Construction continues to chug along over on West Cabarrus Street. The apartment building called Oldham and Worth, part of what the developer is now calling the West End, has all filled in and parts of the exterior are now being put in place. I’m hoping with the next update, we can start to see the street-facing façade as the renderings show a pretty cool warehouse, industrial look to it. I can get into that if it’s not too cheap looking.
Continue reading →
The Omni Hotel, planned for the southern end of Fayetteville Street, is going through the Design Review process. With that, we can peep some early plans to get an idea of what we’re getting at the street-level. There’s plenty here if you’re into proposed architectural plans of a building but I’m going to focus on the street-level elements and spaces. It’s a mixed bag from what I see but it’s probably what we should expect from a single-use tower focused mainly on visitors. Let’s take a look at each side and what the plans tell us at this point in time.
Continue reading →
The long wait for construction to begin on the New Bern Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor may finally be over. The “groundbreaking” ceremony happened back in November 2023, and now, almost two years later, transit fans like you and me are still waiting for something to happen. There’s plenty written about the challenges of finding contractors who could do the work within budget, but the city has finally found a path forward. This fall, construction should kick off on the first package of project deliverables. Let’s go through what we might expect over the next few years.
Continue reading →
The North Carolina History Museum is all fenced up and renovations are underway for what will be a pretty major facelift to the inside and exterior of the building. The state is pumping around $180 million into the project and outdoor plaza and will really look modern when it’s done. Just take a look at this rendering to see the new museum.
Continue reading →
The city’s new City Hall is getting some layers. The precast outer pieces are being put in place and glass windows are going in too. It looks like, in this photo, that crews are up to the 13th floor. Just a few more to go I think until this one tops out. Could it happen before the end of the year? We’ll see.
Make sure to follow the progress on the city’s website and then join the banter on The Community.
This is an exciting one and all of us (well, one of us) at DTRaleigh HQ are crossing all our fingers and praying that this Summer’s announcement for The Depot takes place. LODEN Properties have announced plans for a mixed-use development alongside the historic Depot site, flipping that surface parking lot into places for people instead of cars. (minus the parking deck of course) It’s sure to bring new life and vibrancy to the area and the renderings show real promise.
Continue reading →
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.
Continue reading →
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!