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RALEIGH_DURHAM | Projects & Development
This thread will contain updates of development news for the Triangle area of NC. I also regularly update the Charlotte construction thread located here.
Raleigh: 23 floor Skyhouse apartments This will be the same design as the Skyhouse apartments under construction in Atlanta and planned for several other cities too. http://aboveatlanta.com/images/skyho...n-building.jpg http://atlantadev.com/wp-content/upl...0-07-41-PM.jpg This rendering shows the location of Skyhouse in downtown Raleigh, directly across from Moore Square park: http://dtraleigh.com/images/edison/edisonBlock.jpg Source The Edison In the last rendering above you see a greenish building to the left of Skyhouse. That will be the site of The Edison office building. Plans have come and gone but the latest rendering is this: http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/3...eigh411360.jpg Source This 13 floor building would bring 225,000 sq. ft. of office space to downtown. In addition, there is residential phase that is part of the Edison too: http://dtraleigh.com/images/edison/edisonrender1.jpg Source Charter Square The Charter Square site had completed site prep and I believe foundations had been poured before work halted due to the recession. Now they are ready to proceed with completing an 11 floor building: http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Source This is a photo I took Dec. 2006 of the site (on the right) with a crane still in place before work was halted: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3088/3...a63d57f3_o.jpg This building would also add 225,000 sq. ft. of office space downtown. The market is probably there for 225,000 but not 450,000. Most likely we could see either The Edison or Charter Square begin going up this year but maybe not both. I think we will see a bit of competition to see who can sign tenants before the shovels move. We'll see. New 11 floor convention center hotel Raleigh has been bidding for a new hotel adjacent to the convention center to be built on a empty city-owned lot. The proposal is for an 11 story hotel currently branded as a Residence Inn: http://assets.bizjournals.com/triang...ence%20Inn.jpg Source Union Station Headed to design phase is Raleigh's Union Station. To be located near the current Amtrak station, Union station will be the central stop for Raleigh's proposed commuter rail and light rail lines. http://camraleigh.org/wp-content/upl...n_drawing1.jpg Source Clarion Hotel renovations The Clarion hotel has been bought and renovations are planned by the new owners who will re-brand the hotel as a Holiday Inn. It was originally a Holiday Inn when it was first built. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/7...8366a025_c.jpg Photo by me. 227 Fayetteville renovations This building is having major renovations done. How it looked this past year (the building in the foreground) http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/7...a5469820_c.jpg Photo by me. How it will look after renovations: http://dtraleigh.com/images/227/227render1.jpg Source I'll add more to this list later. |
Durham updates:
11 floor Justice Center This new building opened a couple of months ago. http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Source Possible 26 floor tower http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Source There are plans for a 26 floor, 424,000 sq. foot mixed-use tower with retail, office and condos planned for the old Woolworth site, which was purchased by developers last Nov. Details Capital Broadcasting building The latest development around the Durham Bulls ballpark and the Durham Performing Arts Center. Located on the far left of this image I took: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/8...f4e86a67_b.jpg View of the building on the right side of this image I took: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/8...c3e64f5e_b.jpg Details 5 floor urban housing http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Source Details Durham-Chapel Hill light rail Plans are moving forward on light rail but the process is slow - groundbreaking won't happen until 2020. The route is still being studied. Current map: http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/5760/lightrail.png Source Details |
Up date on Durham's 26 floor City Center building
The following images are from the proposal approved by the Durham City-County Planning Department and Durham Historic Preservation Commission which can be found here. http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3734/88341395.jpg http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5651/15899341.jpg http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9651/87211527.jpg http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9759/88175304.jpg http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/9878/30901701.jpg http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9959/72378913.jpg Construction is not expected to being before 2014. Also, and interesting tidbit - Durham has a downtown height limit of 300 feet. |
New rendering of The L building. This will be a mixed-use building (in an "L" shape) around an existing parking deck. It is located on the SW corner of W Davie St at S McDowell St in Raleigh.
