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Week of January 15, 2018
City Market wants to add dining in a parking lot
New boutique coming to North Hills
Growler USA to open in downtown Raleigh
Father & Son Antiques set to close for planned relocation
Triangle Racquet Sports plans Racquet Sports & Health Center
Office building planned for Crabtree
City Market Wants to Add Parking Lot Dining
A new outdoor dining option could soon come to downtown Raleigh — and this time, it won’t be at the expense of the city’s sidewalks. The owners of City Market, a collection of shops and restaurants that sits adjacent to Moore Square, have filed a case with Raleigh’s Historic Development Commission that would allow them to transform an old parking lot into a new space that would include both parking and outdoor dining.
According to the application, the 6,100 square foot parking lot in question is located at the intersection of South Blount and Wolfe Streets — it’s the one that backs up to Big Ed’s. The asphalt lot is set to be removed and replaced by two different surfaces: “decomposed granite on the east of the site and new asphalt on the west.”
This renovation has been given the name of “The Backyard,” by the owners, with the goal of enhancing “the functionality and aesthetics of the space to create an engaging pedestrian experience and outdoor dining experience” for patrons of City Market.
The application also contains more information on decomposed granite material than you could ever possibly want. For example, they’ll be using Chapel Hill Gravel, a “beige material with a muted clay tone,” that has been approved for use in other historic districts, but not yet Moore Square.
The case won’t be heard until later this month, and even if it’s approved, we can’t imagine work starting on it any sooner than this summer.
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lou lou Boutique Coming to North Hills
lou lou Boutique, a women’s fashion accessories store that’s not to be confused with lululemon, will soon make it’s way to North Hills. Permits were filed last week for the interior completion of a space at 4120 Main at North Hills. The store will offer “quality, affordable women’s fashion accessories, jewelry, scarves, bags, & more!” The $89,750 renovation of the 1,829 square-foot space is being handled by Davidson & Jones Construction.
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Blount Street Beers
Growler USA, the microbrewery pub and restaurant chain whose plans to open in downtown Raleigh we first reported on in May of last year, is set to open later this month in its spot at the Blount Street Parking Deck.
The street level space is located in the city-owned parking deck at 314 South Blount Street across from City Market. Growler currently has 17 locations across the country. While the locations boast slightly different beer and menu offerings, they claim to offer up to 100 varieties of beer on tap. As the name implies, many of these beverages can taken home in a growler.
The Raleigh location will also offer patio dining, but if the weather stays the way it is, we don’t imagine anyone will be sitting out there during the grand opening.
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Father & Son Preparing For Move
Father & Son, downtown Raleigh’s beloved vintage thrift store, will close this Saturday, January 20th, as it prepares to relocate from its longtime home on Hargett Street to a new space at 302 South West Street.
When it was announced in 2016 that the 3-story building at 107 West Hargett would be turned into a new five-story development featuring retail and office space, it was believed that Father & Son would need to relocate to a new space outside of downtown Raleigh, a tragic blow to the store’s fans.
Fortunately, the owners announced this past October that they had reached an agreement for the space on South West Street. An opening date has not been set for the new location due to construction in the area.
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48-Acre Property Set to Become 50+ Court Racquet Facility
Triangle Racquet Sports plans to develop a $25 million, 50+ court Raleigh Racquet Sports and Health Center. The center would be located on a city-owned 48.63 acre parcel at 6205 Mt. Herman Road in northwest Raleigh. The facility would be open to the general public, offering a 16-court “Family Zone” where anyone can play free of charge. The additional courts would be available only to members and those who pay to reserve them in advance.
Triangle Racquet Sports is seeking to partner with the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department on the project. Although the entire cost of building the facility will be covered by Triangle Racquet Sports, the City will get 50 percent of the court reservation fees and 20 percent of any third-party leasing fees. Triangle Racquet Sports is requesting a one dollar per annum 50-year lease for the property. The facility is modeled after the USTA National Training Facility in Florida, a massive development featuring more than 100 courts.
The project will also include construction of a public park with amenities such as playground, walking trails, community picnic shelter, and public restrooms. The project needs approval from City Council. In a memo, City staffers expressed support of the project, noting that there was a “considerable public benefit,” a need for additional public tennis facilities, and a potential $3.5 million economic impact to the community.
Development Announced Near Crabtree
A two-and-a-half acre parcel of land on Creedmoor Road near its intersection with Glenwood Avenue was sold at the end of last month to a subsidiary of East West Partners for $7 million. The land is currently home to a three-story, 31,000 square-foot “solar glass” exterior building constructed in 1972.
East West Partners plans to tear down the building within a few months and replace it with a Class A office building. The 175,000 square foot building will be called Crabtree Terrace and will include a parking deck and retail space. Construction on the new building is expected to begin this summer.
