North Hills / Midtown area developments

[SydneyCarton]

I’ve never really warmed to downtown Raleigh — maybe because I compare it to Charlotte as a baseline, and the QC, in my opinion, is vastly superior.

 North Hills, however, is very nice, and this area will be hypercharged If and when the Midtown Exchange is built next door.

Edited October 13, 2020 by SydneyCarton

[RALNATIVE]

3 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

I’ve never really warmed to downtown Raleigh — maybe because I compare it to Charlotte as a baseline, and the QC, in my opinion, is vastly superior.

 North Hills, however, is very nice, and this area will be hypercharged If and when the Midtown Exchange is built next door.

"Vastly" superior?

I think that you vastly exaggerate.

[SydneyCarton]

1 hour ago, RALNATIVE said:

"Vastly" superior?

I think that you vastly exaggerate.

It’s just my opinion.  Anyway, while I prefer Charlotte to Raleigh, I prefer Chapel Hill and Wilmington to either of them which clearly puts me in the minority.  Once again, it’s just my humble opinion.

Edited October 13, 2020 by SydneyCarton

[RALNATIVE]

On 10/13/2020 at 10:27 AM, SydneyCarton said:

It’s just my opinion.  Anyway, while I prefer Charlotte to Raleigh, I prefer Chapel Hill and Wilmington to either of them which clearly puts me in the minority.  Once again, it’s just my humble opinion.

You guys from Charlotte have a tendency to inject your "opinion" in Raleigh threads whenever anything in Raleigh is clearly superior to similar developments in Charlotte. People living in glass cities should not thrown stones.

Edited October 14, 2020 by RALNATIVE

[SydneyCarton]

7 hours ago, RALNATIVE said:

You guys from Charlotte have a tendency to inject your "opinion" in Raleigh threads whenever anything in Raleigh is clearly superior to similar developments in Charlotte. People living in glass cities should not thrown stones.

I’m originally a New Yorker who lived in Charlotte for many years and have lived in Chapel Hill for many years since then.  These are just my opinions.

P.S.: While I love NC and will be here for at least 15 years more, if not for the rest of my life, my heart is in NYC.

 

Edited October 15, 2020 by SydneyCarton

[KJHburg]

8 hours ago, RALNATIVE said:

You guys from Charlotte have a tendency to inject your "opinion" in Raleigh threads whenever anything in Raleigh is clearly superior to similar developments in Charlotte. People living in glass cities should not thrown stones.

I am from Charlotte and I think Raleigh Cary have the best suburban mixed use projects in the state and that includes North Hills, the under construction Fenton and the planned Midtown Exchange and Carolina Yards.  Plus I think the Dillon is one of the best new office buildings in the state built in the last few years.  Charlotte can learn from Raleigh in some things and vice versa.  I view the 2 cities like Austin and Dallas in Texas.   It is fantastic that when any national study comes out and 2 metro areas in this state are on the list like the released today ULI report which ranks Raleigh Durham as the #1 best real estate market in several categories and Charlotte as #5.  No other state has 2 metros in the top 5 not even Texas.  Downtown Durham has some of the best historical renovation projects in the state.  I would move to Raleigh in a NY minute but my business is here but I talk it up all the time.  

https://americas.uli.org/201014emergingtrends/

 

Edited October 15, 2020 by KJHburg

[RALNATIVE]

2 hours ago, KJHburg said:

I am from Charlotte and I think Raleigh Cary have the best suburban mixed use projects in the state and that includes North Hills, the under construction Fenton and the planned Midtown Exchange and Carolina Yards.  Plus I think the Dillon is one of the best new office buildings in the state built in the last few years.  Charlotte can learn from Raleigh in some things and vice versa.  I view the 2 cities like Austin and Dallas in Texas.   It is fantastic that when any national study comes out and 2 metro areas in this state are on the list like the released today ULI report which ranks Raleigh Durham as the #1 best real estate market in several categories and Charlotte as #5.  No other state has 2 metros in the top 5 not even Texas.  Downtown Durham has some of the best historical renovation projects in the state.  I would move to Raleigh in a NY minute but my business is here but I talk it up all the time.  

https://americas.uli.org/201014emergingtrends/

 

I wasn't really referring to you KJHburg. You do a great job highlighting great developments across the state and your posts are always objective with a positive tone.

Over the years there have been many posters from Charlotte that would post in Raleigh threads and take cheap shots, and it always happened when Raleigh beat Charlotte in some area. It doesn't happen as much now, but at one point it was routine.

 

[Rufus]

10 hours ago, RALNATIVE said:

I wasn't really referring to you KJHburg. You do a great job highlighting great developments across the state and your posts are always objective with a positive tone.

Over the years there have been many posters from Charlotte that would post in Raleigh threads and take cheap shots, and it always happened when Raleigh beat Charlotte in some area. It doesn't happen as much now, but at one point it was routine.

 

Yea, I am from Raleigh and went to school in Charlotte. Both are great cities with their own strengths and weaknesses. 

The "attacks" always come as veiled contextualizing for an opinion that really didn't need it. Just say you like X without having to bring in another city. 

[Raleigh Walker]

On 10/13/2020 at 8:30 AM, SydneyCarton said:

I’ve never really warmed to downtown Raleigh — maybe because I compare it to Charlotte as a baseline, and the QC, in my opinion, is vastly superior.

 North Hills, however, is very nice, and this area will be hypercharged If and when the Midtown Exchange is built next door.

