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[Justin6882]

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Also, are there no other alternatives than the Hudson's "depressing, hard concrete I-want-to-kill-myself insane asylum" hallways and the Dawson's "Livin' in LaQuinta" carpet and color selections?

Hahahaha, I was wondering where I'd seen those hallways before  

...the Dawson's, not the Hudson's...

[ncwebguy]

Where is the extra floor being added?  Is everyone moving "up" a floor, or do people who thought they were on top on the 6th floor now have units above them?  Would they add a new second or third floor?  Or do they pick a floor (say ground) and everyone who wants to stay on their floor can, others can move to the "new" floor, and they then sell the units left over?

I would like to make a side business of updating websites like this....  If it was my site, the seventh floor would be ready to go before council approval, and swapped in right after approval.  But usually design and hosting is locked up with the initial contract, and then they are slow to respond, if ever.  Or they will respond for a fee.

[ChiefJoJo]

I think the floor was added above the third or fourth, I can't remember which.  In any case it was a mid-level floor.

[CliffyB]

ncwebguy, on Aug 21 2006, 03:15 PM, said:

Also, are there no other alternatives than the Hudson's "depressing, hard concrete I-want-to-kill-myself insane asylum"  hallways and the Dawson's "Livin' in LaQuinta" carpet and color selections?

Wow, that's the greatest quote I've yet seen on here.  

[yoga]

^  ^ The floor added was the dungeon, I believe.

[reed]

Justin6882, on Aug 21 2006, 06:01 PM, said:

Hahahaha, I was wondering where I'd seen those hallways before  

...the Dawson's, not the Hudson's...

So, where do you cool guys live?  Must be somewhere really swanky for you to ridicule all of these buildings downtown.

[ncwebguy]

I live in a two story house just east of downtown on one of the longer east/west roads through downtown.  It is suburban in form, but five years ago it was my only option to buying something close to downtown.

My only "hallway" is the second floor connector to the bathroom, two bedrooms, and the washer/dryer closet.  It also has a window with a "winter view" (no leaves in the trees) of downtown.  Downstairs is an open floorplan, with only three interior doors -- the coat closet, the bathroom, and my bedroom.

Park Dev. has a slightly better hallway, but is still hotel-esque.  The ends of the Dawson at Morgan are neat, with the angled entrances, though that is kinda "livin la vida LaQuinta" as well.  I like Founders Row's outside breezeway overlooking the parking lot and patios looking toward City Market, but I know that isn't for everyone.  Person Point has a similar setup.  I have not been in the Cotton Mill, 510 Glenwood, the Quorum, or the Paramount, but would like to eventually.

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I am not ridiculing, but wondering why so little attention is paid to the hallways of the condo buildings.  Although they are used less than the units themselves, they are used daily by everyone and set your mood coming home or going out.  With the cost per square foot of these places, the hallways deserve better treatment.

Edited by ncwebguy, 23 August 2006 - 11:31 AM.

[Justin6882]

I too live downtown in Person Pointe - also no hallways.

[bsutton1]

I drove by there last night.  I saw alot of construction guys out there working on it.  Great to see.  I can't wait til it gets done.

Edited by bsutton1, 23 September 2006 - 07:32 AM.

[JTsaysToYou]

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I drove by there last night. I saw alot of construction guys out there working on it. Great to see. I can't wait til it gets done.

I wish I shared your enthusiasm, but quite frankly, while it is architecturely nice, and it is housing, it doesnt add anything to downtown. It has a parking lot for pete's sake. Not to mention, no ground level retail or resturants. For what it does for downtown, I give it a little more respect than a fancy house.
Although.......
I would still take a unit there anyday......

[ChiefJoJo]

With it's close proximity to the future DTR TTA station, I would have thought some retail would have been appropriate.  Although with the rail project in limbo, it's a tough argument to make to a developer at this point.

[dmccall]

I guess with that chasm of nothing between it and 5-star, it really is a residential property. They need to infill all the way up Hargett to Boylan, including Satan's Lair, the towing company property.

[Subway Scoundrel]

dmccall, on Sep 25 2006, 07:37 PM, said:

including Satan's Lair, the towing company property.

[ChiefJoJo]

Going home yesterday I noticed a pretty tall crane (the bldg is seven stories I think) is going up on this site.  Look west of DT past the RR tracks and you can see it rise over the trees up the hill off Boylan Ave/Hargett St.  They started construction well after 222 Glenwood (which is moving at a snails pace), but my money would go to Bloomsbury finishing first.  

[pack-man]

the crane is up and it looks wonderful.  That is 3 tower cranes total so far if anyone is counting.

[Jones133]

RBC should have one up before the others come down as well....222 should have one up too, so like 5 or so should be up at one time....kinda pretty....

[carynative]

That crane looks real nice, whether coming in from Western, Capitol or driving down Hargett.  When the West at North Crane goes up we'll be having large cranes all around the downtown area.  It's an exciting time to live in Raleigh.

[ericurbanite]

any pictures??? we should have someone go and take picture of the sites like a construction gallery.

[DwnTwnRaleighGuy]

ericurbanite, on Oct 18 2006, 06:08 PM, said:

any pictures??? we should have someone go and take picture of the sites like a construction gallery.

For this site, RBC, 222, etc...

[pack-man]

not sure about 222, but RBC should have their cranes up in a few months.  These will be some pretty nice cranes.  Very tall.