"This mixed-use project will consist of 93 studio, 1, and 2 bedroom apartments and 8,000 square feet of office space above 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail. Ground breaking is planned for this Fall with a project completion around Fall 2014." https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BME8_6mCYAMqqIY.png:large Source |
Kane plans 18-story office tower for Raleigh's North Hills Read more here: http://ww
Kane plans 18-story office tower for Raleigh's North Hills
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/19/2975021/18-story-office-tower-planned.html#storylink=cpy This will be adjacent to the 17 floor Capital Trust tower in North Hills. North Hills is also known as Raleigh Midtown - a new (faux?) urban mixed use development along the 440 beltway. |
Architects offer first look at planned Raleigh Union Station
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Source of images Union station will serve as a station for future Amtrak high speed rail as well as regional commuter rail service and light rail. Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/...#storylink=cpy |
Charter Square Project Clears Hurdle
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Raleigh's SECU building nearing completion
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/9...72a357c6_b.jpg Photo credit Leo Suarez via Flickr The SECU (State Employees Credit Union) building is nearing completion in downtown Raleigh. Quote:
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7 floor hotel proposed for NC State University.
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Source The Bell View Hotel will be on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, across from the NC State bell tower. It will be owned by the university. The hotel will be 7 floors and have 125 rooms with two ground floor restaurant spaces. |
New renderings of Raleigh's Edison tower which breaks ground later this year:
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Thanks for the continued updates, initiald!
Way overdue for a trip up there to see what would probably blow me away since my last visit... I used to live on the hill above Crabtree off of Edwards Mill, but haven't been back in years. I feel like I need to be at a Moral Monday event, actually. ;) |
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Crabtree is started to feel like a dated area. The new hot place is North Hills at I-440 and Six Forks. It is becoming like a smaller version of Atlanta's Atlantic Station. |
New signage atop the Red Hat Headquarters. After the merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy, Red Hat occupied the former home of Progress Energy.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/9...b0407483_b.jpg Source Here's a photo I took of what it looked like as they were taking the signage off last year: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5196/7...3b1e6c2b_z.jpg |
Crank Arm Brewery opens in downtown Raleigh
http://dtraleigh.com/images/beercon/crankarm2.jpg Source Crank Arm is the 8th brewery to open in Raleigh, and the 3rd to open in Raleigh this year. The Triangle metro now has 22 breweries open with a handful more under construction and set to open this year. Quote:
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I love the proposed building in Durham. It should look great on the skyline.
I thought Wake Forest University's 8-storey hotel and conference center (on the south end of Winston-Salem's downtown, away from their campus?) was the only university owned hotel in the state. Why do universities own hotels? It seems as if they would partner with a hotel near their campus for any hotel needs, rather than trying to operate their own. It's good to see a thread for updates in the capitol! |
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Aloft Hotel
This hotel will be on Hillsborough Street across from NC State's bell tower. I mentioned it previously when it was just refered to as "Bell View Hotel." It looks, from my understanding, that the university may own the property but Aloft will run it. New rendering: http://www.tbchotels.com/img/slideshowImgs/61.jpg Source Carolina Ale House Coming to the growing Glenwood South district adjacent to downtown: http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4880/2jw1.jpg Details. New apartment construction brings change, debate to Raleigh’s Cameron Village http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Quote:
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This sideways snapshot shows that site prep is beginning on Skyhouse Raleigh! Now we can have a generic midrise residential too! |
Rendering showing the location in the skyline of the under-construction Skyhouse apartments. The Raleigh skyline is very linear, running north and south. This will extend the skyline a little to the west:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7391/1...94dd0b4d_b.jpg Here is a construction webcam for Skyhouse Raleigh. |
I took some new photos of the Citrix headquarters construction in downtown Raleigh:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5545/1...ce4a6f05_c.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7310/1...8ddfbb26_c.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/1...3428156e_c.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/1...8967b438_c.jpg |
Keep em coming. Raleigh is a city on the rise!
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I've already mentioned the under-construction 23 floor Skyhouse apartments, but here are some more multi-unit residential going in downtown Raleigh.
