I recently took a stroll down West Street and checked out Glenwood South’s latest residential project. The Alexan looks set to open later this year, with much of the exterior work nearing completion. The homes with balconies on the north side will offer a great view overlooking the train tracks.
Continue reading →Checking in on Fayetteville Street at the end of 2024
It’s been talked about all over the place that Fayetteville Street has still not bounced back to pre-pandemic levels. From my point of view, the street does seem to be in transition as a once office-heavy corridor adjusts to a region that has embraced work from home culture. I’m optimistic and am showing patience these days, believing that the street will find it’s way over time. That’s why I’m happy to read this article from Axios Raleigh highlighting the first glimpses of change taking place on North Carolina’s Main Street.
I thought it could be fun to go block-by-block and describe what’s to offer on the ground floor as of the end of 2024. The more places to visit, the more people there should be. That, in the end, adds to the vitality of the street.
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The Noble Place Townhomes are looking fresh and will soon be ready for their first tenants. Townhomes like these are a great transition from the higher density apartment buildings and I wish we saw more of them in and around downtown Raleigh.
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It’s kind of crazy to watch the work taking place over at the future North Carolina Education Campus. This project is using an entire city block. To the best of my knowledge, it’s all office space which is kind of wild given the state of commercial real estate here in the year 2024. I’ll let you take that however you want.
Continue reading →A Short Walk Around Seaboard Station
The dust seems to have settled on Seaboard Station. Landscaping is still ongoing but the newest buildings in downtown Raleigh’s northern gateway are looking fresh, the sidewalks are clean enough to eat off of, and new retail and eats announcements are getting people excited.
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Here’s a nice perspective I captured showing the Raleigh Union Station Bus Facility, or RUS Bus, that’s been under construction for the better part of this year. It’s not that clear from the street but from a higher vantage point, you can see the orientation of the bus station and the future location of high-rise developments. The bus station is planned to be in operation in 2025 but the site is nowhere close to being complete.
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I didn’t time it at all like this but exactly a year ago, I posted about the city’s plan to reimagine Commerce Place. After last week’s First Friday event, which I could not make, we can see the latest iteration of this plan in the photo above. It’s a bad photo because there are no people in it but you gotta get those pics when opportunity strikes, am I right?
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The apartments at The Maeve look almost ready and will absolutely be ready for their advertised move in timeframe of Spring 2025. It’s all interior work at the moment as the apartments get ready for new downtown residents.
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