Projects & Construction:
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Bailey South:
Workers have started on the brick facade and are now installing the framework for the two walls of glass. The developer said we should see glass soon on the two walls of glass! Very exciting! The area that will have the two walls of glass is still covered, to keep the cold wind and rain/snow out. We finally have more details on The Red Elephant Restaurant. This farm-to-table restaurant will have two bars, an open kitchen, and sharable food. You can enjoy the 1926 power plant's architectural details in their massive indoor seating area for 130, including a private dining room, or you can sit outside on a 2,700 square foot patio with a view of Bailey Park and the park's waterfall. Chef Travis Myers won Chef of the Year from the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association, so the food should be amazing! It will open with the office building in June. Can you believe this project will be completed in roughly four months!
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Cladding the retail extension and a rare view of this laneway / alley:
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Cladding the retail expansion:
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A rare angle you don't see very often:
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A really nice update from the developer (Friday 2/14):
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This covered area will become a wall of glass, very soon! If you look closely, you can see the framing for the glass behind the covering:
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Hyatt Place Hotel:
I did see two work vans at the site, but (as usual) there is no visible progress.
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Merschel Park:
The Public Art Commission has decided to reject the finalist proposal and start over. They want artwork that celebrates women and want to make this clear in the next request for proposals.
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Main & Third:
This project could be completed? I'm looking for something official that says it's completed.
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Courtyard by Marriott - Downtown:
Facade lighting (it's on at least two sides - North & East facades):
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The Easley Apartments:
Demolition of an office building and two retail buildings for the new luxury apartment building:
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Courthouse Parking Deck:
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Egger North American Headquarters:
Office workers have already started moving into their new office building. The company has already hired 225 people and have another 125 job openings, if you're interested. There are several more phases to this project, with full employment expected to reach 770 workers.
110 South Broad Street:
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Muse Winston-Salem:
This is a great adaptive-reuse of a former Federal Building:
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310 West 7th Apartments:
This project is now ready to seek demolition permits. We should see work at the site very soon!
500 West 5th:
I haven't heard anything on the Renfro Headquarters since my last report. It is confirmed: The developer, renovating this building, is holding floors for them.
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850 North Trade Street:
Perkins has finished acquisition of the last produce warehouse in downtown's produce district. The area is being rebranded as a mixed-use entertainment/retail/restaurant district called Industry Hill.
Dave McNair Mastering:
Grammy Award-winning Dave McNair is building Dave McNair Mastering at 801 North Main Street in downtown Winston-Salem's Arts District. He is one of the best, with several gold records and Grammy Awards, and has worked with some of the biggest music stars. The new studio is for a new company (launching with superstar talent) and is expected to bring more new creative jobs to downtown. Many of the new jobs are already filled by talent from the Austin and Los Angeles areas moving to downtown Winston-Salem. Northward Acoustics in Brussels, Belgium is the renovation architect for the building. They are the best designers. Yes, this is now under construction. We will follow the construction if I find updates.
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Renderings from the famous Northward Acoustics:
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Interstate 74:
Another part of Interstate 74 will open in May 2020. For some reason, they are building this in disconnected segments.
West Academy Apartments:
Demolition progress for this new mid-rise apartment and retail development:
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This city does have interesting and rough terrain!
MINIM:
Brother's Pizza is now confirmed as a retail tenant, with an opening around April 1. They are trying to open in late-March, if they can.
Link Apartments 4th Street:
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C & C Gourmet Market / 215 Broad:
This Mid-century Modern building in downtown's Village District will become a high-end gourmet market called C & C Market & Goods with a high-end butcher shop, wine shop, a bakery and deli, and a separate elegant dining space called Cleave & Cork. I guess that is where the C & C is from? Look for grab-and-go foods, quick meals that you can take with you, like sandwiches, poke bowls, soup and baked goods. Everything will be as local as possible, from Winston-Salem area farms. The butcher shop will have the best local seafood and pork products, chicken from Joyce Farms, as well as local beef. The fine dining restaurant will focus on small sharable plates and take advantage of the gourmet grocery store in the building for fresh and local items. This project is currently in the interior demolition phase and will soon enter the construction phase.
Winston Junction:
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Amazon Fulfillment Center:
Hiring for non-office positions begins in August or September of 2020. Amazon will work with the United Way of Forsyth County and the Winston-Salem Urban League to fill the jobs.
East Second Avenue Apartments:
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Forsyth County Courthouse:
County leaders are looking into adding an iconic piece of artwork at the new courthouse. The new building will start construction in Fall 2020 and may open in 2023.
Salem Parkway:
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Snowy weekend view:
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Whitaker Park Mixed-use Project:
Plumbing work has started for Cook Medical Devices' space. Frank L. Blum Construction is the General Contractor for this project.
Semans Building:
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New Downtown Elementary School:
The Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System has completed core sampling at the site for downtown's third elementary school, at Patterson Avenue and Twelfth Street (Industry Hill), and now they are waiting on results from the lab. A meeting on Tuesday will allow the community to discuss the building design. That sounds like they have already decided on this site in downtown? The school system studied an adaptive-reuse of the former Thomasville Furniture Factory for this school and found it was cheaper to build new, so they may buy the building and demolish it for a new school? The school system also has an option for 7.8 additional acres for sports fields or educational building(s). I wish the school system would keep the Thomasville Furniture Factory and build the new school to the south of it. That would allow a developer to convert it to large 2-4 bedroom apartments or condominiums and take advantage of having a school on the same block. It's interesting to see the growing number of young families living in downtown. When will they build a new high school in downtown?
Sentinel Commons:
An update on GEMCAP's new downtown headquarters at Sentinel Commons mixed-use project:
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Efird Block Restoration:
Most of the work is happening on the interior spaces, like this restored pressed-tin ceiling:
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Link Apartments Innovation Quarter:
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Progress on the storefronts:
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Snow falling:
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Looking down on the storefront progress (Friday 2/14):
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Alternative Transportation:
Green Street Pedestrian Bridge:
Still need to finish the brick wall on the left:
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Walking to the suspension bridge project:
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Bike & Pedestrian Land Bridge:
The City is applying for a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to create artistic crosswalks along the north-south bike and walking path in downtown.
Salem Parkway Bike & Pedestrian Path:
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Transit, Bike, & Pedestrian Improvements:
The City of Winston-Salem will reduce the number of lanes on Sixth Street to one lane in each direction. They will convert the removed lanes to bicycle lanes and a pedestrian island. Pedestrians and cyclists living along this street have requested these changes. Construction on the "road diet" could begin in early-Fall 2020.
Low Line:
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Off-Subject:
Yes, a protest against eating meat!
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Rainy Day (Monday 2/10):
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