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just to add to the thread, charlotte is hosting the all star game next year and they're building all types of buildings/parking decks/etc to support the incoming crowds...also they're expanding the trains. just thought i'd throw that in there to help ppl make a decision.
lastly, gentrification is happening all over the city so a lot of stuff now will be torn down and replaced shortly. some places already have been torn down. condos and skyscrapers will replace the buildings in these areas.
just to add to the thread, charlotte is hosting the all star game next year and they're building all types of buildings/parking decks/etc to support the incoming crowds...also they're expanding the trains. just thought i'd throw that in there to help ppl make a decision.
lastly, gentrification is happening all over the city so a lot of stuff now will be torn down and replaced shortly. some places already have been torn down. condos and skyscrapers will replace the buildings in these areas.
Wow that's amazing. Charlotte is really taking off. Are any notable retail developments happening downtown? The area seemed to be devoid of it the last time I was there.
just to add to the thread, charlotte is hosting the all star game next year and they're building all types of buildings/parking decks/etc to support the incoming crowds...also they're expanding the trains. just thought i'd throw that in there to help ppl make a decision.
lastly, gentrification is happening all over the city so a lot of stuff now will be torn down and replaced shortly. some places already have been torn down. condos and skyscrapers will replace the buildings in these areas.
Charlotte is a step ahead of all these in pro sports, transit, livability, weather, and walkability. Also in metro size.
That said, Nashville to me is the coolest and hippest of the bunch, and it is not even close.
This stonewall project has broken ground and is expected to begin the retail scene uptown has been begging to have.
There is also a rumor Simon property group, owner of upscale south park mall, is interested in redeveloping the old charlotte observer building. It would increase the retail options along Stonewall.
Tyron place is another proposed building that would be a long this general area that will have ground retail spaces.
This stonewall project has broken ground and is expected to begin the retail scene uptown has been begging to have.
There is also a rumor Simon property group, owner of upscale south park mall, is interested in redeveloping the old charlotte observer building. It would increase the retail options along Stonewall.
Tyron place is another proposed building that would be a long this general area that will have ground retail spaces.
Very nice addition, and much needed. That Whole Foods will be very busy, once completed, given the daytime workforce. I'm also glad Simon has taken interest in redevelopment there as well. The area could support high end retail downtown, something similar to the Domain in Austin or City Creek Center in Salt Lake City, which are very successful developments.
Nashville is expected to have major retail developments in the old Mazda dealership downtown, as well as the old convention center, and just recently announced the LifeWay headquarters. This does not include all of the mixed use developments going on close by in Midtown, the Gulch, East Nashville, Germantown etc. The National Museum of African American Music will be housed in the old convention center redevelopment.
Just want to add that location is great for Charlotte. Roughly an hour from Asheville. Three hours from the beach. The Piedmont of North Carolina just there, with much better institutes of higher ed as a state than Tennessee.
Very nice addition, and much needed. That Whole Foods will be very busy, once completed, given the daytime workforce. I'm also glad Simon has taken interest in redevelopment there as well. The area could support high end retail downtown, something similar to the Domain in Austin or City Creek Center in Salt Lake City, which are very successful developments.
Nashville is expected to have major retail developments in the old Mazda dealership downtown, as well as the old convention center, and just recently announced the LifeWay headquarters. This does not include all of the mixed use developments going on close by in Midtown, the Gulch, East Nashville, Germantown etc. The National Museum of African American Music will be housed in the old convention center redevelopment.
Charlotte all the way. Nashville has some nice entertainment options, but they are much more expensive and touristy. Charlotte is the place you wanna live. Indianapolis is kind of meh.
Charlotte and Nashville are peas in a pod. So many similarities. Nashville definitely wins the cool factor though. I think Charlotte offers more of the "big city" amenities (e.g. rail transit, dominant airport, big GDP for size), but Nashville's the better place to order a good whiskey, which is important for me. I like both and wish they could combine into one city. I really want an NHL team.
I've never been to Indy, so I can't comment on it. Certainly on paper it appears to be a peer city. I'm sure it's lovely.
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