Mural at old Goodyear pic.twitter.com/R6EPuepHlU
— Ely Portillo (@ESPortillo) April 22, 2015
Biran Leary, Crescent's vice president of commercial and mixed-use development, acknowledged the Goodyear building "is not long for this world." But until demolition, he said Crescent will use it to host similar events, as well as offering the space to other companies.
In addition to the Tryon Place office tower, Crescent also plans to build a 450-room hotel on the site, as well a an outdoor plaza and 30,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space.
Crescent isn't the only company building a speculative office tower on the south side of uptown: A block away, Portman Holdings plans to start construction soon on a 19-story tower next to The Westin at 615 S. College St.
Goodyear never had drums like this. Or graffiti art. #clt @CrescentSocial pic.twitter.com/C5mEtqCfxD
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