North End Projects - Camp NorthEnd, Lockwood, Greenville, Double Oaks

[cltbwimob]

36 minutes ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

I think it creates an undevelopeable island. Last thing this area needs, a way to get in and out of it faster. Needs a road diet, not faster drivers.

I agree, but I think it's going to be only marginally worse than it already is.  IMO, until they address the rail yard (i.e. Move the rail yard which is not likely to happen) any "improvements" will be equivalent to putting a bandaid on a sucking chest wound.

[atlrvr]

Hearing ATCO, a real estate developer out of NYC has the Rite-Aid distribution site on Statesville Ave under contract, with plans to renovate the historic portion into creative office spaces, and also possibly concert venue I think.  So think similar to NC Music Factory, but with the mix skewed more office and less entertainment.

 

[Niner National]

Interesting. Glad to see the historic part will remain. I wonder if they plan any new construction on the site too?

[atlrvr]

I believe that new construction multi-family is likely as a phase 2, but that plans for the relatively large amount of land haven't been finalized.  They haven't closed on the property yet, so it's still preliminary, but rehab is definitely the priority for phase 1.

[Jack Wrangler]

Does anyone have information on this story?

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/09/29/early-moves-in-north-end-could-set-the-stage-for.html

[tozmervo]

Has anyone seen an update on Brightwalk in a while? I know there's active construction on apartments at Atando & Statesville, but I haven't been down States in a while. 

[11 HouseBZ]

I'll be back at work tomorrow, I'll try to get a few pics.

[Niner National]

3 hours ago, tozmervo said:

Has anyone seen an update on Brightwalk in a while? I know there's active construction on apartments at Atando & Statesville, but I haven't been down States in a while. 

I haven't seen any news regarding the commercial component for the development, but the neighborhood is probably 80% built at this point.

Kicking myself for not buying a place in that neighborhood back in 2012.

[SgtCampsalot]

17 hours ago, tozmervo said:

Has anyone seen an update on Brightwalk in a while? I know there's active construction on apartments at Atando & Statesville, but I haven't been down States in a while. 

Only that it's admittedly very pretty. Even the remaining young hipster in me thinks it's a really attractive development.

Edited October 14, 2016 by SgtCampsalot

[11 HouseBZ]

Here ya go Toz and everybody else who wanted pics. 

New pool- Statesville and Woodward

Old pool- Statesville and Newland

Not sure what's going on, but dirt moving- Statesville/ Woodward/ Kohler

Street view- Double Oaks

Street view- Double Oaks and Woodward/Badger (they finished that whole area back there earlier this year) 

Park area- Double Oaks and Woodward/Badger 

Park side single family homes- Double Oaks

New townhouses- Double Oaks and Moss 

Another view- From Newland

Space left for townhouses- Fronting Statesville

2 story townhouses- Pat Garrett 

3 story townhouses- Bending Birch and Pat Garrett (same style also on Tranquil Oaks) 

New apartments- Samuel facing towards Statesville

Another view- Statesville

Another view- Statesville and Lasalle

Another view- Lasalle

There's still a lot of land to develop and it seems to be picking up steam on the remaining parcels. 

For those that are annoyed with long posts, sorry in advanced. For those not annoyed, enjoy. Cheers

(Side note: I don't recommend driving, turning, shifting, and taking photos at the same time. Very unsafe) 

Edited October 15, 2016 by 11 HouseBZ

[go_vertical]

Great set of pics. The finished areas look well done.

[rjp212]

Heist relocating to the Brightwalk area, or just a second location?

http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2017/001-016/2017-003 site plan.pdf

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, rjp212 said:

Heist relocating to the Brightwalk area, or just a second location?

http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Rezoning/2017/001-016/2017-003 site plan.pdf

Second location. Events, small tap room, butcher shop, production facility.  They are running out of room.

[KJHburg]

Firm assembles 75 acre tract in NorthEnd off N Statesville. This will be a major area of growth in the years to come 

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/12/28/firm-assembles-75-acre-site-for-redevelopment-in.html?ana=RSS%26s%3Darticle_search&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[cjd5050]

59 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

Firm assembles 75 acre tract in NorthEnd off N Statesville. This will be a major area of growth in the years to come 

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/12/28/firm-assembles-75-acre-site-for-redevelopment-in.html?ana=RSS%26s%3Darticle_search&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

That is huge.  

[Matthew.Brendan]

Is that near Bright Walk?

