Raleigh keeps getting bigger and better every year! It might rival Charlotte in another ten years. :D

I've always liked Raleigh better than Charlotte - I think the people are friendlier and less pretentious, in general. Remember that cities are more than just their skylines.

, 200,000 square feet of commercial office, 64 residential units

This does not equate to 39 stories in my opinion.

I was thinking the same thing ricky!!! :lol:

I was thinking the same thing ricky!!! :lol:

lol, speaking that RBC Plaza has 275,000 sq feet of office and 150 units, is 37 floors, and looks less massive than this building, its a little hard to believe for me.

I don't believe it anymore, but it still is a nice tower!!! :nuts:

This does not equate to 39 stories in my opinion.

parking deck?

Bring back the penguin. :cry:

parking deck?
Well even RBC has 7 floors of parking. The building still seems too massive for these specs. I think they poster probably found this on a site listed as a project for Raleigh. I can find things just as amazing for charlotte on the web that are "planned" by architectural firms. Trump Charlotte, for instance.

What is with these new Raleigh forum members? :rant: First a highrise and now spam. :cry: It's not fair. How come they get all the good stuff? :pet:

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HAHAHA had you maybe spelled designed correctly I woulda clicked, but you didn't. YOU ARe THE WEAKEST LINK goodbye.

Bring back the penguin. :cry:

What did you do to the penguin, G-Man?

He's gone? :cry:

Mixed-Use Tower
Raleigh, North Carolina

Located on a gateway site near Union Square, the center of downtown Raleigh, this mixed-use tower signifies the city's past and progressive future. At 39 stories, the design accommodates street level retail, below grade residential parking, above grade office parking, 200,000 square feet of commercial office, 64 residential units and separate amenity floors/roof gardens.

Beginning with the analysis of the historic nature of Raleigh's original city grid, designers developed a design concept for the project that is representative of the four parks/squares which flank the corners of Union Square. The four quadrant solution maximizes the available footprint and aids in merging the various sizes of the retail, office and residential components.

http://www.littleonline.com/images/workplace/workplaceBoards/onegw/onegw_1.jpg

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http://www.littleonline.com/images/workplace/workplaceBoards/onegw/onegw_4.jpg

Looks like these photos came from a company based out of Charlotte, Little Architectural firm, but has offices in the Triangle. So it could be the real deal.

What did you do to the penguin, G-Man?

Bloo Q Kazoo. :cry:

Looks like these photos came from a company based out of Charlotte, Little Architectural firm, but has offices in the Triangle. So it could be the real deal.

See this is why I know its not a real project. Little does a lot of spec work to heighten its image. For Instance. http://www.trumpcharlotte.com. This website is by Little Diversified Architects, the same company as the raleigh "project." Its a promotional piece. Here is the link to the site. http://www.littleonline.com/workplaceBoardsGetProjects.asp?pID=135&pageID=workplaceBoards&bNum=1&project=Mixed-Use%20Tower

Its totally a puff piece, I was right. Raleigh Metro/CBATL are totally the same people, whats up with that.

That is a nice tower, though. :yes: Would be nice to see it in the skyline! :)

See this is why I know its not a real project. Little does a lot of spec work to heighten its image. For Instance. http://www.trumpcharlotte.com. This website is by Little Diversified Architects, the same company as the raleigh "project." Its a promotional piece. Here is the link to the site. http://www.littleonline.com/workplaceBoardsGetProjects.asp?pID=135&pageID=workplaceBoards&bNum=1&project=Mixed-Use%20Tower

Its totally a puff piece, I was right. Raleigh Metro/CBATL are totally the same people, whats up with that.

First of all, I am not Raleigh Metro. Second, do you work for Little Diversified Architects? I suspect not - so you are not right. You have NO idea what the intent of this project was/is. I posted this because I never saw it on this site. :bash:

Like Trump Charlotte, this probably was a real project at some point, even though it probably isn't real anymore. They just figured, hey, since we spent all this time designing the tower, we might as well post it on our website as an example of what we can do.

Maybe it only got posted now, months (a year?) after the project was put on the shelf, because of some agreement with the developers. Again, same with Trump.

Looking closely, it makes sense that this would be planned for the SW corner of Hillsborough and Glenwood, based on the shape of the tower and the context in the renderings. This would have really stood out, but actually, I think that should be Raleigh's main focus area for development, since that's where the multimodal station and light rail station will be.

First of all, I am not Raleigh Metro. Second, do you work for Little Diversified Architects? I suspect not - so you are not right. You have NO idea what the intent of this project was/is. I posted this because I never saw it on this site. :bash:


Actually I do work for Little, or rather they work for me. They were my clients before I moved to New York, I did Marketing for them, so good try. I am also very friendly with their accountant, and I have inside knowlege. It also says, "on the boards" which means its a company proposal. Its a puff piece. Thank you for posting it, its a beautiful idea, I too had not seen it.

