Uptown Magazine Article

Uptown, Charlotte's premier magazine for UPTOWN and the surrounding neighborhoods, has a great article this month reviewing some of the new condo developments.

It covers Uptown: 210 Trade, The Lofts @ Warehouse:3, 1st Row Warehouse, Courtside, 701 North Church, Fifth & Poplar, The Avenue, Frederick Place, Citadin, Garden District Row, The Garrison at Graham, SkyBridge Terrace, Lela Court Townhomes, Walnut Hill, The Park, The Quad at Quarterside, The Row at Quarterside, The Ledge at Quarterside, TradeMark, Celadon, The Metropolitan , The Trust , Uptown Village , The Vue Charlotte, and Bloc 90 .

SouthEnd: 1315 East, 3030 South,The Arlington, Southborough, Royal Court, The Block at Church Street, Park Avenue Plaza, Preston Flats, The Tremont.

NoDa or The Arts District: 28th Row, NoDa 18, Steel Gardens, The Renaissance, Royal Truss, 35th and McDowell.

Midwood: Seigle Point, Central 27 , The Vyne, SteelHaus, Plaza Vu, Cedar Gables.

Elizabeth: Elizabeth Court, Laurel Ridge, Ordermore 8, Woodstone of Elizabeth (no website), Avondale Square (no website).

I have visited the majority of these developments in past blogs, so be sure to check the archive for more information on these and also visit www.uptownclt.com.

I believe that one of the above developments needs more attention here because of the preservation component. Royal Truss is going to be an awesome development located in the existing Royal Manufacturing Building. What stands out most in this building is the curved, wood-slat ceiling that ranges from 9 feet to 20 feet, but the roll up doors are an exciting feature as well. There will be a total of 24 units ranging from 1025 sq. ft. to 1098 sq. ft. and prices ranging from $225,000-$232,500.

Eating Little Debbies Naked

Bloc90 (www.bloc90.com) is a new Tuscan Development condo complex at 15th Street and North Davidson Street. It's going where the big purple Urban Storage is currently and tonight is the Grand Opening Event. Little Debbies come into play because they will be serving these at this evening's event and the Naked is in reference to one of their biggest selling points -- Naked Flats. Tuscan will be offering five 650 sq. ft. condos completely unfinished: no cabinets, fixtures, or floorings. In addition to these five 650 sq. ft. units offered at $100k will be 25 742 sq. ft. one-bedroom units and 60 1050 sq. ft. two-bedroom units ($150,000-$220,000)with a projected move in date of spring 2008. Bloc90 will offer skyline views, a large deck between the two buildings, exposed ductwork, and a location super close to uptown.

Tuscan is known for their Opt12 and Duncan Gardens developments which are also in the Optimist Park area of town.


The Townhomes at Seigle Point (www.seiglepoint.com) are going FAST! This site at 10th Street and Seigle used to be low-income housing, but was demolished last year to make way for condos, townhomes, and apartments. A big part of this development was making sure that residents of the old Piedmont Courts would have a fair opportunity to purchase one of the residential units by allocating some affordable townhomes and condos. Fifty 3 bedroom units are approximately 1,195 sq. ft. and will range from $140,000 to $200,000s. Move in is estimated for early 2008.