I’m a fan of Nash Square. It’s probably one of the few places in downtown where I can sit and people-watch while being in this kind of hybrid comfort where the busier city streets meet the slowness of the trees and greenery. I’d change a few things for sure but mostly, it works for me, and I have no complaints. When the city recently released plans to start a process to reimagine the square, I was intrigued. What could they be up to?
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Most likely by the time you read this, the buildings in this stretch of Hillsborough Street will be demolished. The Community is watching this take place and reporting in that the demolition work needed for downtown’s next residential project, named 501 Hillsborough at this time, is underway. These very nice, but almost always empty, storefronts should make way for new retail spaces plus hundreds of new residents above them. Let’s review.
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The first floor of Highline Glenwood, soon to be the Glenwood South district’s tallest building, is being poured right now. Crews have taken over North Street as equipment and materials come in and out of the construction site. I imagine the process will look repetitive as the concrete-pouring, metal arm thing fills in each floor and up we go to floor 37.
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It’s been over two years since the ground breaking ceremony but the New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has finally started. Yes, New Bern Avenue has cones all over it and crews are starting some infrastructure work. Package 1 is underway with the subsequent packages planned for later this year. Below, you should watch the latest update given to the Raleigh Transit Authority in February 2026 which gives a nice overview of BRT in general.
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Have you been curious as to the progress of the new Red Hat Amphitheater? I know I was when we recently had Spring-like temperatures which means downtown walks become more frequent. I snapped this photo above which doesn’t show much yet. Lots of dirt is still being moved but it does give us a sense of the scale of the project.
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2026 should definitely see the opening of Oldham & Worth, the apartment building showing off some brick over on West Cabarrus Street. That’ll be another 250 homes on the edge of downtown which will continue to help increase the downtown resident population. This location is pretty stellar as you are a few blocks from all kinds of interesting things.
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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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