Raleigh City Hall has been getting dressed up over the past few months and the construction crews have almost reached the top. All-glass buildings seem to be the norm for the newest office towers in downtown Raleigh so I tend to think that the look here is a nice change of pace.
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There’s some site work taking place at 415 South Blount Street, the site of a once announced TownePlace Suites By Marriott hotel. Are they working on the hotel now? I’m not sure. Maybe they are building a fancy parking lot, which would make more money than the currently closed dirt lot, so I wouldn’t be surprised. Of course, I hope the hotel announcement is coming soon and perhaps we can see some updated renderings.
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Above is a shot across Jones Street of the future North Carolina Education Campus as you exit the Nature Research Center. Three cranes have been actively moving materials throughout the year to piece together the State of North Carolina’s latest office building. The block-sized project still remains without any form of rendering or details, to the best of my knowledge anyway, and the Community is watching this one like a hawk.
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It’s not exciting to most people when a construction site is cleared out and all you see is equipment driving huge drill bits into the ground. However, if you’re reading this, I want to think you might be among the few that actually do get excited for this kind of stuff. We’re past the ribbon cutting and demolition at this point and foundation/site work is underway at Highline Glenwood.
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Still empty today, the site at the southeast corner of Martin and Dawson Streets has shifted plans yet again. A few years back there was talk of a 37-story apartment tower, but now it looks like condos may be headed for this prime spot instead. One Nash Square will brings 82 condos to downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District at this site. With potential views overlooking Nash Square, it’s easy to imagine this catching the eye of buyers.
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South Street may be closed but it’s still there as crews work to move dirt around the future site of the new Red Hat Amphitheater. There’s a nice new mountain on the north side of “South Street” and a retaining wall alongside the train tracks on the south side. It’s not too exciting to look at but I’ll keep checking in on the amphitheater construction.
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The team behind the Raleigh Convention Center have put out new renderings of the upcoming expansion and I’ll be posting them here for posterity. The expansion adds almost 300,000 square feet to our existing 500,000 foot building. That should help Raleigh land larger conventions and events. If they can keep that thing full all year round, the downtown business traffic should get a nice boost for all of us to enjoy.
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New articulated buses are in circulation on the GoRaleigh bus system. You can see, or ride one yourself, on the number 1 Capital Boulevard route. This route has seen a steady increase in ridership over the past few years that in addition to the larger buses, the route is also running at 10-minute frequencies. It’s great to see this increase in demand be met with higher capacity service!
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