Fifth and Poplar

[QC-NC]

I saw "5th and Poplar...Problems"

Uh the awful smell of the HT/5th&Poplar parking deck. Can they get positive air flow wall ventillation or something! The smell is a "im not hungry anymore" turnoff each time I head to grab food.

[Spartan]

I always figured it was the dumpsters.

[voyager12]

^ Me too, I have friends in 5th&Poplar and have always liked it. Especially the big open courtyard in the middle. I hope they can resolve the problems.

[New Name]

Every Harris Teeter has this problem. Every, single, one. I promise.

[UrbanFuture]

Do we have any Fifth and Poplar residents here? I heard a rumor last week that the HOA will be suing spectrum properties. Can someone confirm this?

[atlrvr]

If true....I sure hope it's attributed to the EIFS....

[Charlotte_native]

I heard about this as well. I believe the issue begins with "M" and has four letters total from the things I have heard.

[CLTMichael]

M? I'll probably feel stupid for askng, but what is M?

I've heard they were very upset with Spectrum as they felt the HOA dues they presented were intentionally low and way under budget to get units sold. Last year, as a result, they had to raise dues (not sure the exact amount) around 40% - 50%.

[Spartan]

Every Harris Teeter has this problem. Every, single, one. I promise.

[CLTMichael]

I have heard that the residents agreed to sue Spectrum and now Spectrum has agreed to fix the problem.

[AuLukey]

I have heard that the residents agreed to sue Spectrum and now Spectrum has agreed to fix the problem.

[CLTMichael]

Any news if they have fixed the problem yet? I was in there the other day with my friend and didn't notice any smell aside from the normal parking deck smells.

[AuLukey]

So walking around uptown the other day, I spotted a quite unusual sidewalk along 5th.

Is this the city or the responsibility of the property to have fixed? Seems like it could be a little hazardous to me. Especially to women in high heels or a family with a stroller.

[UrbanFuture]

^^^ Its the city's attempt at looking historic.

[Spartan]

^Oh, so its the authentic "Charleston" look. Got it.

[monsoon]

Obviously horrible workmanship and even more disturbing, someone at the city must have signed off on it. They should go to Cornelius to learn how brick sidewalks should be done.

[rockhilljames]

This is obviously not the fault of the people laying the bricks. This is a drainage problem and might point to a far more severe problem down the road.

[UrbanFuture]

This is obviously not the fault of the people laying the bricks. This is a drainage problem and might point to a far more severe problem down the road.

[atlrvr]

This is pretty typical in that area.....the brick sidewalk in front of Post Uptown Place on Graham is in similar state of undulation......as is Marlborough St in Boston's Back Bay, though they would pick your head on a pike if it was suggested to relay it.....it considered charming, not flawed

[Spartan]

Thats probably a sign of the developers skipping out of some process in the base layers of the sidewalk. Settling shouldn't be that bad. There are plenty of other developments around town that have brick sidewalks where this has not happened. Epicentre, Cayalyst, and Trademark come to mind.

[AuLukey]

Thats probably a sign of the developers skipping out of some process in the base layers of the sidewalk. Settling shouldn't be that bad. There are plenty of other developments around town that have brick sidewalks where this has not happened. Epicentre, Cayalyst, and Trademark come to mind.

[ScottCLT]

Yes but you're talking about a building that was built in 2003 versus buildings built in 07 and 08. Their sidewalks haven't had the chance to have this happen yet, but not saying they will either.

That being said, I walked along this sidewalk with my friend tonight and he didn't see it as a bad thing. He said it had an "old city" kind of feel.

[Spartan]

Yes but you're talking about a building that was built in 2003 versus buildings built in 07 and 08. Their sidewalks haven't had the chance to have this happen yet, but not saying they will either.

That being said, I walked along this sidewalk with my friend tonight and he didn't see it as a bad thing. He said it had an "old city" kind of feel.

[monsoon]

This is obviously not the fault of the people laying the bricks. This is a drainage problem and might point to a far more severe problem down the road.

[rockhilljames]

I should have clarified. To me this looks like a problem underneath any drainage bed that sidewalk layers would have created. It looks as if there is seepage from the building side that has caused the ground next to the building to collapse. No gravel/sand bed is going to prevent that.