L Building News

L Building to Get Covered in Art Banners

The L Building’s concrete walls are getting a makeover.

Gimme a Break: Don’t Paint the L Building

L Building: Update

From Triangle Business Journal: “RALEIGH - Empire Properties’ Greg Hatem intends to bring a taste of his hometown of Roanoke Rapids to downtown Raleigh as he adds to his collection of center city eateries.  Hatem, who has an ownership stake in four downtown restaurants, plans to open two more in the $60 million L Building he’s developing in partnership with Concord Eastridge of Arlington, Va.” Highlights from the full article.

The L Building Replaces Kings Barcade

As I was sitting in Abou Ghanouj (across from the Wachovia tower, above Subway) last week eating lunch and reading a book about the calamity of the World Trade Center’s site development, I overhead a couple of guys talking about the future and past of downtown Raleigh and it’s buildings.  After 15 minutes I discerned that the main one speaking was an architect and he kept referring to a new building in downtown Raleigh that he called The L Building.  Having no information about this building, I was puzzled to where it would exist in the new skyline that is developing in our downtown. After a bit of research and a walk past the Urban Design Center today, a rendering and location have been established.  Designed by Kling Stubbins Architecture, a national firm with a local office, The L Building will inhabit the lot that used to hold Kings Barcade and a private parking lot at the corner of West Davie and McDowell St (MAP).  From the description and numbers it looks like it will be office space and the upper floors and retail on the ground floor.  To those of us that frequented Kings, this is a sad turn around for this lot.  Somehow I don’t see the retail and office space replacing the downtown vibe/culture that King’s and Vertigo/Poole’s added to this site, but then again, I am only one opinion. More info HERE The L Building Website Property Overview and More Info bye bye Kings, hello L Building…..