I’m not sure how they have such highly association fees given the limited common elements, no elevator, and high unit count - perhaps its the insurance on a commercial wood frame building with sprinkler system that is basically a future liability from water damage.
I need a “meh” emoticon. I want to give you credit for taking the pics and sharing, but the actual content of the pics leaves me, meh. Not exciting. Good density though.
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Quite the future neighborhood though. Visualize once the trees triple in size and provide shade in that center lawn and help frame it in.
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wow, love the added amenity of power lines out your front windows. What the heck is the deal with new multifamily residential places just building and thinking nobody will care that all you see is power lines from your deck or living room windows? I’m looking at you too, Fairweather. Just YIKES bury those lines! Yes it costs $ but I’d think they could sell for more that way.
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These condos seems to be selling faster than older ones in the city so I wouldn’t say the lines are having a negative affect on buyers. I do understand your point because they aren’t visually pleasing or storm proofed like grounded lines.
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oh they’ll sell, alright! We need housing, and this is a good price point, even if it’s kinda hood-adjacent. but it’ll get better, and good to own something, just get in the game even if the view is power lines!
When interest rates are high, new home developers typically have more financing tools/options available to them to entice buyers. This makes buying more viable for many.
This Tuesday, City Council is expected to approve the schematic design of amenities for the South Park Heritage Trail. As a reminder, this route goes through something like this:
City Council already approved the higher-level design of this trail last year, so this is more of an artistic design problem than questions about practical infrastructure.
The two big things here are to add directional signs and placards that point to key destinations while pointing out major landmarks for the historically Black neighborhood…
…as well as benches, fences, and other features that invite people to interpret the historic legacy of the place that they’re walking around.
This approval is about halfway through the process of bringing this sidewalk/trail upgrade into reality. The memo from city staff about this presentation notes that the city’s Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board recommended the adoption of these designs, and describes them in the context of the overall timeline like this:
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is this investment supposed to make the trail be some sort of tourist attraction that people will visit and interact with when they come to Raleigh? It seems so random to build this infrastructure. I may completely misunderstand what’s trying to be accomplished here other than a nod to Raleigh’s black heritage (which is great). Just seems like those who’d most appreciate the acknowledgement are already here. It’s cool that it’s another dimension of cultural recognition and so on, but I just don’t see this as much more than those historical markers by the sides of the roads that say what happened nearby or whatever. Yes a subset of the population will be into that and make a point to read and interact with these types of things, but how big of a draw is this realistically going to be? My question I keep coming back to is like others have asked: “What would make Raleigh a draw for people to visit.” And this doesn’t seem like it (even though it modestly adds to some culture by nodding to the past).
Maybe it’s not supposed to bring visitors anyway. I just don’t get it other than the planning consultants have certainly made $ selling this idea to the city.
South Park Heritage Trail Costs
Funding Sources
The South Park Heritage Trail is funded through various sources:
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City Bond Referendum: Voters approved a $275 million bond in 2022, which allocated $12,375,000 for the South Park Heritage Trail.
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Federal Grant: The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $3,000,000 for the project, advocated by Congresswoman Deborah Ross.
Federal Funding for Raleigh Heritage Trail
Overview of the Funding
Raleigh has secured a $3 million federal grant aimed at enhancing the South Park Heritage Walk and the Chavis-Dix Strollway. This funding was facilitated by Congresswoman Deborah Ross and is part of a broader initiative to connect historic neighborhoods in Raleigh.
Purpose of the Grant
The grant will be used to:
Create safer biking and walking paths.
Connect significant cultural landmarks and neighborhoods.
Promote the rich history of the South Park area, particularly its African American heritage.
It’s about pedestrian/biking infrastructure and safety, an east-west corridor, and paying homage to Raleigh’s history. All wins in my book and worth the investment.
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thanks, good to know all that
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Of course!
I love this concept, and think of things like this as baby steps, even with the multi-million $ price tag, towards a better downtown future. Instead of just this project, what if we had 2-3 similar things within downtown proper creating more walkability and connections (maybe we do and I’m uninformed, which would be fantastic!) But long story short, let’s certainly try and hit a grand slam for downtowns trajectory, but you can’t hit a grand slam without a few singles first (unless there is a walk, maybe a double, a HBP… I kid, I kid).