Glenwood South miscellaneous developments

[Hushpuppy321]

Just spent last weekend in Raleigh (for a Wedding) and was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant Downtown was after hours.  It’s been 8+ years since I moved to Charlotte from the Triangle and I was definitely shocked in a good (jealous) way.  Glenwood South was jumping…. Raleigh seems to punch above it’s weight class indeed.

Edited August 18, 2021 by Hushpuppy321

[dmccall]

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2021/08/17/centerline-plans-40-story-rezoning.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_triangle+(Triangle+Business+Journal)

Sigh. This is the whole Rockford/Tin Roof block. I'm sorry. I'm all for developing our empty lots, but I'm not for ripping out blocks that have the most character downtown. 

[RALNATIVE]

15 hours ago, dmccall said:

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2021/08/17/centerline-plans-40-story-rezoning.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_triangle+(Triangle+Business+Journal)

Sigh. This is the whole Rockford/Tin Roof block. I'm sorry. I'm all for developing our empty lots, but I'm not for ripping out blocks that have the most character downtown. 

My thought exactly when I read this story. Just goes to show that greedy developers don't care anything about preserving character. If they can acquire the land, anything goes.

[nicholas]

A few drive bys of the AC Hotel.  Looks like the long vacant between it and former Snoopy's is now some sort of bar or club, good to finally see this block of Glenwood starting to come alive.

[RALNATIVE]

Night time view of Bloc83 (left) and new AC Hotel (right). The AC Hotel is now lit up and is a great addition to the view from my balcony. Each night the neon or LED lights (not sure which) on One Glenwood are different colors.

It's much more impressive seeing this view in person btw.

Edited September 1, 2021 by RALNATIVE

[nicholas]

615 Peace has gone extremely vertical while no one was looking.

Edited September 13, 2021 by nicholas

[nicholas]

I mentioned this in another thread, but I feel like pedestrian infrastructure between Glenwood South and the Warehouse District is somewhat limited due to older sidewalk designs as well as the train tracks.  401H will I think start to really tie both of those areas together, but the tracks are an obstacle and the bridges across them were built before the recent focus on walkability, meaning that everyone is stuck with narrow sidewalks immediately adjacent to very wide roads.  I wonder what the feasibility is of replacing the current crossfit gym with a park that goes over the tracks and bumps up to Glenwood Ave between the existing older buildings (currently occupied by small parking lots).  I see a lot of pedestrians walking across the Hillsborough St and Morgan St bridges, but it is obvious that the sidewalks are pretty inadequate for the amount of foot traffic on them, and a parallel route dedicated to walkers would really help bridge the divide between two of the more active parts of downtown.  It would also be nice to see the parking deck on West St be redeveloped because it's ugly and I hardly see any cars parked there anyway.

[nicholas]

Not too much longer now.  Street parking is now open in front of the AC Hotel.  Also note the fairly new bar to the left.

[DownEast]

Wow. AC came out looking real sharp. Better than I thought it would. 

[carolina1792]

The Creamery plans have been filed. There will be a 33-story residential tower and a 20 story parking deck/office building in the back.  The historical creamery building will stay. 

 

https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR15/ASR-0083-2021.pdf

[RALNATIVE]

1 hour ago, carolina1792 said:

The Creamery plans have been filed. There will be a 33-story residential tower and a 20 story parking deck/office building in the back.  The historical creamery building will stay. 

 

https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR15/ASR-0083-2021.pdf

Very happy that the iconic creamery building will remain.

[KJHburg]

My prediction this will be the first tower completed over 30 floors anywhere near downtown.  I assume they have the zoning already for this height.  

[carolina1792]

10 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

My prediction this will be the first tower completed over 30 floors anywhere near downtown.  I assume they have the zoning already for this height.  

RUSBUS is scheduled to start construction next year and will be 30 stories, equivalent to a 35 story tower due to the massive transit station base. 

[Richhamleigh, DC]

Absolutely excellent.  I like the Deco feeling of the tower.  Look forward to more renderings.   Does this mean the Pine State Public House, Tiki Bar, etc. are toast?   I like both places, but this needs to be built.  I really like that Raleigh (and Durham and the Triangle in general) is becoming a multi-nodal region of urban centers.  The diversity of these places bodes well for the region, if only to give people choices of places to live, work and play.  I only wish that our transportation network keeps up with the trend and that that we will have more multi-modal options linking these emerging centers.  In this regard, I think the Triangle is falling behind (quickly).

