Atlantic Capital Headquarters:
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Russell Agency
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Russell Agency
4 1/2 Street:
Thank you to Fam Brownlee for sharing this.
Credit: N.C. Room Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Library
Village Lofts:
The Village Lofts, in the historic BRD Building, will open a model unit you can tour very soon. This building has smaller units. You can rent a 376 square foot space for around $750 a month ($2 a square foot). This is in the popular "DaDa" Downtown Arts District neighborhood.
$2 Per Square Foot:
It does appear as if downtown Winston-Salem has reached the "magic number" of $2 per square foot that so many people on this forum talk about. This is more impressive when you see construction in Winston-Salem averages 11% cheaper than other cities, according to Reed. Downtown apartments in Winston-Salem are becoming smaller and more expensive. From what other forum members have posted here, reaching $2 a square foot makes it easier to gain financing to do larger projects and it attracts bigger developers. We have seen both in Winston-Salem. The Village Lofts is about to open, with prices at $2 a square foot. The Pepper Building is the latest to start construction (I think it's under construction, but not 100% sure) and it is expected to be around $2 a square foot. The luxury apartments in Kimpton's new hotel, which are already under construction, are expected to be the most expensive in Winston-Salem, but we haven't seen any numbers at this time.
Other forum members posting on the $2+ mark:
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IQ District Seeks Brownfield Designation:
The Innovation Quarter and its development affiliates are requesting brownfield designation, for a 28 acre downtown site. They have proposed nearly a billion dollars in mixed-use development for the site, according to the brownfield request. 5-6 million square feet of office & laboratory space, park space, retail, a concert hall, a school, a hotel, and high density residential are proposed there. We should see their plans in the next few months. Designating this site as a brownfield allows the developer to receive state tax credits to help offset the cost of cleaning up and developing property. Developers expect 10,000 employees in downtown's IQ District by the end of 2017. Eric Tomlinson said “We’ve got a prime site in an urban setting, which has all of its utilities and transportation requirements. It’s an amazing site, actually. We want to make sure that we propose a truly remarkable development for that site, and are trying to get that ready. We’re not too far away from starting to get this out in the community.” This is where a possible 13-storey building is proposed and the IQ's development team said they are already in talks with tenants for that first building! I'm excited!
Central Library:
County commissioners will vote this month on a contract with a moving company to move everything out of the library and place it in storage. Some items were already moved out of the Central Library. The Forsyth County Public Library and Ratio Architects have also launched a website to solicit public input on the role a renovated library will play in the community.
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New Winston Museum:
The New Winston Museum is moving to downtown in the next 24 months. They have outgrown their current space and view downtown as the place to be. They also plan to offer historic photographs and other materials for free online! We could have material from the NWM on this thread very soon!
Prism Tower:
New renderings and technical drawings for the 350 foot tall (106.7 m) Prism Tower! It appears as if it has 28 floors, but is the height of a 30-storey building. The floor-to-ceiling height is 12 feet (3.7 m). The observation floor is 230 feet (70.1 m) above street-level. The highest floor is 324.5 feet (99 m) above the street.
Credit: Andrew Koh
1814 Salt-Flax House:
Wilson-Covington Construction has several large images of the work they are completing at the 200 year old Salt-Flax House. If you're following this, their blog is a must visit! I'll post smaller versions for this thread, but you can visit their blog and see the larger images.
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The house has been temporarily shored, the basement dug out approximately 2′, and a new CMU foundation wall laid underneath on a footing. This wall will be filled solid and waterproofed on the outside. This will allow for structural stability and for the owner to finish the basement to be a mechanical room, office, scullery, kitchen/dining area, and powder room.
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Wilson-Covington Construction
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Link Apartments:
This is a resident lounge.
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Mast General Store:
Construction workers are refinishing the original wood floors, in the massive Mast General Store space. Mast General Store is usually found in touristy downtowns, in the mountains. This is a nice retail addition for downtown Winston-Salem!
Credit: DWSP
A flashback to when it was new:
Credit: Brown Rogers Dixon
According to BRD, this was the first hardware store in the United States with a soda fountain. It was a huge hardware store!
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2014's Best Projects:
Winston-Salem's recently completed 12-storey Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) made ENR SE's Best Projects of 2014! Congratulations to HKS Architects and Lend Lease! It's a nice addition to Winston-Salem's collection of skyscrapers.
Credit: WFBMC
New City Park: New To This Thread!
This lake, featuring a 130-foot tall bluff, could become a 220 acre park, if you vote YES for the bonds. The lake features crystal clear water, sheer granite rock cliffs and the acres of rolling and lush vegetation. Voting yes for the bonds will provide $4 million to start construction on Phase I, which includes an elevated boardwalk through the trees leading from the top to the water’s edge to picnic shelters and an amphitheater, with a beautiful view of downtown. The park is around two miles (a little over 3 km) from downtown. Construction would start as soon as the bonds pass and the first phase could open by next summer. The lake features brim, carp, catfish, jellyfish, and bass, that swim to your boat. While unusual in other parts of the state; Jellyfish are actually common in the mountain region of North Carolina.
