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UncleJesse · February 4, 2020, 10:24pm

On a positive note, work appears to actually have started on the Willard!!

OakCityDylan · February 4, 2020, 10:26pm

I’ll try to remember to roll up that way on my roll home. It’s a few blocks out of the way.

GucciLittlePig · February 4, 2020, 10:46pm

i ran by in the dark last night and it looked like more demo of the ground/foundation/retaining walls but i couldn’t really tell. hoping to see some news on thursday if its newest review is approved

OakCityDylan · February 8, 2020, 9:52pm

@dtraleigh, the last few probably could be moved to the Willard thread.

Mark · February 10, 2020, 1:40am

You’ve never taken an emergency whiz behind Aloft then…

GucciLittlePig · February 17, 2020, 8:15pm

Actively clearing the site today (finally). It’s amazing how empty it is in person. Can’t wait for them to finally start building

KenAA · February 18, 2020, 5:09pm

Hell to the ya!

GucciLittlePig · February 23, 2020, 10:30pm

Went by today. Nothing that noteworthy to take a picture of, but all the dirt behind the brick retaining wall is gone, and the sidewalk looks about to be fenced off. A lot of the hill and contours of the land are gone now. Glad this is finally happening!

Alan · February 25, 2020, 6:44pm

It looks like the Willard has all of it’s permit approvals. They haven’t all been issued, but that is probably just the contractor waiting until he needs them. The permit fees, by the way, are $364,040.00.

scotchman · February 25, 2020, 6:56pm

OUCH …!!! and more ouch…!!!. arrr system did not like my Ouch !!! made me make a sentence.

Mark · February 25, 2020, 8:15pm

Is some of that actually ‘impact fees’?

Alan · February 25, 2020, 8:19pm

The permit portal just listed the total fees. I didn’t see a breakdown of what they all were. But, then again, I didn’t look for the breakdown either. My bad.

Mark · February 25, 2020, 8:35pm

All good. Was just curious. Impact fees have been campaign items/issues in Wake County/Raleigh in the past. They are woefully small, and hence all the bond issues…so I was wondering if there was some details I could look over.

OakCityDylan · February 29, 2020, 10:15pm

They’re blocking off part of Glenwood for construction space. It’s definitely happening!

Will · February 29, 2020, 10:17pm

GucciLittlePig · February 29, 2020, 10:47pm

Wow they’ve got steel beams and that machine that puts them into the ground for foundations already! They’re not gonna be that far behind the Bloc83 parking deck.

KenAA · March 1, 2020, 12:15am

Thanks for the last shot with northern skyline included.
Shows how close this is relative to the rest of the Glenwood district. The Willard will really bridge the Hillsborough and the Glenwood area quite nicely.

TheNightHawk · March 2, 2020, 2:59pm

Yes, definitely connects the Hillsborough to Glenwood nicely. Going up Glenwood, there is still quite a “dead zone” between The Willard and Plates, but this is definitely a step in the right direction! Really exciting

Alan · March 3, 2020, 6:32pm

It looks like all of the Willard’s outstanding permits were issued today.

R-Dub · March 3, 2020, 6:56pm

I think I just heard @GucciLittlePig squeal.