The L (Under construction) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZJZ8LPCAAEW4Uz.png Source Will include 8,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail. Named "The L" because it will be an L shaped building built around an existing parking deck. 1300 St. Mary's (planned) http://1300stmarys.com/wp-content/up...ering_web2.jpg Source 425 Boylan (Under construction) http://southernland.com/wp-content/g...-rendering.jpg Source Peace Street Townes (Under construction) http://peacestreettownes.com/lib/img...-rendering.jpg Source West Apartments II (Planned) http://dtraleigh.com/images/westapts/west2render1.jpg Source 220 The Saint (Planned) http://dtraleigh.com/images/220TheSa...nt_render1.jpg Source And finally a completed building, the new NC State Bar Association building. I'm kind of "meh" on the classic design. It's like it's trying too hard. http://dtraleigh.com/images/ncbar/ncbar4.jpg Source |
The Link at Glenwood
http://www.clinedesignassoc.com/Imag...__selected.jpg Source Plans to break ground sometime this spring. Located at northeast corner of West and Jones in Raleigh. |
Raleigh finally worked out a deal for another convention center hotel, a Residence Inn, to be built in downtown:
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Source It will just be visible on the skyline. The construction crane is for the under-construction 32 floor Skyhouse Raleigh. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfF27qyCUAACZyc.png Source |
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Downtown Durham:
Liberty Warehouse - condos and retail. Renderings: http://www.indyweek.com/imager/the-v..._Park_View.jpg http://www.indyweek.com/imager/b/mag...ation_View.jpg Source Also, the Research Triangle Park announced a big redevelopment project. They purchased a large track of land along I-40 in RTP (between Durham and Raleigh) to be redeveloped. This new development could one day be home to up to 100,000 (!) jobs. And, at the center of that expansion will be a structure that Research Triangle Foundation CEO Bob Geolas has called "a mix between a Guggenheim, a World’s Fair and the Epcot Center.” “Think about the Sydney Opera House,” York says. “You remember what that looks like.” The entire red area (and existing blue buildings within it) is the area they purchased and will begin work on plans. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfkWlEhCMAEvJ1T.png Source |
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Triangle Transit gets federal approval to plan Durham-Orange light rail Quote:
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Source Skyhouse Raleigh construction: http://dtraleigh.com/images/mooresqu..._skyhouse1.jpg Source |
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Citrix headquarters construction downtown in the warehouse district:
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Downtown Raleigh high-rise building all set to start construction
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Amanda Jones Hoyle Staff Writer- Triangle Business Journal Quote:
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Some Durham news:
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg 5 floor Church+Main building has broken ground. Residential with 2,700 square feet of retail or office space on the ground floor. Located at 130 East Main in Durham, a previously vacant lot. Source Glad to see this project is moving forward: http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9759/88175304.jpg Durham officials negotiating plans for 26-story tower downtown Quote:
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5651/15899341.jpg Durham officials approve plan for affordable housing along transit line http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net...89061592_n.jpg Quote:
With federal OK, Triangle Transit starts planning Durham-Orange light rail Quote:
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I'm excited about the new tower for Durham! It's also good to see more rail transit in the state too. Durham is one of my favorite cities in the state.
The Hill Building looks so much better without the SunTrust sign. The hotel developers seem to be doing a great job with the renovation. I'm working on a SkyHouse diagram right now and it looks good. I'm adding a sun reflection to the glass, to show the setbacks and add more depth. I should have it uploaded soon. I would like to start on a diagram for Durham's courthouse soon. |
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I thought about doing that for both Raleigh and Charlotte, until I realized... they do have different designs. I originally used Atlanta's to make the model of Raleigh's, only to discover the crown was different. There are at least four different crowns used in the designs. It's more if you count roof color, which I've seen vary from green to blue. Raleigh's is the only one I've seen with it's crown design? The base is also different. I've seen at least three or four different base designs. I've also seen these buildings in two or three different heights, along with slightly different colors. I make these as 3D models, creating a model of the city's skyline, which is fun to play with. There are some missing buildings and renovated buildings that do need updated diagrams too. It took weeks to complete SkyHouse and that is the problem with 3D models. That and high polygon counts. I have uploaded it and it's pending right now. It could be in the diagrams later today?
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Matthew, a really kind of general question, will Raleigh-Durham be the only other metro area outside of Charlotte to run a light rail? I haven't followed North Carolina very closely when it comes to transit.
