The "CMPND" is a community resource for creatives located in the heart of #DTWS

Click on Logo above for Link to website

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Located at 231 W. Fourth Street on the 2nd Floor, right above the Hungry Palate.  

We had a great visit to the CMPND last week and encourage you to share this new community resource with your friends and family.   

Images provided by CMPND, click on each to enlarge

Staff (L-R) Spencer Aubrey, Alec Robinette, Monty Lemon

Community Space

More Community Space

Design Studio

greenscreen

Music Studio

Music Studio

Photography

Link to News Story in WS Today on 12-8-23
https://wstoday.6amcity.com/small-business/cmpnd-compound-studio-creatives-open-downtown-winston-salem

"The Crest" is opening soon

"The Crest" Logo

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"The Crest"  at 102 S. Cherry Street, downtown Winston-Salem's newest destination for events is soon opening.  This historic home was purchased by Spear Properties  in October 2018 (see Winston-Salem Journal news article about the purchase).  

This beautiful Victorian home was built in 1885 and is known formally at the James Mitchell Rogers House.  You can view more information about the history of the building with some of the links below.

• Wikipedia Listing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mitchell_Rogers_House
• Link to National Register of Historic Places application - https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/FY0098.pdf
• Link to Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission Info Sheet - https://www.cityofws.org/DocumentCenter/View/3826/040---Rogers-House-PDF?bidId=

This photo is credited to Alexandra Scott Photography, Dress from Bellissima, Hair and makeup by The Beauty Tribe, florals by Rhonda Hicks, the photoshoot put together by Ashley Murray of Charming Carolina.

The photo is credited to Ellie Mckinney Photography, hair and makeup done by

hiphiphairraye, dress by CassB Design, florals done by seeded events and design.

The photo is credited to Ellie Mckinney Photography, hair and makeup done by

hiphiphairraye, dress by CassB Design, florals done by seeded events and design.

Construction photo from January 2023 

Photo from 2007

Carriage House Elevations - building is currently under construction on the NW side of the property, see the site plan below.  

Site includes historic house, parking lot, carriage house, and a nice tree canopy.








 

Two Cities Church Under Construction

Two Cities Church  is well under construction on the new 48,000 SF home on 8.5 acres of property on Patterson Avenue between 10th and 12th street.

Winston-Salem Journal news story from December 18, 2021 

Photo dated June 23, 2023

Location of the new

Artist Rendering 

 

Eurofins USA @ 411 West Fourth Street

You may have walked by Eurofins CRL on Fourth Street and wondered about what they are.  Eurofins CRL offers low risk personal care product and cosmetic assessment for safety and efficacy, with the help of participating volunteers, by simulation of real-life as part of the last steps prior to those products reaching the shelves for everyday consumers to purchase and use at home. If you or anyone you know would like to take part in a study, all studies offer various levels of compensation for your participation. 

Check out their website @ https://suncarelab.com/ or contact Jennie Schwartz at 336.725.6501 or enroll to take part in a study at http://suncarelab.com/participate

 Eurofins CRL is proud to contribute to consumer product safety for your family and ours.

Front Entrance of Eurofins on Fourth Street at 411 W. Fourth Street, directly across the street from Recreation Billiards

Clinic space inside

Interior lobby

Evaluation area

lab space

 

Art Installation by Lyman Whitaker Comes to Merschel Park in Downtown Winston Salem

 

"Balancing Act" is located closer to Fourth Street

"Ring around the Rosie" is located closer to Third Street

Art Installation by Lyman Whitaker Comes to Merschel Park in Downtown Winston Salem

 WINSTON-SALEM, NC (December 8, 2022) — The public is invited to view the latest art installation by renowned sculptor Lyman Whitaker. Merschel Park is located at the junction of Fourth and Trade streets in downtown Winston Salem. The installation, featuring 16 wind sculptures honoring Wanda Merschel’s 16 years of service on City Council, was made possible thanks to a generous donation from the Millennium Fund.

 Lyman Whitaker is known for his stunning wind sculptures, which are designed to harness the power of the wind to create mesmerizing visual displays. His sculptures can be found in public and private collections around the world, and we are thrilled to be able to bring his work to Winston Salem.  Link to the artists website - https://www.whitakerstudio.com/.

