seems ready to go just need the apartment tower to start above it.
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Gonna look like this for a while…
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Specific to Hoffman, I saw that a couple members of their development team have left in the last couple of months. Similar to what happened with Fallon when they opened a Raleigh office, built a tower, and then the markets stalled, constraining their ability to develop the site next door to 301 Hillsborough.
The difference is that Hoffman still has two large-scale projects underway. In addition to the Union West development, it will be interesting to see how Seaboard continues to evolve over the next 6-12 months as well.
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This looks so…awkward. Knowing what’s supposed to go there it just looks like a poorly executed budget overrun project. I realize what the actual situation is, but just looking at the pics, it’s odd at best.
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That poor lonely brick wall…
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LOVELY.
We get to view this for what…the next 5-8-ish years?
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It sounds like the developer is rethinking the affordable unit aspect and see if that can be accomplished another way. It may not be as far off as 5-8 years.
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The facade of empty promises.
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Really going to be stuck with this view for years + Moore sq bus station 2.0.
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It is starting to remind me of a World War Monument… 
Is it possible to pull the plug on this and start over with a fresh idea? #RusBust
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i belive someting neat will happen with it
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if i recall f lloyd wright made fallingwater around a boulder that he didnt want to mess with.
RUS Bus is not going to become ‘Moore Square 2.0’ in terms of civil misbehavior. GoTriangle is quite aware of the challenges at Moore Square and is determined not to have a repeat at their new flagship facility. I would also point out that indoor transit facilities like RUS Bus with limited pedestrian access points are easier to patrol than a wide-open facility like GoRaleigh Station.
I also predict that this will not remain a half-finished facility for years on end - there is still a lot of energy to have the overall Union Station area be a true gateway and GoTriangle needs a win here. Patience, grasshoppers.
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i dont mean to be a poopee-poop…but when reno nv built their new 4th st station…
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Wow what an inspiring transit hub. I know if I took the train to downtown Raleigh and wanted to use public transit to my hotel, I would be super impressed with how modern and stunning this is.
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Critical support to council just giving Hoffman whatever they want as far as zoning amendments because this just cannot become the semi-permanent state of the station.
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im not sure if there will be a taxi pick up zone…but maybe some shade or shelter beyond ornamental trees?
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Well, the residential tower would shade (I mean shadow) West St. on hot Summer afternoons if it were built.
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