This project would also have some extra space and height for citywide fire department administration and offices.
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City’s project website now says the project is on hold indefinitely: https://raleighnc.gov/projects/fire-headquarters-and-station-1-replacement
Whenever it starts back up, wonder if they could add more uses to the project to take advantage of the location? Check out this one in DC.
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If that’s an active fire station I think I would avoid booking a room there. That has to be a former station that the architect respected in the design.
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Nah, its active. Lots of soundproofing engineering involved with the project.
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I would not stay there, I’m sorry
I mean, okay, whatever. No different noise than the Nash hotel basically across the street from Fire Station 1. But I doubt the City of Raleigh to be forward thinking like this anyway.
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I imagine the noise levels would be about the same as a hotel across the street from a hospital, and that’s a pretty common sight. I wouldn’t mind. Plus pretty much every major city has at least a few fire stations stuck under tall buildings (pretty much the only option in places like Manhattan), so it can’t be that much of a problem, in theory.
Anyway, I’m wondering if they could work it into the master plan of the Raleigh Civic Campus somehow. Maybe on the backside facing Morgan, since I believe they’re planning to replace that garage eventually. Just a thought.
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It’s not just the noise from a siren. If the fire engines are idling for any length of time you can feel the vibration and unless you have the shades closed all of the way you can see the flashing lights. I Spend about 100+/- nights a year in hotels and this type of arrangement is one my company would avoid. No thanks.
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New Fire Station #1 building seems to be moving forward… the City selected Brasfield & Gorie/DA Everett as CMAR.
The new Fire Station No. 1 and Fire Administration office to be located at the intersection of Salisbury Street and Martin Luther King Blvd, 820 S Salisbury Street.
The new facility will replace the current buildings that house the programs related to Fire Station No. 1, Fire Administration, and back-up emergency communication services. The new facility will also relocate fire administration staff from the City of Raleigh Dillon Building, located at 310 West Martin Street. Back-up Emergency Communication services will be relocated from the Raleigh Municipal Building. The facility will house three (3) companies and will include five (5) vehicular bays for fire response vehicles.
Not really that exciting by itself, but the interesting part will be what will happen to the large plot of land on Nash Square. Likely combined with the old Union Station building currently on the market.
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Thank you very much for all of the very thorough amount of information! 
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I’ll take a parking lot downtown getting built on as exciting in and of itself, even if it’s tucked behind the concert hall!
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The fact that they’re building not only a fire station (with 5 bays, which is quite a bit of space) - but also offices- indicates this will be at least a couple stories tall, so that’s not insignificant! I’d imagine the firemen’s housing and facilities would be on the 2nd story above the garage (which itself will probably be the height of at least 2 floors), potentially requiring a 3rd story (?) with the offices/HQ above that. Should certainly be more substantial than simply JUST a fire station.
As for the plot it’ll be vacating … they best at least have some sort of requirement of keeping the old Union Station building intact and integrated with any future development, as it IS protected historic status, no? Fine with demo’ing the entirety of the old Fire Station and building up up up, but OG Union Station should perhaps be renovated and updated to become a welcome center for Nash Park or something for the public good.
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Can we please have a moment of silence for all the Park Devereux residents who are going to be really upset now that they won’t get to hear chainsaws running at 0800 and sirens all day long?
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This seems like a great opportinity to build new at the old fire house lot, and use old union station as the libby, resturant, common spaces.
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If you’d like to learn the history of this fire station which originally opened back in 1953, click here to read a cool piece by Raleigh Fire Historian Mike Legeros.
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