My childhood convience store, gone!!!
Alas, the increased density will be good
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Oh wow! Havenāt noticed this yet, what is supposed to be coming here again?
Apartments! Likely with no GFR, your favorite!
Ah yes. This is the one with the parking deck entrance through the sidewalk on Hillsborough Street
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why are they allowed to do this 
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Replacing a seedy strip mall, its parking lot, and an auto repair shop, with a mixed use complex, is nice in concept, but when the execution involves trading out three retail spaces for one, plus a parking garage entrance and a āfitness areaā, thatās maybe not great for the street on the whole. Perhaps this is just a correction for the glut of retail space on Hillsborough that struggles to stay leased, but still, it would seem like a place like this right across from Dan Allen would be a pretty good spot for it.
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Definitely agree with this - would like to see some more retail. But if I were a developer with that corner lot, Iād take a look at the empty and/or revolving door of retail under those 3 other apartments just a bit further down the street and would be hesitant to add a bunch of retail spaces in this building. I would love to see a larger college sports bar open on this area of the street though to replace the loss of East Village 5+ years ago now.
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have you seen how butt f**king ugly and uninviting those apartment buildings are? Maybe that might have something to do with why nobody wants to open a business there or why the ones that do keep failing?
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Not directly related, but still Hillsborough-related. I was driving west on Hillsborough the other day and noticed theyāre extending sidewalks pretty much the entire way past Meredith College, under I-440, and continuing toward Blue Ridge Rd near the Lenovo Center.
Curious if this is part of a longer-term plan to better connect downtown Raleigh with the future Lenovo Entertainment District and the broader Blue Ridge corridor, or if Iām giving the city and county way too much credit here.
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Extending pedestrian infrastructure always gets a thumbs up from me! 
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Also remember that a new apartment complex is under construction at Hillsborough Street and Youth Center Drive (just across the road from the fairgrounds). ALSO, once Gregory Poole moves their operations to Garner, that property will also be primed for increased density. (Hopefully the Blue Ridge Road ātunnelā will be complete by then.)
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Just a point i want to add to the conversation.
In regards to losing retail space, if you look at the student apartments around there (stanhope uncommon etc) they all have vacancies. (a huge part of that is expensive rent iām sure)
Iām guessing this developer looked at the neighboring apts and decided the market doesnāt need more retail space.
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Does anyone know what is going in the old Wells Fargo branch? I saw they put fencing up around it.
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There are more retail spaces in that spot right now.
Reducing supply is an artificial way to keep the outrageous rents jacked. Itās cartel behavior. Hard pass from me.
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Itāll be a 5-story building with apartments, parking and retail space according to TBJ. 108 units.
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Triangle Bikeway Prep 
(different project but will be connected)
Since thereās been endless complaining about developments not including retail, etc.
Hereās a new retail spot, a āWolfpack themed eateryā, that just opened on Hillsborough worth celebrating 
: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSLcMHokYIx/?igsh=MW90Nzc2ZWVoMjJvcA==
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NCDOT is prohibited on spending money on any standalone bike/ped projects. So I think theyāve bundled this into the 440 improvements, which is nice.
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That area between Dixie Trail and Pogue St is pretty much a dead zone at this point. The one retail spot should hopefully be something that serves the apartment residents and attracts nearby students. There wonāt be much along there until State sells their properties.
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