Projects & Construction:
We have a BIG update this week!
Hotel Indigo:
It's rare to find any photographs of the construction at this hotel. Thankfully, Hotel Indigo was on the Veterans Day Parade route, so it's in the background of a few parade photographs. Workers should be finished with the demolition and ready to start actual construction.
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Second Street Park:
The park site was the site of the first public waterworks system in the American Colonies in 1778. It tapped into natural springs and used bored logs that were joined together and buried under-ground to deliver the water to Salem. George Washington stopped by the waterworks during a visit to the area in 1791. That history will be honored in the park with a colorful pathway denoting the waterworks along with log decorations.
Bailey Business Center - Building 23-2: (Bailey Power Plant Complex)
Someone who works at WFIQ said a company that performs pharmaceutical clinical trials could be relocating to Winston-Salem and leasing office space in Bailey Power Plant's Bailey Business Center (Building 23-2). No real details at this time. Could this be the anchor tenant for the power plant project?
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Twin City Lofts Condominiums:
A look through an alley at one of the rarely seen back sides of the building: (dark gray building with scaffolding, at the end of the alley)
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Science & Engineering Center:
This project will be completed in the middle of next month. Yes, roughly 4-5 weeks from now.
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Downtown Hampton Inn & Suites:
We have an aerial view of the hotel construction site, showing the new wall between the parking deck and hotel. I enlarged this, so please excuse the poor quality. The photograph is from yesterday, so it is recent.
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Bookmarks Headquarters & Downtown Bookstore:
We finally have a rendering and the name of the store part of the project. The retail space will be called Bookmarks Bookstore & Cafe. Since we are reporting on the entire project, I won't change the name on the first post. This is more than just an independent bookstore. This project also includes office space for the bookmarks organization and meeting/event space to bring authors to the building. Fulk Architecture Studio in Brooklyn, New York is the architect for this project.
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We finally have a rendering:
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U.S. Olympic Cycling Training Center:
Several changes to report on this project. The Women's National Association of Cycling will move their headquarters to this building. I'm not sure if this is part of USA Cycling or the WCA? The proposed apartments, on the top floor, will be replaced with office space for startup companies. The brewery is replaced with a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic that will become a model for other U.S. Olympic Training Centers, in all sports, and it will be open to the public. The health food restaurant is still proposed for Liberty Street. I'm moving the opening date, on our first post list, to Late 2017.
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Morris Building:
The street is closed in front of this building and there is heavy equipment around it.
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West Salem Modern:
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New Headquarters:
RAI Trade Marketing Services is downtown Winston-Salem's newest corporate headquarters. The company will handle sales, distribution, and retail strategy for RAI. Mike Auger, president of RAI TMS, said the subsidiary will create a single point of contact for business partners and offer valuable guidance on business growth to retail partners.
NoTra Mixed-use Building:
We haven't seen an update on this office buliding/condo/retail project in a long time! We can see the steel frame rising in this photograph, below.
Did NoTra top-out? It appears topped-out?
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Central on 5th:
Are you an artist? Would you like to make a large sculpture for a park at a downtown Winston-Salem building? The Public Art Commission has issued a call to artists, from anywhere in the world, to submit proposals for a permanent public art feature at this building! You have to submit your proposal before 5 p.m., on December 9 to Kelly Bennett, City-County Planning, P.O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem, NC 27102. Submissions may be emailed as a .zip file (10mb max) to kellyb@cityofws.org
Schedule:
December 9, 2016: Deadline for submission due at 5:00 p.m.,.
Week of December 12, 2016: Committee review and selection of finalists
Week of January 9, 2017: Presentations by finalists (in person)
Late spring, 2017: Fabrication and installation completed
It doesn't matter if you are in another country or another state or if you live downtown, if you are an artist, you can submit your proposal and receive up to $60,000 to make it. It must be a large work of art, to fill the large outdoor space and be highly visible. Since the building is under construction, there is flexibility in landscaping and lighting. Contract Kelly Bennett for more details.
Location of the Art and Measurements:
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I know there are many creative people here and we would love to see you submit a proposal! Maybe you know an artist who would be interested and can share this information with them? It's a great opportunity to make a large piece of public art in a sizable city and get paid for it.
Wise Man Brewing - Brewery, Office Space, & Music Venue:
Installing taps:
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Aviation College:
You passed the bonds, so this project is now moving forward. Thank you for voting!
New FTCC Library:
You passed the $65 million FTCC Bond and now this project will move forward! Thank you for voting!
Convention Center Renovation:
The wall is down and workers are ready to expand the convention center.
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Workers will expand this side to the sidewalk:
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AFAS Center for the Arts:
The back-lit polycarbonate cladding is now being installed. These panels will actually light-up at night.
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Back-lit polycarbonate cladding installation:
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Quarry Park:
A great view from The BOOM observation Pier in Winston-Salem's newest park:
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Alternative Transportation:
Rails-to-Trails Bicycle Commuter Highway: (Winston-Salem's High Line)
An update on the cycling, walking, and future Light Rail (LRT) in an elevated park, that was once used for elevated freight rail lines. We don't see many updates on this project. TWC seems to provide most of the best updates.
Repairing Victorian Belgium-block Fogle Street below one of the project's historic bridges:
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Work on the future Light Rail (LRT) rail lines: (We can see the railings, ramps, and steps to the project are installed at this location)
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Future Light Rail (LRT) along the path:
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I'm guessing these are rail crossings for bicycles and pedestrians:
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Union Station & Streetcar Yard:
New Atlantic Contracting was hired for the second and final phase of renovation work. Work will be completed in June 2018.
Off-Subject:
Wake Forest University Soccer:
Wake Forest University won the 2016 ACC Soccer Championship and will likely be a top four seed in the NCAA Championships.
WSSU Football:
The 2016 CIAA Champion Winston-Salem State University football team was given a bid to the Division II playoffs.
Most Technology-advanced Cities:
For the 15th year in a row, Winston-Salem was among the top 10 most technology-advanced cities of its size in America.
Random Photographs:
This house was built in 1797:
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Winston Square Park & Amphitheatre:
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Too narrow for cars:
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Salem Lake, near downtown:
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Election Protest: (Hotel Indigo construction in the background)
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Election Protest:
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Quote:
The protesters chanted a variety of slogans such as “black lives matter,” “Hispanic lives matter,” “trans lives matter,” “Muslim lives matter” and “love Trumps hate.”
As they walked on the sidewalks on Main and Fourth streets, the protesters’ voices reverberated off the downtown buildings. They chanted “We reject the president-elect,” “immigrants’ lives matter” and “refugees’ lives matter.”
Winston-Salem's election protests were reported internationally and continued for several nights.
