Want to give living in Downtown Winston-Salem a try?
Aug/100
Are you this person?
You love Downtown Winston-Salem.
You love the fine restaurants, art galleries, theatres, shops and all the fun things to do. In fact, you’ve even considered purchasing a condominium and moving to downtown, but not sure if it’s something you really want to do.
Well, now you can take downtown living in Winston-Salem for a test drive. For a limited time, One Park Vista is offering a limited number of ready to move into condos for lease. You can enjoy luxury living with beautiful architectural details and open airy rooms.
The large porches and terraces afford the best views of downtown while overlooking the park. Step out your front door and find lively restaurants, night life, shopping, art galleries, and exciting events taking place all around you. On site secure parking goes with each condo.
Lease before you buy and feel even better about your investment.
Price ranges from $1500 - $1950. 2 Bedroom/ 2 bath square footage from 1500 - 1800. Units on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th floors.
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Article in Winston-Salem Journal Details Downtown Development
Jun/101
Source: JournalNow.com
JOURNAL EDITORIAL STAFF
The demolition of two buildings in Civic Plaza last week could be a boost that leads to the completion of two key pieces of this downtown project — the renovation of the Pepper Building and the completion of a park. They’re needed for the plaza to become a hub for those working and living downtown, spurring further revitalization and economic development.
The demolition “definitely opens up that area and shows the potential,” Jason Thiel, the president of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership, told the Journal last week.
A former drug store at 116 W. Fourth St. and an office building that’s long been vacant at 115 W. Third St. were demolished.
Revitalization has been an incremental process in downtown Winston-Salem, one characterized by sweat and serendipity, by setbacks and success, by drama and dreams. That’s been the story with efforts in the arts district, in the Goler development area, in the Piedmont Triad Research Park and in the area around the new ballpark.
And it’s the story in Civic Plaza. Developer Kerry Avant got the plaza started with a stately condo complex, One Park Vista. It’s been finished for about a year and half and is at about 55-percent occupancy, Avant said last week. Most of the units sell for between $299,000 and $670,000, and there’s one $1.1-million penthouse left. Four or five of the 32 units in One Park Vista are being leased, Avant said, for $1,800 to $2,200 a month, and a couple of those arrangements are lease-to-own. The housing rental market is going better downtown now than the sales market.
Plans for the rest of the plaza, which occupies land between Third and Fourth streets in the heart of downtown, haven’t proceeded as quickly. Avant’s plans for redeveloping the historic Pepper Building at the corner of Fourth and Liberty streets were derailed, mainly by the recession. “We just couldn’t pull all the pieces together before the economy just tanked,” he said. “The market just fell out, financing markets went away; there were a lot of things.”
Plans by other developers over the last 10 years to renovate the Pepper Building, which went up in 1929, have fallen though as well.
The partnership, which owns the Pepper Building, is negotiating to find a developer for it. That’s a welcome step, because a few months ago, the partnership had been willing to consider plans that might include demolishing the building, which has a lot more class and historic value than the two buildings torn down last week. The building is named for Thomas Pepper, who owned tobacco warehouses around the city. It was one of the first art-deco buildings to be built in North Carolina, and has housed a department store, offices and a coffee shop. Residents objected to potential plans to demolish it.
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Living in Downtown Winston-Salem: Get More For Your Money!
Jun/100
One Park Vista is a beautifully designed, 8 story building in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem. Where you can have all the amenities of uptown living, right downtown.
Standard Features include:
-Spacious, covered porches with a gas stub for grill.
-Ten foot, smooth ceilings.
-Gas fireplaces in the living area.
-Wood flooring in the foyer, living, dining and kitchen area.
-Carpet in the bedroom(s).
-Ceramic tile bathroom floors, large showers and tub surrounds.
-8-foot interior doors and recessed lighting.
-Crown molding and interior trim.
-Large walk-in closets.
-Custom cabinets with painted/rubbed finish as well as cherry or maple.
-Stainless steel appliances package that include dishwasher, gas range and microwave.
-Granite and solid surface countertops in kitchen and master bath.
-Energy efficient heat pump.
-A separate, secure storage area for each owner and designated parking.
-Extra soundproofing between walls and between floors.
-One or two parking spaces.
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Shopping in Downtown Winston-Salem: Convenient to One Park Vista
Jun/100
Source: The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership
Visit: www.dwsp.org
Downtown Winston-Salem has so many fantastic places to shop, including art galleries, retail stores, spas, florists, furniture stores and much, much more.
One Park Vista is conveniently located to shopping and dining destinations in Downtown Winston-Salem!
