Comments on: NC Music Factory brings creativity to Charlotte’s nightlife

By: shannon

shannon — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:48:20 +0000

http://www.beintheheights.com/shanbaker

hey guys, think you could take 1 second to help the biggest, biggest, BIGGEST fan win tickets to In The Heights when it comes here? Thank you, you’re ALL WINNERS in my book!!

By: jordan frazier

jordan frazier — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:37:25 +0000

I would love to come to Butter tonight and party for my 24th birthday me and my Best friend Nicole

By: Holly Helms

Holly Helms — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:13:44 +0000

Yes they have a huge free parking lot!

By: Alanna Hansen

Alanna Hansen — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:08:44 +0000

Is there access from light rail? If so, which stop? What is the parking situation like? If there is nearby parking, is it free?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:15:10 +0000

Annie- it’s actual grass.

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:25:35 +0000

Is the lawn cement? grass?

By: Justin Ruckman

Justin Ruckman — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:44:48 +0000

Any of the uptown hotels are going to be your best bet. They range in cost and accommodation, naturally. Do you have a price range?

By: keith

keith — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:15:06 +0000

Does anyone know of a decent hotel close to this venue?

By: Shannon Collett

Shannon Collett — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:47:19 +0000

What was the original use of the mill. Any historic background? I am guessing maybe a cotton mill as there were many of those in the surrounding area. Thank you for your time.

Shannon

By: NC Music Factory brings creativity to Charlotte’s nightlife – cultivate creativity

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:08:17 +0000

[...] The CLT Blog crew got a tour of the place from Ken Thomas, VP of Entertainment for the Cornelius based ARK Group which manages the NC Music Factory. Their full writeup, with the above photos and more, is up on their site, so shake your booty on over there and check it out. [...]

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By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:26:35 +0000

I really, really hope this works out! It will be awesome for Charlotte.

By: Justin Ruckman

Justin Ruckman — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:40:04 +0000

The proposed grand entrance at Seabord St. will definitely be a blessing for The Factory, as that will be its only tangible face to the rest of Uptown. I wish we had a copy of some of their renderings for the entrance to show, it really is spectacular. They have such a huge slice of the 277 overpass to play around under.

And I like their ideas for promoting shows and parties with lights and inflatable balloons that would be visible from the interstate. They’re thinking big.

Things like this will cement The Factory’s existence in the average person’s mind, not just in terms of its physical location, but its potential as a hotspot of creative energy.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:27:11 +0000

This venture was such a huge risk for Noah Lazes and ARKgroup but an equally exciting opportunity. Charlotte is infamous for razing historic buildings and putting bigger, better (depending who you ask) and newer ones in their place. This is an amazingly creative and unique solution for revamping old textile mills. It’s great to see some of Charlotte’s history as a “mill town” preserved in such a modern and fresh way. The varying venues as part of The Factory will draw a wide range of people, and the character of the buildings will only add to the experiential nature of the venues.

Of course access to the site is still probably going to be an issue once the Uptown Village catches on as a prime nightlife spot (which WILL happen). The Seaboard St. extension obviously is a huge help, but for a location of that size and with the number of varying activities taking place there, one main corridor and a much smaller and convoluted road may not be sufficient.

The proposition of creating a district from scratch is an interesting one. Most of the time, a district evolves over time with a layering of influence from the community and local culture. But this is being proposed as a planned district that, when it is completely built, one can live, work and play in. In most cases, a completely contrived district would flop. But in The Factory’s case, I think it will be successful as a district for several reasons. One, the variety of activities once the entire thing is finished will be conducive for an all-inclusive living environment. Two, Mistri Hardaway Architects did a great job at making the site and separate buildings cohesive and easily navigable. Three, the signage and consistency in branding the name of the district all over the place as well as the proposed grand entrance to the place give it an identity of its own.

All in all, I love what I’ve seen so far and can’t wait to see more! I’m sorry for the rambling nature of my comment; I got going and couldn’t stop myself!