Located less than one mile from the heart of downtown Charlotte in the Optimist Park neighborhood, northeast of Charlotte’s First Ward, this 268,800 sf apartment building has a total of 238 units and offers 12 unit types. The wrap style apartment building steps up from five-stories to a six story building with street level amenity spaces. The 9,700 sf of amenities cater to the Millennial generation of renters, with features such as outdoor fire pits and grills, a clubroom bar and lounge, in addition to a fitness center and yoga room. Additional amenities include a business center, dog wash, resident only bike storage and workshop, secure dog park and pool courtyard with a sun shelf and in-pool chaise lounges. The apartments wrap a five story, 109,000 sf, precast parking structure which securely parks 314 vehicles. The parking structure is naturally ventilated on the upper floors to cut down on energy demands. RJTR is providing master planning and architecture design services for Trammell Crow Residential’s Alexan Optimist Park Apartments.