Could you highlight the part that you’re concerned about? I think that facing Ace/O2 is not a blank wall -rather, it looks like a huge retail space? The blue is transparency.
The blank walls there are, seem to be on the west elevation, facing Logan’s.
Apologies, I think you’re right. It’s a huge shell space.
And looking closer… the only entrance is through a vestibule in the middle of the building… (kinda reminds me of the Publix and the North Hills Harris Teeter??)
Looking at the overall map of Seaboard, that’s about as unobjectionable of a spot for a blank deck wall as could possibly be, given that the shell space opens out to Logan’s on the NW corner. Not a bad plan at all.
How is Bad Daddy’s? It’s a very short drive from my work, but have never tried it.
Huge burgers. It’s more quantity over quality— does not mean it’s a bad thing. Personally I can’t stomach eating a 1,200 Calorie burger.
I think Bad Daddy’s is good. I enjoy their burgers and tater tots.
I actually like their build your own salads
Friend just texted me - sounds like there’s a fire at the construction site.
Sounds like a mulch pile caught on fire.
Turns out it was a downed power line on one of the buildings:
I just got an email from Logan’s that they are selling their Seaboard Station property. It makes sense, but I’m sad 
My wife is going to lose her shit, I think the next location close to downtown will be Atlantic home and Garden.
That means Ricks cafe will need to find a new location.
Rick’s a good guy I hope he finds somewhere
@clairebertt beat me to the post, so I did a copy/paste of the email text. “ We wanted to be the first to tell you that the Logan family is selling the Seaboard Station property.
We are NOT selling the business.
Both Logan’s and the Seaboard Café will remain in our current location for several more years.
We are selling the Seaboard Station property to explore how to best adapt our business model to adjust for the growth that we’ve experienced, improve the customer experience, and create a sustainable business model for the future.
During the more than 30 years that we’ve operated in Seaboard, we’ve seen many changes in our neighborhood. When we moved to Seaboard from the old farmer’s market in 1991, we were the lone retail outlet in a neighborhood of mostly vacant warehouses. Ten years later, the neighborhood was reborn, as those warehouses were transformed into the shopping center now known as Seaboard Station. That transformation brought new opportunities and new challenges. Seaboard became a bustling district with lots of activity and full parking lots.
Raleigh has grown tremendously, as has our business here at Logan’s. Now, that growth is ushering in yet another cycle of development in the Seaboard district. While our family had wished for Logan’s to remain at Seaboard, it has become increasingly clear that in the longer term, our ability to continue offering a hospitable, user-friendly guest experience, requires that we look beyond Seaboard. Though this was not an easy decision to make, we are confident that it is the right one for the future of the business.
We are working on several exciting opportunities for Logan’s to grow and continue serving the community, through our existing garden center business, as well as through other new ventures. We are hard at work on the key elements of those opportunities and look forward to sharing them with everyone in the future.
We promise to continue serving you with the same genuineness and one-of-a-kind shopping experience that Logan’s has always and will always provide for them in the future”.
Is that the cafe that’s never open? Always wanted to go.
That sucks about Logan’s. Honestly everything that Seaboard Station had that made it cool is gone. 18 Seaboard, Phydeaux, Tyler’s, Logan’s… It’s going to be a collection of bland apartments with a Zoe’s Kitchen and a nail salon. I had tried to stay optimistic with Logan’s staying, but this is very disappointing to hear.
Looks like they are working with the new owner to keep the garden shop in operation for several years before they redevelop the property.
City will probably create all sorts of problems if the new developer were to try to demolish and build on the site. Not sure if the building is considered historic but I think it is probably in that range that might qualify.
At least let’s hope that would be the case.
