Projects & Construction:
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From the downtown Arts District:
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Bailey South:
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Monument Stairs:
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Monument Stairs:
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Office Tenant Signage:
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Everyone is excited about the new signage at Bailey South:
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Hyatt Place Hotel:
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410 North Liberty Micro Apartments:
In the 1950s, during the height of popularity for Daniel Boone, I'm guessing most of the city and possibly a good percentage of the nation would be opposed to destroying part of the Fayetteville & Western Plank Road. Daniel Boone and his family lived in this area and traveled this narrow road, as you can see on this marker along the old plank road in Winston-Salem. Are we sure we want to destroy this segment of the Fayetteville & Western Plank Road in downtown Winston-Salem?
Winston-Salem Historic Marker for Daniel Boone:
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There is also an amazing arrowhead sculpture for Daniel Boone in Winston-Salem's historic West End, across from Hanes Park.
Liberty Park:
We have a good photograph of the graded area for the park (dark grey area):
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Railroad Building Restoration:
The Ohio-based developer is preparing for major structural work. The building has structural support issues, with load-bearing columns deteriorated enough that they can't support the building's weight. They are also making changes to the joists and wooden support beams in this 110-year old Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad Building.
The Easley Apartments:
This site will have a 190 foot (58 metres) tall crane. The parking deck Tindall Corporation is currently constructing will be 55 feet (16.75 metres) tall.
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Lofts @ Whitaker Park:
The developer will build and own the Whitaker Park projects under the names Cavalier Development and Wahoo Development.
Combs Wholesale Produce Facility:
This is another massive new project near Smith Reynolds Airport that should bring a large number of jobs to the city. It's so close to the runways, they actually needed approval (for the building height and cranes) from the airport to build this. General Contractor A. M. King Group is building this massive corporate headquarters and produce distribution and processing facility for Combs Wholesale Produce Company. The GC said, "This project will feature leafy greens, tomato and fruit/citrus coolers, dry storage and more." Sites near the airport are attracting jobs and big construction projects! This runway now has projects at both ends of the runway. Yes, it's under construction. It has easy access to air, rail, and an Interstate.
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401 West End Blvd:
West End Market is the newest tenant of this project. They are starting their upfit right now. This project will open on October 3, 2020. The terrain in this neighborhood is very interesting. You can see this building is taller in the back. Also notice, the terrain continues rising steeply upward across the street.
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The balcony with a view of the former canal:
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Winston Lake Park Improvements:
Winston Lake will gain a new pier, walking paths, restrooms, and picnic shelters. Completion is set for September 2021.
Rise Indoor Sports Complex:
Carolina Athletic Performance is now called Rise Indoor Sports and has better renderings. This is under construction. It will have basketball courts, batting cages, a wrestling room, a 60-yard turf training field, training & rehabilitation, and a food court. It is capable of hosting NCAA tournaments and will seek to bring big sports events to Winston-Salem. It is privately owned. This will host large sports events and is viewed as a sports tourism generator.
Rendering:
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Topped-out:
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TrueLook Headquarters: Built! 
We finally have a few photographs of the interior of downtown Winston-Salem's newest tech company headquarters. This artwork is really nice. The artist has worked on tech company headquarters in other cities in the region.
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"Petey Z" is their mascot:
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815 North Trade Office Building:
This is residential on the top floor and office space on the ground floor. Could you imagine living right at four craft beer breweries and a distillery! Finding information on this project is near impossible. No news sources have reported on it and it's very difficult to find any photographs of it. The photograph below is from someone visiting from out-of-town to try the city's downtown craft beer breweries.
It's so rare to find any photographs of this project:
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Salem Parkway:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is currently testing the digital message signs they recently installed. They are also placing the high visibility pavement markings on the highway and the rumble strips.
Rumble strips and high visibility pavement markings (White & yellow lines are completed and the arrows are next):
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Quarry Park Phase II:
Look for an announcement soon on the next phase of Quarry Park and look for a big announcement on Washington Park. These projects are fully funded. Quarry Park's next phase is currently out-to-bid.
Winston Junction:
Artwork on the building:
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St. Timothy's Church Renovation:
Utilities are being extended to the site. I would've guessed utilities would already be in place, but maybe the renovation required changes?