Like Trump Charlotte, this probably was a real project at some point, even though it probably isn't real anymore. They just figured, hey, since we spent all this time designing the tower, we might as well post it on our website as an example of what we can do.

Maybe it only got posted now, months (a year?) after the project was put on the shelf, because of some agreement with the developers. Again, same with Trump.

Looking closely, it makes sense that this would be planned for the SW corner of Hillsborough and Glenwood, based on the shape of the tower and the context in the renderings. This would have really stood out, but actually, I think that should be Raleigh's main focus area for development, since that's where the multimodal station and light rail station will be.

Hate to admit it but Trump was never a real project. Real project would mean that it a fighting chance. It never had presales, it was never much more than a story bouncing around newspapers. Yes Donalds children were in town, trying to ride the hype that was charlotte in 2006,7 and 8. But thats all. They were trying to get on the biggest bubble in a century, and be the needle that burst it. I agree that this would be a wonderful project for Raleigh, I just think its a puff piece. I appologize for my strong belief.

First of all, I am not Raleigh Metro. Second, do you work for Little Diversified Architects? I suspect not - so you are not right. You have NO idea what the intent of this project was/is. I posted this because I never saw it on this site. :bash:

Awwww...he's mad. :hug: Somebody give him a cookie already. :D

Awwww...he's mad. :hug: Somebody give him a cookie already. :D

I would prefer a beer. :cheers:

I will say that if a company could pull together financing, construction prices are probably not going to get more affordable than they are right now. And by the time a project is finished, the economy should be moving along at a nice clip.

I will say that if a company could pull together financing, construction prices are probably not going to get more affordable than they are right now. And by the time a project is finished, the economy should be moving along at a nice clip.

I like your line of thinking. You should become a developer.

Ncnative, is that you? :master: Where have you been? :hug: You need to move back to Charlotte. :D ;) Now all we need is the penguin.

Ncnative, is that you? :master: Where have you been? :hug: You need to move back to Charlotte. :D ;) Now all we need is the penguin.


Yes, it's really me. I thought i'd revive my favorite thread. Too much time has gone by and too many happenings in Raleighwood to not post regularly.

But what happened to the penguin? :poke: :cry:

But what happened to the penguin? :poke: :cry:

He died from overposting?

:dunno:

I think Raleigh-nc has found the joys of fatherhood.

As for the tower, a poster on 'another' site got an email reply from the little architectural firm saying the plans were real but they were inadvertantly posted on their site. He said the plans really need to be on the hush hush for this parcel ( I am assuming a secondary bid on the old reynolds site?) to come into fruition.

Take it or leave it. For now I'd rather not talk about it. :lurker:

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Looks like these photos came from a company based out of Charlotte, Little Architectural firm, but has offices in the Triangle. So it could be the real deal.

Someone posted an email received from the design firm on Urban Planet, which indicates that this is a legit project, but is being kept under wraps for now.

I think Raleigh-nc has found the joys of fatherhood.

As for the tower, a poster on 'another' site got an email reply from the little architectural firm saying the plans were real but they were inadvertantly posted on their site. He said the plans really need to be on the hush hush for this parcel ( I am assuming a secondary bid on the old reynolds site?) to come into fruition.

Take it or leave it. For now I'd rather not talk about it. :lurker:

Well I think that "something" is being planned for the Reynold's site. If you've noticed, the city isn't moving very fast on paving the lot for parking, or announcing plans to do anything else with that lot. Maybe they are in the midst of silently negotiating with another interested developer.

Looks like these photos came from a company based out of Charlotte, Little Architectural firm, but has offices in the Triangle. So it could be the real deal.

This building looks great, it'd be nice too see something like this make it too SC. But I'm not sure how it'll fit in with the neighboring buildings.

I hate to see the economy have such an impact on development and this forum.Does anyone have anything new to report for Downtown Raleigh??? Anymore update pictures for site 1? I am living in Richmond,VA but my heart is in Raleigh and have no way of knowing or seeing without the help of my fellow forumer's. RaleighNC please come back

The site plan for the new SECU building at Green Square has been submitted to the city for approval. The submittal says the building will be 12 stories and 185 feet tall.
http://www.raleighnc.gov/publications/Planning/Plans_in_Review/2009/Plan_Submittal_Maps_by_Type/Site_Plan/SP-032-09.pdf

But what happened to the penguin? :poke: :cry:

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Here is a link to the N & O's story on the proposed State Employees Credit Union tower.

http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/1545243.html

- The project will be a 12-story speculative office building at 119 N. Salisbury Street.