Edited September 30, 2021 by Phillydog

[carolina1792]

The 12-story Madison mixed-use tower is also expected to go ahead soon with a completion date of 2024.

 

Edited September 30, 2021 by carolina1792

[RALNATIVE]

I'm wondering just how long the low income housing tower next to the Madison site will last. That property has been the target of many developers for years, but i'm assuming because it is low income, that has kept it intact. With property values and developer interest along that strip of Glenwood skyrocketing in recent years, I think that it's only a matter of time before that building meets a wrecking ball. It is sad that so many of those residents will be displaced.

Edited September 30, 2021 by RALNATIVE

[carolina1792]

1 hour ago, RALNATIVE said:

I'm wondering just how long the low income housing tower next to the Madison site will last. That property has been the target of many developers for years, but i'm assuming because it is low income, that has kept it intact. With property values and developer interest along that strip of Glenwood skyrocketing in recent years, I think that it's only a matter of time before that building meets a wrecking ball. It is sad that so many of those residents will be displaced.

Who owns that property? If it's the city they should just sell for max profit and roll that into a new low income senior housing project in a better location in downtown. That structure looks like it needs millions of dollars in renovations soon. 

[nicholas]

615 Peace humming along

[Jones_]

On 8/17/2021 at 8:56 PM, Hushpuppy321 said:

Just spent last weekend in Raleigh (for a Wedding) and was pleasantly surprised by how vibrant Downtown was after hours.  It’s been 8+ years since I moved to Charlotte from the Triangle and I was definitely shocked in a good (jealous) way.  Glenwood South was jumping…. Raleigh seems to punch above it’s weight class indeed.

Charlotte has multiple areas that are busy at night so its spread out some...Raleigh is almost entirely concentrated downtown of which Hillsborough St, 5 Points and north Person more or less are a part of too. 

On 9/30/2021 at 11:45 AM, RALNATIVE said:

I'm wondering just how long the low income housing tower next to the Madison site will last. That property has been the target of many developers for years, but i'm assuming because it is low income, that has kept it intact. With property values and developer interest along that strip of Glenwood skyrocketing in recent years, I think that it's only a matter of time before that building meets a wrecking ball. It is sad that so many of those residents will be displaced.

With the current price of steel, I'd not be surprised to see it stripped down to the girders and rebuilt from there with retail punching out to the street front. The current First Citizens tower in North Hills had this down 20 years ago or so. 

[KJHburg]

One Glenwood Bloc 83 and new AC by Marriott today.    What if any plans have been announced for the Snoopys hot dog site?    The plaza between One Glenwood and Bloc 83 is really nice.  

[KJHburg]

Miscellaneous photos and crane is up for 400H!  The Dillon, 301 Hillsborough Pendo,  400H tower crane. 

[Jones_]

On 11/29/2021 at 4:47 PM, orulz said:

The rendering seems to show that this is at the NW corner, not the SW corner. GIS show it as built in 1945, it doesn't show up on a 1925 Sanborn map. So, it's 75 years old. Yeah, that's getting up there these days.

I am not disappointed that this building is being saved. I'm not overjoyed, but it's a fine outcome. This building is not really a storefront (which one might expect on a corner such as this) but is nevertheless a decent looking building. Like a lot of stuff in DTCH, It seems like it's trying to evoke the 18th century, but mostly just winds up reminding me of Kannapolis. Which - okay, Kannapolis is a perfectly fine town. But not really an architectural powerhouse. 

So I'm not, like, super psyched about the historic preservation aspect, but I can definitely get behind the sustainability side of not needlessly demolishing serviceable structures.

 

On 11/30/2021 at 8:17 AM, SydneyCarton said:

This little church is the next to be razed.

 

On 8/17/2021 at 9:54 PM, dmccall said:

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2021/08/17/centerline-plans-40-story-rezoning.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_triangle+(Triangle+Business+Journal)

Sigh. This is the whole Rockford/Tin Roof block. I'm sorry. I'm all for developing our empty lots, but I'm not for ripping out blocks that have the most character downtown. 

I read this over and its not the whole block...North Street Beer Station and Rockford are both spared in the rezoning. Those being my favorite two spots on the block, I am not completely broken up over it though the Clockwork space is cool too. 

[nicholas]

[rancenc]

Coming to the Glenwood South area!

https://abc11.com/glenwood-south-the-yard-boxyard-shipping-containers/11725000/

[nicholas]

More pics of 615 Peace, plus some current pics of the Creamery lot as well as a new demo a couple blocks up from that.