The First Citizens tower was planned in the early 90s at the same time as the BB&T and Wells Fargo buildings, on the spot the PNC tower currently occupies. They demolished the block, then changed their mind and moved to North Hills.
I’ll see if I can find info about this other building. It was residential, not office. Didn’t get far, only envisioned, not formally proposed.
Yes, I remember this proposal. 1st Citz really wanted to do something special, or was pushed that way, after demolishing their wonderful, but out of date, building. What a shame downtown lost that building, missed out on this building, and the bank HQ moving to Far North Raleigh*.
I had heard a “rumor” that the land they currently own in the NH’s area was going to be home to “Corporate HQ’s campus”…but more recently, I saw an article in the TBJ that actually stated they they are now leasing space in a set of buildings further north on Six Forks rd… very strange when you own so much land that is essentially not being utilized?
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Should we have a new “BANKING” thread? Or another thread? I ask as I am wanting to continue the First Citizens discussion, but directing it more toward DTR…
I think it could have been a really spectacular building if the design was tweaked a bit — such as by altering the top to minimize the Greek temple/prison rooftop ornament, and improving the street level experience by opening up more windows and doors on the ground floor.
That said, I might be in the minority on this, but I think PNC Plaza is a beautiful, fairly iconic building. It could have been much worse.