Projects & Construction:
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Today's update features two new projects, including another new brewery about to start construction! Winston-Salem loves craft beer!
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How many hotels are under construction in downtown Winston-Salem? Four? Hotel Indigo, Courtyard, Hampton Inn, and Hyatt Place? The weather seems to be delaying Hyatt Place.
Hotel Indigo:
No workers on Thanksgiving Day, but we can see they are now replacing glass on the corner entrance:
Credit: Aki Nakahira
Brickwork on the stair tower is now completed and all windows on the upper floors are installed:
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Artwork selected for the new hotel (Two works of art in one photograph):
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Downtown Hampton Inn & Suites:
Thanksgiving Day Update (Holiday - No construction workers):
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Friday (11/23) - New hotel in the top right corner:
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Courtyard by Marriott - Downtown:
Ready to start on the second floor:
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The crane rising above this laneway/alley of stores:
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Merschel Park:
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Hyphen Hops Brewing Company & Mixed-use:
Hyphen Hops appears to be the name for a new brewery, with a greenhouse for hydroponic hops, that is about to start construction. This is an interesting adaptive-reuse project which includes 229 apartments, a wine bar and deli, and an ice rink for ice skating / hockey. I think rezoning was approved and they are moving to permitting. There are always two or three breweries under construction in Winston-Salem. We are close to adding another to our construction list!
It would be interesting if Winston-Salem's multi-team "beer league" hockey league moved here. The league has been around since the 1970s and is very popular. I'm guessing they want to remain at the Annex where Winston-Salem's minor league hockey team plays, though? If you didn't know about this, you can start your own hockey team and compete in this league. The teams are usually named for Winston-Salem neighborhoods the players are from or for downtown residential buildings where the players live.
Bailey South:
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Employees of office tenant "The Variable" took a tour of the building on Monday (11/26):
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Workers removed walls where the new six-storey building and two-storey historic power plant building will meet:
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The largest office tenant in the project is a creative company called "The Variable."
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This appears to be from a ground breaking? As you can see, work has already started:
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Winston Junction:
Another tenant has signed at Winston Junction. Ember is preparing to start construction.
Robert Hall Brewing Company:
The neon-themed brewery will open in 2019. No exact date at this time.
The historic neon clothing store sign is now restored and in place:
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West End Station Apartments:
A look at the kitchen:
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U.S. Court of Appeals:
The office space at 601 West Fourth Street will be converted into space for the United States Court of Appeals. The lease is signed and they are preparing to start construction.
Link Apartments Innovation Quarter:
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Alternative Transportation:
Downtown Streetscape:
Now that workers are demolishing the East-West Expressway and the bonds passed, it's time to share your ideas for a new downtown streetscape. You can share your ideas at a public input session on December 4 from 11:30 a.m., to 1:30 p.m., at Footnote (beside Bookmarks Bookstore) and at 6 p.m., at the Urban League (Fifth & Trade). The 6 p.m., session includes a presentation. I told you if you voted yes for the bonds we would have several new projects to follow. This is one of those projects!
East-West Expressway Demolition:
It almost looks like something from a movie, as workers demolish the expressway in the fog, rain, and ice.
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