New Construction


The Lincoln Will Bring 224 Apartments To Emo Raleigh

Corner of Hargett and East Street as seen in March, 2011. Emo Raleigh (East of Moore Square) may be getting a big influx of housing units if a new development gets approved by the city. According to a newly submitted site plan, The Lincoln is a full-block apartment building for the mostly empty, grassy lot [...]


Rendering of The New Holy Trinity Church on Peace Street

Rendering of the Holy Trinity Church on Peace Street. In addition to doing a wonderful restoration job to the Jordan House at the corner of Peace and Blount Street, the Holy Trinity Church of Raleigh is building new digs. Above is an architectural rendering of the new building which will be located along the 100 [...]


Edison Office Shows Site Plan For 225′ Tower

Corner of Wilmington and Martin Street in April 2013. Looking at the latest update at Raleigh’s Current Development Activity page, there’s a new entry for The Edison Office tower. The site plan sheds more light, and hopefully a sign of progress, on The Edison, a multi-tower project planned for downtown Raleigh. In addition to the [...]


A History of Charter Square

Photo taken on April 14, 2013 at the corner of Lenoir and Wilmington Streets. A few days have gone by so I think it’s a good time to look back over the evolution of Charter Square now that the confidence level is higher and we may actually get a building on this site. As far [...]


227 Fayetteville Going For ‘Most Desirable Address’ Award

227 — this is where from 227 This Is Where on Vimeo. Here’s a promo video for 227 Fayetteville Street, a renovation job that will bring new office space to small startup businesses and entrepreneurs. Minus all the advertising for the building itself, the video shows off some renderings of what the spaces will look [...]


Rendering of The New Charter Square Tower via Twitter

Want to see a rendering of the new Raleigh downtown building at Charter Square? http://t.co/KvfcjpdSkj @RaleighWake @DowntownRaleigh April 11, 2013 2:22 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite @Raleigh4u James Sauls There’s some high-level info at the N&O and the TBJ but I’m sure more details will come out soon if, according to the TBJ, the groundbreaking is in [...]


Innovate Raleigh Opens Up 227 Fayetteville Street, Renovations Underway

Here is some great news for the core of downtown Raleigh. The former Wachovia bank building at 227 Fayetteville Street, the building shown above, was recently bought up and renovations are underway for 110,000 square feet of office space. On top of that, Innovate Raleigh, Raleigh’s public/private partnership in fostering innovation, hosted an event last [...]


Powerhouse Plaza Flips From Hotel and Office to Apartments

Surprise, surprise. Another on-hold project, Powerhouse Plaza, goes the apartment route. The once planned 11-story mixed use building for Glenwood South, at the corner of West and Jones Street, was planned to have retail, office, and possibly a Hyatt hotel. The rendering for the old building still exists on Cline Design’s website so take a [...]