{"id":214565,"date":"2017-03-09T10:26:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T15:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/uncategorized\/topgolf-makes-progress-on-charlotte-facility-gives-opening-update-charlotte-business-journal.php"},"modified":"2017-03-09T10:26:26","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T15:26:26","slug":"topgolf-makes-progress-on-charlotte-facility-gives-opening-update-charlotte-business-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/progress\/topgolf-makes-progress-on-charlotte-facility-gives-opening-update-charlotte-business-journal.php","title":{"rendered":"Topgolf makes progress on Charlotte facility, gives opening update &#8211; Charlotte Business Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>      Please Sign In and use this article's on page print button to      print this article.    <\/p>\n<p>                    Construction continues on the Topgolf facility                    on West Arrowood Road in southwest more                  <\/p>\n<p>                  The wait for swinging clubs at Topgolf's new facility                  in Charlotte will end in the next few months.                <\/p>\n<p>                  The 65,000-square-foot golf-entertainment venue                  under construction in southwest Charlotte is                  expected to be open in early June, Topgolf                  spokeswoman Morgan                  Wallace told CBJ.                <\/p>\n<p>                    Construction continues on the Topgolf facility                    on West Arrowood Road in southwest more                  <\/p>\n<p>                  Outdoor netting recently went up on the 14-acre                  property near the intersection of West Arrowood                  Road and Interstate 485, and the building has                  taken shape. Next up: turf work will begin next                  week, followed by installation of Topgolf's                  gaming infrastructure shortly after, Wallace                  said.                <\/p>\n<p>    \"The construction process has gone very well,\" she said. \"The    team is very happy with how smoothly it has gone. Sometimes    there are weather delays in certain markets, so this one has    been a blessing for sure.\"  <\/p>\n<p>    Wallace said the Charlotte facility will look nearly identical    to Topgolf's current venues, which can be found here. She pointed specifically    to Jacksonville, Fla., as the location Charlotte will most    closely resemble. That facility opened last October.<\/p>\n<p>    The building in Charlotte won't be ready for a tour until late    May, Wallace said.  <\/p>\n<p>    The project has been moving forward since receiving rezoning approval from    Charlotte City Council in October 2015. EPR Properties, an    entertainment-center developer based in Kansas City, Mo.,    then spent $4.4 million last April in    purchasing property from American Asset Corp. to develop the    Topgolf facility. Construction geared up a month later.  <\/p>\n<p>    The three-level venue will include about 3,000 square feet of    private event space as well as 102 climate-controlled hitting    bays, which can hold as many as six players at one time. The    facility is expected to attract about 450,000 visitors in its    first year of operation. It's also projected to create 450 jobs    and result in an economic output of more than $264 million over    a 10-year period.  <\/p>\n<p>    In addition to a high-tech driving range, Dallas-based Topgolf    offers customers a full-service restaurant and bar, music,    lounges and a plethora of high-definition TVs.  <\/p>\n<p>    \"The biggest misconception is that you have to be a golfer to    come to Topgolf, which is not the case,\" Wallace said. \"We are    open year-round for all ages and skill levels.\"  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from: <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/charlotte\/news\/2017\/03\/08\/topgolf-makes-progress-on-charlotte-facility-gives.html\" title=\"Topgolf makes progress on Charlotte facility, gives opening update - Charlotte Business Journal\">Topgolf makes progress on Charlotte facility, gives opening update - Charlotte Business Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Please Sign In and use this article's on page print button to print this article. 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