Would love to see any development for shops / restaurants or even a small grocery store. With all the new development you would think some developers would get ideas. I know the corner shop on Bragg / Blount is being sold to a new owner but not sure what they plan to do with it once it’s finished being rennovated.
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Amen.
There was of course the proposal for the lot immediately south of The Grey, the old warehouses next to the gas station, but there’s been no movement on that for what, three years now? I assume it’s functionally dead. We really need something added here. There was OUAT a neighborhood commercial element in the Passage Home proposal for the Hoke/Garner project, but a) I don’t know if it’s still part of the proposal, and b) that whole thing is like an end-of-the-decade completion anyway. The neighborhood would really benefit from neighborhood commercial now.
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I see things happening in those warehouses regularly but never quite sure what’s going on. definitely still getting limited private use
I made this to post in another thread where it really made no sense but, there’s a disused/dismantled rail spur that runs from the current Walnut Creek Greenway up to Hoke St, and that is city owned, and could be turned into a greenway spur to enhance connection from the greenway system into the city. I get that maybe there are some concerns about building this particular spur out but actually might be pretty useful for folks.
Anyway, The Grey is in grey, Summit at Sawyer is in gold, Toulon Place is in red, South Heights townhouses is in blue, and the Passage Home assemblage is in pink. And the greenway is the dashed line at the bottom, with the possible spur in purple.
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I see what you did there, and I approve.
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I came here to say the same thing! The area has really become a business desert.
Wasn’t this originally planned for a mixed-use area with an indoor soccer field?
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Awhile ago. Would’ve been an awesome project but maybe too ambitious? Guess they realized they can’t go wrong with residential.
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Indeed, this one looked SO COOL. Raleigh can never have cool things.
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That’s such a bummer. The original concept incorporated the cool mid-century industrial building of which we have so few left. Development in this city is so grossly uninspired and boring. Booooo.
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Eh. It would’ve been gutted down to the steel framing and reclad anyway. It was a cool idea and would’ve given the area some interesting texture just from the form but not much of the existing was actually being salvaged. The new complementary buildings would’ve certainly been unique.
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5 floors of new residents inside the beltline (even if barely 500 yards ITB!) is a good thing.
I’ll take this as a win
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Same. While it’s not a super cool new thing, adding more residents to an area directly increases the odds of cool new things being built in the immediate vicinity due to the increased customer base.
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TBH I am surprised they would go for apartments there with the large apartments already being built nearby. I looked at the permit application and saw it is supposedly going to be the home of a child care center which is currently further up bloodworth. Not sure if it’s a second location or move, but found this article about south park which has some quotes from the owner
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wrong permit but i’ll leave the comment cause the article is still kind of interesting. also, the home prices they mention seem cheap now, things have changed a lot since 2019
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Even if it’s not about preserving character, I think a development that builds on a site’s history is infinitely better than bulldozing and starting from scratch. Projects that respond to their context in some way make stronger and more interesting cities imo. Missed opportunity.
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The Grey
A long way to go until the entire site is finished (there will be 100+ new condos here when all is said and done), but some units are starting to look like they are nearly ready. A number of units have a “SOLD” sign in the window.
I’ll try to get some updated pictures of Toulon Place, Summit at Sawyer, South Heights and City Hike soon
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I toured this project two weekends ago. Apparently the upper level units (occupying floors 3 and 4) are very popular. Personally, I’m not sure how I would feel about climbing four flights of stairs just to reach the bedroom. Some units have rooftops (5th floor), which is a great feature, but the roof is just a heavy-duty membrane that could get punctured if you’re not careful. The upper units have a more open feel in living room/kitchen/dining since the ground units have garages on the back side. The pricing they’re offering is impressive—likely lower than what most companies can build for. By minimizing spending on architects and engineers, bulk purchasing materials, using a sales team instead of realtors to reduce selling costs, and value engineering the product with economies of scale, they’re able to offer very compellingly priced housing.
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The pricing they’re offering is impressive—likely lower than what most companies can build for. By minimizing spending on architects and engineers, bulk purchasing materials, using a sales team instead of realtors to reduce selling costs, and value engineering the product with economies of scale, they’re able to offer very compellingly priced housing.
Yep - the Production Homebuilding industry often gets a bad rap but is a beautiful thing when executed well. Stanley Martin (the developer of this project) is a solid builder - 22nd largest in the country. Very active in central and Northern Virginia where they originally introduced this 2 over 2 style product (note that this 2 over 2 style is very popular in that area, hope we get more of it). Their project over on Person St. built several years ago is another example. They are also in sitework on a project adjacent to downtown Cary - bringing more density there with a product that is familiar ‘townhome’ style to markets like ours. Hope they continue to find conditions favorable to invest in the urban centers here in RDU.
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