Brevard Street Projects and Pedestrian Corridor

[atlrvr]

That's it Good riddence!

[Miesian Corners]

I believe Walker Wells owns this parcel. He's a big land banker that doesn't get the bad rep. Levine does, mostly because his land isn't contiguous. No clue what the plans are....my guess is he's prepping it for a sale, or maybe just for Bobcats parking.

[Raintree21]

I love that Bojangles. I still can't believe it has WiFi.

[Miesian Corners]

Qualify "love" in regards to the suburban prototype found in Elizabeth. We all love wifi, but hopefully, we all loathe poorly designed urban developments that pay no attention to streetscape or neighborhood.

[charlotte49ersuptown]

has anyone ever seen possible plans for the parcel and 3rd, 4th, and brevard. The property is owned by the railroads and was once housed the rail yard in Uptown. It would be amazing to me that there has never been any conceptual plan for such a large piece of property so close to Trade & Tryon. After looking at some aerials I realized that it is the last large vacant block directly adjacent to the LRT Uptown and has access to both the 3rd Street LRT station and the Trade Street LRT station.

[rockhilljames]

Currently that land is set up in two parcels owned by railroads. Don't know if there are any solid plans for it, but with the Park going up and the HOF being built, the value of the land just went through the roof. As you mentioned, it's the closest empty parcel to the Square left.

[atlrvr]

The Pursuit Group (of The Trust and now Encore fame) is proposing a child-care facility located at the Grace AME Zion Church on Brevard. The church has been empty for about two years, and was recently named a local historic building.

The main congregation hall will be saved, and a very modern looking annex on the gravel lot located on the parcel.

Somer renderings.

They are planning to open in early 2009.

[rjp212]

Pursuit Group is doing some nice things! I really like the rooftop playground.

[Raintree21]

Is that really feasible? A roof top playground? The state won't let us build elementary schools that are higher than 1 story anymore due to problems with evacuating the kids in case of a fire.

[Charlotte_native]

Pursuit Group is doing some nice things! I really like the rooftop playground.

[uptownliving]

Downtown desparately needs another day care so it is great to see someone stepping up to the plate to make this happen. I think that location is a good one as it is within walking distance of most of the office space in downtown. I see this as a replacement daycare for the YWCA which was one block over from this site.

[rooster8]

They must have the church under contract. From the Historic Landmarks Commission site:

"The Commission has purchased Grace A.M.E. Zion Church on South Brevard St. The Church is within two blocks of the forthcoming NASCAR Hall of Fame. The building is currently under contract."

[revitalize]

Downtown desparately needs another day care so it is great to see someone stepping up to the plate to make this happen. I think that location is a good one as it is within walking distance of most of the office space in downtown. I see this as a replacement daycare for the YWCA which was one block over from this site.

[UrbanFuture]

According to the Pursuit Group website it sounds like they are moving on the Grace Zion project. Donnelly's on a roll right now. Charlotte needs A LOT more green roofs, I hope this playground turns out green instead of asphalt.

[Charlotte_native]

According to the Pursuit Group website it sounds like they are moving on the Grace Zion project. Donnelly's on a roll right now. Charlotte needs A LOT more green roofs, I hope this playground turns out green instead of asphalt.

[atlrvr]

Another project is apparantly being planned for Brevard on the same block as The Park as the child care center.

Park Plaza is the working name of the 1,100+ space parking garage that will include 30,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail, and a 20,000 sq. ft. rooftop park. This has all been rumored before, as apparantly Verna is involved. What hadn't been disclosed is the plans for 200 condos in a tower on top of the parking deck...and......renderings well, some early conceptual renderings.

[uptownliving]

I'm liking the architecture and the street level retail. This could be an example where ultra modern style architecture blends in nicely with its much older neighbors. Although this could clash with the Park Condos. Nice find!

With Brevard being changed to a 2-way street this could be the one that kick starts the plan to make Brevard a "stroll district"

[Raintree21]

Reminds me of the movie theatre at Ballantyne a little bit. This definitely seems a whole lot more "artsy" than current and planned buildings downtown.

[Mobuchu]

I like the modern architecture, but not at street level. Metal beams coming straight down into the sidewalk dont look very friendly to pedestrians.

But I'm thrilled about Brevard getting this much retail and the possibility of the Brevard street corridor plan moving forward. Hopefully the developers can help jump start the city and others to make it happen.

Any idea how big the footprint is, and how tall we can expect 200 untis to be? The Park owners are going to have part of their skyline view blocked...

[Charlotte_native]

Another project is apparantly being planned for Brevard on the same block as The Park as the child care center.

Park Plaza is the working name of the 1,100+ space parking garage that will include 30,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail, and a 20,000 sq. ft. rooftop park. This has all been rumored before, as apparantly Verna is involved. What hadn't been disclosed is the plans for 200 condos in a tower on top of the parking deck...and......renderings well, some early conceptual renderings.

[dubone]

That architecture appears to be very much in keeping with the Brevard Street plan. It seems that the renderings are just the base, so I bet this is just the deck for now, with the strength for a future tower.

[uptownliving]

Since Verna is doing this should we expect construction to begin around 2013?

[atlrvr]

If I understand it correctly, this project will look almost like a fat "L".

There will be the portion seen in the renderings at the corner of Brevard and 4th, with the condo tower at that corner, and there will be an attached leg extending all the way to third, that will go behind AME Grace Zion (but betweeen the church and The Park). This part would have the roof-top park, so as to not block the view for The Park residents.

I agree that this could be a big boost given its proximity to EpiCentre, its just too bad that the 4th St. facade of EpiCentre sucks so bad that no one will want to take the most direct path between the two.

[Andyc545]

Oooh I like! Another design style like Encore. I'm excited about the changing architecture in our center city. It adds a variety of character and visual interest. Plus another project planned, this is getting crazy.

[Xss]

I know I don't post a lot and simply read the posts, but I really need to say this.

Silly me : I was completely unaware of this project until now! My jaw is dropping : what else to say except this is something Charlotte really needs? My Godness, a retail corridor in downtown : I didn't read all the posts so can I ask when all this will be completely built (it if is built, and I really hope it is!)? Off all the projects going on in downtown, this is clearly one of those that excites me the most! Thumbs up for Charlotte!

When I think I was in Charlotte 10 years ago : not a lot has been done since. But within 10 years I have the feeling downtown will be completely different...