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Winston-Salem has talked about light rail and the regional transit authority bought tracks to prevent IQ District developers from removing them. You can see a light rail station in the central district of the IQ in downtown Winston-Salem and also in Silas Pointe's site plan, which includes a light rail to bus transfer station. It's also worth noting the city is ready to start on Union Station, which is planned as Winston-Salem's hub for all rail transit (it's in both bond packages). However, Winston-Salem is more focused on the streetcar right now and completing it before the expressway is closed for two years. Winston-Salem's ballpark is also in need of the streetcar, since it doesn't have enough parking. They expected baseball fans to walk from neighboring residences or bike there, reducing the need for parking, and were surprised to find most of their fans are from outside Forsyth County. I'm guessing the first light rail line in Winston-Salem will be to the two medical centers? It's actually an interesting line, because they are a building bike and pedestrian lanes beside the rails right now for about a mile or two through downtown. Councilman Dan Besse is leading the rail efforts and he held a meeting around Ardmore to discuss light rail to the medical centers in Winston-Salem a few years ago.
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If you don't know, Charlotte has started construction on their second light rail line (really a continuation of the first line to the other side of the city) as well as the first phase of their streetcar line. Their commuter rail line was supposed to be next but the county north of Charlotte balked at funding so the light rail extension is going ahead. |
The L building: residential over 2 floors of retail and office space. Will cover up this parking deck (yay)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2815/1...3370e293_b.jpg Citrix headquarters construction seen from downtown: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2889/1...2bb2785d_b.jpg The parking deck is an eyesore, but I think they are covering it in a faux brick which will help a little. There's been good discussion on the issue here, it has to do with them not wanting to wait for the city to except them from parking requirements. Skyhouse Raleigh construction: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2878/1...523244b8_b.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7394/1...c329830b_b.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/1...66b064d1_b.jpg |
Here's a link I found on that 26-story mixed use tower in Durham. It shows an aerial rendering of it.
http://www.alpaspen.com/durham.php http://www.alpaspen.com/images/durham_site.jpg http://www.alpaspen.com/durham.php |
Proposed Rex hospital addition in Raleigh:
http://i.imgur.com/2XYFZDi.jpg Source/details Also, I came across a new rendering of the Aloft hotel going up on Hillsborough St. across from NC State: http://www.hotelmanagement.net/files...5095/Aloft.png Source |
America Builders Quarterly has a good piece on the design of the new Citrix headquarters in Raleigh's warehouse district. The building is a renovated warehouse and include reused shipping containers in the interior.
http://americanbuildersquarterly.com...ky-edit2_1.jpg http://americanbuildersquarterly.com...ed-350x250.jpg http://americanbuildersquarterly.com...tack-2edit.jpg http://americanbuildersquarterly.com...kstation_1.jpg http://americanbuildersquarterly.com...nce-room_1.jpg http://americanbuildersquarterly.com...cceball-_1.jpg Source |
Carolina Ale House construction on Glenwood South. 3 floors with retail and rooftop restaurant:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/...786a5d6b_b.jpg 425 Boylen construction https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/...d3bfbe39_c.jpg |
Construction crane is now up for the Charter Square south tower:
http://dtraleigh.com/images/charters...tersquare8.jpg Source Rendering: http://chartersquare.com/wp-content/...dering-low.jpg Source |
Raleigh approved new 7-floor apartment building for Hillsborough Street:
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg 6 floors (24 units) over ground floor retail. Source |
Chapel Hill development
http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedi....AuSt.156.jpeg Chapel Hill's University Square redevelopment could start later this year. 123 West Franklin Street project. Source |
Link apartments to begin construction in Raleigh:
https://scontent-a-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/...29451442_n.jpg From Raleigh DLA: Quote:
Construction update on Skyhouse Raleigh: http://i.imgur.com/2WpEp7x.jpg Source |
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Raleigh:
The Edison set to break ground later this year. Will be 6 floors of residential over a floor of retail. http://i.imgur.com/UBfsH4R.jpg Source and details. |
Skyhouse has topped out:
http://i.imgur.com/FO5Ki1q.jpg Here is a rendering that shows the office tower that is planned for the lot next to Skyhouse. No updated timeline has been given on when it will break ground. http://www.salesinc.net/uploads/imag...s/skyhouse.jpg |
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