I can see your point, and that stretch down Williamson is lovely. I just worry we’ll get some big-for-the-sake-of-big development that neither respects the vibe of the district nor adds meaningful density.
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This is exactly what we will get. The developer will just split the lot and build 3-4 new generic white McMansions on the site.
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… just not in my backyard
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Or “contemporary” ones that are several square masses with a different siding slapped on.
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I mean, I sort-of see what you are saying but as long as massive, out-of-character 1:1 tear-down/rebuilds are as-of-right, I will absolutely not hear any argument based on character against tear-downs leading to higher density either.
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City and Raleigh Iron Works developer in talks about Atlantic Ave. pedestrian crossing
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article290110749.html
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A bridge would be nice. But bare minimum a nice cross walk with a good signal could go a long way at the fraction of the cost.
Something like this.
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Alternate headline: “city and riw developers ‘fixing to get ready to do something.’”
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You might be thinking that a $3 million condo in Raleigh would get you a penthouse in downtown. Ha! How about a view of Hungry Howies?
Birney Park (formerly Budleigh East, formerly formerly Country Club Homes) is “now settling” with prices from $1.8 million to $2.8 million for a condo.
I’ve said this a lot before but this might be my most disappointing project in Raleigh. The look of replacing affordable homes, which admittedly needed something new, with just absurdly over market value homes is rough. I guess this is how you get away with building in Five Points without neighborhood backlash, price them so high that most of them will be empty.
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On the flipside, one of the few new developments in Raleigh with seriously top-tier architecture and exterior finishes. At least the money went where everyone can see it.
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Wholeheartedly Hayes Barton, cough cough…
Would be great if they’d get a tenant for the premiere space that’s been empty this whole time, or actually build the residential on the currently empty pit. But this is good anyways, I guess.
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$1200 psf and there will be buyers at those prices.
Hopefully theyll put some sidewalks in this time.
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If the bigger project is stalled I’m curious whether they’ve thought about renting the old storage lot for parking in the interim.
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Isn’t E Whitaker getting a grade separation in connection with the S-line? I’d think that would rule it out but maybe I’m making that up
Hunky Dory moving from Seaboard Station to Iron Works in November. Not sure how I feel about this move. I know the construction was an issue for them, but most of the construction is over at this point, and you’d think Seaboard Station will begin generating just as much (if not more) traffic than Iron Works once most of the construction wraps up over the next few months since RIW is basically on an island, while Seaboard Station is much more accessible (and walkable, when accounting for all the nearby DTR communities). Maybe I’m wrong though.
Personally, I stopped going there when they did the vaccine mandate (doubt it’s still in place, but idk), so maybe that also contributed to their decreased traffic over the last few years.
Citing lease renewal, construction woes, and lack of parking at Seaboard Station, Hunky Dory believes the vibe plus weekend crowds at RIW better suits them. Hunky Dory remains open through October. Stay tuned for reopening announcement.
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Logan’s is closing up in a couple months and then that whole project is going to start (theoretically). Maybe not affecting the entrance like now, but it’s still going to be a mess. Iron Works is pretty busy anytime I go, so maybe it’ll work out for them.
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Good point about Logan’s forgot about that one for a sec. And while I agree that RIW is pretty busy nowadays, I’m doubtful that their car-centric weekend crowds will be enough to makeup for the all-day during-the-week crowd that would surely visit the Seaboard Station location from all the nearby apartments and hotels.