- 240,000-square-foot building would include a six-story, 177-space parking deck wrapped with a credit union branch.

- Several dozen extended-stay hotel rooms are planned for the top of the tower. But there's a chance that portion may change.

The SECU tower, integrated with the new Green Square project, will add a nice amount of density to this area of downtown. It's also great seeing some projects moving forward in this economic environment.

^^ Here's a conceptual rendering (below) as featured in the, press, release....

http://media.newsobserver.com/smedia/2009/05/27/21/589-CRE-RealDeals-052809.ART_GPMH4OPD.1+SECU.standalone.prod_affiliate.3.jpg

That looks pretty cool. Seems like it will be an all glass tower.

soooooo......what's up? ;-)

The penguin is coming...for revenge. :uh: :banana:

Doesn't Raleigh at least have a Zaxby's going up ? :)

Doesn't Raleigh at least have a Zaxby's going up ? :)

There are already 3 in Raleigh.

A couple different aerial shots of the warehouse/government district thanks to Andrew Oakden @ flickr.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3891648262_ee57d1dc52_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2637/3891648542_4afc64aaf2.jpg

impressive!

Awesome. :yes:

great aerials! my wife and i are moving there next year; we're excited. my wife lived in chapel hill and thought it was the best place in the world, however, i think we'll end up in raleigh. do you guys think raleigh is better? i've never been to north carolina, so i have no idea. it sure looks beautiful in photos though. i heard that lrt has been in the works, is that true? thanks for any info!

Chapel Hill is smaller but very nice. Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill are part of the same metro area. I think it depends on what you and your wife are looking for. Chapel Hill is more of a College town where as Raleigh is a fast growing city.

It makes me kind of sad to see our Raleigh Downtown development thread die like it has - but here's a little tidbit for you guys. A new 17-story public safety center is being debated tonight at City Council. Looks like a pretty nice building, and should be for $226 mil.

WRAL Story (http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/6740436/)

My first post in ages. I am a proponent of the Safety Center. However, I don't think it will be voted on today. I think that officals are still trying to work out how to pay for it as reported in N & O.

http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2010/01/04/6740483/99082-dan1-600x450.jpg

Not a bad looking building.

If LEED-certified, I could see 17 stories as well over 250'. Maybe 275'.

The return is near. :uh: :bow: :master: Penguins never die. I can feel it. :D He posted bail:

http://www.imagebookers.com/gallery/d/2548-1/img-wallpapers-usual-tux-g2-.jpg

NCDOT will be adding a additional 2 more trains between Charlotte and Raleigh, making a total of 6 of passenger rail service trains between the two cities.

https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/pio/releases/details.aspx?r=3481

Drove through downtown last week. Fayetteville Street looks swank. And I loved the pavilions. But Charter Square is a blight. Is it going to happen ?

NCDOT will be adding a additional 2 more trains between Charlotte and Raleigh, making a total of 6 of passenger rail service trains between the two cities.

https://apps.dot.state.nc.us/pio/releases/details.aspx?r=3481

Hear the words "more trains" and "North Carolina" always makes me a little teary eyed.

Good news.

The building permit for the new SECU headquarters was issued on April, 23.
http://onlinedevcenter.raleighnc.gov/devservices/planning/PlansReviewResults.aspx?TransactionNumber=266824
Of course, it is connected to the Green Square project. You can view construction cameras here: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/greensquare/home

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First I will start with whats under construction here in Downtown Raleigh.

Here is the rendering of Raleigh new Courthouse.

http://www.raleighmsa.com/images/projects/DowntownRaleigh/WakeCountyJusticeCenter/WakeCountyJusticeCenter-RaleighNC-1s.jpg

Here is a picture of how along it is.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5368988484_a794e22efd_b.jpg

Another building being built is the SECU (state employees credit union) and this building is going to sit 12 stories high (185ft). Along with the green square which is 4 and 5 story N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and all LEED.

http://i41.tinypic.com/20tndba.jpg

Here is a old picture. The 4 and 5 stories are topped out and the 12 story is still getting the foundation work done.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k306/emutiny/fkjlsd/SSPX0404.jpg

This building has the foundation built and I don't think it is canceled just delayed. The building is called the soleil center and is going to be 43 stories tall. There are chances this is going to get scaled down. Time can only tell.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Soleil_Center_Raleigh_NC.JPG

Here is two more buildings that have the foundations built and underground parking built and is stalled. The taller building is 21 stories high (358ft) and the secound building is 15 stories tall (182ft). Redhat is looking into moving downtown and if redhat picks this project then they are going to have to scale it up.

http://www.raleighmsa.com/images/projects/DowntownRaleigh/Site1/CharterSquare-RaleighNC-1s.jpg

Here is what is approved in Downtown Raleigh.

