CourtSide

Anchored on a promi­nent cor­ner of Charlotte’s First Ward neigh­bor­hood, this project was orig­i­nal­ly con­ceived as a medi­um den­si­ty low-rise struc­ture. As the sur­round­ing neigh­bor­hood re-estab­lished itself as a vital uptown com­mu­ni­ty, addi­tion­al focus shift­ed toward this cor­ner of the city. Ulti­mate­ly, the Char­lotte Hor­nets [NBA] Are­na chose a site adja­cent to the future Court­side Con­do­mini­um. This activ­i­ty sparked fur­ther inter­est for the retail mar­ket in the imme­di­ate area, jus­ti­fy­ing high­er den­si­ty con­sid­er­a­tions for sur­round­ing hous­ing projects.

After sev­er­al iter­a­tions, the project was designed as a 17-sto­ry high-rise. The ground lev­el con­tains street front retail/restaurant space as well as entrance to a 6‑level park­ing deck. The park­ing deck was designed to serve the 106-unit Court­side project as well as an addi­tion­al 80-unit con­do project abut­ting the building.

Each res­i­den­tial unit has 10-foot exposed con­crete ceil­ings and duct­work and are bathed in light from expan­sive win­dow walls. The unit mix pro­vid­ed a range from 550sf stu­dios to 2000+sf cus­tom pent­hous­es. A com­mu­nal roof ter­race pro­vides a unique gath­er­ing space with expan­sive views of the city.