For that part of South Raleigh, I actually think this is kinda nice.
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so DTS-SSS should havel ess parking spaces and be more dense? illeagal per city council? as far as who lives there and goes where by personal vehicle…an employee at amazon near clayton? a nurse at wake med? severla state employees going to dt raleigh parking decks? other?
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You may be having a stroke
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im responding to the complaints of kane-ish development issues stated earlier…lack of what? or what does the growing market in raleigh want? parking spaces? stroke happened a long time ago.
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This does not deserve the Kane Realty badge. There is nothing “downtown” about this.
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I actually don’t mind this at all and I think it will be a good push for residential in an area that needs to be activated in some way to support Downtown South’s future. I’m quite excited to see some momentum on the south side and expect this to be a catalyst for other development opportunities in an area that needs some love.
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Maybe Kane should rename Downtown South to SouthTown (like MidTown)?
Frankly, I am not anxiously awaiting Downtown South because it may suck more life out of our actual downtown. I want to see downtown get more footing and 18 hour credentials before trying to create yet another alternative with free parking.
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The majority of the land designated for the denser DS development is in the floodplain. Whatever is built here will require Seaport level flood-proofing infrastructure. What do I mean? All utility equipment on the roof, non-inhabitable uses on lower floors (lobby & retail), flood-able basements, etc.
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Nah, floodplain area is just along the creek where they were planning on having a natural area anyway - similar to the NHID area.
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Don’t they own parcels further west too along Maywood Ave and across from S. Saunders St.(directly across from the garden development)? Also, the 200-500 year flood range will change dramatically over the next decade so these maps aren’t going to be accurate for much longer.
Sure but there’s never been a plan to develop that other than maybe a road extension. The dense DS development is not in a floodplain.
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This is a solid first step to build value. There isn’t a market yet for high-priced high-rise apartments at DTS, so instead they’re starting with a much more economical product: surface-parked mid-rise.
Remember that North Hills started out with a facelift for an old strip mall (now the Lassiter). That created amenities that increased the value of the adjacent land, and it took 20 years to get to the point where people would pay top dollar to live in new, 40-story buildings.
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