It’s been a long time since we’ve visited The Creamery but, just like that, work was just announced to start and indeed it has. Demolition work is already underway as Turnbridge Equities kicks off the first phase of its major redevelopment of the historic Pine State Creamery site. Highline Glenwood, a 37-story residential tower, will become Raleigh’s tallest residential building sitting at the corner of North Street and Glenwood Avenue.
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I really like this view from the greenway when exiting Dix Park and approaching Rockway Raleigh, the soon to open apartments along Saunders Street. You get that “park in a city” feel when wandering certain parts of Dix and then you turn a corner and here are some homes and places to eat and rest. Lake Wheeler and Saunders Street will probably become the commercial gateway to Dix Park with all that’s going on there.
I took this photo during our Summer Photo Walk, which I plan each season on the Meetup page so if you like that sort of thing, wandering around with a camera, join us!
We haven’t checked in on the project called Oldham & Worth since April and in just a few months, it has really popped up. The units facing the platform at Raleigh Union Station are topping out and you can see it in the photo above. All of these West End projects are giving that area a vibrant feel and I hope that translates to equally vibrant street life in the near future.
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If you haven’t been by recently, the North Carolina Education campus is rocking two cranes at the moment. It’s possible, as spotted by the Community, that a third is on the way. This block-sized project has had all its work take place below street-level, most likely building underground parking, but it looks like some of that has reached sidewalk heights and here in the Fall, the project may begin to rise.
Continue reading →During the July 1, 2025 city council meeting, there was an update on a collection of projects, most taking place in the downtown area and I thought briefly touching on these projects here would be a nice way to summarize what’s going on and coming up. If you want to dive in to the presentation itself, the video is above or can be seen here.
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Have you seen the new lights on Fayetteville Street? All the trees, 88 of them, have been wrapped with white lights and they are lit each night, from Lenoir to Morgan Street. It’s a nice touch, adding some vibrancy to a kind of dull and gray streetscape. There’s more improvements on the way for the street which should elevate the area in order to really cement it as a key place to be when in downtown.
I’m pleased to join some fine folks next week as we’ll be talking about our city’s flag; past, present, and future. I hope to see some readers out there at the City of Raleigh Museum.
You can find more info here at Friends of the City of Raleigh Museum website.
The next apartment building to open up in downtown Raleigh looks to be the Alexan Moto, located along both Harrington and West Streets. That’ll up the number of homes in Glenwood South, which is already the most dense area in the city, and perhaps one day start to transition the area as a highly residential-focused area rather than just “the nightlife spot.”
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