RDU Quarry? 
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Mention of nexus on WRAL Dozens of office, condo towers predicted in downtown Raleigh's future :: WRAL.com
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Seems like we havenāt had any news on this in a while, though they had acted like it would start early this year. Anyone have any info?
Since you mentioned it I went searching for any new info and I didnāt see anything. But hereās a rendering that was in a past TBJ article that I havenāt seen posted here.
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Something else I found while searching was this image on this WRAL article. Does anyone know what the lowest-right blue square is supposed to be? Itās one of the only two not labeled. (The article sources it to āRaleighās Development Services Project Advocacyā, but thereās basically nothing to be found on their page.)
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This is looking sharp. And it also looks like theyāve done a great job with the relationship of the tower to the parkingā¦ the tower comes down to the street at the corner, so that when you walk into the lobby it will actually feel like youāre entering a tower rather than a parking garage. (For comparison, see the home 2 & true hotel which is a parking podium and a building slapped on top of it).
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I believe thatās the hotel I mentioned in my last comment haha.
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Oh yeah, now that you mention it, that must be the that hotel project. Thanks EO!
I spoke with one of the consultants working on this project. The original project design ended up facing significant push back from the City and they have been underway with pretty substantial redesign effort. It has definitely been delayed months, not weeks, as a result of this but still working its way through the process with targeted start this year is what I am told.
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I wonder if thatās significant push back from the old council or the new? Everything seemed good to go last we heard so this is surprising news and makes me wonder if the new council is wanting more from this prime lotā¦
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I think itās the new council, but maybe itās a good thing?
Saige Martin spoke to our HOA a few months ago and mentioned that council was going to be pushing the developer to ādo betterā on this project. Iām not sure if theyāre just pushing for better design or what exactly.
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Very interesting. Iām impatient for this project to start and donāt want to see it fall through, but Iām all for good design. Iām much more optimistic when it comes to the new council, but Iām curious what the details are. I guess someone could email Saige and ask.
I think the issues were more driven by the planning and transportation department with the council backing them up. I wouldnāt expect to see the density changed but the project accesses and the ground plane will look a lot different is what I am told. The City did not like the āUrban Plazaā concept that was developed as the centerpiece of the project.
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I thought that was one of the Best parts.
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Iām cautiously optimistic about this news. I think it was a decent project as designed, but honestly a bit underwhelming for one of the very best parcels in downtown.
I was mixed on the urban plaza. Sounded good in theory but I was concerned it might pull foot traffic off the actual streets and into an inward facing area, making Martin street less active than it should be.
I also want to see more height there.
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Well the height limit by feet is now gone (I think, did the change officially go through yet?) so any redesign should have mixed heights. That alone should be an improvement.
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That sounds odd to me - the urban plaza was a nice feature IMO. Would you rather see it all buildings or narrow alley ways?? If there is not enough foot traffic for the urban plaza and the surrounding streets then we have bigger problems 
Certainly hope we see more height!
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Now, that the Council has indicated that they want āgreat designā and are not beholden to the current tent poles currently occupying Fayetteville Street, the balance could definitely be tipped another way.
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I agree with these points, but how does city council have authority to make a call at this stage in the design? If they were nearing completion of contract documents, that would equate to hundreds of thousands between extra design fee and lost revenue from opening delays, all for a design that already complies with city guidelines on paper. If the urban plaza concept was the issue, that shouldāve been a no-go beginning in schematic design, which was what ā a year ago? Iām betting they wonāt make drastic changes.
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Exactly, even if it is still limited to 20 stories (which is stupid IMO), now some or all of the buildings could be 300-something feet instead of a 250 max. That would be an improvement, as would a mix of heights instead of all the same.
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