Catalyst

Great location, decent units and fairly competitive prices. Front desk is 24h, they are always helpful and take care of packages, dry-​leaning and other requests. Internet is complimentary.
Here are some negative points
1. Gym could be better; equipment is old and barely functional, area is poorly ventilated and always smells.
2. Parking garage is close, but most of the good spaces are reserved for Ally employees. I never had a problem with parking, but sometimes you have to drive up to fourth floor, while garage is full of empty reserved spots.
3. There are three major construction projects around catalyst building, so construction noise is an issue even on weekends. Hopefully these projects will be done by the end of 2016.
4. Internet is complimentary, but too slow for video streaming during prime hours. After 6pm speeds can drop to 5 – 10 Mbit. I hope this will get resolved after google fiber goes live.
5. There are only 3 elevators in the building and some of them get reserved by movers and maintenance, so sometimes you have to wait a bit to get out of the building.
So there are few negative points, but overall it is good place to live. I really hope they would invest into better gym and faster internet.

The Catalyst is the «Animal House» of uptown living. I’ve lived here for quite a number of years and it has become a progressively worse place to live each year. So to make it easy, I’ll provide the good the bad and the ugly…
UGLY — NOISE… Only really quiet time is 1am-​7am. Noise from new building construction, resident dogs, the 7-​Eleven located in the building and drunk kids who are just out of school who still think they’re still in college (new jobs at the banks).
UGLY — FACILITIES… None of the treadmills have been fully functional for about 6 months (treadmill track jerks during a workout and televisions don’t work). Outdoor furniture and grills are in poor shape and the building is generally in very average repair… most of it due to «Animal House» mentality of the partying residents. (NOTE: the building owner decided to install statues of animals outside the building this year instead of fixing the treadmills).
UGLY — EVENTS… The most popular event, the pool party, is like hanging out in a subway, except everyone is in bathing suits. Take meds if you decide to swim or get thrown in. No need to bring weed… there’s plenty to go around. Good news if you’re a drinker… there may actually be more alcohol at Catalyst pool parties than at the Mellow Mushroom bar downstairs. Most pool partiers don’t even live here, they’re guests of residents… the only thing missing is John «Bluto» Blutarsky and Eric «Otter» Stratton.
BAD — PARKING… Yes, our parking garage is across the street but we don’t get any priority parking. The bank next door has prime spaces except for the bottom floor which is for a handful of residents. The rest of us park above the bankers.
BAD — GROCERY… Yes, there’s a 7-​Eleven in the building but unless you’re packing heat and want to buy 7-​Eleven brand groceries you need another choice. Fortunately, there’s a Harris Teeter on the other side of town which is an easy walk or bike ride.
BAD — COST… Considering the drawbacks listed above, the Catalyst is expensive. If it were quieter and better maintained then I’d be tempted to rate this as «good» due to the location.
GOOD — LOCATION… If you’re OK with the stadium lights and outside noise (night baseball and music in the park in the summer whether you like it or not), then this is an outstanding location downtown, slam dunk!
I don’t like writing a generally negative review on the Catalyst, but I’d want to have all of this information before I considered moving here. I’m actually planning to move out this year… I need some sleep!

Do not live here if you want a fair deal. I pay $ 1600 a month and I can’t even have more than two visitors PER MONTH or they have to pay to park in the parking deck! There is always tons of space in the deck, so it’s not like they are hurting for the spaces. NONE of the other apartments/​condos in uptown have a rule like this. I’d love to know why I pay so much and my visitors can’t even park here for free. Just ridiculous. Yet they open their parking deck on Panthers game days so they can make money and clog up the deck for all of the residents. But we can’t have more than two visitors per month…
Also, the walls are very thin, the amenities have big downfalls, and they don’t have rules for things that actually matter, such as pets pottying outside the building, not throwing trash down the chute in the wee hours of the morning, and keeping people from giving out building/​elevator codes to delivery people.
It seems like all the Catalyst is worried about is making money off residents and their visitors! The parking situation for visitors needs to change, and other ground rules need to be established!

The last two reviews are by Catalyst staff.
Incompetent and lazy manager (Stacia Phifer), broken elevators, zero parking, constant maintenance issues, and loud construction.
Live at the Element when it opens, or try and get a spot at the Avenue. NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY.

This building is very nice and has great amenities, including a nice sized gym, lounge area, and a very friendly front desk staff. Also, I found the price to be quite reasonable after factoring in all of the amenities, additional charges you can find at other apts. in Uptown.
Cons: Long wait for elevators, some noise issues (although all in all not a huge issue), and the parking is not always ideal for guests, etc.

So my last review of this place… I moved out this year and the exit process was very easy and the office/​leasing staff made my entire time at this location a great experience.
By and far the best apartment building in the center city.

Best location in uptown… New building in Uptown Charlotte. Great amenities with several floor plans. 24 hour concierge and a secured building. Beautiful pool and great fitness area.

This place is very nice. I’ve lived here for a couple of months and have enjoyed the convenient Uptown location, great views, and amenities such as concierge, pool and events. Mostly the building is populated by a young professional crowd and is a great place if you are young, single, and work in Uptown. There are, however, some downsides. The biggest daily annoyance is the SLOW elevators. You almost always have to wait for an excessive amount of time until one comes (especially on the 1^st floor). A second issue (or plus for some) is that there are tons of dogs in this building. Half the people have a dog so it’s kind of cute, but you may want to avoid if you aren’t in to that. Third, it is next to the stadium and also a large open parking lot where there are numerous fests. It gets crazy when games are going on and there have been quite a few Saturdays of waking up to 8am speaker blaring outside as musicians set up for Irish fest or BBQ, Brew, and Blues.
Sweet location if you are looking for action and love joining in on the party!