WTVD Posts 1977 Fayetteville Street Video
Check out this fascinating 30-minute profile from 1977 by WTVD (scroll down to "Fayetteville Street 30 Years Ago") analyzing downtown Raleigh’s "new Fayetteville Street Mall", Transamerica Building (Progress I), and ultra-modern Civic Center. It’s interesting to compare and contrast the themes from then and now. Similar themes include bringing retail back to downtown, opening more [...]
The Oaks at Hayes Barton Pulled
The News & Observer’s Dudley Price has a good article in today’s edition reporting the demise of Roger Perry’s plan to develop a 300-unit continuing care community on Oberlin Road. The current site of Country Club Homes (map it) will be redeveloped possibly with only single family homes. Gordon Grubb is partnering with Williams Realty [...]
The Dirty Opening Soon
A new bar called "The Dirty" will be opening in a few weeks at the corner of Tucker and West Streets in Raleigh. Their logo in the window features a martini, so this will presumably be a …….. martini bar! map it
New Lafayette Rendering Available
WRAL has a new rendering today of The Lafayette as seen from the Raleigh money shot angle. The story focuses on Greg Hatem’s requirement that buyers of condominium units actually live there instead of just treating it like an investment property. WRAL Story