Looks like Austin.
I don’t hate it - as long as it’s not a blank wall, big and little coexisting can be really neat.
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The bigger building is certainly giving the little building “something”, but I’m not sure that I’d call it a hug.
We’re thinking of going to watch this historic house move down the road on Monday morning since we’re off work. I always see the pictures but haven’t seen one of these in person.
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Got up early to watch the historic Ivey Ellington House drive down the road in the middle of downtown Cary.
Cotton House even opened early, so there’s beer too!
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This project came across my radar again recently thinking about about gentle density to assist folks looking to get out from under the thumb of homelessness. This type of development also offers an opportunity to imagine creative ways to build affordable / workforce housing along TOD routes that will be coming on line over the next few years.
This infill project creates market rate lofts above retail in a walkable area as well as creating a multi-living concept to offer a space for people to get off the street through a non-profit partnership.
Seems this is the sort of thinking we need to employ along New Bern and perhaps along Wilmington as those BRT plans begin to take shape to begin to address our cost of living challenges as we grow while also building the neighborhood / streets we’d like to see…?
Jolene
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Beautiful shots but GOOD GOD do I hate those new super-skinny/super-tall rectangles in the NYC skyline that have popped up over the past decade or so. Awful.
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Hah, I think they’re cool. They look futuristic.
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I’m going this weekend. Been many times but first time with some local friends. Any cold weather suggestions?
Thinking about the gondola to Roosevelt island 
All the museums, especially the smaller ones like the Frick, the Neue Galerie or the Cooper Union. Anything at Lincoln Center will be fabulous.
Just pick a destination like a restaurant or a landmark and walk a long way to get there - you’ll see so much in between. Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade is probably my favorite neighborhood to wander. The Gondola is a great idea as well.
Normally I’d have all kinds of outer borough ethnic food picks, but since you only have a weekend, I’ll keep things close to or in Manhattan - you can get great pizza with the cool kids at Roberta’s (the Beesting with honey and spicy sausage is great), the omakase sushi experience for an affordable (by NYC standards) price at Katsuei, incredible Szechuan food at Spicy Moon, or amazing dim sum at Nom Wah.
It’s hard to screw up New York as long as you don’t hang out in Midtown the whole time.
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Great suggestions! Thank you.
We’re staying in BKN and will bounce around Manhattan and Williamsburg. Can’t wait. I’m mostly excited because one of our friends has never been to NYC, or out of the country.
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Oh hah, I misread your post and thought it was your first time. All the recs still hold though!
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Grand Republic Cocktail, Chez Ma Tante, Leyenda were a fun link up on a recent quick (overnight) trip…
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Gentle density, just imagine the Village District looking like this in the near future. I like how the retail spaces are small, which makes them more affordable for startups.
(South Boston)
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Helps when your buildings don’t need parking decks or garage doors!
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Many of these have parking lots behind them and back alley garages.
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I miss Boston but not that snow!
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We haven’t had much this year but, I definitely understand that feeling.