The Historic West End Initiative seeks to leverage investments and community partnerships to expand economic opportunities in Charlotte, North Carolina's Historic West End neighborhoods.
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Historic West End Initiative - November 2017 Community Meeting
1. Creating a Vibrant Neighborhood Center
Community Wide Meeting
November 15, 2017
2. AGENDA
Community Wide Meeting
Johnson C. Smith New Science Center
100 Beatties Ford Road
November 15, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Presentation at 6:05pm
6:05pm – 6:15pm Opening Remarks Daryl Williams
Founder & Principal Architect, Neighboring
Concepts
Michael J. Smith, CEO
Charlotte City Partners
6:15pm – 6:45pm Project Update - Historic West End Initiative
• Progress to Date – Key Projects
• On the Horizon
o Volunteer Working Groups
o Proposed Development at A&P
Alysia Osborne, AICP
Director of Historic West End
Charlotte Center City Partners
Mike Griffin or Austin Helms
Griffin Brothers Acquisitions
6:45pm – 6:55pm How to Get Involved and Stay Connected Kia Moore,
Historic West End Storyteller
Charlotte Center City Partners
6:55pm – 7:00pm Q&A/Closing Remarks Alysia Osborne, AICP
Director of Historic West End
Charlotte Center City Partners
3. The Vision
The 2020 Center City Vision plan was adopted in
2011 to guide growth of Charlotte’s center city
for following decade.
The West Trade Corridor is a major focus area
for bridging the gap and improving the physical
and social connections be tween Uptown &
Historic West End.
The Historic West End will become a vibrant,
prosperous, diverse and inclusive neighborhood
that celebrates its place at the center of
Charlotte’s African-American community.
4. Historic West End – Soul of Charlotte
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Historic West End Initiative
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❞Rich
History
Strong
Neighborhoods
Soulful Arts
Music & Culture
Great
People
5. Knight Foundation Grant
The Knight Foundation believes that informed and engaged
communities are the building blocks of a successful democracy. That
prosperous communities are inclusive, and participatory.
In 2015, key community leaders invited Charlotte Center City Partners
to serve as the catalyst organization to further define and implement
meaningful, and sustainable economic development in the Historic
West End.
The Knight Foundation has awarded Charlotte Center City Partners a
multi-year grant to fund this work. Initially, Charlotte Center City
Partners will focus economic development efforts in the West
Trade/Beatties Ford Rd. corridor from I-77 to NC-16. However, the
impact of the this work extends outside this corridor, Charlotte
Center City Partners will seek to engage stakeholders beyond this
area.
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Blue Blaze Brewing is proud to be the first
tenant of the 100 year-old Savona Mill
redevelopment project in Charlotte's West
End.
Opening 2020
Opening in 2010, this is a
renovated 14,000-square-foot
building, that features a dance
studio, black box theater,
classrooms for art and graphic
design students
JCSU Arts Factory
$25MM 124,000 square feet
mixed use development. 80
apartment style units.
Mosaic Village
City LYNX Gold Line
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$20MM to improve
neighborhoods
Comprehensive
Neighborhood Improvement
Program
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Public and Private Investments in Historic West End
Blue Blaze Brewery
7. • Collaborate with West End
neighborhood & business leaders to
strengthen neighborhoods &
commercial corridor
• Create a neighborhood center to
provide services & amenities to serve
West End area & JCSU
• Create a positive profile & image of the
West End within the City & beyond
• Implement vision and strategies within
the Tactical Plan co-created with West
End community
Our Goals
8. Celebrating the history and culture
of West End while providing
opportunities for growth and
vibrancy. This process requires
engaging partners in a thoughtful
and deliberate process to ensure
we are upholding our commitment
to implementing the community’s
vision.
Intentional
Great places are for many, with
many, and, ultimately, by many.
An inclusive and transparent
engagement process is paramount
in creating a place for the people
who live, work and play in Historic
West End.
Inclusive
Preserving the unique character of
this area and providing new
amenities will require
unconventional, not-for-profit
driven and conscientious
development practices. This
approach to city- or community-
building will use existing local
assets and repurpose or re-
propose the discarded and
overlooked beauty in Historic West
End.
