There’s a huge rant on Nextdoor against this.
Of course there is. They wanted the Masons to just keep paying taxes so the rats 
could live there. The building was beyond repair.
5 Likes
$2 M&M’s?! That’s very expensive!
It’s definitely knee-jerk anti-change. Most people seem to have no idea of the context and are just blindly railing against taking it down, and of course bagging on MAB and city council.
And our friend Stef is leading the charge. It’s pathetic. Takes all my discipline to not respond. Don’t get me wrong, I hate to see that old place torn down - I had a vision of it being converted to condos and I would have been interested in living there. But, once it lost its historical designation because a racist once lived there (not unlike MANY other properties including the executive mansion)……
1 Like
Townhomes? How large is this lot?
Everything gets pegged on MAB these days. Some thread complaining about tear downs in the neighborhood somehow managed to Blame MAB, like she is the one letting the builders do this.
1 Like
Agreed. She’s an evil fascist because we have a police force, she’s ruining Raleigh by letting people move here, she’s a communist because there’s a mask mandate, she’s destroying Raleigh because developers are allowed to build buildings on the land they own, and she’s all powerful with the City Council simply acting as advisors. I feel like so few people know how anything works, and just want to blame somebody for whatever is bothering them.
19 Likes
A good way of adding micro density to this area. I think it’ll ultimately be a win/win for everyone.
Density/in-fill win for the overall community.
And a win for maintaining the “exclusive affluent living status” of the general Five Points neighborhood/district while also appeasing folks in the immediate Hayes Barton neighborhood vicinity since the addition of 11 new homes/families shouldn’t be a large enough volume to disrupt the local streets once the new project is completed…right? (imo-- just speculating since I can’t creep on that neighborhood’s Nextdoor forum to read all the feelings contrary lol)
I’d imagine this new dev would just help increase the surrounding properties’ values so everyone would eventually be happy, no? Like they can’t NIMBY about affordable housing or the project being site plans for an office building 
2 Likes
Yeah, the facade definitely doesn’t look as well maintained as my memory always remembers/fills in when I’m driving/riding past it. Shame.
Despite the tainted history, it was a pretty building and cool architecture for Raleigh. While I’m indifferent to losing it, in mild/neutral support for redevelopment of this plot, it would have been cool if it had been better maintained and more prominent from Glenwood & Wade ave. It always looked ominously cool to me as a kid when I’d ride past it. Due to the secrecy surrounding the FM, I’d always imagine ookie-spooky rituals with masks and capes being performed here at their meetings. Like a vampiric lodge or something XD
2 Likes
Very similar to how Keisha Lance Bottoms has had it in Atlanta the past year. It’s sad and I wish people actually did some research before the react to issues in their city.
I do however wish this building was converted into lofts but I’m interested to see what 2 million new builds gets here.
1 Like
That’s actually a really great rant. I had no idea she had so much power.
4 Likes
I’m going to guess 3500-4000 ft2 houses on teeny-tiny lots; they’ll be tricked out though.
1 Like
Taken from Johnson St Yacht Club (doing recon for the next meet up). Anyone know what all the pallets of blocks are for over here?
2 Likes
Detached garage?…………
3 Likes
ReVisN Bodega!!!
Building a bigger slide?
1 Like
That is where equipment is being stored for construction of the condo building on Peace currently under construction.
6 Likes