'Queen Park' Developments - Area around New Bern Station

[tozmervo]

The news shows three still standing, the one closest to the tracks (that had the Silos banner) is the one that collapsed.

Oops.

[New Name]

wonder about the structural integrity of the others now... and if they have to be torn down, do they rename the whole project?

[Spartan]

I read/heard that the problem was not one with the stability of the silos, but an error with the way they were taking them down.

[tozmervo]

FMK's new office -

Silos -

[sleightofhand]

^Thanks for the pics. I think FMK's addition to the New Bern Station area will have an immediate positive impact.

[Miesian Corners]

Here's the newest rendering of Broad Street Partner's great looking Tradition at New Bern Station (southwest quadrant of New Bern and LRT). Not wild about the name, but love the building's design. I've seen the rest of it too and it all looks good. Standard Texas doughnut, but pays attention to what's around it (the "butt" of the doughnut is to the LRT maintenance facility).

[tozmervo]

I really like the direction this project is going in elevation, especially along New Bern and at the corner. The massing plan could lead to nice things, but without floor plans that's hard to judge.

However, at the risk of reading too much into a rendering, it doesn't seem like they're doing much with their great corner. I mean, treadmills? I hope that's just something they grabbed to throw in there and not what's actually planned. The building interaction with the site at that corner also leaves a lot to be desired.

[sleightofhand]

Anyone know the timeline for this project?

[dubone]

Wow, that is an cool looking building. Given that it was an apartment building going up in an area that is a bit pioneering, I anticipated just a standard little building. But that is a 5 story modern structure that is something very different and interesting than what we generally see here. This will be a harbinger of very positive things at New Bern Station, especially given how many cool little brick warehouses there are that are just asking to be storefronts and clubs. If the Silos and this apartment building both go up this year (I don't know this), then next year New Bern station might be a great little place to live.

Given that it is already walkable to the grocer and drug stores we talked about earlier, and a few restaurants and some new retail going up, on top of the potential for urban retail around Youngblood and Griffith, this is going to be a very impressive neighborhood. Queen Park or New Bern or whatever name they put to it.

[Miesian Corners]

You can see the layout of the entire complex if you look to the bottom right of the rendering. The highlighted portion of the site plan in the corner is actually the image posted. I have the other images, but was simply too lazy to convert them to jpegs and post them.

[Andyc545]

What an attractive building. I love the lettering and I think this will really fit well with the Silos project and add much desired density to this station. I am amazed watching the growing trends carry down the length of this line.

BTW this project was mentioned in this CATs powerpoint, but it looks a lot different, I'm hoping this new one is the one the developer goes with.

http://www.ncleg.net/documentsites/committ...201-16-2008.pdf

[dubone]

Those renderings look similar, but they've evolved that main facade that is closest to the light rail, for obvious reasons. I like the changes.

At this point, we need the projects to happen and get people living in these areas so that the multiplier effect can begin.

[AMZIE]

These are two different projects the brick one are Hawkins Street Apartments. They are going on Hawkins St. & the new road cutting across the rail line to Iverson Way next to the new Lowe

[Andyc545]

Silos Site as of 06/11/08:

Aside from the picture which looks to be lifeless, there was actually a great number of people on site working on the sitework, somehow I just didn't capture it... Also, the Pointdexter Extension was being worked on...

[nowensone]

Silos Site as of 06/11/08:

Aside from the picture which looks to be lifeless, there was actually a great number of people on site working on the sitework, somehow I just didn't capture it... Also, the Pointdexter Extension was being worked on...

[Raintree21]

Is that a motel or some kind of apartment/housing "complex" behind the site (to the left of the silos in your pic)? And are there plans for it (renovation/destruction)?

[dubone]

It appears that the grassroots effort to name the New Bern station area 'QueenPark' have failed. The city incorporated the area into the Historic SouthEnd district, in addition to the industrial area between Summit and Belk Freeway and the Brookhill apartments between Tremont and Remount.

http://www.charmeck.org/NR/rdonlyres/eryoy...sgi6gvbf/09.pdf

Tradition at New Bern Station can be discussed in the SouthEnd apartment thread:

http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/SouthEnd...jec-t45017.html

Silos SouthEnd can be discussed in the SouthEnd condo thread:

http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/SouthEnd...min-t45016.html