McDowell St elevation:
Kindley St elevation:
South elevation:
Pretty intense grade changes here.
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Hah, that’s about the most intense construction topo map I’ve seen
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Looks nice. I think this will be the first extension of sidewalks down McDowell?
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Surprised nobody had commented on the “automated parking facility” yet? Like I’ve heard of that in Tokyo but in Raleigh?
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I assumed they meant automated like most of our decks, where you push the button to get a ticket and the barrier arm goes up and down to let you in and out automatically.
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I expected a robot to park my car. #disappointed
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Perhaps I’m reading into the semantics too much, but the use of “loading bays” in the same sentence as “automated parking facility” actually makes me think the parking structure will be more akin to this than a normal parking garage.
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The decks now can even just scan your license plate as you approach so you can get in and out without having to interact with the kiosk.
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Seems really cool, but when I watch that all I can think about is all the problems that could happen. Like the system being down and no one can get their car for days, or a line of 15 people waiting 2 hours to get their car because someone’s card gets rejected or forgot their code etc. Again, seems really cool but there’s no way that’s worth the cost lol.
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TBJ article on it here:
https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2024/05/16/kindley-street-hotel-downtown-raleigh.html
The article mentions an “automated parking rack system” which makes me think it’s more like what @OakCityWildcat mentioned.
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Is the hotel a Westin? 
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I’m thinking about George Jetson’s car folding into a briefcase.
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That’s the Mira, not the Alexan 
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Hopefully someone will move it to the right thread soon.
DTR looks like the shiny new city on the hill 
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Does anyone else find the appearance of this side of the Mira apartment building frustrating? To me, it looks incomplete. I wish they had extended the dark slate paint all the way to the top. Additionally, leaving the concrete columns unpainted next to the dark slate areas creates an unfinished look. It doesn’t seem like they’re planning to make any further improvements on this side either…
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