Charlotte Coliseum Massive Development - City Park

[KJHburg]

The worse traffic I ever experienced was the U2 Concert and coming out and  I did stay to the last song and so did everyone else. 45 minutes to exit the parking lot.  I wrote a letter to the editor back in the day when this site was proposed and said NO don't build it out there on a 4 lane road.    You current UPers who moved here recently don't know how good you have it with the uptown arena.  

PS remember if you got in the wrong one way lane going out you might would head  in the opposite direction towards 77 or Billy Graham it was madness! 

[Norm2]

If you want to experience what traffic would have been like leaving the Coliseum, just attend a concert at PCNC Pavillion.....

[lit]

Cars and Coffee has been going on in one of the remaining sections of Coliseum lot for a couple of months now, first Saturday of every month. It’s a pretty fun time, lots of cool cars surrounded by overgrown brush and piles of rubble. Walking up the hill and up the steps kinda hits me in the feels because I can still remember what it was like when the Hive was there.

[SouthEndCLT811]

I drive by this every day to work but finally remembered to look at the company who is posting..  At Tryon/Tyvola The Nichols Company is advertising 'District X'.  Looks like a Waverly scale of retail along Tyvola with an outparcel maybe for hotel/office along Tryon.  Would look good from the street as parking is hidden in the back of the development.

https://thenicholscompany.com/properties/5500-s-tryon-street/

[TheOneRJ]

47 minutes ago, SouthEndCLT811 said:

I drive by this every day to work but finally remembered to look at the company who is posting..  At Tryon/Tyvola The Nichols Company is advertising 'District X'.  Looks like a Waverly scale of retail along Tyvola with an outparcel maybe for hotel/office along Tryon.  Would look good from the street as parking is hidden in the back of the development.

https://thenicholscompany.com/properties/5500-s-tryon-street/

That rock climbing wall looks interesting. 

[SgtCampsalot]

I met someone today who works at Sycamore at Tyvola, a brand new gated garden apartment complex, about 0.5-1.0 miles away from the City Park "blocks", next to Meck county's Renaissance Park.

The leasing-up there seems to have been abysmal. It seems they had discussed putting in nature trails for recreation, but determined gating the property was the best course of action, and instead implemented what this employee referred to as "sidewalk trails" placed within the property area.

In this market, the only thing this "City Park" market is seen to have is the potential of a town center type feel alongside these townhomes. But locating this off a Garden Highway Boulevard strip of a road, and cutting it off from everything around it (current, or future), clearly doomed this project.

 

 

[HighRiseHillbilly]

3 hours ago, SgtCampsalot said:

I met someone today who works at Sycamore at Tyvola, a brand new gated garden apartment complex, about 0.5-1.0 miles away from the City Park "blocks", next to Meck county's Renaissance Park.

The leasing-up there seems to have been abysmal. It seems they had discussed putting in nature trails for recreation, but determined gating the property was the best course of action, and instead implemented what this employee referred to as "sidewalk trails" placed within the property area.

In this market, the only thing this "City Park" market is seen to have is the potential of a town center type feel alongside these townhomes. But locating this off a Garden Highway Boulevard strip of a road, and cutting it off from everything around it (current, or future), clearly doomed this project.

 

 

They're too expensive for where and what they are, in my opinion. For the same amount, you can live somewhere else and be closer to....anything.

Even Ballantyne and Northlake have similar apartments with easier access to....anything. 

[Matthew.Brendan]

Wow that is depressing. 

[sclark]

11 hours ago, SgtCampsalot said:

I met someone today who works at Sycamore at Tyvola, a brand new gated garden apartment complex, about 0.5-1.0 miles away from the City Park "blocks", next to Meck county's Renaissance Park.

The leasing-up there seems to have been abysmal. It seems they had discussed putting in nature trails for recreation, but determined gating the property was the best course of action, and instead implemented what this employee referred to as "sidewalk trails" placed within the property area.

In this market, the only thing this "City Park" market is seen to have is the potential of a town center type feel alongside these townhomes. But locating this off a Garden Highway Boulevard strip of a road, and cutting it off from everything around it (current, or future), clearly doomed this project.

 

 

It's only a matter of time before this area attracts more attention. I personally would rather live here than in Waverly or Fort Mill due to the proximity to the city. 

[SgtCampsalot]

15 minutes ago, sclark said:

It's only a matter of time before this area attracts more attention. I personally would rather live here than in Waverly or Fort Mill due to the proximity to the city. 

I agree. The area where the new townhomes are is ripe for a "town center" development with retail and multifamily. It's unfortunate this new place half-a-mile away didn't have that foresight. Hopefully the empty parcels around it treat it with more attention than they did.

