# Bloc 83 - One Glenwood and Origin Hotel **URL:** \ **Category:** New Construction\ **Created:** [May 22, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28 "2018-05-22T16:08:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![elevatoroperator](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@elevatoroperator](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/elevatoroperator)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/341 "2019-04-08T03:15:51Z")
Yup. [Cam is here.](http://www.555mangumst.com/news.html) ---
**Author:** ![RobertB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@RobertB](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/RobertB)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/342 "2019-04-08T13:42:31Z")
I am in Durham a lot. The Van Allen and 555 Roxboro are both becoming awesome projects, regardless of how it looks in that cam. They are impressive additions to the skyline, especially driving up Roxboro due to the elevation. I love both towers ---
**Author:** ![John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/343 "2019-04-08T14:31:56Z")
I just have to say that I get a kick of what is considered a tower to some people. IMO, OneGlenwood is not a tower. It’s a midrise office building, but I just can’t call it a tower. It seems that N&O, TBJ, and others are all too quick to call all these 10-12 story buildings, towers. ---
**Author:** ![Vatnos](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/vatnos/32/6563_2.png) [@Vatnos](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Vatnos)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/344 "2019-04-08T14:55:19Z")
It’s Raleigh. Apparently half the population here has batophobia (fear of being in or near tall buildings). So it’s all relative. ---
**Author:** ![elevatoroperator](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@elevatoroperator](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/elevatoroperator)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/345 "2019-04-08T18:14:23Z")
Eh, I wouldn’t call it a tower in isolation; it was a slip of the tongue. But it is a high-rise according to code, and I’m currently working on a project where a 7-story hospital is referred to as a “bed tower,” so the terminology’s been beaten into my brain lol. ---
**Author:** ![John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/346 "2019-04-08T18:35:03Z")
I wasn’t referring to anything that you said, I was reading some of the links in this thread to news outlets calling all of these, and similar buildings, towers. Honestly, I even struggle to refer to The Dillon as a tower. FNB is sort of the minimum height in which it starts to feel like a tower in my brain. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/347 "2019-04-09T02:18:47Z")
I ate there at least a hundred times and never had an issue. It was always packed. Something would have to drastically changed in the last few months to have changed that, though I do know the ownership changed about 3 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/348 "2019-04-09T02:19:51Z")
WRAL called Metropolitan a tower…but then again, it is WRAL which can barely type complete sentences. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Mark](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/349 "2019-04-09T02:22:10Z")
Interesting that they flipped the brick and non-brick potions entirely. Brick costs money I guess. ---
**Author:** ![elevatoroperator](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@elevatoroperator](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/elevatoroperator)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/350 "2019-04-09T02:25:22Z")
If you look at the close-ups, the red material in the renderings is not brick… looks to have been a charcoal colored brick base with a terra cotta or other panelized material for the upper portion. ---
**Author:** ![John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/351 "2019-04-09T02:39:23Z")
> [@Mark](#): > > WRAL called Metropolitan a tower Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!! ---
**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:** [April 9, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/352 "2019-04-09T03:56:54Z")
Is this thread still about Bloc 83? 🕶🤣😋 ---
**Author:** ![Vatnos](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/vatnos/32/6563_2.png) [@Vatnos](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/Vatnos)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/353 "2019-04-09T04:06:05Z")
Just assume every building will look 20% uglier than the render. You’ll usually be right, and pleasantly surprised when it’s better than that. ---
**Author:** ![John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@John](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/John)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 4:34am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/354 "2019-04-09T04:34:03Z")
> [@Vatnos](#): > > Just assume every building will look 20% uglier than the render. In my opinion, and I know it’s not shared by some others, One Glenwood is was more than 20 percent uglier. ---
**Author:** ![JosABanks](https://community.dtraleigh.com/user_avatar/community.dtraleigh.com/josabanks/32/7754_2.png) [@JosABanks](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/JosABanks)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/355 "2019-04-09T10:50:27Z")
It was almost always empty when I would go by which was quite frequently and it seemed like it was more like that than it wasn’t especially since the ownership change. I found funny that they didn’t try and hang on until Summer time which seemed to be their busier season but maybe they couldn’t or just didn’t feel like it. My point was I don’t believe it was the location and construction that led to the closing as evidenced by the space getting snapped up, but we shall see. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/356 "2019-04-21T18:53:59Z")
![20190421_133319](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f311d03efdec7b15920c7564d55e8c0e95a0edb3.jpeg) ![20190421_140359](https://community.dtraleigh.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b0de3dc090b8d14ee5ed5140264e58047347d9b9.jpeg) Origin Hotel and Dram and Draught making some good progress. The business next to the old D&D location has also completely cleared out ---
**Author:** ![niko](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@niko](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/niko)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/357 "2019-04-23T12:15:05Z")
Passing by One Glenwood on the weekend I noticed a coming soon Gensler sign on the ground level… Does anybody know why they relocate from across the street? More space needed or plans for that property? ---
**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:** [April 23, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/358 "2019-04-23T12:41:10Z")
No idea but I noticed that too and was wondering the same thing ---
**Author:** ![elevatoroperator](https://community.dtraleigh.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@elevatoroperator](https://community.dtraleigh.com/u/elevatoroperator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/359 "2019-04-23T13:39:10Z")
Would not be surprised if they needed more space. When they moved into that building, they were a small group doing almost exclusively interior up-fits. They’ve got a good number of local ground-up developments in the works now and have been hiring. Also, I think I remember hearing that they shared a model shop with Vines (another growing local design firm in the same building)… wonder if they’ve both outgrown a shared space. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28/360 "2019-04-23T13:41:42Z")
I think the plan all along was for the them to move as I heard about it a while ago. Now are they moving into the ground floor or on 2+? [Previous page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28.md?page=17) [Next page](https://community.dtraleigh.com/t/bloc-83-one-glenwood-and-origin-hotel/28.md?page=19)