The southern end of Fayetteville Street is now off limits! Construction fencing is up around the parking lots in front of the performing arts center and currently, trees are being removed. This is all in preparation for the ground breaking of the new Omni Hotel and the future 600 block of Fayetteville Street.
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The photo above shows snow all over Fayetteville Street almost 17 years ago, in January 2009. Don’t those trees look adorable? I’m writing this before the weekend’s wintry weather is supposed to hit us, but it felt like an appropriate photo to share. I can still see ice out my window from last weekend’s weather event, so why not add a little historical perspective of our main street during similar conditions?
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New windows have been installed and lots of dirt is being moved around this outpost of a building across from (or part of?) Seaboard Station. Located at the corner of Franklin and Halifax Streets, a future location of The Common Market is planned here with an opening date sometime in 2026. You can check them out here.
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The North Carolina History Museum is really moving and the exterior facade facing Bicentennial Plaza is being stripped away. There were some photos shared on their Facebook page that showed more demo work taking place inside. It’s looking a little empty inside now before some of the big changes start to take place.
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Raleigh City Hall has been getting dressed up over the past few months and the construction crews have almost reached the top. All-glass buildings seem to be the norm for the newest office towers in downtown Raleigh so I tend to think that the look here is a nice change of pace.
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There’s some site work taking place at 415 South Blount Street, the site of a once announced TownePlace Suites By Marriott hotel. Are they working on the hotel now? I’m not sure. Maybe they are building a fancy parking lot, which would make more money than the currently closed dirt lot, so I wouldn’t be surprised. Of course, I hope the hotel announcement is coming soon and perhaps we can see some updated renderings.
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Above is a shot across Jones Street of the future North Carolina Education Campus as you exit the Nature Research Center. Three cranes have been actively moving materials throughout the year to piece together the State of North Carolina’s latest office building. The block-sized project still remains without any form of rendering or details, to the best of my knowledge anyway, and the Community is watching this one like a hawk.
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It’s not exciting to most people when a construction site is cleared out and all you see is equipment driving huge drill bits into the ground. However, if you’re reading this, I want to think you might be among the few that actually do get excited for this kind of stuff. We’re past the ribbon cutting and demolition at this point and foundation/site work is underway at Highline Glenwood.
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