And there we have the hidden reason certain people keep banging on about affordable housing downtown. Bury their heads in the sand and pretend Raleigh is going to stay the small town of their idealized memories, if only the new developments would stop.
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Compare the treatment the downtown developers have vs projects outside of downtown.
Example: this big development going up in Brier Creek. This $80M mixed use project sailed through the approval process and had no AH requirements draped upon it.
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The extra requirements and hurdles for downtown development is a total joke.
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There are no extra hurdles if people don’t request rezoning. They ask for more, the city asks for some consideration. It’s basically how the world works.
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Can’t wait to see how the new council addresses AH overall as well as in rezoning cases.
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It will be interesting. If anything I would think the incoming council would want to increase the types of housing stock throughout the city. Technically they can’t force a developer to do anything in regards to AH; I think how developers deal with a inexperienced council will be very interesting. Will they push back on AH considerations, take more of a collaborative approach early on in the process?
We’ll find out starting in December.
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A few things I’ve heard MAB say on affordable housing are that the new council will address ADUs early in the new term, she wants to bring developers to the table for a more collaborative relationship between council and the development community, and an affordable housing bond is something she’s interested in.
The Podcast Raleigh episode with MAB gives further insight on her views on the topic:
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Hear me out:
Charlotte gets the MLS team, but Raleigh keeps NCFC as the USL team for the state. Stadiums are being built just as much, and nicer than some MLS stadiums. Look at San Antonio, Louisville, Phoenix. These cities are still building great stadiums, but for USL teams. I’d be happy with that. And it would be enough to help bring energy to the project.
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Louisville had a packed house for the USL championship last night - I think they played at UofL’s soccer field, so no idea of the seating there. But the new stadium that is going up (i posted pic & link at "things from other cities) is looking very impressive.
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The afternoon edition of TBJ has a update on DowntownSouth .
I don’t see an update on their website.
It’s in the TBJ Plus article. Says JLL is doing the feasibility study and that it is expected in the spring. And there is this nugget:
“Malik said he and Kane are moving forward with some parts of Downtown South and said he hoped the study would be completed sooner in the spring rather than later.”
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I’ve noticed some crews recently on the property Kane and Malik have secured at the SW corner of the Saunders/440 interchange. It looks mainly like utility work, but with the rate of speed at which Kane works, you never know.
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Wow maybe they’ll start clearing and demoing. I wonder what’s the first building they’re putting up?
They don’t own the land yet, so probably in a due diligence capacity, locating utilities, locating survey irons, testing for hazardous soils, etc…
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You know the new council is coming in next month I doubt MLS will award a franchise by then, looking that they want to take a “Long Time”. But I think that when this new council comes in Malik needs to march there and make a proposal for initial construction this new progressive council will probably agree with the start of the digging. I’m sure the city will approve it regardless of the feasibility study there taking to long they need to speed up. Then maybe Raleigh’s MLS Hope rise so that my suggestion i’m tryna contact Malik on this suggestion.
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Today’s TBJ has a article on David Tepper 's MLS bid .
Looks like Tepper implies he’s going to ask Charlotte tax payers to help fund his future multi-billion dollar football/soccer stadium.
No state funds should go to this and we should make it clear it should be a Charlotte metro decision.
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Thanks for letting us know the information on this ! 
! I agree !
Could that be bad for his bid.