Leo Suarez
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Raleigh Bike Plan Update Shows Us the Network
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Fresh paint on Hillsborough Street. In mid 2014, I did a post about the evolution of Raleigh’s bicycle network. It’s been years, it feels slow-moving, but the pieces may be starting to connect and create this thing called a “Network”. I got really into looking at the maps in the latest draft chapter of the […]
Downtown Apartment Buildings in 2015
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Earlier in the week, I highlighted the next downtown apartment building to open, The Lincoln. Today, I wanted to step back a bit and share some thoughts about the general downtown apartment landscape and the market around them. Here are some quick thoughts on the state of new developments that cater to the rental market. […]
New Restaurant Planned for 501 South Person Street
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The building at 501 South Person Street has been under heavy renovation. I love seeing building reuse stories and this one has really piqued my interest. The building located at the corner of Cabarrus and Person Street is done, or nearly done, with its renovation and the owner, Phuc Tran, wants to put a restaurant […]
Downtown Raleigh’s Outdoor Seating “Controversy”
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Email readers: This blog post has embedded video. Read the post on the blog if you can’t see it. If the video doesn’t show for you, watch it here. I’m into this outdoor seating “controversy” and wanted to get some ideas and thoughts out there on the blog. First, let’s start with some history. If […]
Raleigh’s Link Apartments Top Out
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Well almost topped out. I took a walk around the site of The Link and this apartment project is currently in the “beehive” construction phase. The eastern most side of the building is topped out with the western half almost there. Last time we talked about The Link on the blog was in November 2014 […]
Hilton Garden Inn on Davie Street Rendering, Shows Glass and Curves
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Rendering of the Hilton Garden Inn planned for the corner of Davie and McDowell Streets. Click for larger. Coming up during this week’s Raleigh Appearance Commission meeting are plans for the 13-story, 158′ Hilton Garden Inn tower. This project is planned for the northwest corner of Davie and McDowell Streets. With a ground floor lobby, […]
A Walk Around the Edison Block in Raleigh
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A worker looks out over a balcony at Skyhouse Raleigh. The flowers and leaves aren’t the only things that are growing in downtown Raleigh. I took a walk around the Edison block and snapped a few photos of the new and upcoming developments here. These include the apartment buildings of Skyhouse Raleigh, the Edison Apartments, […]
Construction Update, The L Building
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We haven’t looked at The L Building since the summer of 2014 and now this project is almost complete. The second floor offices appear to have tenants moving in and the sidewalks are being paved this week. The southwest corner of McDowell and Davie Street look very nice in my opinion. The building’s retail spaces […]
Raleigh’s Peace Street West Up For a Facelift
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Intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Peace Street Here’s a project that’s moving forward after being on hold for a few years. Peace Street West, referred to as the street between West and St. Mary’s Street, is due for some streetscape improvements. This will include new sidewalks, burying of utility lines, consolidation of driveways, and other […]
Project Phoenix and the State Government District
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State Government offices along Wilmington Street I try to change up the general location of each blog post in order to touch all sides of downtown Raleigh as the months go on. One area that hasn’t gotten much love on this site is the State Government campus, the collection of buildings to the north of […]