I saw this from the 440E entrance ramp off of Wade Ave (going West of course) - I was quite surprised!
I saw that crane about 20 minutes ago and I believe it’s even taller now… How many stories will this building be?
The building is supposed to be 10 stories, but will look prominent b/c it is on a ridge. I’ll check the top of the parking deck again this afternoon and see if it is visible from over her at Wade Park. (I wish I had access to the top floor of our building, I’m sure you could see it from up there.)
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OH OK WOW that thing is frickin’ huge
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I just went downtown for lunch. Driving back west on Wade and Ridge Road, this building is really going to stand out and be enormous. I hope the plans firm up for the other portions of this larger project and we can have a third mini Blue Ridge Road skyline pop up. (I couldn’t get a pic, but the crane looks much taller than it really is from this angle)
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Still waiting for that hotel in Wade Park by Edwards Mill… Any day now (I’ve said for 11 years)
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After the Hurricanes game last weekend, there is red mud all over the street from where cars parked there. Would love to see a hotel on that bare spot.
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Yeah I’m happy for the game but holy crap what a mess left in our neighborhood. Trash and mud everywhere. We even took a bag and picked up some of the trash that made it down to our street, which was a first.
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Wonder what chances there are that some of these lots go for a 20-story rezone in the future when land values inevitably skyrocket even higher…
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Managed to SAFELY get a pic of the this new crane from Wade Ave (westbound) as I was getting onto the 440E ramp. This thing is…… HUGE:
For reference; circled in yellow is the NCMA smokestack… red is the new crane 
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Wow that’s gonna be quite the change for the view from that area. Especially when those flyover ramps are completed.
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So long as the rest of the buildings in that development will be the same height or taller… there will most definitely be a new skyline from this angle! Imagine if parcels to the left and right of that plot (across from NCMA) continue being built up then…
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Couple more views of this crane. Coming down Blue Ridge from Rex:
From the NCMA Art Park parking lot:
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If you’re always this close to my neighborhood, you need to come down to Bru’s and have a beer with me and Kim. Lol
I keep forgetting to go up and see this construction site in person. Excited to see this project pop up in my view everywhere.
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I meet some buddies at NCMA for our “rUn cLuB lol” on Tuesdays after work! But I’d be happy to meet y’all one of these days.
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The Gucci’s are BIG run clubbers. They used to miss the DTR meet ups because of run clubbin’.