The Hut Indoor Skate Park:
It is! It appears to occupy about half of the structure, which is actually two historic quonset huts welded together to make one building! It also has an older building attached to the back. That neighborhood is becoming the next big area for the city's hipsters. It's also near The West End Mill Works.
The Northwest Industrial District Neighborhood: (Where The Hut Indoor Skate Park is located)
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The Hut Skate Park's Quonset Huts: (Canal Street is named for the waterway under the bridge to the right)
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These are professionals practicing at The Hut for national events.
The Hut Indoor Skate Park
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I wish I could see the advertisement with the skyline in the top left corner (image above).
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Winston-Salem actually has a large skateboarding community and several stores around the city have skate teams, from Exodus to Reanimator. I found a video for a Winston-Salem professional skateboarder with his own shoe. That isn't the video below though. I think this is Reanimator Record Store's skate team in the video?
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Goler-Depot Super Energy Efficient Solar Condos:
We are now learning more about these awesome condos proposed for downtown Winston-Salem!
From the same designers who brought you the 2011 U.S., Solar Home of the Year, we have the redesigned urban home. These residential units are designed to generate more electricity than they use! Many of their materials and design ideas are from Europe and are new to the United States. Among them are CLT (cross-laminated timber), which is a lightweight and high strength product, made of strips of lumber glued together at right angles. This eliminated the need for framing and will be the first use of CLT in a residential structure in the United States! The CLT construction will feature “rain screen technology,” creating an impervious barrier. The windows use
Eastman Chemical’s Heat Mirror technology to protect the house from direct sun. It will also feature adjustable exterior louvers to add shade and a large roof overhang for midday sun. The homes also feature a CHORD (Container for High-Performance Operation, Recirculation and Distribution). It contains all the electrical and mechanical equipment as well as the full and half-bath and staircases. Residents will also have an automated temperature control system that chooses among three different solar-based systems. The most economical choice uses an air collector on an outside wall to collect air heated by the sun. It also includes an option to use a solar thermal collector system made of long, roof-mounted glass bars that directly heat stored water. This is also the hot water heater! The roof features 16 rooftop photovoltaic panels to run the home’s appliances. Very awesome! Are you excited about these? I know I am! They have completed a market study and are currently in talks with Goler to build these on the north end of downtown's IQ District. I'm guessing Landmark will build these?
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The Globe Security Company Building - Ella's Lofts: BUILT
We can remove this project from our list, because it is built and ready for renters! Are you looking for apartments in one of Winston-Salem's favorite downtown neighborhoods? These are actually affordable too, which is very rare for this neighborhood (DaDa / Arts District)! The Globe Security Company Building was built in 1923.
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West End Millworks:
With the retail phase nearly complete, developers have started on the property’s green space and on renovating a building into office space for local entrepreneurs. They will also renovate the old mill into an event space. Developers expect to complete this phase in the Fall.
Rebecca Rush, who moved to Winston-Salem from Chicago, said: "There’s so much in walking distance, but this area has a lot of potential for more development."
Central Library:
The library is seeking a zoning change to allow for storefronts, structured parking, performance space, and a makerspace.
525@Vine:
They now have outdoor furniture for restaurants opening on the ground floor or for lunch breaks. They must be close to completion now?
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New Jobs - Sabeti Wain Aerospace:
This aerospace company, from the United Kingdom, will buy a chuch and renovate it for their design & engineering center, with a small production area. It will become their United States headquarters, with around 120 employees. The company currently has operations in the United Kingdom and Dubai. Paymen Sabeti said this new facility will “significantly shorten the product development cycle” for customers in the Western Hemisphere. Yes, you read that correctly... this is an adative reuse of a church. That should be an interesting adative reuse project! The company has direct sales to more than 20 international airlines. No incentives were requested. If you are an engineer and want to work at an aerospace company, you should consider moving to Winston-Salem. There are several aerospace companies in Winston-Salem and they are constantly hiring.
Plant 64 Lofts & Retail:
Yes, this is five buildings! It's very big. The retail space should open soon. All photographs of Plant 64 are from
Capstone Building unless otherwise noted. They do great work and I thank them for their photographic updates.
Credit: Capstone
Credit: Capstone
Credit: Capstone
Credit: Capstone