Noisette

The sculpture, titled Noisette, is intentionally meant to recall a glory hole, which (for the non-homosexuals reading this leftist gay gossip blog) is a hole cut into a wall or door that a man places his penis through in search of an eager orifice on the other side.

Gawker 2009

The sculpture, titled Noisette, is intentionally meant to recall a glory hole, which (for the non-homosexuals reading this leftist gay gossip blog) is a hole cut into a wall or door that a man places his penis through in search of an eager orifice on the other side.

Gawker 2009

First, there is a 3,000-acre master planned community that encompasses guidelines for sustainable redevelopment, and then there’s the 340-acre, mixed-use urban revitalization called the Navy Yard at Noisette, which is owned by the Noisette Company, LLC.

Creditors charge model sustainable development defaulted on $24 million loan 2009

The only project outside the Navy Yard that Noisette manages, through a contract with the City of North Charleston, is Oak Terrace Preserve, a “green” neighborhood that has received numerous accolades from groups involved in the sustainability movement.

Creditors charge model sustainable development defaulted on $24 million loan 2009

While most locals think of Noisette in broad terms, it is actually two distinct entities with different ownership structures.

Creditors charge model sustainable development defaulted on $24 million loan 2009

The Charleston peninsula is transected by two major east-west rail lines, both owned and operated by CSX Transportation and a shorter line owned by Norfolk Southern which winds its way through the Noisette development site in North Charleston and extends into the north end of the old navy base.

Creditors charge model sustainable development defaulted on $24 million loan 2009

The Navy base was closed in 1996, and with a projected build-out of more than 20 years, the Navy Yard at Noisette was to be the herald of the creation of the “New American City.”

Creditors charge model sustainable development defaulted on $24 million loan 2009

Nevertheless, the company said “Despite the filing, Noisette is continuing to pursue various options to obtain the funding necessary to refinance the Capmark debt and believes that can still occur prior to a final disposition in the foreclosure proceeding.”

Creditors charge model sustainable development defaulted on $24 million loan 2009

This rather late Noisette has large, loosely double flowers that open nearly orange, fading to a rich apricot-yellow.

Roses-The Vote « Fairegarden 2008

Though classed as a Noisette, the full blooms of this rose are more of a Bourbon or Hybrid Tea in shape.

Roses-The Vote « Fairegarden 2008