Last time we looked at Highline Glenwood, the soon to be tallest residential tower in Raleigh was just a stout structure. Now, this project has really risen up over the trees and can be seen from a distance. And there’s still plenty more floors to come.
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One of those blocks in downtown Raleigh that seems to always get planned and rezoned but never actually changes is the assemblage of properties along Martin, Commerce, and Davie Streets, otherwise known as the best warehouses we have in our Warehouse District (and the surface parking behind them). Earlier this Summer, another rezoning has gone through and there’s now a building height limit here of 20-stories. Recently submitted site plans show a 20-story tower that could be built here so I wanted to dive into it today.
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If you were curious as to how the construction on the Omni Hotel was progressing I hate to say it but it’s still just a huge hole in the ground. The site has definitely been active this Summer and maybe we’ll see a second crane go up soon (leftmost portion of the above photo) so there’s no reason to think they are slowing down.
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I never thought this day would come and honestly, I’m skeptical until I see a crane in the air. Construction has started on the pit at the corner of South and Saunders. Rosewood apartments will offer 269 homes across two new buildings. The demolition of the former buildings on this site took place in 2017 and this empty lot has sat here ever since. Others have tried and plans were released but perhaps this is the one that will land.
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Heritage Park looks pretty desolate these days. That’s because the demolition of the existing houses looks to be complete. All that’s left are the concrete pads that once held up the houses built in the 1970s. I imagine more land clearing is coming up as the future development phases begin construction.
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A lot of land has been cleared around Kindley Street. If you drive around downtown, you most likely have seen it going up and down Western Boulevard and MLK Boulevard as the big hill near the 401 cloverleaf interchange used to be pretty green but now it’s showing that red clay of barren earth. Right now, an automated parking garage, the first of its kind in the state, is being built. We’ll also see the extension of Kindley Street connect to MLK at a new interchange. We’ve talked about this extension before so I walked down to the site to check it out.
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The Raleigh Transit Authority, which I am currently an active member of, has endorsed a plan to rethink the R-Line, our downtown Raleigh bus circulator service. Given low ridership, high cost, and the availability of other mobility options in the downtown area, it may just be time to think differently about how people get around and what needs are not being met. This August, the R-Line will go on sabbatical for a while while the city’s transit staff work on something different — or not, as retiring it completely is still on the table. Let’s take a look at the history and current state of the R-Line.
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The buildings that lined the block of 500 Hillsborough Street have been removed and, shocker, most of the surface spaces are being used for parking now. That seems to be the next step in most cases (not all) before development takes place and after demolition. In reporting from the TBJ earlier this year, the plans for a residential development have been put on pause so we have to get used to this empty lot for awhile.
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