Oldham & Worth is starting to rise out of the ground. This is probably downtown Raleigh’s signature 2026 residential project as it will deliver around 250 houses next to an already built-out are in The Platform. Did you know the people behind this are trying to dub the area as West End Raleigh?
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Shown above is the crane over the newest development along West Cabarrus Street. Oldham & Worth will be a residential building with 252 homes and some retail space. The sibling project, already completed, is shown in the background, The Platform, which together make what Kane Realty is trying to brand as the West End Neighborhood.
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West Cabarrus Street is getting a big shot of residents with more apartment projects. We’ve been tracking The Platform, shown above, and later this year, we should have another project break ground, West End II. That’s about 440 (Platform) plus 240 (West End) equals 680 homes for the area in the coming years.
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The apartments at The Platform on Cabarrus Street are really moving. The Community, where I pulled the photo from, is all over this project so I encourage you to follow the thread for more regular updates.
What is cool about The Platform is how close it is to the Union Station train platform. From a train rider’s perspective, it’ll be one of the first (last?) things they see when riding in and out of Raleigh. I’m eager to see what this project looks like and if it does compliment the warehouse district feel with a modern edge.
This week, I’m sharing an image from the Community. Construction is hot along West Cabarrus for more apartments at The Platform. This is just the first building of multiple planned projects at the site. You can catch up on the overall vision with this post from February 2020.
Demolition is taking place along the 500 block of west Cabarrus Street. The single-story office buildings that lined the street are now mostly gone. In addition to some extensive utility work on Cabarrus, this will clear the way for a new mixed-use project.
My guess is the residential piece will go up first as that’s the safest bet these days. You can refer to this February 2020 post for more details.
Working its way through the design process are some new developments for the 500 block of West Cabarrus Street. Brand new residential, office, retail, and dining options may come to an area that’s mostly empty. save for a few small offices.
First, across the street from the former train station, now a gravel parking lot, between West Street and Dupont Circle are plans for some much needed density and mixed of uses. Dive into the Appearance Commission’s agenda, AAD-6-20, to see the latest.
For clarity on the location, let’s look at a modified aerial from Google Maps. Click for a larger view.
The intersection of Cabarrus and West is going to get a lot livelier. The office tower pair shown in the renderings above are for the northwest corner which currently looks like this:
In addition to the office towers, residential and parking is planned for the western half. Named The Platform in the renderings, over 300 apartments and 1,000 parking spaces would be built to support the mixed-use development.
The second half of the area includes plans for a warehouse renovation across the street that could possibly bring a mix of retail and restaurants. The warehouse on the southwest corner will be renovated and the area between them could be a courtyard with lots of outdoor seating.
Kane Realty with architects Duda Paine (the office towers) and Raleigh Architecture Co. (warehouse rehab), who have worked on other projects together in downtown Raleigh, are behind the plans here. No rezoning is needed for these plans.
This is a great density boost for the area as putting hundreds of residential units and hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space near transit in Union Station and the future RUSBUS just makes sense.