The Marriott hotel is coming up quite fast. Here is a recent construction update. Make sure to check out more information about the hotel here.
The images are a little old but these 4 aerial shots of the entire area give you an idea of the setup with the convention center, Marriott hotel, the future extended Fayetteville St, and Site 1.
On Tuesday May 1st the city council is going to discuss locations for the proposed African American Cultural Consortium. The AACC is meant to add to Raleigh’s cultural destinations as an educational and tourist spot. There are three groups involved in this and they have agreed to come together in this one location. They are the Pope House, the Martin Luther King Resource Center, and the African American Cultural Complex.
In the past, site plans were drawn up for building the consortium around the Pope House. Now, there are plans to put it on the block named “Site 2”. Site 2 is just a parking lot now in front of the Performing Arts Center but future development is planned here. If Site 2 is chosen as the location, then the Pope House will have to be moved here.
The Raleigh Chronicle summarizes the situation pretty well in this article.
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Over the past week, there has been some considerable work going on across the street from the Progress II building, the block we refer to as Progress III. Progress Energy owns the majority of the block and has major plans for this area. Possible plans may include a pair of 30 story towers but no renderings or announcements have been made.
Currently the block is being razed except for the storefronts facing Wilmington St. Most of them are closed and I expect them to be either destroyed or heavily renovated to be incorporated into whatever is built on the land behind the shops.
Witness the destruction for yourself. The map I have used earlier to show the construction on this block has been updated as well.
red – razed area, yellow – construction fences
That building used to have a middle section
Soon will bite the dust
Both those buildings used to connect
If anyone is interested in the condos being built at West at North, they are having an event soon.
Considering a new condo home at West?
Come get a sneak peek and see progress to date – from 6-8 pm Tuesday, May 8th.
Hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided.After getting a taste of life at West, feel free to indulge in the energetic life of West’s neighborhood – Glenwood South. And find out personally why West is such a great place to live where you live.
Tuesday May 8
West Sales Center,
413 North Harrington Street, Downtown Raleigh
6-8 pm Social Hour
RSVP: 919-828-0077All my best,
Ann-Cabell
The sales office is behind the building off of Harrington St.
I was looking into the condos here last summer and I am really curious to find out the current availability. West seemed to be on the expensive side of what is being built downtown. I’m hoping with events like this, they are not desperate to sell units.
Hors d’oeuvres here!
A relaxed crowd showed up Saturday for the “Artspace paints Fayetteville Street” event. There were various art activities on the two blocks of the street as well as a wine/beer garden and live music. With a beer in hand, I walked around to take some pictures of the event.
I’m working on a couple longer posts that highlight some of the projects that are going on around the convention center area. This mainly includes the plans on sites 1-6. Keep checking the site for those entries. They will probably pop up next week after I take some pictures this weekend.
Until then I want to highlight the link below. It is for a webpage on the Raleigh Livable Streets website that has all the public and private projects listed with information on each one. Just glancing at this list will give you an idea of what is going on in the area. Check it out when you have some time to kill.
Livable Streets Public and Private Projects
Nice article in the N&O about some hotels, the Winston’s want to bring to Raleigh.
RALEIGH – Winston Hotels wants to bring another tall tower to downtown – one that could rise 25 stories and feature two hotels and hundreds of condominiums on an entire city block.
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Winston’s plan to include two hotels from two chains in one building is part of a strategy to take on two emerging, diverging sectors of downtown’s hospitality landscape: boutique and business class. It attempts to do so in two merging sections of downtown: Fayetteville Street and the Glenwood South entertainment district. It’s on the one-acre block bounded by Hillsborough, Edenton, West and Harrington streets, where weathered, one- and two-story buildings now sit.
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The project will also include a 120-room Hampton Inn, which is expected to attract visitors who like uniformity in services and amenities – stuff big chains are known for.
“But it will have a little more panache than a typical highway Hampton,” said Winston Hotels CEO Bob Winston.
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Plans for 200 to 250 condominiums are still fluid. Construction is expected to begin in early 2008 and wrap up two years later. By then, the housing market could change radically.
“We think now it makes sense to do the condos,” Winston said. “But we’re flexible about that.”
With the condos, the tower would rise 22 to 25 stories high. Without the condos, the project would stand half as tall.
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This project has been a little under the radar and I keep forgetting about it. It seems that the 630 North website has posted a rough schedule of events. It says that the groundbreaking will occur in June of this year, with the building being completed in the fall of 2008.
This ten-story, mixed-use building will have a parking deck for its offices and condos on the upper floors. There is no on street retail, which I think is disappointing. However, most of the foot traffic in the area will be on Glenwood, which will work out in the near future. If the area continues to grow and develop, then I think it is possible to turn the ground floor space into some kind of shop for the local residents.
Overall, I like this project and it adds some good infill to downtown and the Glenwood South area. Also, no one should feel bad about the church that’s getting demolished in order to build this building. I think they came out pretty well in the end.
Where’s at?