The edison is another project redhat is looking at if moving to downtown. The Edison is a 4 building project to fill one city block. Two of the towers are 39 stories high (575ft) and the other two towers are 29 stories high (369ft) sharing a 9 story base and I think this one is going LEED.

http://www.raleighmsa.com/images/projects/DowntownRaleigh/TheEdison/Edison-RaleighNC-1s.jpg

Another stalled and approved project is called the powerhouse plaza. This building already has the land cleared and just waiting for better times. It will stand 11 stories and going to be LEED.

http://www.gogoraleigh.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/powerhouseplaza.jpg

Here is another building that is approved and the city of Raleigh is just looking for funding. Its called the Clarence Lightner Public Safety Center. This building is going to be the new HQ for Raleigh Police & Fire Department. This building is going to stand 17 stories high (312ft) and going to be LEED.

http://www.raleighmsa.com/images/projects/DowntownRaleigh/ClarenceLightnerPublicSafetyCenter/ClarenceLightnerPublicSafetyCenter-RaleighNC-1s.jpg

This project is alittle outside of downtown and is going to be built in cameron village shop center. This is a apartment building is going to be 6 or 7 floors high and house 282 units. It is scheduled to open by early 2013.

http://assets.bizjournals.com/triangle/images/Crescent%20Resources%20Cameron%20art.jpg?v=5

This project is getting started as I speak and its going to be a student housing complex at NC state University. Plans call for a 102-foot-tall building with 167 four-bedroom units, 40 three-bedroom units and 70 two-bedroom units. This building is going to be slightly outside of downtown and sorry I don't have a picture of this project nor find any.

With the whole redhat deciding to move downtown is in the air now. They are looking at projects in downtown or they are going to build their own tower. Red Hat has said that it plans to build a 300,000- to 400,000-square-foot building that would likely mean a tower with 20 or more stories. They were talking about inculding retail and condos so I guess we will see what happens in the future.

Hope everyone has enjoyed what I put together.

So what does everyone think about redhat? Do you think they are going to move downtown? I hope they choose the edison project.

http://flic.kr/p/8qfGuQ

I photoshop this to see what the edison will look like.

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In cameron village they approved a 6 story apartment building. NC State is also building a student housing complex that is 10 stories at 103ft. This will be built by hillsborough st and friendy drive. The project also will include 8,235 square feet of office space, 1,520 square feet of retail space and a 787-space parking deck.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52761660@N08/5468888805/

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3701914/

The new courthouse has topped out a couple of weeks ago. Sits as tall as the 17 story jail next door.

The New SECU building is still getting foundation work. This will be a 12 story building at the greensquare site.

impressive!

Sadly, Raleigh never met a strip shopping center it didn't like. The western Triangle (Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro) actually "get it" when it comes to urban design. That said, one of the best views of downtown Raleigh is from the train station. Great urban view....hopefully, they will invest the resources to make it the connections to downtown more ped friendly.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Soleil_Center_Raleigh_NC.JPG
This building has the foundation built and I don't think it is canceled just delayed. The building is called the soleil center and is going to be 43 stories tall. There are chances this is going to get scaled down. Time can only tell.

The edison is another project redhat is looking at if moving to downtown. The Edison is a 4 building project to fill one city block. Two of the towers are 39 stories high (575ft) and the other two towers are 29 stories high (369ft) sharing a 9 story base and I think this one is going LEED.
http://www.raleighmsa.com/images/projects/DowntownRaleigh/TheEdison/Edison-RaleighNC-1s.jpg
With the whole redhat deciding to move downtown is in the air now. They are looking at projects in downtown or they are going to build their own tower. Red Hat has said that it plans to build a 300,000- to 400,000-square-foot building that would likely mean a tower with 20 or more stories. They were talking about inculding retail and condos so I guess we will see what happens in the future.
So these two are having trouble or are things starting to look more optimistic? Looks very nice.

So these two are having trouble or are things starting to look more optimistic? Looks very nice.

I believe Soleil Center is dead. Not only because of the whole funding issue due to economic turmoil thingy, but there is a major soil issue at the site that wouldn't be able to accommodate a building of its size.

Edison, however, is stalled due to the lack of funding...economy bad...blah, blah. It's hard to find major tenants in this economy to help push the funding through. Crossing my fingers that Red Hat will decide to relocate downtown and become the anchor tenant of this project to help get it off the ground. That remains to be seen...

Post pics of Downtown Raleigh post storm ................ I know Shaw U had to close for the rest of the semester....windows were blown out in the student union, the tall dormitories and other buildings.... these the only pics I've seen of downtown.

Post pics of the Triangle post storm....I know there was alot of damage....

