[Matthew]

Projects & Construction:

Downtown Medical School: #CityOfAdaptiveReuse
It's now official! Winston-Salem's downtown medical school is under construction, as of Thursday, October 23, 2014. Whiting-Turner Construction Company is the general contractor. BioMed Realty Trust / Wexford Equities is the developer. Design Collective is the architect. Construction will be completed in Summer 2016. The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Building will contain a medical library, a medical school, a courtyard, and tech company office space. The Wake Forest University School of Medicine is the fourth most selective medical school in the nation, with an acceptance rate of 3.1%. Wake Forest University has already started moving parts of their medical school to downtown. The "U-shaped" downtown building, Wake Forest University's medical school is renovating, was built in 1923 as an industrial building (see photographs below). This is the largest building in downtown's IQ District.


Credit: wb256

It's the building on the right:

Credit: Kenneth Peter Diachenko II

A look inside the building. These are the "Before" photographs. In 2016, we will have the "After" photographs.


Credit: UrbanMez


Credit: UrbanMez


Credit: UrbanMez


Credit: UrbanMez

Apartment Vacancy Rate:
We now have the vacancy rate for downtown. Downtown Winston-Salem's apartment vacancy rate is 2.8%, according to Real Data. This is just for downtown and shows the large demand for downtown apartments. Yes, expect to see more apartments!

Mast General Store:
Mast General Store is the ground floor tenant of the building The Village Lofts is located in. The apartments and the store are two separate construction projects. Mast General Store is usually in touristy cities, around the Appalachian Mountains. It sells some of everything, from candy to books to toys to rocking chairs to mountain climbing gear to clothes and much more. The flooring you see in this building is recycled from the Pisgah National Forest Biltmore Lumber Co.,. Yes, the new "old" flooring is repurposed factory flooring! This sounds awesome! I posted the flooring installation and sanding, a few weeks ago.


Credit: The Village Lofts

Originally Posted by Mast General Store

A few photos from our visit to our newest old location in Winston-Salem. Work is progressing and we are scheduled to open in May next year.

Notice the metal supports on the facade, for the new Mast General Store sign:

Credit: Mast General Store


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Yes, Winston-Salem's Mast General Store is two storeys tall and will have steps: (Will this be the largest Mast General Store?)

Credit: Mast General Store

Reaves Building:
The AIA in Columbus, Ohio has nominated the Reaves Building in Winston-Salem for an award. Congratulations to Moody Nolan, Inc., and Woolpert! We won't know if it won anything until the middle of next month.


Credit: Columbus AIA

1770 Waller House:
This 244 year old house is currently being restored. The original structures on the site pre-date the American Revolution. If I can find more photographs of the progress, I would like to follow this restoration.

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Credit: Lauren Carroll - JournalNow

KeraNetics Expanding:
Winston-Salem based KeraNetics is quadrupling its space in the Innovation Quarter (IQ District) as the company prepares to begin human clinical trials next year. The regenerative medicine firm is moving to 200 E. First St., and using a $250,000 loan from the N.C. Biotechnology Center to help finance the renovation. Frank L. Blum Construction is the general contractor. The move should be completed by the end of next month and the company will seek Food & Drug Administration approval for its human clinical trials next year. Their studies will focus on healing partial thickness thermal burns, treating radiation dermatitis, and they are working to develop a product that helps with bone tissue regeneration. If you're looking for a job in downtown Winston-Salem, KeraNetics is hiring!

National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce:
Recently opened in downtown's IQ District. They signed a 10-year lease with BioMed Realty Trust and completed a $7 million upfit.


Credit: American City Business Journals


Credit: American City Business Journals

Nash Building:
Kit Rodenbough, from Design Archives, was kind enough to provide an update on their renovation of this former automobile showroom. Be sure to visit, when it opens on November 8th.


Credit: Kit Rodenbough


Credit: Kit Rodenbough


Credit: Kit Rodenbough


Credit: Kit Rodenbough

Hotel Monaco:
I can tell from the plastic in the open windows that workers are doing something on the upper floors? It's difficult to find updates on this project. I also noticed the hotel this development group is working on in Pittsburgh doesn't have many updates.

Originally Posted by ajr4187 @ WSTB

National Center for Design Innovation:
It's almost completed! Thank you to ajr4187 at WSTB for this update. This poster has several more photographs over there and you can enlarge them.

Originally Posted by ajr4187 @ WSTB

Bailey Park @ East End:
The first phase of the new park is almost completed! ajr4187 @ WSTB shared several awesome photographs of it. I want to thank this poster for the update.

Originally Posted by ajr4187 @ WSTB

Vote for the Bonds, along with Kaplan and Hagan:
If you like downtown development, job creation, and transit projects, you should vote for Ted Kaplan for County Commission and vote for Kay Hagan for Senate. Also, if you live in Winston-Salem, be sure to vote YES for these bond packages:

-Economic Development
-Recreation
-Streets and Sidewalks

These three bonds need your support! They actually include a few projects we are talking about in this thread, such as the new regional tourist attraction park, alternative transportation projects, and the IQ District. VOTE EARLY! Take advantage of early voting right now!

Placemaking & Fun:

Ashe County's western border is the Tennessee State Line!

Credit: PBS

Great Photograph of SEAA HQ:
The image below is the headquarters of the Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA). They are the national trade association representing the interests of steel erectors, fabricators, and related service providers. Yes, they are headquartered in downtown Winston-Salem's IQ District and I love their 125 year old building!


Credit: Naomi Gingerich

New Downtown Mural:
Winston-Salem born artist iamhieronymus is back with his latest work: Cage Free. Yes, this is the same artist who painted the awesome murals in Hoots Beer Co.,. He painted several murals around Winston-Salem and Los Angeles.

Cage Free at Seventh & Trade streets:

Credit: iamhieronymus @ gmail. com

Winston-Salem in the Movies:
My favorite movie star is Winston-Salem! This is a movie called The Disappointments Room, starring Kate Beckinsale. Historic Winston-Salem rowhouses, in downtown's West End Village, will play the part of Brooklyn, New York. This movie will be in theatres in Fall 2015.

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Credit: Andrew Dye - JournalNow

Originally Posted by ajr4187 @ WSTB

Another film, by locals (Sean Kelly), was seeking extras over the weekend. In the movie Folds, Winston-Salem will play the part of Chicago in the 1950s.

Halloween in Old Salem:
Don't forget to visit Old Salem for Halloween! They will have a ghost tour on Thursday night and you can see the entries in their jack-o-lantern carving contest. This is why Old Salem has jack-o-lanterns everywhere.


Credit: chuauaua

If you stop at the visitors' center, designed by starchitect Robert Venturi, be sure to look for this book:

Credit: Old Salem