CONCEPT NO.1 ~ UPTOWN COWORKING SPACE
The primary goal of the Uptown Coworking Space is to foster communication and collaboration with the next generation of business professionals and leaders. We want to provide to our members access to a collaborative workspace, conference room and classrooms, state-of-the-art technology, innovative events, and a coffee bar where people are able to congregate, to network, and share business ideas.
Cooperation | Collaboration | Community
CONCEPT NO.2 ~ UPTOWN “GALLERY PARK”
This community park initiative is an investment in a multi-use destinations and catalysts for the continued growth of Uptown Greensboro.
CONCEPT NO.3 ~ BUILD NEW SMART HOUSING CHOICES
Providing housing choices for people of all income levels, household sizes, and stages of life is a key component to revitalization and reinvestment into Uptown!
CONCEPT NO.4 ~ COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RESTAURANTS
Eating the same food builds trust, dining together builds relationships, and cooking good food builds communities that are second to none. The power of food in building community!
CONCEPT NO.5 ~ PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION
What is the common link between higher wages, lower unemployment, reduced incarceration and crime, longer life expectancy and better health, and increased civic engagement… increased educational attainment is tied to each of these positive outcomes. Active recognition of this linkage is central to making headway on community development goals, as low-income children tend to have worse educational outcomes than their higher-income peers, a challenge that shadows low-income children throughout their lives.
CONCEPT NO.6 ~ UPTOWN COFFEE SHOP
These cafes are often one of the first commercial operations to pop up in a new neighborhood or district, with the ability to not only draw together residents and customers, but to also generate activity that can lead to additional neighborhood development…
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CONCEPT NO.7 ~ UPTOWN BOUTIQUE HOTEL(S)
Ethos is the fundamental character or spirit of a culture, era or community. When determining how to set your boutique hotel apart from the competitive market and entice curiosity from potential guests, the cultivation of an ethos can be derived through the art of concept branding.
CONCEPT NO.8 ~ UPTOWN PERFORMANCE SPACES
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CONCEPT NO.9 ~ “Uptown FRESH Sneakerball”
A community celebration of Independence Day Juneteenth for the Guilford County and the Piedmont Triad. This is just one of several events held throughout Greensboro, but this sneakerball is exclusive to Uptown... click here for details!
CONCEPT NO.10 ~ PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE
Creating and maintaining permanently affordable commercial space while also empowering historically disadvantaged communities to control the direction of community development in their neighborhood.
CONCEPT NO.11 ~ COMMUNITY-LED RENEWABLE ENERGY
Evidence shows that investments in the deployment of renewable energies results in local development and jobs! The energy transition is indeed the best response strategy to many of today’s challenges and price increases in our daily lives.