Downtown near Shaw U and auditorium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7349116@N08/5628779482/in/photostream/

ive been working downtown recently around the time of the tornadoes. i forget about this place and havent even thought of taking pictures. I think that interest in downtown has dried up just as the interest in this forum has. I recently heard that one of the newer buildings in glenwood south is having its remaining unsold units auctioned off. I think uncertainty about the economy also has something to do with it. The price of construction and materials is extremely high right now. Im just not sure anybody thinks they can make any money down there at this time.

Im a charlotte guy but I have to say that Raleigh is due these new towers. Wake county has over 900,000 people and will soon be the most populated county in NC if it isn't already. I really hope these towers get built!

AIA Honor Award:

North Carolina Museum of Art

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2756/4522892293_f76d5a32a1_o.jpg


New North Carolina Museum of Art Building
MUSEUM'S NEW WEST BUILDING—CENTERPIECE OF MAJOR EXPANSION—
WINS 2011 HONOR AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE,
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS' HIGHEST RECOGNITION

The North Carolina Museum of Art's (NCMA) new building, designed by the New York City-based Thomas Phifer and Partners, has been awarded a 2011 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Honor Award, the AIA's highest recognition for building design.

http://www.mgoodwinassoc.com/projects/Museums/images/NCMA_exterior.jpg

http://news.vh-artists.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/SFrances_100315_0620_1.jpg

The 127,000-square-foot, single-story project—one of only ten to receive the Honor Award for Architecture this year—was selected from hundreds of submissions worldwide. The AIA announcement of the Award notes the building interior's "gently luminous setting," the result of natural light that is filtered through hundreds of elliptical oculi in the ceiling, and the way in which its exterior, enclosed in matte aluminum panels, "continue[s] the discourse with the landscape" and offers "unexpected and scintillating reflections."

West Building, which opened to the public in April 2010, is the central component of the Museum's recently completed three-year expansion. It dramatically transformed the visitor experience of both the Museum itself and the 164-acre park in which it is sited, and with which West Building is visually and experientially integrated. Indeed, the building is surrounded by five courtyards, each of which seems to enter the structure, breaching the perimeter of what would otherwise be a rectangular plan. All of the courtyards—which were designed by Phifer and Partners, with Lappas + Havener, PA—are visible through the building's glass walls, and four of them are accessible directly from the interior.

http://www.architeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Interior-Jeju-Provincial-Art-Museum-Building-by-Gansam-Architects.jpg

http://virginiaarchitecture.org/informonline/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/10-View-of-Portrait-Gallery-NCMA.jpg

Inside the building, a capacious sculpture hall and some 65,000 square feet of galleries showcase the Museum's wide-ranging collection under conditions in which, according to the AIA announcement, "the artwork takes on heightened vividness." With entry and exit points throughout, the galleries invite personal exploration and encourage visitors to make their own connections among and between the works on view. Since last April, nearly 340,000 visitors have experienced the new building.

New courthouse in late May:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2114/5770583222_bd5a427e34_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhawkins/5770583222/)
Raleigh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhawkins/5770583222/) by Jonathan_Hawkins (http://www.flickr.com/people/jhawkins/), on Flickr


Green Square rolling along...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5188/5770046739_67fec9e441_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhawkins/5770046739/)
Raleigh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhawkins/5770046739/) by Jonathan_Hawkins (http://www.flickr.com/people/jhawkins/), on Flickr


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/5770567240_9c429fd23c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhawkins/5770567240/)
Raleigh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhawkins/5770567240/) by Jonathan_Hawkins (http://www.flickr.com/people/jhawkins/), on Flickr

brb...

Hope Charter Square resumes soon. It's a black hole in the middle of a downtown that's beginning to come together otherwise.

Raleigh Green Square

New renders from earlier this year:

http://dtraleigh.com/images/greensquare/greensquarerender3.jpg

http://dtraleigh.com/images/greensquare/greensquarerender7.jpg

And the project as it comes together:

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2011/03.30/green_square_march_30_2011_raleighskyline.com_01.jpg

http://teamfail.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/globefromafar.jpg

http://teamfail.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/globeupclose.jpg

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2011/03.30/green_square_march_30_2011_raleighskyline.com_02.jpg

Hope Charter Square resumes soon. It's a black hole in the middle of a downtown that's beginning to come together otherwise.

Stuck in amber...

http://raleighskyline.com/images/01.27.10/jan_27_2010_raleighskyline.com_28.jpg

:(

Come on, man! Krispy-Kreme can't be expected to carry downtown!

Come on, man! Krispy-Kreme can't be expected to carry downtown!

I want The Edison. :)

http://www.raleighmsa.com/images/projects/DowntownRaleigh/TheEdison/Edison-RaleighNC-1m.jpg

^^ Wow, cool looking project. Is this a new proposal for Raleigh?

