Projects & Construction:
I want to thank the photographers and local businesses, sharing updates on projects, who make this thread possible. Without you, these updates won't happen.
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Bailey South:
Filling the openings in the floor on the second floor retail level:
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This could be an old photograph, from several weeks ago?
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Bailey South, as seen from the condominiums across from Bailey Park:
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Workers have started cladding the building (Thursday 10/17):
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The other side, facing The Coal Pit:
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View from the college of engineering building across the street:
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Main & Third:
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Downtown Hampton Inn & Suites: Built! 
This project is finally completed, after several years of construction! It was first proposed in 2014 and work started at the site in 2015! The completed hotel has 33 suites, each with their own bar. This hotel's meeting space can accommodate 60 people and the hotel has a bar in the lobby. Interestingly, even before rooms could be reserved on their website, they are already doing very well. They are selling-out dates.
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A look inside:
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Courtyard by Marriott - Downtown:
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Hyatt Place Hotel:
It will be a hotel, bank office building, and may now include a restaurant and bar, over an underground automated parking deck.
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Merschel Park:
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Radar Brewing Company:
We haven't seen an update on this new downtown craft brewery in a long time! Thank you to Matt_A for all of the updates!
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Efird Block Restoration:
Workers are now starting interior demolition and work on the greyish-beige building (609 North Liberty).
General Contractor LMI Builders added their banner to the corner building:
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Work is now starting on the greyish-beige building on the left:
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Whitaker Park Hotel & Mixed-use:
The developer is working to bring a grocery store to the retail part of his $100 million mixed-use development.
Robert Hall Hotel & Conference Center:
Another neon sign restoration. This sign was found in the basement of the neon factory.
I guess we now know the name of the development's restaurant?
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310 West 7th Apartments:
The development team closed on the site for this new apartment development.
The 1950s building to be demolished for the new apartment building:
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Winston Junction:
Grand opening for clothing retailer Camel City Goods second downtown location:
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Truliant Headquarters Expansion:
City Council approved the expansion plans, but the vote on the access will be delayed until next month. This project will bring over 450 new bank headquarters jobs to Winston-Salem.
First Baptist Church Restoration:
Photographing the finished copper work:
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View from the Embassy Suites Hotel on Fifth Street:
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Link Apartments 4th Street:
What is behind the ugly metal panels:
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South facade cladding removed (10/17):
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Ashley Expansion:
Ashley is looking into a roughly 500,000 square-foot new-construction expansion that will create hundreds of new jobs.
Hoots Brewing Company on Trade:
This week, we can see inside this new downtown craft brewery building!
Remember these screens?
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You can also see the brewery's wood ceiling and exposed ductwork & brickwork:
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Decorative metal work over the front window:
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Ambulatory Surgical Center:
Workers are clearing the site, but we are still waiting to see exactly what their plans are.
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110 South Broad Street:
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Salem Parkway:
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Retaining walls rising above Brookstown Avenue:
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St. Pauls Restoration:
This building looks amazing since they cleaned it! The building was designed by Ralph Adams Cram and opened in 1928.
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500 West 5th:
The development team is preparing to start on the conference center. A grand opening is planned for October 26, but it is obvious work is continuing at the site. I'm not sure if I should call it completed on the next update or continue posting updates until early next year, when work will be completed on all of the spaces and we will know all of the tenants? I'm leaning toward keeping it on our construction list at least until all of the common areas are completed and we see work completed on the south facade openings. The conference center that just started is among those common areas.
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Sentinel Commons:
Sentinel Commons Pop-Up space will open this Friday. It's a 3,500 square-foot space designed for retail startups, giving them an opportunity to test their ideas in this temporary space. If successful, these startup retail stores can move into other permanent spaces in downtown.
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Winston-Salem Festival Ballet's new space will open in January 2020:
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A rendering of GEMCAP's new headquarters on the second floor (moving-in around December 2019):
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Cloverdale Redevelopment:
This is a project we haven't seen any updates on in a while! It is still active! The Cloverdale side was to be demolished at the end of this year, but this could be delayed until early 2020 by stormwater drainage issues? Yes, they did notify the residents, a few months ago. It is happening. I really do wish they would restore these.
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Fifth & Marshall Apartments:
We could see an official announcement on this project as soon as next month! A new downtown grocery store will anchor what is expected to be a significant mixed-use development, with office space and apartments, across the street from the downtown convention center. A name change is also expected for this project, since it now has office space and a large amount of retail space.
Link Apartments Innovation Quarter:
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Alternative Transportation:
Low Line:
Installing railing on the Low Line project:
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Green Street Pedestrian Bridge:
We could see the arches rising, soon, for this suspension bridge!
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Assembling the arches for the suspension bridge:
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Off-Subject:
N.C. Music Hall of Fame:
Winston-Salem's Mitch Easter and 9th Wonder were inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Former R.E.M. members Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry congratulated Mitch Easter last Thursday.
City Services Rated Highly by Residents:
ETC Institute, a consulting firm, found that Winston-Salem residents' satisfaction scores with their city services is 13% above the national average and 11% above the Southeast regional average. It's a great city to move to or to move your business to.
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A rainy late night walk:
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