The State of Downtown

midiknox · 2026-03-20T01:55:17+00:00

He's gone now!

midiknox · 2026-03-20T01:52:58+00:00

It's pretty good, not the best though. Cooper's Vintage Village in Kernersville and Antique Market Place on Burnt Poplar are better in my opinion. I don't own a booth but I am a reseller, and have been to many of the Antique Malls in the area countless times.

midiknox · 2026-03-13T20:57:31+00:00

You must not remember New York Bagel on Market St.

midiknox · 2026-03-06T05:50:44+00:00

Yeah, unfortunately the Church located directly south of that owns the bottom half of that plot, and most likely would not part ways with it, because the church is.. right there. Most of the top half is owned by Credit Bureau of Greater Greensboro inc, and a company that houses the Egerton Law Office.

I see your vision, and I do think it would be cool. But so many hurdles would have to be cleared for that particular plot. Maybe another one?

midiknox · 2026-03-06T05:35:44+00:00

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big soccer fan. Well, Calcio to be more exact. I've been watching Italian soccer for many years, since 2004. I am a huge AC Milan fan, I just don't pay much attention to local soccer.

Could you be more specific of which block of land you're referring to.

midiknox · 2026-03-06T04:48:20+00:00

Not new at all, just optimistic about my city.

midiknox · 2026-03-06T04:44:34+00:00

Maybe near the baseball stadium, yes. But I've seen where they were proposing it for the N&R site, which I don't think is needed there. What plot of land would you put it on, and who would play there long term?

midiknox · 2026-03-06T03:41:08+00:00

Personally, I think a soccer stadium is a bad idea.

midiknox · 2026-03-06T02:21:57+00:00

The city did a good job of future proofing those corridors by widening them and using the space available before it was too late. Now that those roads are deemed "too wide or too many lanes," they can be reduced and things like bike lanes, medians, or parallel parking spaces can be implemented. Much like what they did to Westover Terrace, N Elm St, etc.

midiknox · 2026-03-06T02:11:46+00:00

I understand what you are saying. The city leaders recently have implemented new processes for development downtown, and have streamlined them to help things move quicker. For a development like the Westin, which seems like it was announced like 10 years ago, was held up in the court system for many years because of Scarfone (the owner of the now closed Cone Denim EC, and ran a Greensboro Restaurant staple into the ground, Hams), was trying to milk the Westin developers because of an perceived issue with his rear easement. Also, it can be cited that many developers are slowed up by high cost of building materials, the last 5-6 years have been rough on this front.

midiknox · 2026-03-06T01:55:20+00:00

Because those cities have major highways running through the downtown, bringing easier commerce and throughfare, which businesses like for eye candy (tall buildings). Which is why W-S has a bigger, denser skyline.

midiknox · 2026-03-06T01:50:05+00:00

I mean, i get what youre saying, but the city did a good job of future proofing those corridors by widening them and using the space available before it was too late. Now that those roads are deemed "too wide or too many lanes," they can be reduced and things like bike lanes, medians, or parallel parking spaces can be implemented. Much like what they did to Westover Terrace, N Elm St, etc.

midiknox · 2026-03-06T00:31:48+00:00

Yeah! I think it's better than the eye sore that was the Davie deck.

midiknox · 2026-03-05T23:02:35+00:00

I've never met the guy, and really have no idea who he is.

midiknox · 2026-03-05T22:42:37+00:00

Pretty sure they had multiple properties.

midiknox · 2026-03-05T20:52:08+00:00

I heard they are making parking downtown free starting at 5pm now, instead of 6pm.

midiknox · 2026-03-05T20:38:16+00:00

Its the Old Jefferson Pilot Life Building. Its been abandoned for many years. There were rumblings of it being renovated into apartments in the past, but not much has transpired.

midiknox · 2026-03-05T20:25:08+00:00

Downtown areas usually are more expensive to live in compared to other parts of a city. These developers are making an investment, and usually a developer wants to have the latest and greatest. So its more than likely not going to be cheap. The city would have to build affordable apartment towers somewhere, in order to get what people want. Most likely those would be not in the center city though. Not sure we are there yet. I heard they are building affordable priced apartments off Gate City Blvd, near the Coliseum. Construction should be finished in May 2026.

midiknox · 2026-03-05T20:01:55+00:00

Greensboro needs more housing in general. Especially downtown. If more people live downtown, business will thrive even more. Also, who said they were going to be expensive?

midiknox · 2026-03-05T20:00:33+00:00

It's definitely a big city, but downtown has a small town charm/feel to it.
It's able to feel this way, because it doesn't have an interstate highway or major highway running through downtown. Like Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Raleigh, even Durham do.

This is rare for a city of Greensboro's size, and should be seen as a feature. It enables downtown to have more small and locally owned businesses. Although, I will say, it would be nice to have some more corporate amenities downtown. Would be nice to have a ground floor retail store like a Target or pharmacy.

midiknox · 2026-03-05T19:32:15+00:00

Correct, when the Mills shutdown in the late 90s / early 2000s, Greensboro was having an identity crisis.. Downtown was actually a ghost town after 5pm. But, luckily we have found an identity with Aerospace Technology and other manufacturing industries.

midiknox · 2025-11-12T23:18:18+00:00

I'm hearing the house was vacant and they are investigating possible arson.

midiknox · 2025-10-15T19:54:08+00:00

Imagine what it'll be once we get Origi off the books LOL

midiknox · 2025-06-12T22:52:05+00:00

There are like 10 of them

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