Nice...my hometown is coming along...nice projects.

^^ Wow, cool looking project. Is this a new proposal for Raleigh?

It's a -wait for it- 2008 proposal. Not much need to say more...

Some June 30 updates:
all photos: RaleighSkyline.com http://images.raleighskyline.com/2011/03.03/93/construction_progress_on_the_wake_county_justice_center/

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2011/03.03/march_3_2011_raleighskyline.com_03.jpg
Wake County Justice Center

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2011/06.30/construction_june_30_2011_raleighskyline.com_04.jpg
Wake County Justice Center

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2011/06.30/construction_june_30_2011_raleighskyline.com_01.jpg
SECU Headquarters

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2011/06.30/construction_june_30_2011_raleighskyline.com_02.jpg
James B. Hunt Library At NC State

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2011/06.30/construction_june_30_2011_raleighskyline.com_08.jpg
AIA NC Headquarters

http://dtraleigh.com/images/greensquare/secu1.jpg
SECU and the World at the Nature Research Center

July 16

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6130/5943845855_a2cce7ae58_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/senor_pizza/5943845855/)
Raleigh, NC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/senor_pizza/5943845855/) by Senor Pizza Meal (http://www.flickr.com/people/senor_pizza/), on Flickr

The Jim Hunt Library at NC State is coming along:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6113227879_4cb9782a01_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70983469@N00/6113227879/)
New Jim Hunt Library (3) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70983469@N00/6113227879/) by sheljet (http://www.flickr.com/people/70983469@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6113770226_b31d4d3ac9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70983469@N00/6113770226/)
New Jim Hunt Library (2) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70983469@N00/6113770226/) by sheljet (http://www.flickr.com/people/70983469@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6091202225_5ba354fd1b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70983469@N00/6091202225/)
Jim Hunt Library under construction (http://www.flickr.com/photos/70983469@N00/6091202225/) by sheljet (http://www.flickr.com/people/70983469@N00/), on Flickr

Wake County Justice Center Ahead Of Schedule, $24 Million Under Budget (http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/wake-county-justice-center-construction-ahead-of-schedule-24-million-under/)

http://www.newraleigh.com/images/made/images/articles11/wake-county-justice-center-night_520_392.jpg

http://www.trainorglass.com/files/jobs/Wake%20County%20Justice%20Center.jpg

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2011/10.06/october_6_2011_raleighskyline.com_17.jpg
http://images.raleighskyline.com/2011/10.06/381/aerial_view_of_progress_at_the_new_wake_county_justice_center/

In North Carolina’s Triangle, the Passage of a Sales Tax Increase in Durham is Just the First Step
(http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2011/11/09/in-north-carolinas-triangle-the-passage-of-a-sales-tax-increase-in-durham-is-just-the-first-step/)

http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Triangle-Voting1.jpg


A 30-year plan to bring increased bus service and three new rail lines to the Research Triangle gets off to a promising start with an election in Durham.

In 2000, North Carolina’s two largest metropolitan regions each planned big transit improvements, and each had received preliminary approval to do so from the Federal Transit Administration.The Triangle’s leaders wanted to build a diesel multiple unit-powered regional rail line connecting Durham and Raleigh while Charlotte’s elected officials planned an electric light rail line linking downtown with its southern suburbs.

Ten years later, Charlotte’s Blue Line has been up and running for almost four years, attracting higher than expected ridership. The Triangle’s efforts were flummoxed in November 2005 by an FTA ruling that the regional rail project was not cost effective, and the project was cancelled.

Yet the passage yesterday of a half-cent sales tax increase dedicated to transit in Durham County offers strong evidence that the region’s electorate is ready to invest in new public transportation options — the referendum passed with a large 60% majority in approval. Durham’s endorsement of the transit improvement program, like similar efforts in cities from Los Angeles to Denver, provides clear evidence that voters are willing and even excited to pay higher taxes in exchange for tangible improvements in transportation.* If in the U.S. Congress future funding for mobility remains tenuous at best, local level support for such policies is clear.

For the Triangle, this is the first step towards the completion of what will not only be a vast upgrade over current transit offerings in the region but also a significant improvement on the 2000 regional rail plan...

[...]

Looks like a step in the right direction. Still no plan to integrate RDU International Airport, and that just kills me. Such an easy thing to include... You'd think the business tourists that enter RDU would find the bus ride to the first train station a bit quaint.

Been a couple months since the last post... Nothing much to report. Here's an up close and personal shot of the SECU headquarters.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n173/Mental-Rectangle/IMG_4921.jpg

Any update on Charter Square?

Any update on Charter Place?

