City of Raleigh Municipal Campus

December 14, 2025

Construction has reached the top floor, marking a significant milestone. Now, the contractor is focusing on completing the exterior shell of the building and framing and finishing the interior.

November was another busy month at City Hall, and crews continue to make significant progress.

Here is a list of some of the work crews have performed in the last month.

  • The last beam was set, and the topping out party was on Nov. 7.
  • Crews have framed in the tower floors up to level 13.
  • The elevator steel is installed up to level 15.
  • Both internal stairs are complete.
  • The penthouse steel is being installed.
  • Precast installation continues.
  • Interior caulking of windows is ongoing.
  • Installation of and caulking of the glass on levels one through three continues.
  • The terrace planter walls on level two were poured.
  • Installation of elevators nine and ten is ongoing.
  • Drywall installation on levels one and two has begun.
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rockefeller in albany still has it brutally beat, though noticably taller

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That looks like Albany, not Yonkers.

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looking at density in yonkers….TEIH

McDowell Street view. Filling in a hole.

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Last few panels are going in on the main structure before the service floor.

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I want to dislike the design but it does actually look pretty good.

Part of me just wants every building to look like the Briggs Hardware building

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I like the design too, but I’d like it even more with 10 more floors. Oh well…..

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Reminds me of a real city!

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Raleigh: “I can’t believe it’s not a real city”.

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In the words of Ochocinco, RaLeya is coming up in the world!

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January 7, 2026

Happy New Year

Enjoy a trip down construction memory lane with a time-lapse video showing just how much was done in 2025.

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I call this a sloth time lapse. The video could have been 1 minute, not 4:37. Just be being picky.

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They’ve started installing pieces of the crown :crown:.

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Awesome! I was seeing the frame this weekend but couldn’t get a good vantage point all the way around to see if they were installing it. Thanks for sharing this!

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WTF is Smith Anderson? How long has that been up there? Wachovia Building for lyfe! :sign_of_the_horns:

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the largest law firm in Raleigh. Smith Anderson and they took more space and became the largest tenant after Wells moved out.

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