Community Update Blog

The City has saved the flagship sites in its portfolio for this critical and catalytic project—a convention center headquarters hotel and separate office/mixed-use tower. The property site is located at the southern end of Fayetteville Street, Raleigh’s main street and downtown’s premier address, and across the street from the City’s convention center and performing arts center. The City of Raleigh issues this Request For Interest (RFI) to solicit creative responses from capable and experienced development teams interested in developing (a) the hotel and office/mixed-use tower projects, or (b) the hotel project only.

The Line Downtown Apartments will feature 283 apartment homes.

• 40,000 square feet of street-level retail with active, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and open event-oriented courtyard

• Publix grocery store across the street

• Urban street grid with walkable restaurants, bars, retail, living and hotels

• Integrated covered parking

• Enriched by highly collaborative work environments, emphasis on lifestyle amenities and residents within steps

• Integrated into the community with pedestrian connectivity

• Connectivity to downtown Raleigh and the greater Triangle area with recently executed and planned improvements to the Capital Boulevard corridor as a gateway to downtown Raleigh

Downtown continues to see major new investments as the region’s hub for transportation, walk-ability, and green space. Downtown is the most walkable part of the Triangle, becoming a leader nationally in downtown green space, adding new transit investments, and home to energy efficient buildings as well as a strong local food and urban farm movement.

Five Areas of Downtown have been identified to serve as examples of how the themes and actions translate into physical form…

As Raleigh, North Carolina is growing into a major city in the United States. Raleigh is now developing different districts or as some call it up north neighborhoods. According to The Downtown Raleigh Alliance, there are now six districts that make up the downtown area. These districts include: Warehouse District, Glenwood South, Seaboard/Person Street, Fayetteville Street, Moore Square and Capital District.

What consists of each district? …