One of the accolades in that flyer says Raleigh is a “top 12 travel destination in the world.” I mean, I love Raleigh and will likely never move, but really? lol
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Agreed. Top 12 in the US southeast… not including DC or Florida… maybe??
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It looks like the dog park coming to West Lenoir is still alive (Coal Yard Arts).
They’re sending out bid requests now.
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GoTriangle giving up on the land they were holding for the Glenwood South LRT station. And just so happens the warehouse next door is for sale as well…
$21.4m all together. Pricing assumes a rezoning up to 20 floors.
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/324-and-406-W-Lane-Street-131-acres/32892777
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/310-W-Lane-St-Raleigh-NC/32508992
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Unpopular opinion:
I think whatever gets built on these lots should be residential mixed-use and within 5-10 stories tall 
That doesn’t seem unpopular. Seems the likeliest. I imagine they are trying to gin up the sale price by assuming a taller rezoning.
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Super early, but I saw a proposal for 13 stories at Peace and Capital earlier today, mostly apartments. Southeast corner.
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In the DX-40 Zimmer lot???
Yeah, wraps around the turntable between two phases. I’ve got no idea if it actually makes, though.
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That is the Zimmer lot if it’s wrapping the turntable.
I suppose that this allows Kane to build taller on his next phase of SH without having to worry about Zimmer blocking the higher views. I’m trying to find the silver lining here.
It will also be taller relative to Peace because the property grounds sit higher. It will also be nice to not have that ugly ass lot sitting vacant, and at that floor count, it also won’t be a 5 over 1.
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I exchanged emails with Zimmer years ago when this was an active rezoning request. I resurfaced that email to ask what they’re up to.
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I feel like, at one time, a piece of this included a possible extension of Lane St to West St. (By the city or a developer, I cannot recall…) 
With the way the property boundaries line up and you’d have an intersection with a rail crossing it diagonally? I doubt it. Especially after the Alexan was planned.
Apologies if this is off topic or stretching the rules somehow, but I have been gradually assembling a map of all proposed and active development projects around NC. As I am based in the Charlotte area it is a bit more difficult to keep as up to date on developments in other parts of the state. I know I’m missing a bunch of stuff in and around Raleigh, so I’d appreciate leads to any and all projects I haven’t added yet.
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Three parcels owned by the Reasearch Triangle Regional Public Transportation (formerly TTA??) near Glenwood South/Smoky Hollow are listed for sale…
https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2024/12/17/gotriangle-downtown-raleigh-property-sale.html
Here is a street view of the building on the largest parcel:
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Having made the trek across those sad cracked driveways from the Elan to GloSo many a time, hallelujah!
They’re so sad and one of the biggest components of the “wall” between Glenwood and Person.
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One of the biggest challenges of these blocks is access. You have 2 one-way streets to get there. Let’s say you’re on Harrington St. Unless they provide some kind of Harrington St access, you have to go down to the Captial Blvd onramp (Johnson) and circle back around to Lane. If you miss the right turn off Capital on Lane, you might as well hang a left back to McDowell and then left on Lane. Same challenge for Mulino.
That said, I am optimistic something happens here to spruce up the area.
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Years ago, after Lenoir & South were converted to two-ways, the city said they’d do the same to Jones and Lane. (They never did.) But if they recharged that proposal, that would help the issue you describe, tremendously.
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I think part of the issue is that the streets surrounding the GA block are NCDOT maintained, and with how hostile the GA seems to be towards cities, I wouldn’t be surprised if they oppose any change to that block. It’s the same reason you see the bike lanes disappear and then reappear going down Salisbury St.
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One way streets don’t matter when you’re on foot.
…just sayin’.
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