We went back Sunday to the lounge for a beer. Cool spot. The motel is doing well.
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Variance submitted for the deli to build a 1 story building instead of 2 story.
Images from here: https://go.boarddocs.com/nc/raleigh/Board.nsf/files/BPCTNZ78419E/$file/20200511PLANBOA-0073-2019PowerPoint.pdf
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Thanks for the update and rendering. I was wondering how this was going when I drove by this weekend. Was it supposed to be 2 stories originally? I had thought it was just 1 story.
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Iâm living for the folded slab roof!
original submittal to the cityâŚ
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Gotcha, thanks! Obviously I hadnât been paying attention, guess I was more excited about the hotel opening 
The owners of the Longleaf Hotel in downtown Raleigh are looking to rezone the property to allow for a mixed-use development. But they say the hotel isnât going anywhere.
The 2-year-old boutique hotel could become part of a development up to 40 stories if the proposed rezoning request is eventually approved. Raleigh developer Loden Properties owns the hotel and is holding a virtual neighborhood meeting on March 7 to discuss rezoning the property from a 12-story height limit to a 40-story limit. According to the meeting notice, the rezoning request is to allow for a mixed-use development on the site.
[They are] exploring the rezoning possibility due to the cityâs favorable political climate â the Raleigh City Council has approved multiple 40-story requests since the current council formed after the 2019 election. These kinds of rezoning are whatâs happening in downtown, and this property should be zoned for 40 stories, Jones said. But, patrons wonât have to say goodbye to the Longleaf Hotel.
âWe have a neon sign up there, it says âLong Live Longleafâ,â Jones said. âLongleaf isnât going anywhere. If thereâs a development in the future that can benefit from a 40-story rezoning, Longleaf is a part of that puzzle.â
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Yeah, you can move that long live longleaf neon sign to the 30th floor penthouse in the new development
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Iâll be pretty mad if they tear down longleaf for a development when we literally have parking lots everywhere.
They own Longleaf, not parking lots. 
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Caveating this with the fact that I think Longleaf is the absolute best use for the building thatâs currently there, wouldnât it be nice if that property wasnât still half parking lot, plus that totally unused lot on the east side?
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Iâm picturing them stacking 19 more Longleafs on top of this one.
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Itâs to bad that itâs still a rectangular property a curved tall building would look quite nice coming into town there. The state owns the lot shown here.
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With how linear the lot is, Iâm having a hard time seeing how it could be further developed beyond plans that include demo of the current building (outside of redeveloping the McDowell side of the property/building where Quiznos used to be) 
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That is a spectacular spot for a high end hotel. If shaped with the land it could be really awesome. Go 50 to 60 stories on this sucker.
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This is our 
space, sir. IDC if itâs a 40-story fountain, but this is for the fountain.
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The design of this building will definitely be interesting
City Council 9/06; Planning Commission recommends approval
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Echoing this; super doubt theyâd just plan for a 30-40 story super skinny building on the former Quiznos buildingâs lotâŚ
S@meâŚsuper interested to see this shake out without demoâing the already refurbâd hotel ( Boooo!)
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