“Contemporary” residential architecture strikes again. Nice places to live, though, and I’m a big fan of townhouses in terms of creating nicely-scaled neighborhoods.
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Agreed, I like the neighborhoods that townhouses and row houses create. One thing I don’t see much of in the Raleigh, or much of the states, its multi-family homes built to look like single family homes. My sister-in-law lives in Vancouver, BC across False Creek from downtown. This neighborhood is a century old, and with the location & price of land there are a lot of teardowns. Strict zoning, I believe, has lead to replacement buildings that look like SFH in largely craftsman styles but are actually multi-family homes.
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Canada must like those, I seem to remember seeing quite a few the last time I was in Toronto. It’s a good idea! I wonder if Minneapolis will pick up on it with their new zoning laws.
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Yeah, at this price point I would expect an elevator. East side of downtown getting very expensive lately. Rough around the edges still for these prices I thought.
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All I can think of when I hear “elevator” is obscene recurring specialized maintenance and repair costs. I’ll take the free daily glute workouts.
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And climb you will because these don’t come with elevators.
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you mean like this?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2016-Smallwood-Dr-C1-Raleigh-NC-27605/2066664323_zpid/
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They are actually really simple devices, and if it means you can continue to live in your home after losing mobility, it’s a no-brainer at this price point
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Wow! How fast do you think these will go?
I think so, lol. hard to tell on my phone!
I hope to start seeing more developments like these in this area and other places near downtown:
We desperately need denser housing in order to curb the housing inequity gap.
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Yonkers NY | Yonkers Avenue - YouTube 11k people per square mile
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When I was riding with my parents yesterday I noticed that many older duplexes and even quadriplexes are being replaced by single family housing which is very disappointing.
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Two of these have sold in less than a week. I was mistaken when I assumed they wouldn’t sell immediately.
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ITB or OTB?
https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2022/06/23/new-raleigh-retail-space-new-bern-avenue.html
Its outside, this is almost at the intersection of New Hope Rd.
ITOB, right by Carlie C’s…
Thanks…I figured it was very suburban-ish looking plus when I saw a bank branch was going in I figured that section of ITB isn’t quite ready for that…
Meanwhile, in the zoning recommendations from the New Bern area planning, these lots are supposed to support 7 stories. The area around the eastern stations are meant to be the most urban, since there’s significantly less residential displacement or character concerns. This is the 7-story TOD zoning overlay:
Instead what’s proposed is setback from the street with a drive-thru and a proposed take five auto. Such a waste.
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I love this city, but it really feels like the developers are too hooked on the suburban development pattern. I would love if we could get something like Inman Park or Ponce City area in Atlanta.
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