I was about to write something about fountain on top but thought that would be to much.
Not gonna touch that. Waay too easy.
Thatās what she (or he) saidā¦
A final view of North Hillās Tower 4 from Dec 31.
At least it has more office floors than garage floors. Looks like theyāre on the 20th now!
And they are starting the glass!
If this is in regards to Crabtree, I find it super surprising. Hotels are popping up all around the mall, and the area is in need of more higher-end brands. If the Westin even gets going, I could see something like Omni coming in and being part of this development. I mean, itās the busiest mall in the region, itās bound to have some cache.
It is crazy to me that we donāt already have a Westin. I would love to see any high end brands like W, Renaissance, Ritz Carlton, JW Marriott, St Regis, Waldorf, etc
I know these brands are all over the place but Iām just really excited for the potential of any nice high end anything!
Well, thereās already a Renaissance in Raleigh, but itās not downtown; itās at North Hills.
The first āhighishā rise in North Hills! heh
Snagged a shot of the Raleigh Renaissance the other day.
Iāve been saying this for years
Itās going to be tough to get the ultra-luxury brands to the market. These are your Ritz-Carltons, Four Seasons, St. Regis, Waldorf.
However, I do see it possible for another 4-star hotel to come to the city. Currently there are 2 - Renaissance North Hills, and supposedly the Marriott downtown (Iām skeptical of that). However, i could definitely see an Omni, or a Hyatt, or Westin come to downtown. The market is right for them, but the need for them has to be justified. Thereās a reason AC hotels and Moxy hotels are the mid-luxury hotels booming at the moment. Same with Tru, Home2, and Canopy. Thereās a lot of investment needed in hotels over 300 rooms, so we are in a tough spot there.
I think that the challenge for Raleigh is the sort of āindustryā that is the core of the city. State government isnāt going to support luxury brands, and neither will NC State. Also, with tech being the main employer of large scale private industry downtown (and working in tech myself), I can tell you that it doesnāt typically support luxury brands either.
The ratio of Marriot vs. Hilton hotels is like 10/2 and itās a shame. We could at least get one 5 star Hilton like jeez
I switched. Iāll take the Marriotts.
AAP Tower I think has topped out, if you notice on the wooden part straight up the building (you canāt see it in this picture) the listed the floor numbers. They listed up to 21 skipping floor 13.
10 floors of parking, 10 floors of actual building.
I canāt wait until they start on the Walter, that will be a behemoth in Midtown!
Are the floor decks in the parking portion level or ramped?
Itās not that I donāt like Marriot, we just need more Hilton branded hotels
The Walter better have a 5 star hotel If it doesnāt Iām going to be unimpressed and very disappointed