9 was Jimmy’s City Market. They redid their floors, added a grill, and then closed. A church met there for a few months, but I don’t know what happened to it. As for it being empty now, who wants to fill that space when the owner could tear it down and put a tower there as soon as the credit markets improve? It would make a good events space in the meantime, if there wasn’t another one going in down Martin Street.

7 will be an expansion of Fayetville Street Tavern. 6 Raleigh Sandwich Shop was gutted by a fire in the late 90s and hasn’t been touched since. It will take a lot of work to restore, and may have some kind of historic protection, but I’m not sure.

5 is empty because it was being upfit for Waraji. Other restaurants aren’t going to make plans to go into a space they thought was going to be occupied. 4 has seen a string of tenants, including various galleries. I think they’re holding out for an office tenant. Hue’s tenants will bring more residnets to the area, but will also bring its own retail space.

2 The Depot is *not* empty. Ess is still there, and Jibarra is coming. The rest of the space was made toxic by someone who didn’t know how to run a bar, let alone three — an ok sports bar, a bad country bar, and a worse dance club.

The old market/furniture building has been held hostage by an absentee owner who is finally putting some money into the place. They were painting the outside walls of Subway and its neighbors on Monday.