Join us Downtown and enjoy everything we have to offer!
Check out the full list: http://www.dwsp.org/places_to_go/retail.php
Be sure to come by One Park Vista for a visit when you’re downtown! One Park Vista is a beautifully designed, 8 story building in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem. Where you can have all the amenities of uptown living, right downtown.
Enjoy luxury living with beautiful architectural details and open airy rooms. The large porches and terraces afford the best views of downtown while overlooking the park. Step out your front door and find lively restaurants, night life, shopping, art galleries, and exciting events taking place all around you.
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New Downtown Winston-Salem Restaurant Opening
May/101
downtown winston-salem bistro
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
By Fran Daniel | Journal Reporter
Willow’s Bistro is moving into the former Opie’s Southbound Grille space on Liberty Street.
“It’s going to be a little bit more creative than the normal, but people are going to be comfortable approaching it,” co-owner Will Kingery said of the restaurant’s menu. “They are not going to feel intimidated by food.”
That includes such items as Grilled Tuna Salad with Roasted Mango and Red Curry Vinaigrette.
Willow’s will open June 7 at 300 S. Liberty St., Suite 125, near the Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem. The last restaurant to occupy the space was Winston’s Eatery.
Kingery owns the restaurant with his business partner, Norb Cooper Jr. Kingery has 15 years’ and Cooper has 28 years’ experience in the restaurant industry. Kingery most recently was an executive chef for 6th and Vine and NOMA. Cooper is the owner of Town Centre Diner in Wallburg.
Kingery said that while Willow’s Bistro is a bit out of the way from the growing restaurant business along 4th and Trade streets, he believes his restaurant is in a good location — a historic building with outdoor dining.
“We’ve got the Children’s Museum here,” he said. “We have a lot of people right here in our location for lunch.”
He said that the restaurant will have to earn its reputation for dinner, but he and Copper have plans to attract customers.
For example, they will use a lot of products from local farmers, including Shore Farm’s Organics in Yadkinville and fresh-caught fish from the coast.
“We want to do high-quality food and good service in a neat, cool, new atmosphere,” Kingery said.
One Park Vista is a beautifully designed, 8 story building in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem. Where you can have all the amenities of uptown living, right downtown.
Enjoy luxury living with beautiful architectural details and open airy rooms. The large porches and terraces afford the best views of downtown while overlooking the park. Step out your front door and find lively restaurants, night life, shopping, art galleries, and exciting events taking place all around you.
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Downtown Winston-Salem: Just the facts…
May/101
Source: DWSP.org
| Total number of employees | 20,000 |
| Residential population (2 mi radius) | 38,364 |
| Downtown Church Membership | 13,391 |
| Daily bus rides/transfers | 10,000 |
| MAJOR EMPLOYERS | |
| Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | 200 |
| BB&T | 655 |
| City of Winston-Salem | 2400 |
| Forsyth County | 1900 |
| GMAC Insurance | 1300 |
| Winston-Salem Journal | 450 |
| RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company | 1400 |
| Wachovia Corporation | 2700 |
| Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice | 700 |
| Bell South | 140 |
| Piedmont Triad Research Park | 400 |
| RECENTLY COMPLETED AND PLANNED PROJECTS | |
Downtown Quick Facts
Total number of employees 20,000
Residential population (2 mi radius) 38,364
Downtown Church Membership 13,391
Daily bus rides/transfers 10,000
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 200
BB&T 655
City of Winston-Salem 2400
Forsyth County 1900
GMAC Insurance 1300
Winston-Salem Journal 450
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company 1400
Wachovia Corporation 2700
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice 700
Bell South 140
Piedmont Triad Research Park 400
RECENTLY COMPLETED AND PLANNED PROJECTS
■Completed
The Gallery Loft Apartments (80 lofts in Goler Area)
One Park Vista (33 Condos on 4th St.)
West End Village Phase I (77 Condos and Townhomes)
531 N. Trade Street Apartments (4 units) Holly Ridge Condominiums (9 units)
One West Fifth Street (14 unit residential)
Marriott / Embassy Suites Renovation (584,000 s.f.)
Foothills Microbrewery (10,000 s.f.)
The Mill at Tar Branch (64,000 s.f.)
The Children’s Museum (26,000 s.f.)
Office Building Trade and 7th (2,000 s.f.)
The Winston Cup Museum (12,000 s.f.)
Nissen Building (145 residential units)
Holly Village (6 work/live units)
Tar Branch Towers (30 residential units)
Mellow Mushroom Restaurant (Nissen Annex)
Winston Tower Renovation (600,000 s.f.)
