Ally Charlotte Center (f/k/a Tryon Place) - 26 floors - 427'

[Blue_Devil]

12 hours ago, navigator319 said:

Is it me, or does the siding to the far left seem to not align with the edge of the garage. 

[Yo Diaz!]

Is it me, or does the siding to the far left seem to not align with the edge of the garage. 

They aren’t done yet ....


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[j-man]

I actually think the siding will be consistent and far better than some other uptown parking decks. 

[CarolinaDaydreamin]

8 minutes ago, j-man said:

I actually think the siding will be consistent and far better than some other uptown parking decks. 

Sure.  It will be better than ones built decades ago... 

This project always had the promise of something transformative as far as Charlotte parking decks go. We are making some progress, but Charlotte project continue to be VE'd and our city leadership needs to hold developers' feet to the fire when it comes to parking deck design and alternatives to large parking decks. (I don't have as much of a problem of the size of this one, just is overall appearance and its lack of street level interaction. The deck could have easily been masked by more of the building and not had 1/2 of the street interaction of this block. 

[j-man]

39 minutes ago, CarolinaDaydreamin said:

Sure.  It will be better than ones built decades ago... 

This project always had the promise of something transformative as far as Charlotte parking decks go. We are making some progress, but Charlotte project continue to be VE'd and our city leadership needs to hold developers' feet to the fire when it comes to parking deck design and alternatives to large parking decks. (I don't have as much of a problem of the size of this one, just is overall appearance and its lack of street level interaction. The deck could have easily been masked by more of the building and not had 1/2 of the street interaction of this block. 

I agree totally! What is sad though is that Charlotte has been and still is one of the fastest growing cities of the last two decades and it has had so many opportunities to really change the game architecturally. Have some pretty decent projects been built. Sure, but I think this is a city where architects think more modestly and practical. 

Edited June 23, 2020 by j-man

[Yo Diaz!]

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[KJHburg]

^^^ that crop circle is where the large live oak tree is going to be replanted? 

[Guest]

^^^ that crop circle is where the large live oak tree is going to be replanted? 

Yes. They will be building up a floating concrete platform around it so that it doesn’t harm the mature oak tree’s roots.


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[KJHburg]

11 minutes ago, Tyree Ricardo said:

Yes. They will be building up a floating concrete platform around it so that it doesn’t harm the mature oak tree’s roots.


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probably should do a boardwalk or decking  that allows water to seep in but protects the tree roots   They do all the time in the Lowcountry. 

 

[navigator319]

Hope they do better then the 1980’s mega bloc across the street. They can’t seem to keep all their trees alive. Soon to be on third cycle of some of them.

[Guest]

probably should do a boardwalk or decking  that allows water to seep in but protects the tree roots   They do all the time in the Lowcountry. 
 

It’ll allow plenty of water.


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[Yo Diaz!]

The tree is being value engineered. Last I heard it’s just gonna be a bonsai tree now.


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[Guest]

10 minutes ago, Yo Diaz! said:

The tree is being value engineered. Last I heard it’s just gonna be a bonsai tree now.


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a single blade of grass

[tozmervo]

oak of great beauty
waiting for moment to shine
value engineered

[Miesian Corners]

18 hours ago, KJHburg said:

probably should do a boardwalk or decking  that allows water to seep in but protects the tree roots   They do all the time in the Lowcountry. 

 

They could use the same material they used for the "crown" of the building. It seems to be 100% permeable. 

[Yo Diaz!]

Tree has been upgraded again to a ficus. Then down graded to a fake ficus. With plans to spray paint the leaves silver and gold in the winter around the holidays [emoji57]


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[Guest]

26 minutes ago, Yo Diaz! said:

Tree has been upgraded again to a ficus. Then down graded to a fake ficus. With plans to spray paint the leaves silver and gold in the winter around the holidays


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Weird, I thought they had replaced the tree with a Bush.

 

Edited June 25, 2020 by Guest

[QCxpat]

Today 2:15 p.m.

JW Marriott Hotel at Ally Charlotte Center

Edited June 25, 2020 by QCxpat

[KJHburg]

my pro friend too these too of the Ally Bank Center and the JW Marriott.

 

[KJHburg]

walk around the block photos today before the Saharan dust thickens.  Still want to know if the jewel box retail space is going to be all glass or what?   This hotel really turning out nice.   Like the mix of individual windows and solid glass.   The garage well   mama always said if can't say something nice then don't say anything.  

Please cancel the Crowdfunding my new camera is on its way.  

[SydneyCarton]

That actually looks pretty good.

[Guest]

Is that supposed to be the design for the garage covering or is it still in progress? Seems purposeful either way

[KJHburg]

one more from my perch and also a distance shot of the Duke Metro tower rising.  

[Urban Cowboy]

It looks like a cheap vinyl fence you'd see in a SC subdivision.