Still in limbo afaik...

http://raleighskyline.com/images/01.27.10/jan_27_2010_raleighskyline.com_28.jpg
raleighskyline.com

February 23-28

The new SECU Tower topped out

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2012/raleigh-series-for-february-23-2012/downtown_raleigh_feb232012_raleighskyline.com_19.jpg
http://raleighskyline.com/content/2012/02/23/raleigh-series-for-february-23-2012/

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2012/scenes-from-a-foggy-morning-raleigh/raleigh_fog_raleighskyline.com_09.jpg
http://images.raleighskyline.com/2012/scenes-from-a-foggy-morning-raleigh/2591/clarion_hotel_with_new_secu_headquaters/

A Triangle developer has added a high-rise apartment building to plans for the Edison, an ambitious downtown project showing signs of life after a recession-induced slumber.

The glass-and-steel tower will make a bold addition to Raleigh's skyline, Gregg Sandreuter told City Council members this morning at a Budget & Economic Development Committee meeting.

At 20 to 22 stories high, the 320-unit building will anchor a portion of the northern end of the Edison site, which will eventually encompass most of the downtown block bounded by Blount, Davis, Wilmington and Martin streets.
"It's a pretty exciting project if he can pull it off," City Manager Russell Allen told council members.

Read more here: http://blogs.newsobserver.com/raleighreport/sandreuter-adds-high-rise-to-downtowns-edison-project#storylink=cpy

Finally, some relatively good news about the Edison. Last year, it was significantly scaled down from its original plan, with a portion of the block proposed to be six-story apartments:

http://dtraleigh.com/images/edison/edisonrender1.jpg
http://dtraleigh.com/2011/10/the-edison-scales-down-shows-new-renderings/

But now, I think we're all excited about news that something larger could be underway! With Red Hat moving their headquarters downtown, there will certainly be increased residential demand. Hopefully there will be a domino effect, attracting more people and businesses downtown.

Summit Hospitality Group plans a Residence Inn by Marriott, an addition that supporters say will add much-needed hotel rooms to the city’s revitalized downtown..

Summit envisions an 11-story hotel with 140 to 154 rooms, restaurant and retail space on the first floor, a rooftop terrace and parking in a nearby city deck, according to documents submitted to the city.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/18/2008100/city-picks-hotel-developer-for.html#storylink=cpy

A lot of downtown/skyline advocates are pissed about this. The design is worthless and the height is woeful for such a prominent downtown site.

http://assets.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/Residence%20Inn.jpg?v=1
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2012/04/13/summit-leads-in-bid-to-build-raleigh.html

I think a lot of us have grown to expect this sort of soulless generic development now. :ohno:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/18/2008100/city-picks-hotel-developer-for.html#storylink=cpy

A lot of downtown/skyline advocates are pissed about this. The design is worthless and the height is woeful for such a prominent downtown site.

http://assets.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/Residence%20Inn.jpg?v=1
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2012/04/13/summit-leads-in-bid-to-build-raleigh.html

I think a lot of us have grown to expect this sort of soulless generic development now. :ohno:

Yeah, we're getting something dumpy like that in Nashville too from White Lodging... it's a Hyatt Place. I hope that yours is not the same color as in that rendering... that's horrible!

I want The Edison. :)

http://www.raleighmsa.com/images/projects/DowntownRaleigh/TheEdison/Edison-RaleighNC-1m.jpg

Wow! That's impressive.

^^ Yep. They would have been beautiful.

The new wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the Nature Research Center, has just opened recently. It looks like this is a world-class space, and it's a great addition to downtown Raleigh.

http://images.raleighskyline.com/images/2012/raleighs-nature-research-center-grand-opening/nature_research_center_raleighskyline.com_17.jpg

The building being cladded behind it is the new State Employees Credit Union headquarters.

More Pictures:
http://raleighskyline.com/content/2012/04/20/raleighs-nature-research-center-grand-opening/

Article:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/21/2016415/opening-of-nature-research-center.html

That globe is awesome.

Beautiful!

I just would like to share all the projects that are going on in downtown Raleigh.

