North Hills / Midtown area developments

[nicholas]

[Raleigh Walker]

New renderings for the JCPenny  and parking lots. Looks absolutely fantastic. I see a lot of ground level retail and pedestrian friendly infrastructure. 

[dmccall]

It looks like Ruth's Chris building will be replaced in all of this. I wonder what the plan is for that location.
Great looking stuff, though!

[orulz]

I recall seeing a Ruth's Chris in the bottom floor of one of the buildings in one of the renderings, although I don't happen to see it in any of those..

[orulz]

Ah, there it is. This rendering shows it staying right where it is, only at the bottom of a multi-story building. I guess that means it would be closed for a year or two during construction?

[Rufus]

One thing that these renderings get me excited about is the breakup from the beige stucco/EFIS of the entire original NH. Let's hope this vision of some masonry will come to fruition to help make the center look less...beige. 

[SlackJack]

5 hours ago, Rufus said:

One thing that these renderings get me excited about is the breakup from the beige stucco/EFIS of the entire original NH. Let's hope this vision of some masonry will come to fruition to help make the center look less...beige. 

EIFS (artificial stucco)  was a big "thing" years ago, when the original NH sections were built.  I've never seen it used as much in a single development as NH used it.  This new section doesn't appear to have any, thank goodness.

[Richhamleigh, DC]

Interesting....has anyone heard that Restoration Hardware is opening one of their new gallery stores in Raleigh b'cuz this looks like one of their prototypes.  "PH" is a subtle disguise perhaps?

[KJHburg]

^^ a Restoration Hardware with cafe like that is under construction now in Charlotte at Phillips Place near Southpark Mall.    North Hills would be a great location for one in Raleigh for sure. 

[Raleigh Walker]

The always changing North Hills scene from 440W. It would be really awesome to get some mid rises on the other side of 440 as well. Doesn't have to be some extravagant billion dollar Kane venture, but a few ~5-7ish story residential buildings with simple/useful ground level retailers over in the Computer Dr. area. Didn't that space just get scooped up by another firm?

 

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Edited February 9, 2020 by Raleigh Walker

[SlackJack]

On 12/19/2019 at 3:57 PM, KJHburg said:

I think they need this tower the Advance Auto tower to complete as they are using that land now for a lay down yard then they can start the 35 story Walter Tower.  

They've already started the site work for the Walter Tower. Rode by there twice this week and there is a lot of activity inside the perimeter fencing surrounding the Walter site.  I actually stopped and peeked inside to look.

 

[KJHburg]

a folding brochure was the inspiration evidently from Twitter today

 

 

 

DudaPaine Architects

 

@DudaPaine

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We are sharing North Hills Advance Auto Parts Tower's latest construction update. Swipe to see the inspiration for the office tower! #dudapaine #raleigharchitecture #raleighhighrise

@kanerealtycorp

@holderconstruct

 

 

 

 

[Raleigh Walker]

The approach from 440 on 23Mar2020. Advance Auto Parts sign has been up for about a week. Looks good. Walter Tower, at 35 floors, seems like it will really tower over the rest if the buildings. 

[RALNATIVE]

6 hours ago, Raleigh Walker said:

The approach from 440 on 23Mar2020. Advance Auto Parts sign has been up for about a week. Looks good. Walter Tower, at 35 floors, seems like it will really tower over the rest if the buildings. 

The Advanced Auto Parts sign is quite small. You can't really make it out until you're right up on it.

 

[Raleigh Walker]

13 hours ago, RALNATIVE said:

The Advanced Auto Parts sign is quite small. You can't really make it out until you're right up on it.

 

Agreed it's very small and the red color choice makes it hard to read against the blue glass. Bigger + white was what I was expecting. There's a white sign on the other side of the building for some insurance group. AIT Insurance or something

[RALNATIVE]

34 minutes ago, Raleigh Walker said:

Agreed it's very small and the red color choice makes it hard to read against the blue glass. Bigger + white was what I was expecting. There's a white sign on the other side of the building for some insurance group. AIT Insurance or something

Yes, it looks really odd, but nonetheless i'm glad to see it there.

 

[nicholas]

Walter crane going up.

[nicholas]

[KJHburg]

Advance Auto Tower looks great and the crane and the new 33 story Walter apartment tower has gone vertical.  Today.   from walking and drive bys including from I-440 and no I was not driving. 

Still the biggest most dense suburban mixed use project between DC and Atlanta.  the astroturf at the Coastal Credit Union stage was green as ever. 

[RALNATIVE]

15 hours ago, KJHburg said:

Advance Auto Tower looks great and the crane and the new 33 story Walter apartment tower has gone vertical.  Today.   from walking and drive bys including from I-440 and no I was not driving. 

Still the biggest most dense suburban mixed use project between DC and Atlanta.  the astroturf at the Coastal Credit Union stage was green as ever. 

I still don't like the Advanced Auto Parts sign, but it does look better at night when lit.

 

[KJHburg]

first 12 story office building at the Midtown Exchange development 

""A Raleigh developer filed site plans for a new 12-story mixed-use office tower in midtown earlier this month, the first to be filed as part of a planned $1 billion "city within a city" in near North Hills.  Dewitt Carolinas filed plans earlier this month for MTX One, a 12-story Class A office tower featuring ground floor retail and structured parking. The tower is the first building planned at Dewitt’s Midtown Exchange project, a $1 billion, 40-acre mixed-use destination.""

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/08/12/raleigh-firm-unveils-first-tower-at-1-billion-pro.html

the official website and this is fantastic project

https://midtownexchangenc.com/

[SydneyCarton]

On 6/4/2020 at 1:43 PM, RALNATIVE said:

I still don't like the Advanced Auto Parts sign, but it does look better at night when lit.

 

North Hills is pretty nice, but I’d prefer to see development occur in downtown Raleigh.

Edited August 14, 2020 by SydneyCarton

[Raleigh Walker]

10 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

North Hills is pretty nice, but I’d prefer to see development occur in downtown Raleigh.

I like seeing development in both. Having a secondary skyline pop up is really cool. After Walter Tower is complete and Midtown Exchange gets going, the Midtown Raleigh skyline will rival downtown Durham's. 

[SydneyCarton]

29 minutes ago, Raleigh Walker said:

I like seeing development in both. Having a secondary skyline pop up is really cool. After Walter Tower is complete and Midtown Exchange gets going, the Midtown Raleigh skyline will rival downtown Durham's. 

While Durham has beautiful, old buildings, which NH obviously does not, NH still has a way better skyline than Durham already.

Edited August 14, 2020 by SydneyCarton

[RALNATIVE]

17 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

North Hills is pretty nice, but I’d prefer to see development occur in downtown Raleigh.

There is development also happening in downtown, but atm it's not as flashy as what's taking place at NH.