Jellyfish
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IMG College Expansion:
IMG College is now seeking acquisitions to grow and may have to build a new building downtown or lease additional space in an existing building downtown. Ben Sutton anticipates IMG College will make multiple acquisitions in the next 4-6 months! Ben Sutton says he's used to seeing new faces and less space, for a growing work force downtown. Sutton declined to offer specifics about companies they are in acquisition talks with or other services lines that may be unveiled.
West Salem Townhomes: New To This Thread!
Infill construction has returned to the area near the Old Salem Visitors' Center in West Salem.
Credit: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
More Jobs?
SunCap is seeking to rezone 24.6 acres for a mystery tenant!
Hanes GeoComponets Expansion:
Hanes Geo Components in Winston-Salem will acquire ERO-TEX. No word on how many jobs this will create for Winston-Salem?
B/E Aerospace:
B/E Aerospace is now spun-out as a Winston-Salem based headquarters. Winston-Salem resident Werner Lieberherr is the new CEO. It is expected to become Winston-Salem's 4th largest headquarters and a possible Fortune 500 headquarters? It should be very close to the Fortune 500 and it would be awesome to have 4 Fortune 500s headquartered in Winston-Salem! This is a company that is always hiring, if you need a job!
United Furniture:
United has now acquired the historic 850,000 square foot Weeks Plant; which was once the world's largest textile factory. It closed several years ago; so it's good to see it return to use again, with an $11 million renovation! Since it will remain industrial, this is not adaptive reuse. The company could create 500 new jobs in Winston-Salem. This is on the far north end of the city, for those who want to know.
Enlarging the docks for modern trucks and replacing historic hardwoods with stronger flooring for heavier forklifts:
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Innovation Quarter:
We often talk about the buildings, but rarely talk about the research in downtown's IQ District! Here are just a few of the research projects, in downtown's IQ District, you may find interesting. They include a technique for using the human body’s magnetic system to improve MRI scans; a hi-tech fabric that converts body heat to energy (could become a battery charger); Joel Stitzel, Ph.D. and Toyota have created an Advanced Auto Crash Notification system that will reveal a vehicle’s crash data to help first-responders; and TLR5 has a vaccine for bubonic plague in development. The vaccine has been so successful in early tests that the National Institutes of Health has fast-tracked the research and provided extra funding. Steven B. Mizel, Ph.D., has obtained a patent for the vaccine and is about to start Phase II clinical trials.
Credit: Doug Rice
Gigabit Network:
North State plans to expand its gigabit footprint to Winston-Salem. North State will join AT&T's GigaPower in providing gigabit speeds to Winston-Salem.
Hanging Rock State Park:
Hanging Rock State Park is expanding by 716 acres. The former Vade Mecum Springs property, along with Moore Springs Campground, will be merged into the park. Vade Mecum Springs was developed in the 1890s as a resort. Vade Mecum's complex has nine miles of mountain biking trails, a lodge, a recreation hall, a swimming pool, 13 cabins, an equestrian barn and trails, athletic fields, and access to the Dan River.
Former Vade Mecum Springs:
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Penelope Niven:
Winston-Salem lost another of it's great writers. Penelope Niven, an acclaimed biographer in Winston-Salem, died Thursday, at Wake Forest University Medical Center. Among Niven’s most notable work was the biography she wrote on editor and writer Carl Sandburg. In 1993, Niven co-authored with James Earl Jones “Voices and Silences,” a book that earned praise as a classic on acting. She also received an International Reading Association Prize for “Adventures of a Poet” in 2003. Niven was awarded two honorary doctorates, three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Thornton Wilder Visiting Fellowship at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, among other honors. She received the North Carolina Award in Literature, the highest honor the state bestows on an author. She lectured throughout the United States and in Switzerland, Canada and Wales; served as an editor for various publications; and was a consultant for television films on Sandburg, Jones, and Steichen.
Bike to Work:
Have you moved to downtown or a neighborhood near downtown? Take advantage of your short commute and try bicycle commuting! There is a great biking community in Winston-Salem and this city works hard to become bike & pedestrian friendly. This isn't me in the story below. It's another Matt. I like posting some of these stories to show people who are biking to work and maybe encourage someone here to do the same!
Credit: City of Winston-Salem
International Village Festival:
Are you visiting Winston-Salem this weekend or are you new to the city and are looking for things to do? The reggae band, Lion Tracks, will headline the entertainment at the International Village Cultural Festival in downtown Winston-Salem, on Saturday, September 6th, from noon to 8 p.m., in Corpening Plaza Watergardens & Park. The event includes exhibitions of Indian, Scottish, Brazilian and Latin dance, African drummers, an Ethiopian fashion show, and Latin Rock music by SOL. The event features a vareity of food vendors. Take advantage of living in the "Festival City" and see one of these events.