 The installation will be a permanent feature in Merschel Park which is named for former City Council member Wanda Merschel and dedicated to all the women of Winston Salem.

 A special “thank you” to Alfred Adams who has worked tirelessly on this park and was also responsible for bringing Lyman Whitaker’s work to our city.

 The park is scheduled for completion in mid-February.

 

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Downtown Winston-Salem Foundation: A nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve downtown Winton-Salem and provide support to the initiatives of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership. The Foundation administers the Meade Willis Revolving Loan Fund, which provides assistance to those wishing to open a business downtown and the Street Level Improvement Matching (S.L.I.M) grants.

Link to City of Winston-Salem Facebook page with renderings of Merschel Park
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=333952712093664&set=pcb.333953475426921

Media Questions can be sent to:

Jason Thiel 
jason@dwsp.org
(336) 354-1500

 

 

DWSP Installs Christmas Tree at SE Corner of Sixth and Liberty

For the last 10 years, the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership has installed a Christmas Tree at Fourth and Trade.  Due to the construction of Merschel Park, we located the tree to 6th and Liberty Street.  Doug Rice, the talented photographer, shared this photo of the tree on Facebook recently.

Photo by Doug Rice Photography 
link to photo

We want to thank the following folks who assisted with this effort.  John & Amy Stinnett, Adam Andrews, City of Winston-Salem Vegetation Management, DWSP Staff, Downtown Clean Team, and the DWSP Board. 

New business at 511 N. Liberty Street - Pupcessories Crafts

Andrew and Amber Laudicina have a newly opened storefront called Pup-Cessories Crafts at 511 N. Liberty Street.  Andrew is a 1st generation U.S. citizen whose family emigrated from Sicily to New York.  Amber is a native of Ocala, Florida and they met thru work in their previous jobs.  They married and settled in Florida until moving to North Carolina during the pandemic. In 2014, while living in Florida, Amber endured several years of serious health challenges which required the assistance of a trained service dog to assist and mitigate her disabilities in many amazing ways. Andrew, who has lifelong experience in Creative Design Leadership is Amber's partner in this new business which started when Amber wanted to purchase custom accessories for her service dog but was unable to find anything that suited her needs.  She learned to sew and build custom dog/pet gear and now specializes in custom orders for owners with working dogs. However, their products are also for all dogs/pets. Some of their favorite work is when they build custom harnesses for military veterans who need the assistance of a service animal, some involving the veteran’s uniform to make it more unique and special which can include their ranks, awards including the Purple Heart.  

Most of their work orders are on-line, however, Amber and Andrew would like to be a visible member of the Winston-Salem community and encourage customers to "walk-in" to their store and visit them.  They love living in North Carolina and consider themselves "halfbacks" (transplanted notherners moving out of Florida to mid-south states).  

Links to learn more about this new downtown business

·                     Website Link - https://www.pupcessoriescrafts.com

 

·                     Facebook Link - https://www.facebook.com/pupcessoriescrafts/

·                     Instagram Link - https://www.instagram.com/pupcessoriescrafts

·                     Etsy Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/pupcessoriescrafts

 

Andrew and Amber Laudicina with their two dogs, Eva and Koda.

511 N. Liberty Street is the new storefront for PupcessoriesCrafts

Workstation at 511 N. Liberty Street

Sewing station

Sewing machinery for customized work

Example of custom vest for a service dog

custom accessories for a Great Dane 

More custom vests

Custom vest example

DWSP moves to 515 North Cherry Street

The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership (DWSP) is proud to announce that it is moving its offices to 515 N. Cherry Street on November 1.  The new office space is 2,250 square feet with 1,250 SF on the 1st floor and 1,000 SF in the basement.  The owner of the property is affiliated with Mast General Stores.  This new office space is directly across the street from the Convention Center and brings a vacant building back into full activity.  The owners of the property have spent a considerable funds renovating the building with the building interior being completely demolished, removed, and rebuilt.  The construction contractor for the building is LMI Builders.  The facade and signage was designed by Stitch Design Shop. The commercial broker for the project on behalf of the building owner was Meridian Realty.  

