March 24, 2021
At the 2021 ULI Carolinas meeting, held as a virtual/in-person hybrid event in March, the annual Crane Watch session showcased projects under construction in North and South Carolina that use innovative planning and design in their placemaking efforts, creating iconic projects that help shape the neighborhoods that surround them.
The projects this year included a historic storefront restoration, a shipping container–based food yard, and a massive nine-block development.—all in planning long before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt in the region. But as construction nears completion, each project is adapting to fit the needs of tenants and the public in a post-COVID world.
During the session, moderated by Janet Bates, client solutions manager for JE Dunn Construction, the following projects were presented: