Love the diversity in housing! Also, the 721 project looks great!!
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This is more like it, thanks. Plus the 4 townhomes on the corner of State & MLK.
Team- it doesn’t matter how/why the area got renamed. You have a historically black neighborhood with existing nomenclature. Any effort to rename it is questionable, whether the intent was good or not.
Edit: you did include the state & MLK project under construction, thx
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Are you saying you wouldn’t like to visit a funne little Shoppe in Olde Easte Raleighe???
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Are you Canadian? Ehh?
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Any updates on the townhome project on Lenoir? It’s been sitting so long trees are growing through the front porch of the old house.
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They had a delay with getting the house moved because of the power lines and some building permit challenges. From a conversation last week, I believe they have a few things let and then we should see progress in the fall!
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Interesting approach to move this house, I wonder if the rezoning required relocating the house similar to Bloodworth Street Townhomes.
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Not technically a reno, but more of a relocation of a Historic home, I had no idea:
"The 1949 George and Jessie Morris Lustron House is an all‑steel, two‑bedroom home built after World War II. The house first stood at 3612 Buffaloe Road. Crews dismantled it in 2017 and moved the frame to 314 Haywood Street. It took several years to rebuild and restore the home, with work finishing in April 2026.
Lustron homes used factory made steel parts. Builders assembled wall and ceiling panels, trim, built‑ins, and roof tiles on‑site. The two‑foot panels set the layout for rooms throughout the home. The front porch covers half of the façade. It has a concrete floor, a steel tile ceiling, and one post at the northeast corner. The home’s design, materials, and appearance define its historic value. A large plaster planter sits in the front yard. It is not part of the Lustron story, but it reflects plaster work by George Morris later in life.
Lustron records from 1949 show that 39 Lustron houses were sold in North Carolina. These homes marked a new attempt to meet the nation’s postwar housing needs. The 2026 Raleigh Historic Landmark Designation application and report provide full architectural details and history."
Restored Lustron House Receives Historic Landmark Designation | Raleighnc.gov
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I’m pretty sure it’s also for sale right now.
Looks awesome, but also really difficult to maintain.
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