Monday, October 08, 2007

20 Towers Changing Uptown Life

1. 210 Trade

400-plus units, 50 stories. Amenities: include concierge, fitness center and spa, pool, cabana service, putting green, meditation garden. • Part of EpiCentre complex. Construction under way, to be completed in fall 2009. Prices: low $200,000s to $3 million-plus. www.210trade.com

2. 230 South Tryon

110 units, 13 stories. Amenities: concierge, clubroom, cybercafe, wireless Internet, pool, courtyard. Construction completed, building occupied. • Prices: $150,000s to $1.5 million. www.230southtryon.com

3. 300 South Tryon

32-story, 168-unit and 14-story 151-unit condo-commercial complex. Amenities: include sky terrace with pool, health club and spa, concierge, wine room, pet park. Site work started for 32-story tower, completion expected in late 2009. • Prices: $250,000-$900,000-plus. www.300southtryon.com

4. Avenue

386 units, 36 stories. Amenities: include concierge, virtual art gallery in the lobby, outdoor terrace, pool, clubroom, media area, fitness center, outdoor fire pit. Construction nearing completion. First residents arrive in late October. • Prices: $170,000s to $320,000s. www.avenueuptown.com

5. The Citadin

510 units, eight stories. Amenities: include courtyard, a pavilion with a fitness center, media room, kitchen. • Project to start in April 2008. Developer revised original plan of four buildings done in phases. Completion in 2009. Prices start at $200,000. www.citadinliving.com

6. Courtside

106 units, 17 stories. Amenities: rooftop terrace with skyline view. Completed and occupied. Units sold from the low $150,000s to $600,000-plus. www.blvdcentro.com

7. The Garrison at Graham

11 stories, 41 condos. Construction under way, first move-ins in August 2008. • Prices for remaining units start at $425,000. www.thegarrisonatgraham.com

8. One Charlotte

40-story tower, 99 condos. Amenities: include spa and fitness retreat, poolside cabanas, on-site personal chef, wine cellar, pet grooming salon, digital theater. Construction to start early next year, completion by late 2009. • Prices $1.5 million-$10 million. www.onecharlotteresidences.com

9. The Park

107 units, 21 stories. Amenities: rooftop park, pool, walking paths, putting green, fitness center, skylight pavilion, doorman. Construction under way. Move-ins start by end of the year. • Remaining units priced the $300,000 to $400,000 range. www.theparkcondos.net

10. The Tower

26 units, 15 stories. Under construction between the Hampton Inn and Hilton Garden hotels. Buyers will be able to customize luxury units starting in fall 2007. Allen Tate Realtors' center city office is handling sales. • Prices range from $700,000 to $1.6 million. www.allentate.com

11. TradeMark

202 units, 28 stories. Amenities: include pool terrace, walk-through waterfall, outdoor pool tables, exercise facility. Move-ins start this summer. • Remaining units priced from $290,700 to $624,900. www.trademarkcentro.com

12. Trinity Capital Advisors Apartments

Developers are considering a seven- to 20-story building, about 400 units, on the Polk Building site at 500 W. Trade St. Details to be determined.

13. The Vue

403 units, 50 stories. Amenities: include concierge, doorman, pool and sports court, wine vault, pet park. Building going up in fall. Move-ins: 2010. • Remaining units:$319,000 to several million dollars. www.vuecharlotte.com

14. Wachovia Condo Tower

Between South Tryon and South Church streets. A 42-story building with 330 units. Site work under way. To include a 48-story office tower and public arts facilities. Completion: late 2009.

15. Trump site

The Trump Organization is evaluating the 600 block of South Tryon Street with Infinity Partners for redevelopment. Trump plans to make a decision on whether to proceed with a project by early September. Real estate experts anticipate condos, hotel, offices and shops.

16. 631 N. Tryon St.

Flagship Capital Partners bought the 2.17-acre Renaissance Place Apartments site and demolished the buildings for a redevelopment. It's working with Boulevard Centro's David Furman on a project that could include multistory residential, office and ground-level retail. Details to be announced.

17. Carolina Theatre Condos

In planning stage. Developer has proposed 32-story residential tower with lower-level parking.

18. Catalyst

27-story tower, 462 condos. Amenities: elevated pool, activity deck, private clubroom, fitness center, street-level retail, virtual art gallery in lobby, Wi-Fi in public areas. Under construction. Move-ins begin in early 2009. One-bedroom units start in the high $100,000s, two-bedrooms, in the low $200,000s. Part of a Novare Group project that includes a 15-story office tower and TWELVE condo-hotel on the old Power Building site. A 29- to 33-story condo tower also is planned nearby at Church and Third streets. www.novaregroup.com

19. Ghazi site

The Ghazi Co. purchased an acre at Tryon, College and Morehead streets for redevelopment. President Afshin Ghazi said he's considering a mixed-use tower that would have ground-level retail and probably include residences. Plans incomplete.

20. Hal Marshall site

Mecklenburg County is involved in a bidding process to sell the 11.7-acre site of the Hal Marshall Services Center on North Tryon Street. Real experts anticipate a mix of uses, including residences.



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Christina Brown
Realtor/Broker
Cottingham-Chalk & Associates
6846 Morrison Blvd Charlotte, NC 28211
www.cottinghamchalk.com
www.christina-brown.com
cbrown@cottinghamchalk.com
(c) 704-770-7249
(f) 704-625-1871

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