[SouthEndCLT811]

If this ever materializes then these apartments will be in good proximity

https://thenicholscompany.com/properties/5500-s-tryon-street/

[Cadi40]

Are they building District X still?

Edited July 12, 2018 by Cadi40

[SgtCampsalot]

[Tyrone Wiggum]

1 hour ago, SgtCampsalot said:

I raise you:

 

[JRNYP2C]

7 hours ago, sclark said:

It's only a matter of time before this area attracts more attention. I personally would rather live here than in Waverly or Fort Mill due to the proximity to the city. 

Not to mention how close it will be to River District once it is built out.

[HighRiseHillbilly]

13 hours ago, sclark said:

It's only a matter of time before this area attracts more attention. I personally would rather live here than in Waverly or Fort Mill due to the proximity to the city. 

I would, too. I'd be hard pressed to move outside of my beloved city limits & Waverly doesn't really do it for me. It still feels like a bubble and I personally, like to be connected to the rest of the city. 

I'm sure all the future development will make this place more attractive, but paying rent isn't the same as paying a mortgage. I'd still rather spend my money to live somewhere else more engaging until this place's potential is met since there's no appreciation at stake. It seems there will be plenty of apartments still available.

Depending on what you're looking for you could be in Montford, Lower South  End, Eastover or many other places close to uptown, the rail trail, etc. for the prices Sycamore is charging. 

[lit]

Cars and Coffee is tomorrow (got rained-out last week)

[nicholas]

On 2/13/2018 at 7:43 AM, SouthEndCLT811 said:

I drive by this every day to work but finally remembered to look at the company who is posting..  At Tryon/Tyvola The Nichols Company is advertising 'District X'.  Looks like a Waverly scale of retail along Tyvola with an outparcel maybe for hotel/office along Tryon.  Would look good from the street as parking is hidden in the back of the development.

https://thenicholscompany.com/properties/5500-s-tryon-street/

The Audi R8 looks like it's wondering what happened to Cars & Coffee.

[KJHburg]

Had some time to kill so I did a windshield tour of City Park and the area around it. 

1.  new Charlotte VA clinic 2. New hotel that will be done in time for 2020.  3. CityPark sign on site of the old Charlotte Coliseum 4. Who remembers driving down this road with the trees to the Hornets games in the Hive?  5/6 /7 New townhomes and single family homes and many  more coming.  8/9. New dual branded Marriott hotel part of the suburban hotel boom  10. Monument to the old Charlotte Coliseum (who remembers the great Gumby debate??)  12./13.  Jobs Jobs Jobs in this area WaterRidge office park  first building by the lake totally occupied by Walmart Global Store Services  last photo are 2 of the buildings totally occupied by Vanguard which employs 1000 plus here in Charlotte.      Even the official gas station of KJ has an office in here QuikTrip.   Not shown at City Park are all the apartments and retail strip out front on Tyvola. 

Edited July 23, 2018 by KJHburg

[KJHburg]

spun through this area today.  More apartments underway, a new Aloft hotel underway, site development for more townhomes underway.   Photos 1/2 new Aloft hotel. even single family homes intermixed with the townhomes like Bryant Park. 

this area needed more housings and hotels as it was almost all office space in the area. 

third photo shows the site of the old Charlotte Coliseum where the Hornets played when the franchise first started under George Shinn. 

Photos 7 and 8 show the trees planted along the main entrance road to the old Coliseum.  I bet @ricky_davis_fan_21 remembers those and the controversial piece of art that was rejected.  Later Maya Lin designed a piece of art with bushes.  

[Desert Power]

Thanks for the photos,  This is a nice piece of infill for the region

[KJHburg]

Here is an updated aerial from October 2019 and it shows they still have a good bit to go but this is a great project for that area.

https://cityparkcharlotte.com/app/uploads/2019/11/City-Park-Aerials-Outlined-2019-10-18.pdf

https://cityparkcharlotte.com/

[SydneyCarton]

32 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

Here is an updated aerial from October 2019 and it shows they still have a good bit to go but this is a great project for that area.

https://cityparkcharlotte.com/app/uploads/2019/11/City-Park-Aerials-Outlined-2019-10-18.pdf

https://cityparkcharlotte.com/

Is the light rail to the airport definitely happening?   If so, will this have a stop?

[Norm2]

2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Is the light rail to the airport definitely happening?   If so, will this have a stop?

This would not have a stop. Isn't any where near the path of the Silver Line...

[SydneyCarton]

11 minutes ago, norm21499 said:

This would not have a stop. Isn't any where near the path of the Silver Line...

Thanks