Hopefully, you will adopt that attitude on your next visit to Durham. 
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Lol I was only kidding. Half the reason I moved to Raleigh is that it’s close to Durham. I’m in dt Durham at least once a week. 
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I think I’m gonna remain skeptical until I see a crane going up, but man, this has been a long time coming.
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Fair enough - we’ve been burned so many times before. This project does seem to, finally, have real money behind it. I feel, dare I say, almost confident.
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Great reporting sir!
Also, the mobile office is onsite with a generator! Meaning they must not be waiting for duke energy to set their T-pole to get power going in the mobile office!!!
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Took a few more walking around it. Amazing to see various details that are completely rotting. Happy they’re demolishing this building before something fell on a passerby. Also, still some space for rent upstairs apparently…
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Awesome pictures! Thank you 
Does the fence go completely around the full block?
Or are there any holdouts? 
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Nope, all the way around the block!
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There are 2 of them as of Sunday morning…….
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Nice! Thanks for the update!
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I could cry I’m so happy!
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The permits needed to get started have been issued. There is another building permit review schedule for 10/4. I think this also includes plumbing and mechanical reviews.
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That looks like a fun job…minus the rain
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Wanted to share a few more. I loved seeing the old windows briefly exposed on the side of the old Piggly Wiggly!
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So Publix isn’t the first downtown grocer?!
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There was also some grocery store in seaboard station that became Phydeaux and then a furniture store. Everyone was all excited about it but then it closed before I moved here. Like Greenshields brewery in City Market.
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