Glennwood south district:
6 Story Hotel - Hampton Inn - Under Construction
7 Story Apartments - 209 Units "The Gramercy" - Planned
8 Story Apartments - 250 Units "425 N Boylan" - Cleared lot building soon
7 Story Apartments - 153 Units "West Apartments" - Planned
5 Story Apartments - 195 Units "600 St. Marys" - Under Construction
3 Story Restaurant/bar - Carolina Ale House - Starting Construction soon

Cameron Village district:
7 Story Apartments - 282 Units "Gallery at Cameron Village" - Under Construction
6 Story Apartments - 260 Units "401 Oberlin" - Under Construction
2 Story Chick-fil-a - fast food - Complete (only 2 story in the world)

Downtown:
12 Story LEED Office Tower - State Employee's Credit Union - Under Construction
11 Story LEED Court House - New Courthouse - Under Construction
11 Story Hotel - Residence Inn by Marriott - Approved soon to start
23 Story Apartments - "Edison Project" - Approved starting soon
14 Story Office Tower - "Edison Project" - Approved starting soon
20 Story Mix Tower - "North Tower Charter Square" - Waiting for better times (underground parking deck and foundation built)
15 Story Mix Tower - "South Tower Charter Square" - Waiting for better times (underground parking deck and foundation built)
17 Story LEED Office Tower - Safety Center - Waiting for funding
11 Story Mix Tower - "Power House" - Waiting for better times (cleared lot)
7 Story Office Building - "L Building" - Waiting for better times (parking deck already built)
4-5 Story LEED Office Space - Nature Research Center & Museum - Complete

Hillsborough Street:
10 Story Student housing Complex - NCSU - "Stanhope" - Under Construction
5 Story Office - "Valentine Commons" - Soon to Start
4-6 Story - Apartments/retail/townhomes - "FMW Redevelopment Project" - Under construction

Keep in mind Downtown is competing RTP (Research Triangle Park) with office space. The city of Raleigh is working on Urbanizing downtown so there is going to be a lot of change to downtown in the next 5 years. This doesnt even include the projects that were cancelled. Raleigh had as high as a 43 story building get cancelled do to hard times. The Edison project was scaled down. The original plan called for two 39 Story & two 29 Story towers on one city block sharing a 8 story base.

Never mind the others. Charter Square is the one that needs to get going. That's a big blight in the middle of the CBD.

Question: is it true that the Krispy-Kreme on City Square closed down ? If so, has anything opened in its place ?

Sad to see the Edison Project go from this:

http://www.newraleigh.com/images/articles/jdavis.jpg


To this:

http://dtraleigh.com/images/edison/edisonrender1.jpg
http://dtraleigh.com/2011/10/the-edison-scales-down-shows-new-renderings/

How did it go from the bottom version to being a 23-story rental per post #3345 ?

17 Story LEED Office Tower - Safety Center - Waiting for funding

This is pretty much not happening due to resistance from NIMBYs and the city council. They'll either break the services up into different buildings scattered around the city or build a campus for them east of downtown. :( This building would have made such a nice impact on the skyline...this is what he is talking about:

http://www.indyweek.com/imager/b/magnum/1363489/9b03/CEL-PSC-renderings-1.jpg
http://www.indyweek.com/

Dale, the Edison project has been split up into different parts. We have the the 6 (ish) story apartments and the 20-22 story apartments now.

This is the edison project on the northside of the parking deck. Its called the skyhouse. 23 story apartments.

http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/PlanCurrent/Documents/DevelopmentPlansReview/PlansInReview/2012/PlansSubmittalMapsByType/SitePlan/SP-016-12.pdf

From what I've heard, the Lightner Public Safety Buillding where the old RPD headquarters stands is officially dead. I know that the Raleigh / Wake 911 Center was to move from the basement of city hall into this new building as well. I've heard that the city is looking at land on Brentwood Rd near the Iceplex thing to build a new, stand alone dispatch center. It's too bad, that new tower would have been a good addition to the skyline, but it would have also been nice to have all of the public safety HQ's in a centralized location. Oh well.

SECU Headquarters last month:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6908497420_22cb49524f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bz3rk/6908497420/)
SECU headquarters construction, Raleigh, NC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bz3rk/6908497420/) by Willamor Media (http://www.flickr.com/people/bz3rk/), on Flickr

Nature Research Center grand opening:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7261/7113620183_2f37323553_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/7113620183/)
The SECU Daily Planet at twilight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/7113620183/) by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (http://www.flickr.com/people/naturalsciences/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/6967543616_d1686297a8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/6967543616/)
SECU Daily Planet at night with Liquid Pleasure on the stage (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/6967543616/) by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (http://www.flickr.com/people/naturalsciences/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/6967544012_b228a99f62_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/6967544012/)
SECU Daily Planet and the bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/6967544012/) by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (http://www.flickr.com/people/naturalsciences/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/6967543292_cc7acbd1dc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/6967543292/)
The SECU Daily Planet lit up for the Grand Opening (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/6967543292/) by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (http://www.flickr.com/people/naturalsciences/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/6967394214_826d288edd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/6967394214/)
First Global Town Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/6967394214/) by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (http://www.flickr.com/people/naturalsciences/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7113471337_31ea264f57_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/7113471337/)
First Global Town Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalsciences/7113471337/) by North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (http://www.flickr.com/people/naturalsciences/), on Flickr