Development News in Raleigh

The State of Things features D.R. Bryan talking about new urbanism in the context of old communities in the triangles rapid growth.  Listen Here.

A favorite radio show of mine- Radio Lab - has a great audio adventure recounting how a mall changed an anonymous city. 

“City X” is a history of the modern shopping mall through perspectives of people living in a real, yet unnamed, city. Using a sound rich audio mosaic of observations and ruminations, all scored to Muzak, the universal mall experience comes to life, for better or for worse.

Check out the story of a mall in City X

Good Night Raleigh has an excellent post on the Raleigh Underground, a late seventies, early eighties Rock club in Cameron Village, underneath where Fresh Market now sits. 

The Raleigh City Council voted unanimously today to grant an extension to Greg Hatem for the Lafayette. Hatem has not met deadlines required for the project. City Manager Russell Allen stated before the Council that Hatem does not have financing and does not know when he can get financing, “We would be best served if we put out and RFP.“ More…

The Lafayette is a proposed 22-story tower with plans for 80 condos, 15,000 sq ft of retail space, a 125 room hotel, and a rooftop pool and bar. Raleigh was set to sell the parcel of land to Empire Properties for the current tax value of $1.44 million, but a tough economy may cause this ambitious project to fold. More…