Development News in Raleigh

The City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to allow Hillsborough Street Partners, LLC to move forward with their plan to erect a 25-storey mixed-use tower on the 300 block of Hillsborough St. 

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There are two events Wednesday night related to urban revitalization and transportation choices.  The first, organized by the Sierra Club, is a showing of the movie Sprawling from Grace: Driven to Madness at Colony Theatre from 7-9pm.  The second is the City of Raleigh’s open house for the draft Raleigh 2030 Comprehensive Plan at the new Convention Center also from 7-9pm. (Registration begins at 6:30pm).

After scrapping plans for an installation by an internationally renowned artist, and following an ugly legal argument with property owners of City Plaza property, Raleigh will finally break ground on the much anticipated civic gathering space on October 20th.

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Today at 1pm city council will vote on going forward with rezoning part of Cameron Village to make way for the

5 to 9 4 to 8 story residential/retail mixed use project proposed by Crescent Resources LLC.  The group behind Save Cameron News is asking the council to perform an Infrastructure/Traffic Analysis in advance of any rezoning that will allow for larger structures in the area.  That same group claims to have been shut out of meetings and feels betrayed councilman and neighbor Russ Stephenson’s support for progressing the project without such analysis. 

Finally something will happen with the fantastic centerpiece building in City Market. Formerly Greenshields Brewpub, this building is currently under renovation and will become Cobblestone Hall, a space for “wedding receptions, corporate functions or social gatherings” in downtown Raleigh.