Piedmont Leaf Lofts Phase II (33 residential units)
Trader’s Row (Trade St. office, retail, 16 condos)
Truliant Victory Member Center (Goler Area)
Goler AME Church Family Life Center
First Pres. Church (New Sanctuary)
The Russell Advertising Agency (9,000 s.f.)
■Under Construction
Winston Factory Lofts (85 Loft Apartments)
Salem Place Townhomes (38 Townhomes, Marshall St.)
■Planned
Civic Plaza Development (TBD)
Goler-Depot Street Mixed Use Development
CONVENTION ACTIVITY
Non-Leasable Space
Benton Convention Center 90,000 s.f.
Twin City Quarter 70,000 s.f.
DOWNTOWN HOTELS
Marriott 316 rooms
Embassy Suites 147 rooms
Hawthorne Inn 161 rooms
Best Western Salem Inn & Suites 129 rooms
Brookstown Inn 71 rooms
Wingate Inn 112 rooms
Total 936 rooms
DOWNTOWN ATTRACTIONS
(annual visitors 2004)
Benton Convention Center�
Sawtooth Building 30,000
Visitor Center 20,000
Stevens Center 84,454
Old Salem/Museum of Early Southern
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Video: One Park Vista and Downtown Winston-Salem
May/101
One Park Vista is a beautifully designed, 8 story building in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem. Where you can have all the amenities of uptown living, right downtown.
Enjoy luxury living with beautiful architectural details and open airy rooms. The large porches and terraces afford the best views of downtown while overlooking the park. Step out your front door and find lively restaurants, night life, shopping, art galleries, and exciting events taking place all around you.
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Owner’s Love One Park Vista In Downtown Winston-Salem!
Mar/100
After 16 years in a large house with a lot of oak leaves to rake, followed by 24 years in a suburban condo with secluded green space, we moved in to One Park Vista last October. We wanted to be part of what’s happening downtown.
There’s a whole new life here. We walk to the bank, post office, drugstore, concerts, ballet, and lots of coffee shops. We see a kaleidoscope of people. We watch the sun rise from our east-facing balcony and we watch it set – yes, set – in the reflections of the glass buildings around us.
We take advantage of the Strollway just steps from our building and watch the bulbs sprout, azaleas bloom, and trees leaf out and eventually turn their reds and yellows. Birds are finding their way to our geraniums. Children and dogs play in the park below our balcony.
The first thing everybody asks is “But where do you get your groceries?” We do our big shopping at the same big supermarkets where we’ve always shopped, but we can also walk to two farmers’ markets and a country store. And if we don’t feel like cooking, we just walk out our door and pick from a dozen or more restaurants on our street or within a few blocks. There are days when we even forget we have a car.
– Dell and Frank James
Enjoy luxury living with beautiful architectural details and open airy rooms. The large porches and terraces afford the best views of downtown while overlooking the park. Step out your front door and find lively restaurants, night life, shopping, art galleries, and exciting events taking place all around you.
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Downtown Winston-Salem is 500 Strong!
Mar/100
Downtown Winston-Salem 500 Strong
500 Strong
Imagine More Together
500 Strong is a leadership collective of enthusiastic, dependable, and supportive individuals of downtown Winston-Salem. Through a pledge of annual giving to DWSP, broad and diverse membership in 500 Strong helps fortify all that is distinctive about the core of our city as well as position it for a bright and progressive future.
500 Strong will be an ongoing Individual Donor Campaign, so we are not seeking large donations. Local business and corporate support of DWSP will always be important, but the goal of 500 Strong is to establish a core group of five hundred dependable supporters.
For only $100 a year — less than $10 a month — individuals can belong to 500 Strong and be instrumental in the ongoing success of downtown. Donations can be made to our 501c3 supporting organization, the Downtown Winston-Salem Foundation, Inc., which allows tax deductible contributions.
For more info, visit: http://www.dwsp.org
One Park Vista is a beautifully designed, 8 story building in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem. Where you can have all the amenities of uptown living, right downtown.
Enjoy luxury living with beautiful architectural details and open airy rooms. The large porches and terraces afford the best views of downtown while overlooking the park. Step out your front door and find lively restaurants, night life, shopping, art galleries, and exciting events taking place all around you.
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The Big Eat in Downtown Winston-Salem!
Feb/101
The Big Eat is back by popular demand!
Every Tuesday night from February 2- March 30, you will save 50% OFF the signature dish at several Downtown restaurants.
If a restaurant changes their signature dish from one week to the next, we will update the NEW signature dish here!
** The Big Eat specials are dine-in only. **
For a list of participating restaurants, maps and more information CLICK HERE!
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