CHARLOTTE (AP) -- Local officials say real estate mogul Donald Trump continues to move forward on plans for a mega-development in Charlotte that could include the tallest building in the city.
City and county staffers have had preliminary discussions with Trump's son, Donald Trump Junior, about the plans to build luxury condominiums, a five-star hotel and an office tower.
The complex could include a 60-plus-story building on the southern edge of downtown.
To date, the tallest building in Charlotte is the 60-story Bank of America Corporate Center.
Trump's firm has been working with Infinity Partners to acquire a block of land on South Tryon Street and on other early stages of the project.
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Go 'Head With It
I was born in Charlotte and live there today. About twenty or thirty years ago, Charlotte was a little southern town that bowed to Raleigh and Atlanta. Now Charlotte has made a name for itself and has become a city of the 21st Century. Now I would love to see Charlotte go into the future as a city that has a reputation as larger than Raleigh (which it is) and much more welcoming than Atlanta (it's that too.) Give it another five years, Charlotte with "Skyscraper" Atlanta. Build Trump. 'Nuf said, ya'll.
No to trump
I grew up in Charlotte............PLEASE don't let TRUMP build there, it cheapens the whole city to have that cheating ,bad haired dorks name on anything there.
Obviously you know nothing
Obviously you know nothing of brand association. While you may not like Trump personally, his name is synonymous with luxury, and carries a lot of weight. It would serve to legitimize Charlotte as a cosmopolitan city and bring prestige as well as added value to any surrounding properties and the city as a whole.
Yes to Trump
Charlotte is growing and moving on. Quit whining and get used to it. I think it's about time that someone like Trump has decided to develop here and we in Charlotte are loving it. Call him whatever you want, just remember who has the fat wallet.
BTW, if you care so much about Charlotte, why aren't you living here?
charlotte
Because I live at the beach, can you think of a better place to move? Smaller, cleaner, beautiful. Do you go to the beach?
Fat wallet or not he has NO CLASS.
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Um..no. I've been to the NC beaches and I frankly don't see what's so special about them.
But I digress. You stike me as the type of person that runs from their problems. I could easily take the next flight to Ft. Lauderdale and live in a cleaner and more beautiful place, but I don't.
Why? Because I would like to live in the place I complain about, rather than running from it and complaining about things from afar, like you are doing.
Class or no class, quit worrying about the Charlotte area.
You don't live here anymore.
agreed,not for nothing North
agreed,not for nothing North Carolina beaches are not the best..
even Myrtle Beach is better ,but for a short flight or even drive I would fly or drive to Florida.
if I was an executive making good money in Charlotte ,I would get a condo/apartment in Fort Lauderdale or Clearwater...
Trump Development Charlotte NC
Nice comment what beach? Myrtle??? Hate to be mean, but remind us of that again the next time a major hurricane knocks on your door.
Besides Donald is a hundred times better than the drug dealing, prostitute parking lot that they are looking to build on now...
Lets see some ground move Donald!!!
Charlotte Concord native.............