Ballantyne

[Norm2]

How tall do you think Ballantyne's skyline will eventually be? Ballantyne seemed to be growing taller than Southpark.

[NYtoCLT]

1 minute ago, norm21499 said:

How tall do you think Ballantyne's skyline will eventually be? Ballantyne seemed to be growing taller than Southpark.

Here's hoping not very.  Taking any material amount of office space away from the urban core will be bad for the city in the long term.  Having one center-city is one of the best things Charlotte has going for it.  Having a multi-modal approach would be recreating a lot of the mistakes Atlanta made in its development.  

[Matthew.Brendan]

Ehh. They are close enough that if express light rail service between the two was ever actually implemented I think it would be a boon for both. 

[NYtoCLT]

21 minutes ago, Matthew.Brendan said:

Ehh. They are close enough that if express light rail service between the two was ever actually implemented I think it would be a boon for both. 

It's about twice the distance of Downtown Atlanta to Buckhead.

[Hushpuppy321]

1 hour ago, norm21499 said:

How tall do you think Ballantyne's skyline will eventually be? Ballantyne seemed to be growing taller than Southpark.

Great question!  Well, current Zoning (recently approved) allows buildings in Ballantyne (Corporate Park Area) to be constructed up to 300’ in some areas (Largely the East Side of the Park) and up to 200’ in most other areas (East and West of Johnston Rd).  Parts of the Corporate Park that have building lots adjacent to the street nearest existing homes are only permitted to be up to 150’.

Ballantyne will get much taller in the next 5 to 10 years.  They will have more buildings taller than those in SouthPark due to the large amount of available land and because of how setback from existing homes the new developments in Ballantyne will be versus in SouthPark which is much more densely packed.

Right now both the Panaorama Tower and High Rise Apartments will be very close to 190’ - 200’ tall or slightly over.

[Desert Power]

1 hour ago, NYtoCLT said:

Here's hoping not very.  Taking any material amount of office space away from the urban core will be bad for the city in the long term.  Having one center-city is one of the best things Charlotte has going for it.  Having a multi-modal approach would be recreating a lot of the mistakes Atlanta made in its development.  

It seems like we have already have a lot of office space there though. Some more residential and retail integrated would be nice, because it is completely car dependent.

[Hushpuppy321]

1 hour ago, NYtoCLT said:

Here's hoping not very.  Taking any material amount of office space away from the urban core will be bad for the city in the long term.  Having one center-city is one of the best things Charlotte has going for it.  Having a multi-modal approach would be recreating a lot of the mistakes Atlanta made in its development.  

I think your statement could be true but thankfully Northwood Ravin is largely focused on Residential & Commercial Development with some smattering of Office Development in its two Phases of Ballantyne Reimagined.  I think it’s only proposing/approved for 400K Office and something similar (300K Office) for Phases I and II respectively.   I will recheck the numbers and edit later on.

[KJHburg]

Ballantyne Rising with new high rise apartment tower and 11 story office tower next door.  Today drive bys.

 

[KJHburg]

Panorama Tower at Ballantyne Village.  Talk about densifying some 3 story townhomes are across the street from this high rise.  Very uncommon if not rare outside 485 loop.  However there was plans from the get go to build a high rise there just talk for years and years.   Ballantyne Rising. 

14 stories and here is a rendering.

https://businessnc.com/panorama-holdings-developing-14-story-mixed-use-building-in-ballantyne/

[go_vertical]

Not the greatest shot, but I thought it was neat. 

Also, if you're heading south on Johnston the Panorama Tower is just barely visible over the inner loop overpass for a second as you crest the hill. 

[Hushpuppy321]

2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Ballantyne Rising with new high rise apartment tower and 11 story office tower next door.  Today drive bys.

 

The High Rise Apartment Tower floor heights look about the same height as the 11 Story Office building Floors.  I wonder if this Residential Tower will crack the 200’ mark.  If so it’d be nice and a first for any neighborhood outside of Southend.

[Temeteron]

Does anyone know what they are doing to the ramps entering and exiting Johnston/485?

[KJHburg]

7 minutes ago, Temeteron said:

Does anyone know what they are doing to the ramps entering and exiting Johnston/485?

Yes toll express lanes entrance and exit ramps at Johnston and 485. 

 

[CarolinaDaydreamin]

On 7/5/2020 at 8:49 PM, NYtoCLT said:

It's about twice the distance of Downtown Atlanta to Buckhead.

Yep similar to Sandy Springs/Dunwoody to DT ATL. 

[KJHburg]

Panorama Tower rising this 14 story mixed use tower.  Very tight building site for the suburbs extremely tight.  Today Ballantyne Rising a subset of CLT Rising. 

This is so tall for this area and will be a local landmark.  

[KJHburg]

Ballantyne Reimagined new 11 story office tower with glass and new high rise apartment rising!  Today slow mo drive by early this morning. 

 

[KJHburg]

from farmlands of eastern Union County back to Ballantyne made easy with the Monroe Bypass tollroad.  

Here is some shots of the 11 story office building from the back side.  

1. MetLife Brighthouse Financial 

2. 3. 4. new office building underway 

5. new Hearst Tower at Toringdon across 485

6. Hampton Inn toringdon 

[KJHburg]

to see the office building and the new apartment tower under construction you can move their webcam around.

Office building is looking good and to left of the apartment tower  you can see the uptown skyline in the distance.

https://app.truelook.com/?u=r71562766584#tl_live

[KJHburg]

Panorama Tower and its new website today.  Notice how the tower towers over the across the street 3 story townhomes at Ballantyne Village.  adding levels to the existing parking garage.    http://www.panoramatowerclt.com/

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by KJHburg

[KJHburg]

New office tower and adjoining apartment tower on Ballantyne Corporate Place today.  The glassed office tower looks great.

http://13146.projectballantyne.com/

 

[KJHburg]

drive bys in Ballantyne this afternoon.  new office tower looks great and Panorama Tower is so dominating that corner of Ballantyne. 

New brick apartments across from Toringdon and the new Hearst Plaza there. 

[JorgiPorgi]

Ballantyne starting to give off Tyson’s Corner vibes.  Way too many parking lots to be truly urban, but getting there. Southend and Ballantyne “skylines” now becoming taller than SouthPark. 

[Cadi40]

Hopefully the redevelopment brings some more height to the area.

[Yo Diaz!]

Lot of parking lots for sure. Things will change as the area is redeveloped over time. Probably won’t ever be how some ideally would like it to be though.
It’s amazing the growth of Ballantyne in just the last 15-20 years and already redevelopments. It was all pretty much farm land 20+ years ago. It’s amazing all the development down 521 to Sun City even. .
It’s actually the case with a lot of Charlotte in general though. A lot of former recent farm land or just undeveloped land. That’s a big reason we have to remember for all the roads and the car dominant city that it is.
Charlotte isn’t hemmed in by geography and prior industry that necessitated density, vertical office space/housing, walk-ability, prior light rail or even a large taxi service. (I moved here in 2002. Never used a cab here. Have used Uber a handful of times in the past few years though). Didn’t have the Panthers until what, 95? Hornets only moved uptown in the last 10 or 15 years. Same with the Knights . They used to be in dang Fort Mill for the longest time. There are 3-5 story office buildings all over Charlotte.
Charlotte is getting “there”. It seems slow but much quicker than we realize when we consider the last 20, 10, and 5 years.


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[tozmervo]

 Boy I hope Tyson's Corner isn't the bar we're trying to match. We should do better.