Posted Jun 17, 2009, 2:15 PM
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Thank God for Ed Cross. He owns this and another property that fronts the River and 9th. He also owns a couple of properties on Broadway and a couple more on Alamo.
If he wants one per year, we could see (assuming they would all be residential) up to 1200-1500 new residential units in the area if his projects all end up being residential of at least 4-5 floors apiece.
These projects plus the Pearl and 1800 could add up to 3000+ residents in on the River North/Lower Broadway corridor in the next 5 years. Ed Cross wants to be the pioneer that took a chance on downtown and it will pay off for him. Emotion is what causes some people to go to great lengths to see revitalization happen, and by listening and reading about Ed Cross, you can truly see that he loves SA and that he loves Downtown.
Just another part of the greater picture, ready to catch speed in that upward spiral.
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The Raleigh Connoisseur It is the city trying to escape the consequences of being a city
while still remaining a city. It is urban society trying to eat its
cake and keep it, too.
- Harlan Douglass, The Suburban Trend, 1925
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