Innovative
Our Approach
9. WHERE IDEAS TAKE SHAPE
Download the Historic West End Initiative 2016 Tactical Plan at:
westendclt.com
Connecting People & Places
Building a Vibrant Local
Economy
Creating a Safe, Fun, & Memorable Place
The Historic West End will become a vibrant, prosperous, diverse
and inclusive neighborhood that celebrates its place at the center o
Charlotte’s African-American community.
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Tuesday 11:00am-5:15pm
We Poll the Space (Talking with Neighbors)
Thursday 11:00am – 8:30pm
We Prep the Space (Neighbors + Designers)
Friday 11:00am – 9:00pm
We Build the Space (Neighbors + Designers)
Saturday 10:00am – 3:00pm
We Enjoy the Space (Food, Shopping, Art, Entertainment)
November 14-18, 2017
Five Points in Historic West End
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Creating an Equitable Development Toolbox
Historic West End Initiative
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✓ Chocolate cake sweet
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✓ Oreo cake lollipop sweet
Align Corridor Vision with Development Toolbox
FTA Grant to Develop Transit Oriented Development Strategy
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Continue Implementing Tactical Plan
Small Business Support
Exploring Development Opportunities
Supporting Placemaking Initiatives
Explore Policies and
Tactics Around Anti-Displacement and Affordability
Strategy – Residential & Non-Residential
Supporting Grassroots Community Land Trust
15. 1600 W. Trade St. is the lynchpin property in the
transformation of the West End.
The site is approximately 19,000 square feet on roughly 2
acres of land and a one story, brick commercial building
built in 1967 as an A&P grocery store.
Development of this space will reignite investment in the
corridor, and work as a complementary facility to Mosaic
Village, JCSU and the neighborhoods.
A Stronger West End
1600 W. Trade
St.
18. MV2
Class A 60,000 - 80,000 sq ft, six story office building
Up to 13,000 sf dedicated to Incubation, Acceleration,
and co-working space for minority entrepreneurs
Rezoning process started on February 7, 2017.
Groundbreaking late Summer 2018
These tenants will bring hundreds of new employees
and customers to our corridor
Mosaic’s mixed use allows for entrepreneurs to remain in
West End by providing a live, work, and play environment
Recruit healthy non-profits to locate in MV2 that also
make significant investments in our corridor
19. Creating a “Live, Work, and Play” Community
Newer generations are demanding a “live, work,
and play” atmosphere
Historic West End has diverse housing
opportunities
MV2 is focused on bringing jobs into the
community
The old A&P/Park N Shop site is a perfect home
for the ‘play’ piece of the puzzle
JCSU
W.TradeSt.
W
. 5th Street
21. Unique Food Hall
Customers will have the opportunity to choose
cuisines from four chef entrepreneurs a/k/a
‘chefpreneurs’ and cocktails from a ‘barpreneur.’
Entertainment Venue
Perfect space for all genres, including jazz
West End Community Center
Space for stakeholders to hold community
building activities, resident retention, upward
mobility workshops, and cultural development
collaborations.
Commitment for a minimum of 10 years
More than 100 new jobs with priority to hire locally
Convert the former A&P / Park-N-Shop site into a multi-purpose facility
22. A chef’s dream can come to life with a helping hand
Smallman Galley - Pittsburgh
23. West End Ventures & Wash House
Wash House to be a temporary home of West
End Ventures until MV2 is complete
Create a FREE entrepreneurial facility for
aspiring, minority entrepreneurs in the West-End
Community
Build a strong partnership with entrepreneurial
minded organizations and companies
State-of-the-art Entrepreneurship Center
World-class mentorship
Innovative office space
Accelerating programs
Opportunity to build an innovative,
entrepreneurial corridor that’s unlike anything in
Charlotte.
28. Ways to Engage
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook.com/HistoricWestEndCLT
Twitter.com/WestEndCLT
Instagram.com/HistoricWestEndCLT
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Subscribe at WestEndCLT.com
EVENT LISTINGS
Submit at WestEndCLT.com
29. Ways to Engage
PRINT & CONVERSATIONS
● Getting the word out offline
● Street Team Development
● Helping to identifying the current
information hubs in Historic West End
● Connecting Face-to-Face
● My number call: 704-759-6146
30. What’s Next? More Collaboration – Collective Impact
- Shared Leadership
- Co-Design Projects
- Affordability and Anti-Displacement
- Community Building and Place-keeping
- Increased Communications
- More Community Outreach
