Oh, trust me I know about that and totally agree.
It was supposed to be even broader than the Peace St. Streetscape Project. Boylan was supposed to be a Green Street (or something like that), and nothing ever happened there either. In fact, the two projects that were built near me (one on Boylan and one on Peace) are utter disappointments in how they address the street. Revisn on Boylan and 615 Peace both have the saddest looking streetscapes one could imagine. Google Maps
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Glenwood South grows taller as Raleigh approves 12-story zoning for theater
North Boylan Avenue and West North Street. The 0.15-acre site at 309 N. Boylan Ave. is going from office mixed use up to 3 stories to commercial mixed use up to 12 stories.
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The rezoning will allow an improv theater to operate on the site and joins a host of properties in Glenwood South now primed for taller buildings.
I would like to believe that this means this will be a single-use 12-story improv theater.
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This is @John’s “downtown” movie theater, it’s a 12 plex, one tiny movie theater per floor.
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I can’t help but wonder if the owner of the property is just buying time with this parcel and building something shorter initially for the improv theater, and then selling it later for condos or apartments?
It’s not hard to imagine a luxury condo tower with one unit per floor on such a tiny parcel.
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The owners of the three adjacent properties to the south, Byrd-Cannon, are proposing a 10-story development. I don’t know if this rezoning is also related to this proposal.
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This architectural marvel features a sleek, modern design with expansive glass facades and contemporary materials that reflect the vibrant energy of the area.
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Even more interesting:
A spacious underground parking garage allows for easy and seamless access to parking for residents and guests alike.
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Come on 200ft height…
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Yeah, I do like that it’s proposed with underground parking, but I’m not holding my breath. These sorts of things end up getting value engineered out of projects. If they can get away with just one level of parking, and if they are able to leverage slope of the property, it might not be too difficult to achieve.
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