The Charlotte, North Carolina Skyline Is About To Change
Charlotte, North Carolina has had a beautiful skyline for many years now. Many of the skyscrapers have added neon lights in the last decade. Now the Charlotte, North Carolina skyline is about to change. I think it will not be an improvement. I also hope it doesn’t start a disturbing trend that is present in many major cities.
The Duke Energy building is one of the most prominent buildings in the uptown area. It is a large shiny building that looks like it has two handles attached to the top. Wells Fargo, one of the city’s largest employers owns the building. They want to make some changes.
Last night they received city approval to attach two large signs stretched across the building’s handle part on both sides. According to Axios, the two signs will read “Wells Fargo.” The Wells Fargo letters are 14 feet tall, the same as Truist’s. It’s worth noting the scale of the building. 550 South Tryon St. is the second tallest skyscraper in Uptown and tops 786 feet, compared to Truist’s 659 feet.
The city’s approval wasn’t unanimous. Some say it will make the city more visually interesting. Others fear it will cheapen its look. I have to go with the latter.
Let’s hope this doesn’t open up the floodgates of advertising all over uptown buildings. Just my humble opinion but we are already bombarded with product messages in our lives. Do we need it slapped all over the skyline of Charlotte?
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This Charlotte Suburb In South Carolina Ranks #1 Nationwide For Livability
When you’re looking to purchase a home, looking outside the city limits and in the suburbs is the best option for many people. You can typically get more home for your money, more outdoor living space, in many cases better schools, and a slightly more family friendly way of life. This is certainly true in the Charlotte market. And new research from Today’s Homeowner that was shared with us, determined the top suburbs across the country. They looked a 580 suburbs surrounding the 78 largest cities in the country. And they determined that the top Charlotte suburb? It’s actually right across the border in South Carolina.
The rankings are based on housing affordability, inventory, job market and livability (climate risk, entertainment and dining, etc.) metrics. And the it was the Charlotte suburb of Fort Mill, SC that actually ranked as the second best suburb nationwide. Not only that but when it came to livability this city ranked in the top spot. Fort Mill was boosted not only for it’s livability score but it’s inventory aka the number of homes available. Taxes across the border are typically cheaper as well as gas. The downside to living in Fort Mill? The commute into uptown Charlotte during the workweek. Fort Mill wasn’t the only Charlotte suburb that was recognized positively in this study. Overall Charlotte ranked as having the second best suburbs. Only Nashville, a city who has seen similar growth in a similar time period as Charlotte.
Keep reading to see where each Charlotte suburb ranked in this study. Interested in the full research or methodology? You can find that via Today’s Homeowner here. If you’re looking to buy a home anywhere in the Charlotte region, suburb or not, good luck. It’s tough out there!
Country 103.7’s funniest guy in town is none other than Rob Tanner with Tanner in the Morning! Rob Tanner has been the host of WSOC-FM's Tanner in the Morning Show in Charlotte, NC for 20 years. The show was named the 2018 ACM Major Market Personalities of the Year. He is well-versed in all topics in country music. Tanner also is a sports junkie who writes about any Carolina sports team, and he and his wife Missy spend most of their down exploring theme parks. He writes Disney insider content.
