Heritage PTL Tower Condos

[rockhilljames]

Agreed. I think part of that comes from the local stigma attached to the property as well as the type of people that tried to redevelop it. Almost every development group I've heard of looking at the property were evangelical christian groups. No slam on them, but they're not the most trustworthy when delivering on what they say or in having enough financial backing to attempt to do a project of this size.

The current owner, Morningstar is a good example.

[MZT]

Maybe it was a Catawba burial ground, and is cursed.

[JerseyBoy]

Maybe it was a Catawba burial ground, and is cursed.

[Mobuchu]

Ahhhhh, yes, wasn't this land in the shape of a diamond/square which is why we now have the 90degree "point" jutting into the NC border?

[monsoon]

Back looooong ago, the NC government gave the Indians (I forget which group, most likely the Catawba) a slab of land where this park sits along with Carowinds for pushing them out of their previous territory. So yes it's a good possibility that there might be a burial ground here.

[JerseyBoy]

Interesting about the NC government since this park sits in South Carolina.

[monsoon]

Yeah but the Civil War was more than a century after the NC/SC border was established.

[Batou]

When I was really little (I'm 20 now) we would go to the waterpark (Herritage/Carolina Splash) sometimes it was at the time better then anything Carowinds offered as far as a waterpark, too bad we don't have another close waterpark anymore, we need something like Wet-N-Wild Emerald Pointe, that place rules!

[MZT]

With the leaves off the trees, you can glimpse this thing off some of the surrounding roads, like Harrisburg road. Looks like a prison, sitting out there by itself against a gloomy sky such as today... So many dark windows... It's a creepy monolith to the Bakker's egomania!

[revitalize]

yeah, thats how i first saw it, i was creeped out. I had to look at the google aerial to make sure i wasn't seeing things out there.

[krazeeboi]

Well, it appears as though MorningStar Ministries will spend $50 million to renovate the old PTL tower to ready it for apartments and shops. However, MorningStar will have to go through a rezoning process with York County before anything can happen.

[rockhilljames]

Color me skeptical. I think this is there way of avoiding the fines for not tearing it down. I don't think they have the resources or experience to do this.

[MZT]

Sheesh.

Sell the thing to Novarre or Boulevard Centro already.... Then I might believe it.

[Neo]

Looks like Morningstar received a 90-day extension to submit a plan for rezoning the PTL property. Maybe by summer we will know what will be done with this property.

[rockhilljames]

They will stall, stall, stall until forced to sell or demolish it. I don't think there is much chance that they'll actually finish the darn thing.

[monsoon]

I might not be remembering properly, but I can't think of another building in the Charlotte area that has had this amount of controversy, notoriety, lasting power, and mystique as this building. For that reason alone I think they should try to save it.

[fortyniner]

I might not be remembering properly, but I can't think of another building in the Charlotte area that has had this amount of controversy, notoriety, lasting power, and mystique as this building. For that reason alone I think they should try to save it.

[queensguy06]

Just an update for anyone interested. Here is the website for Morning Star Ministries, the current owner of the old PTL site. http://him.morningstarministries.org/

From what I understand, they are trying to turn the 20 story tower into an assisted living building, and was told sponsors could buy a single unit for $6,000 to refurbish. This is in addition to a grade school and some sort of seminary school. Check out the plans under the H.I.M. Vision tab.

[ScottCLT]

Check out the plans under the H.I.M. Vision tab.

[toddbarwick]

The waterpark was torn down to make way for a new shopping & office complex surrounding the lake. The castle & amphitheater are BOTH still there and are either undergoing renovations or will be renovated. They are both to remain.

I was down at Heritage USA a few months ago with an out of town guest. It was really sad to see that most of it has been bulldozed over in the past year. The Water Park is flattened, as well as the old Castle and Amphitheatre.

The only remaining parts are the Grand Hotel which is now a church and the condo tower which is empty.

I can remember taking out of town guests down to Heritage USA 15 years ago because it was a fun place to go spend the day. They were also well known for their Christmas light display every year that people would wait in line for hours to see. Oh the good ole days.

Now it is just another generic suburban neighborhood.

[nashbill]

Is this thing rising from the dead? The Charlotte Business Journal has a story Link about it. I thought this thing was to far gone to be renovated.

[tozmervo]

The rendering printed in the CBJ was passed around the office. It is hilariously grandiose, and I would expect nothing less. It reminds me of the extravagant and pompous landmarks that were built/planned in Communist Russia.

[monsoon]

The Biz Journal is notoriously skilled at getting these stories wrong. I seem to remember the York county council had decided not to give a permit to restore the tower. In any case there have been plenty of announcements before like this. Everything from this guy to the Koreans, yet 21 years and nothing.

[49er]

With residential or even commercial rehab, renovations are almost always more expensive than building the same structure from scratch. I can only imagine the work required to bring this up to code.

[ES Charlotte]

The Biz Journal is notoriously skilled at getting these stories wrong. I seem to remember the York county council had decided not to give a permit to restore the tower. In any case there have been plenty of announcements before like this. Everything from this guy to the Koreans, yet 21 years and nothing.