| Third Ward today is the most diverse of the city's wards. It includes a sports and entertainment area, university, a residential neighborhood, and a 1.5 million square foot mixed use complex called Gateway Village. This innovative complex combines technology-oriented office space, over 500 new residential units, a public park, shops and restaurants. Gateway Village is attracting attention nationwide for creative positioning of a mixed-use development in an urban setting. The Third Ward has been the center of much development recently as is posed to be the next big thing in the Uptown. | 
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The recent addition of Johnson and Wales to the Third Ward has given the area a buzz with the bustling foot traffic of students and staff that are constantly increasing amongst the new dormitories and street level classrooms. The future of the Third Ward is bright with the growing enrollment of the University and the economic enhancement from their presence. As the Third Ward develops closer to the center of the Uptown, there is an increased excitement in once dormant parking lots that onced seperated Gateway Village from the rest of the Uptown. With a new baseball park planned, city park, and numerous residential towers under construction, the Third Ward currently holds more construction cranes than any other sector of the Uptown. |
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| Bank of America Stadium The Bank of America Stadium is the home of the Carolina Pathers. The Carolina Panthers is Charlotte's NFL team. The first game played in the stadium was on September 14, 1996. The stadium has a capacity of 73,298 and is used primarily for football. Other events have been held at the stadium like a Rolling Stones concert and a Billy Graham crusade. The college football bowl called the Meineke Car Care Bowl is held at the Bank of America Stadium each year and is a note-worthy event each year in Charlotte. For more information about the Panthers and Bank of America Stadium: Click Here |
Third Ward Baseball Park A private and public sector land-swap will bring the Charlotte Knights into the Uptown in a new baseball park that is scheduled to open in 2009. The Charlotte Knights are a AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The Knights currently play in Fort Mill, SC and anticipate a surge in attendence when this affordable entertianment option becomes readily available to families and businesses in the center of the city. | 
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| Johnson and Wales Johnson and Wales is a private career oriented university that specializes in hospitality, culinary arts, and business. Johnson and Wales has produced such notable chefs as Emeril Lagasse and Tyler Florence. The Charlotte campus of JWU opened in 2004 and currently enrolls over 2,500 students in the Uptown. JWUs campus is located in the Gateway Village area of Third Ward with street level cooking class rooms open to pedestrian spectators. As a growing university, JWU is a cornerstore to the commerce and street life that exists in the Gateway Village area. For more info on JWU Click Here |
| Parks The Third Ward has several parks that provide relief and enjoyment to Uptown visitors. The latest addition to the parks is a new 5-acre urban park that will be located within a block of Tryon Street Uptown. This new park will be surrounded by new high-rises and will be the center of recreation and rejuvenation for many uptown residents. | 
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| New Developments Catalyst Trademark Luxury Lofts 300 South Tryon |
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