What a strange thing to say. Tons of downtowns are smaller than Charlotte's but still have more character and soul  

[CLT @❤️]

I spend a great deal of time in both Charlotte & Raleigh every week. At least two days in each city weekly, and they both have great things going on in them. Charlotte is a city of approximately a 1,000,000 people, while Raleigh is a city of approximately 500,000 residents. They both have much to be proud of. No need to argue for either. 
 

From Raleigh North Hills today, notice the glass is going up on the Walter. 

[KJHburg]

Here is photo of the RH, the mega Restoration Store in Charlotte and this exact look from what I have seen is coming to North Hills.  It is 3 story with rooftop restaurant and patio, and everywhere you look is something for sale in an art gallery type setting.   Outside on the ground floor they have all their patio furniture.  It is quite nice and it will do great in Raleigh and draw people from miles and miles away I am sure.

  

[HopHead]

On 10/14/2020 at 1:19 PM, RALNATIVE said:

You guys from Charlotte have a tendency to inject your "opinion" in Raleigh threads whenever anything in Raleigh is clearly superior to similar developments in Charlotte. People living in glass cities should not thrown stones.

Just now saw this thread. I'd argue that most of the long time posters here in UP from Charlotte don't carry this opinion that Raleigh is a lesser place than the QC. Both cities have positives and negatives when you line them up. Honestly, I'm jealous of many of the adaptive reuse projects that Raleigh has been able to pull off. Kane has done some awesome things for the city of Raleigh. The Dillon is one of the best projects in the southeast IMO. You also have UNC, NC State and Duke  rated as some of top universities in the country. At the same time Charlotte has as bustling  hub airport along with a number of Fortune 500 companies that call it home. Bottom line is that both regions are growing and are huge economic engines for the Carolinas that compliment each other. Outside of Texas, few states could be as fortunate for what our two regions provide economically. We all should appreciate what we have and just sit back and watch us all kick some ass! ;-)

[SydneyCarton]

2 hours ago, Raleigh Walker said:

What a strange thing to say. Tons of downtowns are smaller than Charlotte's but still have more character and soul  

Once again.  It’s my opinion.  Further, I agree with you.  Durham and Chapel Hill are small yet dynamic.

[CLT @❤️]

One more, the Walter will be a phenomenal  addition to midtown-NH East!

Edited October 16, 2020 by CLT @❤️

[CLT @❤️]

One more, this will be an awesome addition to midtown- NH East 

[Richhamleigh, DC]

 

[Richhamleigh, DC]

Some exceptional views of this project.  this is going to be very exciting space. 

https://youtu.be/tJSmDDLD5KU

Edited November 10, 2020 by Phillydog

[rolly]

The YouTube with the interview with Mr. Kane was great. He talked about how they had a vision for the JCP re-do over 20 years ago, and now they're able to act on it. They start in early 2021 and will take only 2 years to complete the whole 'main district' build out!

[nicholas]

Quick drive by from today.

[SydneyCarton]

[SydneyCarton]

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/11/05/developer-shifts-gears-for-north-hills-project.html

[Raleigh Walker]

Fresh details on the massive Midtown Exchange project including renderings:

"Construction is set to begin in mid-2021. The building will be able to deliver without its sister tower, and Dewitt expects to complete MTX One in late 2022."

"The architect for MTX One is Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio LLC of Atlanta. The general contractor is Brasfield & Gorrie of Raleigh. Leasing will be managed by CBRE of Raleigh. The company is currently in talks with several potential tenants, though none that can be announced yet, Saieed said."
https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/11/20/dewitt-carolinas-raleigh-midtown-exchange.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_45&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s

I've noticed a lot of site prep and activity already. This is like 2 minutes from my house...should be interesting to watch it go up.

[RALNATIVE]

10 minutes ago, Raleigh Walker said:

Fresh details on the massive Midtown Exchange project including renderings:

"Construction is set to begin in mid-2021. The building will be able to deliver without its sister tower, and Dewitt expects to complete MTX One in late 2022."

"The architect for MTX One is Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio LLC of Atlanta. The general contractor is Brasfield & Gorrie of Raleigh. Leasing will be managed by CBRE of Raleigh. The company is currently in talks with several potential tenants, though none that can be announced yet, Saieed said."
https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/11/20/dewitt-carolinas-raleigh-midtown-exchange.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_45&cx_artPos=2#cxrecs_s

I've noticed a lot of site prep and activity already. This is like 2 minutes from my house...should be interesting to watch it go up.

I love this project the most of any currently planned in Raleigh. I wonder how visible it will be from the beltline.

Eventually i'd like to see more development visible from the beltline.

[Raleigh Walker]

30 minutes ago, RALNATIVE said:

I love this project the most of any currently planned in Raleigh. I wonder how visible it will be from the beltline.

Eventually i'd like to see more development visible from the beltline.

Completely agree with both aspects - it's my favorite project currently planned as well but I think that's because it's walking distance to my neighborhood haha. I think it will be somewhat visible from the beltline especially at night, but not in your face like NH is. I do wish more high rises could be right there alongside 440 and on both sides of the highway. 

This is the view currently when you're passing right over WF Rd on 440WB. You can see up til about WF @ St Alban's, so there should be at least some visibility. If someone could buy/demolish/replace that old Days Inn next to Denny's with a newer ~10 floor hotel, that would be a great start...

Edited November 20, 2020 by Raleigh Walker

[KJHburg]

Don't tell my Charlotte UPers but I think this is the best new project in the state!   Midtown Exchange   Lots of new renderings on their website. 

https://midtownexchangenc.com/

Edited November 21, 2020 by KJHburg