The DWSP is moving from the Chatham Building at 305 W. Fourth Street which it has been at since 2008 due to the new owner converting the second floor of the Chatham Building into apartments.  The tenants on the ground floor Washington Perk and A/perture Cinema will not change.  

The Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership would like share its gratitude to our legal counsel who represented our interests in this transaction, Kelly Otis, Partner, Akerman, LLP.  We would also like to thank the Downtown Winston-Salem Foundation for their support and assistance with this endeavor.  

Rendering of Final Facade with signage.  The facade and signage will not be complete until February 2023.  The temporary facade will be in place as we move in until the signage and other materials are available.

Temporary facade as of October 24, 2022 (see caption above)

Building prior to construction.

Ellie & Athos - Flowers and More at 617 N. Liberty Street

 

Linda Chmiel opened "Ellie and Athos", a Sustainable Stem Flower Market on December 1, 2021 at 617 N. Liberty Street.  

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ellieandathos/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ellieandathos

Storefront Location at 617 N Liberty

flyer from the store

Ellie and Athos are at the store most times during store hours

Great selection of flowers, but also some pet supplies and some other items.

Development Update: 3 Historic Inns and their current status

Three historic inns in downtown Winston-Salem have come under the same ownership over the last few years.  These three inns are:  

1. The Shaffner House, now the Shaffner Inn - 150 S. Marshall Street (owned by local investors Dr. Eric Alspaugh and Lou Baldwin; and Cory Pignone of Richmond, VA)
2. The Colonel Ludlow House - 434 Summit Street (owned by local investors Dr. Eric Alspaugh and Lou Baldwin)
3. The B.J. Sheppard House - 420 Summit Street (owned by local investors Dr. Eric Alspaugh and Lou Baldwin)

Shaffner House @ 150 S. Marshall Street (Photo by David Rolfe, Winston-Salem Journal)

Reopened for business in July 2021.  Estimated Cost: Acquisition: $1.2 million Redevelopment Budget: $600,000 in improvements over several years

Link to Winston-Salem Journal news item about the Shaffner House from July 20, 2021

Link to "Shaffner Inn" Website

Colonel Ludlow House @ 434 Summit Street (Photo by @winston_360)

Learn more about Colonel Ludlow by clicking this link

B. J. Sheppard House @ 420 Summit Street (Photo by @winston_360)

Learn more about Sheppard and this structure by clicking here

Link about the purchase of the Ludlow House and Shepard House in the Winston-Salem Journal

Total Acquisition and Renovation costs were approximately $3M for both of these historic homes.  These two side-by-side historic homes will be operated as a Historic Inn with 9 rooms. The renovations are extensive including new bathrooms for each guest room including tile and glass showers with a rain showers, claw foot tubs and pedestal sinks; extensively remodeled guest rooms, historic rehabilitation, anticipated to open August, 2022.

Grace Court Office Park

Alspaugh and Baldwin are the re-developers of the Grace Court Office Park. This consist of the entire block surrounded by Brookstown Avenue, Fourth Street, Fifth Street, and the Grace Court Park. There are 8 structures which house multiple businesses including architecture firms, fundraising development firms, and more. One building houses the Grace Court Apartments, 5 attractive West End long-term rentals. Two houses are used a short-term furnished rentals.  Grace Park at the West End, LLC, lead by Alspaugh and Baldwin, acquired these properties in February, 2019.

Link for more info about the Grace Court Office Park

"Tulum Restaurant" coming to 411 N. Cherry Street

New restaurant will be opening at 411 N. Cherry Street.  The location was recently occupied by Bongo nightclub and will soon be home to "Tulum" Restaurant.  This news was first reported by Michael Hastings in the Winston-Salem Journal.  Check out the updated article at The Winston-Salem Journal

 https://journalnow.com/entertainment/dining/mexican-restaurant-coming-to-former-bongos-nightclub-spot-on-cherry-street/article_6d8593ac-c72b-11ec-b0af-732ef2e9b168.html

"Coming Soon" sign out front on Cherry Street

Interior Construction Photo