RALEIGH A city board has weighed in against a plan to lift the historic designation at the proposed site of a new downtown hotel. The Raleigh Historic Development Commission recommended against removing property at the corner of South Wilmington and East Lenoir streets from the Prince Hall Historic district.Visit Site
Community input is invited as the City of Raleigh prepares the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget. Residents are encouraged to share feedback and priorities...Visit Site
Advocates for Airbnb, the online service that allows people to rent rooms in their homes, are mobilizing as the city of Raleigh considers challenges to the Internet company's legal ability to operate in the city.Visit Site
The service SeeClickFix was supposed to make it easier for people to report potholes, graffiti and other issues to the city of Raleigh. Mission accomplished: As many as 100 people per day are using smartphones to tag problems. Visit Site
When it comes to residential luxury properties, downtown Raleigh has a long way to go before it can compare with other larger U.S. cities in terms of sheer opulence.Visit Site
The problem in Glenwood South is pretty simple: Some people like to party at 2 a.m. Some people like to sleep at 2 a.m. And people of both types have flocked to this lively stretch on the edge of the downtown core in the last few years.Visit Site
The collections at some of Raleigh's newest public libraries are limited. Most, after all, aren't much bigger than a large bird house.Visit Site
For regular visitors to Cameron Village, its hard not to notice the discrepancy in the pace of progress at the two new apartment complexes being built across Oberlin Road from each other.Visit Site
Oberlin Road around Cameron Village could soon be getting $2.1 million in new crosswalks, buried power lines and wider, tree-lined sidewalks to give the busy road more of a Main Street feel.Visit Site
North Shore, the only for-sale residential community currently allowed inside N.C. State University's Centennial Campus, is finally getting back on track.
Raleigh developer Roland Gammon, president and owner of White Oak Properties, says construction of the first 10 new townhouse units is slated to begin this summer with pre-sale marketing events kicking off this week.
Visit SiteRALEIGH - Two key real estate projects on N.C. State University's Centennial Campus are moving forward, the latest sign that the research campus is evolving into both a residential community and meeting center.
Last week, university officials finalized details with a development group that plans to build a 155-room Marriott Hotel and conference center on a 10-acre site overlooking Lake Raleigh. Concord Eastridge and Noble Investment Group, which built the Marriott on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh, have secured debt financing from BB&T for the project, said Michael Harwood, associate vice chancellor for the Centennial Campus Development Office.Visit SiteFinding a parking space downtown could soon be as easy as a tap on the old smartphone.
The Raleigh City Council agreed Tuesday to work on a downtown parking app, following a proposal from the guys who made a similar app for North Hills.
The council's technology and communications committee will take up the issue soon, but the Downtown Raleigh Alliance is already looking at the initiative. Councilwoman Mary-Ann Baldwin said the downtown group wants to form a public-private partnership to fund app development, and that the city could be asked to chip in a contribution.
Visit SiteTownhome Style Condo Development Brings Property Owners to Lake Raleigh at North Shore
Raleigh, North Carolina - June 19, 2014 - White Oak Properties, local Raleigh real estate developer, and NC State University announced today the resumption of development and the start of pre-construction sales for North Shore Condominiums, overlooking Lake Raleigh on NC State's Centennial Campus near the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library. Located at water's edge, North Shore will be built on Campus Shore Drive and Capability Drive. Groundbreaking is planned for summer 2014.
The project resumes development of the North Shore property of approximately 15 acres and consists exclusively of ownership "for-sale" homes. Home styles will be a mix of multi-story townhomes and single level flats. Initial development will include townhomes plus a community pool with its large outdoor patio and shelter available for the enjoyment of the current owners as well as new purchasers.
"North Shore offers the best of urban living in a relaxed lakeside outdoor residential neighborhood," said Roland Gammon, president of White Oak Properties. "It is conveniently located within minutes of Downtown Raleigh attractions while offering a true residential atmosphere of tree-lined streets, courtyards, walking trails, greenways, and the Lake Raleigh view."
The complex sits in the heart of NC State's Centennial Campus, world renowned for its innovative mix of academic, office, lab and residential living in an amenity-rich environment.
