# 301 W. Cabarrus St. development **URL:** \ **Category:** New Construction\ **Created:** [March 15, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981 "2019-03-15T19:08:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Christopher](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/christopher/32/2999_2.png) [@Christopher](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Christopher)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/1 "2019-03-15T19:08:45Z")
The nearly one-acre property at 301 W. Cabarrus St. has been sold, according to TBJ, to Taft Family Ventures, which hopes to build a mixed-use residential/retail development on the site. [https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2019/03/15/new-housing-could-come-across-from-red-hat.html?iana=hpmvp\_trig\_news\_headline](https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2019/03/15/new-housing-could-come-across-from-red-hat.html?iana=hpmvp_trig_news_headline) The property is currently zoned up to 12 stories. Taft says they would like to build up to 184 units and at least 10,000 square feet of retail space. EDIT: These are the parcels in question: ![Screenshot_2019-03-15%20City%20of%20Raleigh%20and%20Wake%20County%20iMAPS](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/2/26ef23bfcbf214f31d9011c51970d6cac639474c.png) ---
**Author:** ![RobertB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@RobertB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/RobertB)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/2 "2019-03-15T19:44:49Z")
neat, more density and height ---
**Author:** ![John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/3 "2019-03-15T20:10:54Z")
So, will this building become part of the view, or block the view from The Fairweather? I’m guessing a little bit of both. ---
**Author:** ![GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/guccilittlepig/32/25831_2.png) [@GucciLittlePig](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/GucciLittlePig)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/4 "2019-03-15T20:11:12Z")
That’ll be nice, especially the view from the audience at Red Hat. Too bad we have to lose this beautiful historic building tho… ![20190315_160942](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/76dc2723fa057f20150938298e0fa5651947b93d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Christopher](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/christopher/32/2999_2.png) [@Christopher](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Christopher)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/5 "2019-03-15T20:13:58Z")
Well, the building it’s set to replace can be seen in the foregrounds of the forum banner image, so that should give you an idea of how it will impact the view from that perspective (just north of the Fairweather). Twelves stories here would make quite an impact, but not as much as the Kane development in Boylan Heights would. ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/will/32/218_2.png) [@Will](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/6 "2019-03-15T20:21:02Z")
I think the residents of the Fairweather are really lucky there’s a substation the block next to them. They’ll at least have some type of view for a long long time. ---
**Author:** ![John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/7 "2019-03-15T20:23:34Z")
Yeh, something like that substation has its pluses and minuses. On the one hand, it’s a substation. On the other hand, it’s sort of a guarantee that you won’t have a building directly across the street from the best views. ---
**Author:** ![Tenkai](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/tenkai/32/2845_2.png) [@Tenkai](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Tenkai)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/8 "2019-03-15T20:37:25Z")
Personally I’d rather have a graveyard across the street from me than a substation. ---
**Author:** ![orulz](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/orulz/32/3808_2.png) [@orulz](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/orulz)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/9 "2019-03-15T21:09:22Z")
Something interesting to note here is that North Carolina Railroad claims a 200’ wide corridor across nearly the entire state, with very few exceptions. However, on their website, they do state that “there are areas of the NCRR corridor that are not a uniform 200-feet-wide”, specifically mentioning central Raleigh as one of four towns in the state where this is the case. If you look at the map, this very block seems to be abutting the most constrained part of the NCRR, where the right of way is only 100 feet wide, and by my eye it seems that a corner of this building may even encroach slightly into this right of way. One can almost be certain that, as this parcel is developed, NCRR will look to protect and expand their corridor. Perhaps they will look to buy or even condemn the back 50’ of this property in order to do this. ---
**Author:** ![Unique12b](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/unique12b/32/744_2.png) [@Unique12b](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Unique12b)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/10 "2019-03-15T22:19:18Z")
Yes. That is one beautiful historic building. I wonder does it have a historic register plaque out front. ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/will/32/218_2.png) [@Will](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/11 "2019-03-15T22:21:19Z")
The TBJ article actually mentions tearing down the buildings OR repurposing them. Probably similar to The Dillon. ---
**Author:** ![daviddonovan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/daviddonovan/32/50_2.png) [@daviddonovan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/daviddonovan)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/12 "2019-03-16T02:31:00Z")
Wow, that’s some fantastic news, and a lot of proposed units. I love seeing new housing getting constructed in the Union Station District! ---
**Author:** ![softfurrykitty](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@softfurrykitty](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/softfurrykitty)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/13 "2019-03-16T03:51:48Z")
I wonder if the residents will be issued hearing protection, that train horn right at that spot is insane. ---
**Author:** ![Kanatenah](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/kanatenah/32/1380_2.png) [@Kanatenah](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Kanatenah)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/14 "2019-03-16T04:26:09Z")
You get used to it. Years ago in college I lived in a place directly behind some tracks. Maybe 30 feet from the window to the tracks. Every night a train would roll by blasting the horn. After a week or two I started to sleep right through it. ---
**Author:** ![orulz](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/orulz/32/3808_2.png) [@orulz](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/orulz)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/15 "2019-03-16T11:49:16Z")
This will be a temporary condition, though, since the Cabarrus St crossing will be closed once the West Street extension opens. ---
**Author:** ![OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/oakcitydylan/32/169_2.png) [@OakCityDylan](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/OakCityDylan)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/16 "2019-03-16T12:39:45Z")
And Red Hat… ---
**Author:** ![RobertB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@RobertB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/RobertB)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/17 "2019-03-16T13:55:17Z")
Well, likelihood is Redhat is gone in 5 years anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Will](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/will/32/218_2.png) [@Will](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Will)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/18 "2019-03-16T13:57:45Z")
Honestly if Red Hat was more permanent I’d pay extra for a balcony facing it. Free concerts! ---
**Author:** ![ericraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@ericraleigh](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/ericraleigh)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/19 "2019-03-19T03:06:21Z")
Not sure how finalized this rendering is but interesting nonetheless [https://www.taftfamilyventures.com/news/taft-family-ventures-plans-new-housing-across-from-red-hat-amphitheater-in-downtown-raleigh](https://www.taftfamilyventures.com/news/taft-family-ventures-plans-new-housing-across-from-red-hat-amphitheater-in-downtown-raleigh) ---
**Author:** ![Francisco](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/francisco/32/10233_2.png) [@Francisco](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Francisco)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:18am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981/20 "2019-03-19T03:18:43Z")
Shape and size-wise I’m okay with this. As long as it isn’t covered in brown stucco I’m good. [Next page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/301-w-cabarrus-st-development/981.md?page=2)