Hotel Monaco?
According to an inside source at WSTB,
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is waiting on the NRHP (tax credits) to complete the purchase of the building and make a big announcement. This is expected to happen around June 17th. Josh Ward of Cushman & Wakefield has already said Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants has agreed to buy the building and convert it to a luxury hotel. PMC Property Group will also be involved, adding luxury apartments to the project.
An Interesting Fact:
Winston-Salem has the most registered historic landmarks of any city in the United States! This is from Trader Joes' Grocery Store. Always a good source for information.
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Rails-to-Trails: The Bicycle Super Highway!
I think work is starting this week on the pedestrian and bicycle commuter project along the old rail line in downtown Winston-Salem's IQ District. They are clearing away an old bridge that collapsed a few months ago, so they can start on the first phase. The first phase will cost $5.5 million and includes ramps for bikes, just like a highway! As part of this project, a rail line next to these paths will be preserved, so the regional transportation authority can use it in a few years for a light rail project. That sounds awesome! I think this is designed to be similar to New York City's High Line? It will have landscaping, decorative lighting, benches, trash and recycling cans, bike racks, drinking fountains, emergency phones, and security cameras. The buildings along the path also have lockers, bike storage, and showers. They would like to start a B-cycle bikeshare when it opens. Right now, Winston-Salem has a free bikeshare system, paid for by local businesses.
Flywheel at 525@Vine:
A nice look at their floorplans.
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Big Winston Market:
Black Mountain Chocolate is relocating from Swannanoa to downtown Winston-Salem and Big Winston Market is the likely location. You will be able to see how the candy is made and buy it at downtown's Big Winston Market. This is a nice addition to Winston-Salem's downtown arts district. Black Mountain Chocolate is sold coast-to-coast, from California-to-Virginia and yes, the candy you buy in San Francisco will be made in downtown Winston-Salem. A very awesome announcement.
More Jobs:
A home furnishings company is looking into buying and renovating a building on the north end of Winston-Salem. They will create over 200 new jobs and move 47 jobs from another building in the city to this location.
Second Sundays On Fourth:
WOW! Second Sundays on Fourth was HUGE! I didn't realize how big this event was. Now you see why the streetcar turns away from Fourth Street. I know some people have asked about that. They can't run the streetcar down this street, due to the many street closing festivals this city is known for.
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The Farmery Grocery Store:
TwinCity at WSTB reported on a new urban farm/grocery/cafe concept that is interested in opening in downtown Winston-Salem. The project will cost around $2-3 million to build and operate and will use recycled shipping containers.
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Originally Posted by TwinCity @ WSTB
This idea is to provide fresh produce at an enclosed pick-your-own farm site. The vegetables would be grown on site, and sold in a grocery store and a cafe.
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As many Winston-Salem historians know, these shipping containers were actually invented in Winston-Salem by Malcom McLean of Winston-Salem based McLean Trucking. His company is no longer around, but his invention still is!
Salem College Student Center: BUILT!
This building has finally opened (as of today!).
All Salem College Photographs Credited to Lambert Architecture + Interiors:
The light fixture in the photograph above is actually around 200 years old and was found in the attic of a campus building!
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The two-story building has a bookstore, a café, a theater and multiple lounges and meeting rooms. The new building reflects the campus’ history in various ways, including the use of furniture and architectural elements such as a blue-painted cupboard or “schrank” that dates back to between 1780 and 1795, and table tops made with wood from two large trees felled during construction.
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"We introduced newer materials such as monumental plate glass in subtle ways. This allowed an open feeling not typically found in some of the historic structures, making it truly a building of the present day as well.”
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The theatre in the building, as seen in the Journal:
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Credit: David Rolfe | JournalNow
A beautiful structure! Great job by Lambert and also by Blum Construction. It looks more like an historic building or an adaptive reuse project than new construction. A great addition to the nation's first college for women! This is also one of the first 15 colleges/universities in the nation. This college opened a few years before the start of the American Revolutionary War!
This was a very progressive city to open the nation's first college for women back then.
HAECO Cabin Interiors Mixed-use Campus:
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company LTD., is seeking rezoning for six acres around their cabin interiors complex, so they can build retail and other amenities. They are building their cabin interiors campus as a mixed-use project. They will also add another 500,000 square feet of space soon for their workers and create 500 additional full-time jobs in everything from engineering to supply chain at their complex near Winston-Salem's Union Cross area. You can almost walk to this from Winston-Salem's Union Cross Business Park! It should be a nice collection of amenities!