a bit too square and plain to justify blocking a sig tower. But I guess looks aren't everything when it comes to a project this important

[TowerRooster]

I'm not crazy about its skyline impact; a bit too square and plain to justify blocking a sig tower. But I guess looks aren't everything when it comes to a project this important

I for one think it's design is more interesting than any of the other condo towers we have so far (Courtside, Trademark, Avenue, 210 S Tryon)

[AuLukey]

I for one think it's design is more interesting than any of the other condo towers we have so far (Courtside, Trademark, Avenue, 210 S Tryon)

I agree, there are many more defined lines in this building than any other condo. Much like Hearst.

[Charlotteman]

I'm not crazy about its skyline impact; a bit too square and plain to justify blocking a sig tower. But I guess looks aren't everything when it comes to a project this important

Well I doubt 210 Trade will block the view of BofA Corp.Tower very much. Most likely it will block the view of BofA Plaza from some angles.

I don't see this tower as a box at all. It has very interesting corners, a nice green hue, and the unexpected 15 degree off-parallel placement will add a lot of pizazz.

Edited June 11, 2007 by Charlotteman

[Justadude]

I for one think it's design is more interesting than any of the other condo towers we have so far (Courtside, Trademark, Avenue, 210 S Tryon)

To be fair, all of those condos have also been criticized for being too boxy.

[UrbanCharlotte]

Its looking pretty nice. Theyve installed some railings in the first building and the glass has a bit of a green tint to it.

[Mobuchu]

Great job on all the updates you did UC. Looks like you hit everything

[Raintree21]

Anyone else notice the crane in the foreground? Where is it going? Or is it just an additional segment of the cranes that are already there and will just make one go higher?

[Guest]

Its the crane for the ritz, where have you been haha, look at the ritz thread.

[Raintree21]

Its the crane for the ritz, where have you been haha, look at the ritz thread.

The crane for the Ritz was up when these pictures were taken unless they magically put it together in just a few minutes before UrbanCharlotte could get there to take a pic or they took the pics on different days. If you will read the Ritz thread you will see that we were talking about it being installed back on May 20th.

[UrbanCharlotte]

They were finishing the ritz crane. A while back they put up the base and one section and saturday they finished off the majority of it.

[revitalize]

So, looking at the TTT webcam, it seems like they've built Aloft to a point and sort of finished...... I thought it was to be 10+ stories - that looks almost like the 5 stories or so... anybody know whats going on there?

[stateman99]

So, looking at the TTT webcam, it seems like they've built Aloft to a point and sort of finished...... I thought it was to be 10+ stories - that looks almost like the 5 stories or so... anybody know whats going on there?

That's not Aloft. Aloft starts at that point on top of what is there now.