"At NC State, our extensive partnerships with business, industry and government help generate a unique culture of collaboration focused on addressing the grand challenges of society," said NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson. "The North Shore development adds a vibrant around-the-clock element that enhances the unique learning and living environment on campus."
Jeff Davis of JDavis Architects, project architect, said, "We studied elements of the existing topography as well as the surrounding architecture to incorporate the design to be aesthetically pleasing and blend into what is becoming an amazing neighborhood. The result is to give the sense of place and connectivity with nature. Our goal is that property owners will feel a part of their surrounds and invited to participate in the opportunities that are at their doorstep."
"North Shore's views, unique design and neighborhood feel blend nicely into the natural surroundings with a world-class research university and its many private partners next door." said Ann-Cabell Baum Andersen, marketing and sales representative with The Glenwood Agency Real Estate. "We have found many people are searching for more convenient access to outdoor activities offered via the greenways and the lake and new Lonny Poole Golf Course, but they don't want to give up the feel of living in a real urban neighborhood. We are offering both at North Shore." Centennial Campus is home to the university's Colleges of Engineering, Education, Textiles and Veterinary Medicine, many interdisciplinary centers and institutes, more than 60 corporate, government and non-profit partners and 75 NC State research and academic units - along with thousands of students, faculty and staff. A magnet middle school, residential housing, planned executive conference center, 18-hole championship golf course, restored watershed and recreational amenities weave the 1,334-acre campus into a true community. For more information - www.centennial.ncsu.edu
For over thirty years White Oak Properties has been a developer of for sale housing throughout the Triangle. In particular White Oak Properties has been a pioneer in housing opportunities in downtown Raleigh with The Cotton Mill, Park Devereux and Palladium Plaza. Several of its projects have been honored by the Raleigh Appearance Commission with the Sir Walter Raleigh Award Full details of the development can be seen at http://www.NorthShoreRaleigh.com.
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The social media gurus behind downtown Raleigh's "Live, Work, Play" have partnered with Offline Media to come up with a summer contest designed to draw visitors to the capital city and to push residents to try new activities within city limits.Visit Site
Whether by jet plane, the maternity ward or behind the wheel of a U-Haul, Wake Countys 1 millionth resident arrives Friday. Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/08/21/4087101_wake-countys-1-millionth-resident.html?sp=/99/102/110/373/363/&rh=1#storylink=cpyVisit Site
The social media gurus behind downtown Raleigh's "Live, Work, Play" have partnered with Offline Media to come up with a summer contest designed to draw visitors to the capital city and to push residents to try new activities within city limits.Visit Site
Link Peace Street is a resident-organized vision for the area immediately around the intersection of Capital Boulevard and Peace Street. The State of North Carolina is studying plans to replace the aging Capital Boulevard bridge over Peace Street while the City of Raleigh is studying a street improvement plan for the Peace Street corridor in the same area.Visit Site
Downtown Raleigh Alliance's State of Downtown Raleigh report provides a comprehensive market analysis of Raleigh's Central Business District (CBD) for the purpose of informing - and exploring new partnerships with - the investor and real estate community. The report presents informative and compelling data and analysis for developers, brokers, and economic developers whose clients would benefit from learning more about Raleigh's CBD - an amenity-rich location poised to become an office campus for technology companies. Downtown Raleigh is a dynamic place to live with unmatched variety of amenities. And it is a valuable asset to Raleigh and Wake County stemming from a tax valuation in the billions providing surplus revenues for Raleigh and Wake County.Visit Site
Raleigh is top 10 again!Visit Site
THREE months ago, when Wei Min Tan, a broker at Rutenberg Realty, negotiated a deal for a new $3 million three-bedroom condominium at the Aldyn on the Upper West Side, he was able to save his buyers $95,000 in transfer taxes and other costs, as well as to finagle a free storage space.Visit Site
Based on metrics like school performance, green space, and cultural amenities, Raleigh, N.C., ranks No. 1 in Businessweek.com's first Best Cities ranking...Visit Site