Monday, August 22, 2011

UNC Charlotte Supports Center City Building

A twisted Rubik's cube or a giant stack of books anchor's a planned development by Levine Properties along Brevard from Ninth to Seventh streets. Ultimately, Levine plans to build an urban neighborhood of residences, shops, restaurants, parking decks and a 6-acre park from the UNCC building to Seventh. The architectural firms include James Timberlake of KieranTimberlake of Philadelphia with Gantt Huberman Architects of Charlotte.

UNCC's Center City Building
Address: 320 E. Ninth St.
Size: 12-story, 150,000-sqft
Cost: $50.4-million
Function: home for UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture, MBA and other graduate programs.
Purpose: To better link Charlotte to main UNCC campus, and make the university more accessible to uptown workers.
An uptown twist for UNCC’s image | The Charlotte Observer Newspaper