RBC Plaza

[Jones_]

Ground floor windows are going in now. As you might expect they are pretty big so lots of light for commercial tenants.

[serapis]

How is the RBC tower supposed to be the tallest tower in Raleigh when it only has a story or two to go? It's still shorter than the Wachovia building. How tall is the crown?

[MireLanski]

How is the RBC tower supposed to be the tallest tower in Raleigh when it only has a story or two to go? It's still shorter than the Wachovia building. How tall is the crown?

According to the renderings. The crown (crown and spire) to the equivalent of 10 condo stories. So, that will do it. That'll do.

[Justin6882]

the spire will be as big as the condo portion of the building? That will look strange...and it's kind of cheating to get that "tallest in Raleigh" crown.

[cophead567]

Yeah, it's kind of cheap. Anyone have the height of the tallest occupiable floor? Maybe of wachovia, bb&t and soleil also?

[Jones_]

looks like part of the crown is staged beside the Edison parking deck already (Martin St side)

[bone450]

looks like part of the crown is staged beside the Edison parking deck already (Martin St side)

So that's what that was. I drove by today and was wondering what they were building there. It looks as if the condos are finished and they are putting the roof over the top floor now. There were 11 condo floors right?

[dmccall]

It's supposed to be 32 floors standing 538 feet tall, capped with a 23 foot spire. According to Emporis, Two Hannover is 430 feet and Wachovia is just 400 feet.

So..... without the spire, the RBC is supposed to be 35% taller than Wachovia.

[CHGuy]

Please see the attached section. RBC Plaza Section

[kcdavis88]

Please see the attached section. RBC Plaza Section

That rendering is missing Floor 13.

[ChiefJoJo]

^ That's because it doesn't have one, and why we say it has 32 actual floors, and not 33.

Anybody know what the 2-story gray box will contain above the top residential floor and below the crown? I seem to recall NewRaleigh mentioning it would be an RBC exec. penthouse suite, or something along those lines. Maybe just a mechanical room--although I would think that would be on the "structural transition floor" between the office and residential portion.

[TD]

This adds alot to Raleigh's Skyline,

[RDUairport]

I was under the impression that it was just a rasied section before the crown where RBC could smack their logo on it for everyone to see. I don't think that gray area goes across the whole lenght of the building. Is this correct?

[Jones_]

if that box was occupiable space ala a penthouse I believe it would count as another floor or two.

[dmccall]

It also would only be accessible from the western stairway only.

But...then again, there was once this little condo in Wilson that executives from Centura and Hardee's in Rocky Mount used to go use from time to time, so who knows.

[RDUairport]

FYI the crane is in the process of growing once again. I would think it would be to its final height in an hour or two from now. Maybe this will give us a better idea of how high the RBC really will go.

[DwnTwnRaleighGuy]

FYI the crane is in the process of growing once again. I would think it would be to its final height in an hour or two from now. Maybe this will give us a better idea of how high the RBC really will go.

From my understanding, all they are will be doing now is moving the crane high enough to add the "crown".

[ralncdude]

Pics from today

[Tayfromcarolina]

Yes I agree, judging from some renderings I have here in my office. I would say maybe one more floor before the 3 or 4 floors at the base of the spire and then the spire itself. Any guesses on the final date?

[KulBC]

Is this thing close to being topped out yet? anyone have any recent pics that they'd like to share?

[Spatula]

Is this thing close to being topped out yet? anyone have any recent pics that they'd like to share?

http://www.highwoods.com/HIWMain/webcam/rbc.aspx

[cophead567]

Took this on Saturday, 3/23. The top section is being put up as well as the crown.

[ncwebguy]

I noticed the "poles" on the top yesterday, so figured the mechanicals and crown would be going up sometime soon.

My St. Patricks day prediction was pretty close for the condo floors, but didn't anticipate how long the top part would take.

Someone focused the RBC Plaza cam on the "Edison" deck, which is now filling in between Wilmington and the first sections built close to the middle of the block.

[serapis]

There is no way this will be 531ft tall.

[RaleighRick]

There is no way this will be 531ft tall.

I believe that height includes the spire on top of the crown on top of three floors of mechanicals.