[KJHburg]

On Statesville Ave between Brightwalk (across the street and down towards uptown) split off where Graham St where the new Fire Dept headquarters is. Says they will do a rezoning request soon. This is the next big thing for sure intown. 

[KickinChicken23]

On 12/28/2016 at 2:30 PM, cjd5050 said:

That is huge.  

Yes this is great news IMO. It has been in the works for many years now and that big area will make a huge step for the NorthEnd progress. The only domino left to fall right there is the big empty field across Statesville from this. 

[videtur quam contuor]

Across from this (I believe) is the Charlotte Hebrew Cemetery, an historic location. I have visited it as I am a cemetery aficionado. Hard to explain to those who do not understand.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hebrew+Cemetery/@35.248118,-80.836545,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x76b3d82b09068c12!8m2!3d35.248118!4d-80.836545

[SgtCampsalot]

42 minutes ago, tarhoosier said:

Across from this (I believe) is the Charlotte Hebrew Cemetery, an historic location. I have visited it as I am a cemetery aficionado. Hard to explain to those who do not understand.

Ugh thank you! My spouse thinks I'm demented. 

[Guest]

http://www.cmhpf.org/S&Rs Alphabetical Order/surveys&rfordplantII.htm

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/development/article124816199.html

ATCO has purchased the 75 acre sprawling industrial property on Statesville Avenue. The property is a true gateway into urban charlotte and represents a huge chunk of land that could be very important in the future. The only building of note are the Albert Kahn Designed Building 1 and 7, and I think thats the only buildings that will be saved, the rest will be torn down for sure. 

What would you like to see done with the buildings? They have a very interesting past and 75 acres is a TON of space.

Its also worth noting that the Red Line Commuter line cuts through the site, and there would be a planned station there.

 

[11 HouseBZ]

I'd really like them to keep most of the buildings. The two on the corner of Woodward and Statesville have a really cool train loading area between them with old wooden sliding doors. Huge I beams run between them over the train tracks (was told by an old maintenance guy that they were used to load the missiles). I'm not sure of how to reuse the space (maybe a outdoor market/ farmers market? It's already covered). The space has a great bygone industrial feeling to it that is rare in Charlotte. I'll try to get a pick the next tying I'm in that part of the complex. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, 11 HouseBZ said:

I'd really like them to keep most of the buildings. The two on the corner of Woodward and Statesville have a really cool train loading area between them with old wooden sliding doors. Huge I beams run between them over the train tracks (was told by an old maintenance guy that they were used to load the missiles). I'm not sure of how to reuse the space (maybe a outdoor market/ farmers market? It's already covered). The space has a great bygone industrial feeling to it that is rare in Charlotte. I'll try to get a pick the next tying I'm in that part of the complex. 

My thing is, there is over 1.3M sq feet of industrial there all on a single floor. Some of the buildings are almost 1/4 mile long. I can't think of many uses that are conducive to this type of layout. I think saving building one and redeveloping the land around, and reconnecting the grid to Graham is the best thing you could do on the site.

[Spartan]

1 hour ago, 11 HouseBZ said:

I'd really like them to keep most of the buildings. The two on the corner of Woodward and Statesville have a really cool train loading area between them with old wooden sliding doors. Huge I beams run between them over the train tracks (was told by an old maintenance guy that they were used to load the missiles). I'm not sure of how to reuse the space (maybe a outdoor market/ farmers market? It's already covered). The space has a great bygone industrial feeling to it that is rare in Charlotte. I'll try to get a pick the next tying I'm in that part of the complex. 

The plant was used to build missiles during WW2 (see the observer link in RDF's first post). Long time Charlotteans call it the missile plant. 

My understanding is that they plan to keep and reuse most of the buildings, at least for the time being.

This site has a lot of potential, and seeing some life injected into it will be majorly transformative for the North End area.

[hinsp0]

21 minutes ago, Spartan said:

The plant was used to build missiles during WW2 (see the observer link in RDF's first post). Long time Charlotteans call it the missile plant. 

My understanding is that they plan to keep and reuse most of the buildings, at least for the time being.

This site has a lot of potential, and seeing some life injected into it will be majorly transformative for the North End area.

The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA is a great example of reuse of an old munitions factory.  It's waterfront, but something similar in Charlotte as the centerpiece of redeveopment and a reconnected grid would be awesome.  Including some open space around a centerpiece building with a substantial retail component would be an interesting plan.