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Transit Oriented Development Examples
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3030 South Land Use: Residential - 96 units Year: Phase I completed - Phase II under construction Overview: Existing brown field site located directly across the street from the future New Bern transit stop. The project successfully addresses South Boulevard as well as the LRT line. Residents are also offered five year tax abatement because of the reclaimed industrial site.
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Villages of South End Land Use: Residential - 113 units Office – 15,000 sq ft Retail – 8,000 sq ft Year: 2005 Overview: Incorporating almost an entire block, this development successfully integrates a new urban character with historic charm. The residential building conceals a parking deck, while a portion of the retail is housed in a renovated historic building. One side of the development is designed to be sensitive to single family houses directly across the street, while the other side addresses the heavily traveled South Boulevard.
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Courtside Land Use: Residential - 107 units Year: under construction Overview: While Courtside is not directly on a transit line, it does show how high density TOD can be achieved on a small site. At 16 stories and the first high rise residential building in Uptown Charlotte, Courtside is an example of the type of TOD that one might expect to find in the more urban areas of a transit corridor.
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Camden Row Land Use: Live/Work – 12 units Year: 2000 Overview: Some of the first live/ work units in Charlotte, Camden Row is an example of small infill TOD that blends with its historic surroundings. The building addresses the street and creates an enhanced pedestrian environment.
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Park Avenue Condominiums Land Use: Residential - 67 Units Office – 6 Units along Park Avenue Year: 2002 Overview: The Park Avenue Condos are an ideal example of transit oriented development with a mixture of offices along Park Avenue and individual residential entrances along the existing Trolley line. The project also wraps a five story parking deck that is shared with an office/retail building in the same block.
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Elizabeth Avenue
Land Use: 250,000 square feet of retail space.
340,000 square feet of office space.
810 residential units.
Project Overview:
Public/ private partnership used "Synthetic TIF" to fund 1,000 parking spaces. $13 million public investment.
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