1245 Ivy Avenue:
An update on the Art Deco building designed by famous architect Albert Kahn.
A smaller bar for the hospitality/hotel part of the project:
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Dave McNair Mastering:
LMI Builders is the General Contractor for this project. Ovation Sound will also move into this downtown Arts District building, providing a full-range of services for artists. Interestingly, this will be a live-work project, with a residential condominium included. Dave McNair has won many Grammy Awards and worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry.
Twin City Motor Building Adaptive-reuse:
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A good look at the recently restored windows (Sunday 9/20):
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Missing Middle Housing:
On Sixth Street, in the walkable West End Neighborhood, construction will soon start on duplex housing. This is often called "missing middle" housing and Winston-Salem has done better than most cities in building missing middle housing in its best neighborhoods. The West Salem Neighborhood has boomed with "missing middle" duplex and townhome housing over the past few years.
Stevens Center Renovation:
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500 West 5th:
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Chronicle Building:
We now have more information. This building will have four retail spaces. Still, no information on any possible tenants.
Painting the exterior:
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Robert Hall Hotel and Conference Center:
New lighting at the hotel's Al Capone Bar (Yes, Al Capone sat at this bar many times):
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850 North Trade Apartments and Co-working:
The site is under contract for $2.5 million. Construction cost for the apartment building is estimated at $47.5 million. This project will be an Opportunity Zone project, under the CCC Trade Street OZ Fund. Interestingly, this developer will restore this part of the street grid by extending Ninth Street to Oak Street. The site between Eighth and Ninth streets will become another development site. You have likely seen that site in zoning recently.
Science & Office Building:
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Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Renovation:
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Nationwide Marketing Headquarters:
Did you know: This building has a show kitchen.
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The conference room on the other side of those windows:
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Installing a new fire escape:
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Link Apartments 4th Street:
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Alternative Transportation:
Salem Parkway Bike & Pedestrian Path:
This part of the project could be completed by July 2022.
Rare "looking west" view! It's the path on the right (under the small arch) and the new suspension bridge in the background:
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New Hanger:
A hanger, at Smith Reynolds Airport, from the 1930s will soon be demolished for a new hanger. Look for a new taxilane and ramp to open next year, opening new land to hanger construction. I think they have plans for four new hangers at that site. Hanger demand is very high at this airport.
Taxilane and ramp to open new land to development:
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Smith Reynolds Airport Restoration:
The terminal restoration, to its original Streamline Moderne appearance, will begin in December 2020 and should be completed in Summer 2021. Space in the historic terminal is fully leased. Out of over 2,000 airports in the United States, this is one of 84 "National Airports" that receive additional federal funding and can have passenger service.
Terminal restoration:
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Bike & Pedestrian Land Bridge:
NCDOT said they are entering the last phases of this project. According to NCDOT,
"The punch list includes planting, installing lights, etc. The plants will add natural color and bring birds and butterflies to the walkway. A lot of designing has gone into this bridge for water drainage, plant material, soil, and the list goes on. It will be a shining star. The pedestrian bridges increase the ease of transportation for people who like to walk and ride bicycles. That increases the quality of life - something that companies look for when searching a place to relocate."
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Oliver Cycling Park:
NCDOT said: Gabion baskets add a sense of symmetry to the curve and show off the granite that is so commonly-found in this part of North Carolina.
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Off-Subject:
Every kid in England will want this toy for Christmas... from an April 1961 toy catalog:
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Malcolm McLean was one of Forbes Richest Americans and made his fortune shipping products into and out of Winston-Salem. He started SeaLand Corporation, inventing the intermodal shipping container to transport items between Winston-Salem and New York City, and he started McLean Trucking, which became one of the largest trucking companies in the nation and the largest in Winston-Salem. In addition, he was a board member of Winston-Salem's RJR Nabisco Industries.
I'm still surprised Winston-Salem doesn't have something made from those intermodal shipping containers. Winston-Salem is the birthplace of those containers. Some cities have built shopping venues and restaurants out of them. I've seen them stacked in developments. In Winston-Salem, they are viewed as ugly.
Historical Markers:
This is the history of Belview Park:
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Random Photographs:
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Social Distancing:
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Architect Pickard Chilton's Park Building:
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There are some parts of the city that look new:
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