The Noble Place Townhomes are looking fresh and will soon be ready for their first tenants. Townhomes like these are a great transition from the higher density apartment buildings and I wish we saw more of them in and around downtown Raleigh. Located at the corner of North Street and Boylan Avenue, the townhomes have […] The blog has over 17 years of content and is still going strong. Support this blog and thank you for reading ..read more

It’s kind of crazy to watch the work taking place over at the future North Carolina Education Campus. This project is using an entire city block. To the best of my knowledge, it’s all office space which is kind of wild given the state of commercial real estate here in the year 2024. I’ll let […] The blog has over 17 years of content and is still going strong. Support this blog and thank you for reading ..read more

The dust seems to have settled on Seaboard Station. Landscaping is still ongoing but the newest buildings in downtown Raleigh’s northern gateway are looking fresh, the sidewalks are clean enough to eat off of, and new retail and eats announcements are getting people excited. Historically, no one lived in Seaboard Station, but today, we now ..read more

Here’s a nice perspective I captured showing the Raleigh Union Station Bus Facility, or RUS Bus, that’s been under construction for the better part of this year. It’s not that clear from the street but from a higher vantage point, you can see the orientation of the bus station and the future location of high-rise […] The blog has over 17 years of content and is still going strong. Support this blog and thank you for reading ..read more

I didn’t time it at all like this but exactly a year ago, I posted about the city’s plan to reimagine Commerce Place. After last week’s First Friday event, which I could not make, we can see the latest iteration of this plan in the photo above. It’s a bad photo because there are no ..read more

The apartments at The Maeve look almost ready and will absolutely be ready for their advertised move in timeframe of Spring 2025. It’s all interior work at the moment as the apartments get ready for new downtown residents. The location is quite nice as the building kind of sits on the edge of downtown. This […] The blog has over 17 years of content and is still going strong. Support this blog and thank you for reading ..read more

A new bus route, the #9 Hillsborough, started service in September of this year, offering 15-minute frequency between downtown and NC State seven days a week. This got me thinking about other bus routes that operate every 15 minutes—our definition of “high frequency” here in Raleigh. I’m guessing you probably didn’t hear about this new ..read more

We are so, so close to the opening of one of downtown’s newest hotels. In a way, it’ll be two hotels as we’re getting two brands under one roof in the Homewood Suites and Tempo both by Hilton. The lobby looks real good and you can already make a reservation. Situated one block from the ..read more

Raleigh is Poised for a Leap in Cycling Activity Thanks to Electric Bicycles This is my current thinking after my family purchased a pair of e-bikes in Spring 2024. After putting almost 400 miles on them between my wife and me, I’m convinced we’re closer to more bicycle adoption in Raleigh. If the infrastructure continues ..read more

Above is the Raleigh City Council meeting (watch on YouTube) that included a presentation, public comments, and a vote on the plan to rebuild the Red Hat Amphitheater just south of its current location, resulting in the closure of South Street between Dawson and McDowell Streets. It’s worth watching, as you can really see the […] The blog has over 17 years of content and is still going strong. Support this blog and thank you for reading ..read more