This is actually the opposite of what happened. Locals had management of both bars under their initial lease. After a year or so, the property management company (Monarch or some subsidiary i believe) saw how profitable that aspect of the business was and demanded control of the main bar. They negotiated with locals and in order to gain control of the bar they allowed locals to shorten their lease by 12-18 months. The original lease was for 5 years i believe. This move has been in the works for some time now.
Or so I’ve heard. Obviously multiple sides to every story but i trust my source on this one.
I’d be really curious to know the foot traffic between the two food halls. I suspect that Morgan St. has much more of it due to the fact that there’s more people living walking distance to it. To paraphrase @GucciLittlePig east of Transfer gets really thin when you think of volume of customer base. At MSFH, there’s a substantial and constantly growing supply of high density housing all around it, and there is much more to come within walking distance. Transfer may be cooler and have a better building, but MSFH kills it when it comes to their business location.
Older crowd with Transfer. Lots of strollers, dogs etc. Kind of a hub for east downtown. Lots of new single family homes being built on this side along with small townhome complexes. Population dynamics really changing on east side. The raw numbers may not be increasing much but the household income is.
Could use more laid back foodie type places over here . Easy walkability without having to cross big streets like Dawson and McDowell.
If the building they purchased is located in Tower or closeby, one would think this would be an advantageous time for them to begin that process, getting in before property values follow the rest of town. With BRT coming and the aforementioned success of locally-owned businesses in Knightdale (think Craften; other new business owners looking at this area for new retail spaces w/ affordable leases), this area might start feeling a little different in a few years by the time they’d get operations really going in their new location, especially if more mixed use comes to the sea of asphalt that is currently Tower.
As mentioned, while the area is not 100% ideal for foot traffic in its current state, the location of Tower is an easy draw for the often overlooked and underserved residents of NE Raleigh and Knightdale (who have $ to spend, are tired of feeling like they have to drive to we$t Raleigh to go/do anywhere “nice” or “not a chain”, and are desperate for closer higher quality offerings.)
Tower is also easily accessible right off the beltline for folks from other areas of town, especially “midtowners” right “up the road” (literally only a 7- 10 minute drive from WF Road/Six Forks/NH). Highly doubtful a 10 minute drive is putting anyone off from eating or shopping at Locals (if it’s their unique experience you’re going for, and not just the casual convenience of their nearby location in Transfer.)
I think their expansion is a huge win for Raleigh at large.
Sure, will suck to see their previous booth empty, but as someone else said, successful food halls should act as an incubator, not be the end all goal. And I definitely agree that Transfer should be very strategic in the vendor they select as their replacement, as it seems they have big quality shoes to fill.
New member living on E Hargett - found this forum recently and have been catching up on the whole Transfer + Saxapahaw situation. Bummer that it seems to be stagnated or maybe a lost cause. Transfer has been one of the best parts of moving here, it and almost every other need I have is in biking range along safe routes. But we’re lacking a grocery option that’s close enough to justify biking to frequently with reduced cargo capacity versus just driving to Wegmans less often. Is there any rumor of any other grocery option on the horizon in east downtown? The DMV complex would be a dream spot for one.
I don’t believe I’ve seen this mentioned anywhere on the forum, but there’s a small community market in the works for the Walnut Terrace neighborhood: https://www.peacoxmarket.com/
It’s a revival of the original Peacox Community Market, which opened in the late 1960s and was a staple of the neighborhood. The owner is Jessica Peacock, great-granddaughter of the original proprietors. The new store will offer convenience food, beer and wine, and fresh produce as well as serve as a community space. They are planning to open in 2023 or 2024 and submitted a rezoning application last month (More about why that was necessary here).
Basically the end of the street. It would be a hike, but I’ll probably just break down and get an electric cargo bike anyway pretty soon. I think that would make Weaver and Publix worthwhile trips.
Had to Google that if it answers the question (and categorizes my relationship with professional sports).
Y’know maybe I’ll just try biking to Weaver Street to see how it feels before getting demotivated. I already regularly get up to Yellow Dog, so it’s not that much farther…
I get asked about mine all the time. I’m like Amazon & $40.
For some reason the price for them on Amazon fluxuates, and I kept checking over the course of a few weeks before I bought mine. After getting it, It was pretty incredible how much I can fit in it. If I had to guess, it replaces about 5-7 full plastic sacks.
The only downside is that they aren’t sized for tall people. At 5-9, it works for me just fine, but I can imagine it being an issue for those well over 6 feet. It might feel really short.
