Mother of god is that UGLY AS HELL!!! I’ll take 30 more parking deck podiums and glass boxes over this, THANK YOU VERY MUCH 
Looks like a god damn cell phone tower…
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Now that’s a trophy supertall if ever one’s been sketched…LoLs
Maybe that middle section retracts into the base to make it more portable. 
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Looks like a stick shift for a cubistic automobile.
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Indeed, inquiring minds want to know!
Dude you are a breath of fresh air lol
The groundbreaking is just for the transit center portion of the project. The private development on top is still awaiting financing, last I heard.
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So we may just wind up with the Moore Square bus station nightmare for this neighborhood and none of the actual tall building stuff we wanted. Great…
Putting a new transit center next to the train station and activating the block is an objectively good idea, disappointing as the tower being delayed again is.
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As long as they build the support beams, the city can always re-submit for a new developer and new project?
Much like the Epicenter in Charlotte. The sub-structure was built and the hotel portion was abandoned for 10+ years before a new developer build a tower on it.
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I was just going to type that. The foundations and drilling work would still need to be the same, so the financing still has 6 months or more before that would be in addition to the first couple floors.
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So it would start in march 2024
The site review for this project has been approved (10/9). Permits not issued yet. A deep foundation permit has been issued. It says to support a 23 story building. Sad that it got so short.
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Wow. That really is a shame. I was completely content with the initial 36 (I think?) but to effectively waste this DX-40 lot for marginally higher than DX-20 is really unfortunate.
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Any chance that the foundation support for 23 stories is just for the shorter of the two buildings? It would be a real shame for both buildings to be 23 floors or less after the initial concepts.
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Welcome to Raleigh, we aim to underwhelm. 
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I am not supporting 23 stories
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Luckily they are installing a foundation so you won’t have to.
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I can’t remember, but was this a project that bids were submitted? If so, it’s a shame you can bid on a project with a proposal of 36 stories, win it, then build whatever.
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I totally agree. It’s really disappointing.
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