New Construction
Connoisseurs Report In, Demolition In Glenwood South
Reader Mark sent in these pictures of the demolition work taking place on Johnson Street. This destruction will make way for a new Hampton Inn hotel for Glenwood South, properly dissected in this post here. While not a visually stunning building, the hotel elevates the district’s status as now visitors can stay right on the [...]
Parking Cleared For Outdoor Seating on Glenwood South, Cars Wimper While Driving By
This is a small project that was first mentioned back in 2008. What a nice surprise to find this lot torn up as I walked up Glenwood yesterday. I asked one of the construction workers what they were working on and he confirmed that they were putting in a patio seating area for the restaurants [...]
Bridge Replacement Projects On Capital Blvd
Capital Blvd is getting a little planning love from NCDOT. The bridge over Peace Street and the Wade Avenue flyover are in pretty bad shape. Both are on the books for an upgrade. From the NCDOT’s project page: The bridge on Capital Boulevard over Peace Street (Bridge No. 227) was built in 1948 and has [...]
Pic of the Week
The inner workings of the SECU tower rise above Salisbury Street. This is most likely the stairwell and elevator shafts of the building. See a rendering of the finished project here.
First Presbyterian Church Building For The Future
If you haven’t noticed already, the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Morgan and Salisbury Streets has leveled their education center and construction is underway for the replacement. Why the need to destroy such an old and historic building? The good people of the church tell us why right on their site: The main [...]
Pic of the Week
What was once planned to be a condo building here at 111 Seaboard Avenue in the Seaboard Station area, will now be renovated for shops. This one-story building will be converted sometime this year, according to David Bracken at the N&O. What would you like to see in the new spaces? And can we make [...]
Rising Steel All Over Downtown Raleigh
This is a small gallery showing construction around downtown Raleigh. Click the photos for a larger image. The Justice Center appears to be topped off and is taking shape into the Raleigh Skyline. A family poses for a portrait in front of the globe, a part of the upcoming Nature Research Center, now being pieced [...]
Rendering Bonus, Green Square and SECU Tower
click for a larger gallery of renderings. Sure Green Square is nothing new and we’ve been watching construction on this baby for over two years now. But the overlooked SECU tower, a separate project from Green Square is starting to rise out of the ground so renderings help give us a nice look at the [...]
