Moore Square

Rooftop dining/bar!! :100:

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Looks like the rooftop bar/restaurant is going to be connected to a very high-end hotel:

A 135-key hotel, totaling 96,840 square feet, will help address the ongoing demand for additional hotel rooms in the heart of Downtown Raleigh and activate the Moore Square area by attracting a steady influx of visitors. The hotel category will be “upper upscale” — encompassing brands such as Hilton Canopy, Kimpton, Renaissance, Thompson, Ace Hotel, Freehand and The LINE.

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lmao… when the hell is this eyesore going to be sold and rezoned?? (this is the KILLO PEST CONTROL dilapidated garage)
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Very good looking. And the 2nd view with Vela as well will add a ton of activity around Moore Square and East Downtown.

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Oh that’s attractive! They didn’t lard it up with random colored panels and nonsense. Just a nice modernist tower.

Only hangup is the smaller tower looks like a pretty dull grey. Hopefully the material comes out better in real life.

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Check that - too much going on too fast, LoLs - Killo isn’t labeled for its future use here…?
I was confusing that with the old Esso postage stamp building that was previously going to be a taco joint and now seems like it might be a ‘flips and dips’ joint by Paul / Cheetie - ‘Country Good, City Quick’ - see the first floor plans above

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An Ace here would be a coup, although recent consolidation may play into that outcome…

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Wow 2 Kimptons downtown! LOL

lOL. We also will have a record snowfall this summer.

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The city should buy it and make it a smaller portion of the park :man_shrugging:t4: with a fountain and mini garden

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It’s a neat little garage under all the grunge and graffiti. A lot of potential facing the park, especially for a food or retail spot. It and the old gas station catty-corner to it are a fun nod to the early auto era. The single-story red brick building next to doesn’t have much redeeming value, though.

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I’m sure the final hotel design is going to be dependent on the brand of the hotel. I’m hoping that it’ll end up being a Hilton Canopy.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this on any sort of construction plans before :laughing:

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That’s where they’re relocating the Visitor Center for Moore Square.

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Oh hell yeah that’d make such a funky space for a karaoke bar!!! And then they could repurpose the old Killo garage+ office as the Moore Sq Park welcome center!!!

Does anyone remember Rum Runners? That was a good time for City Market

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The tiny ground floor artist studios opening directly to the sidewalk is a cool touch too. (and luckily they had room for 10 spaces! 1 for each letter!!)

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Weren’t they only open in the evening, though?

Yea they wouldn’t open until 6pm

I lost count how many birthday parties I was dragged to at that place. Just to see the girls get roasted by the piano player every single time :laughing:

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