Still considering purchasing a condo there, but right now we are really happy with our house in the Oakwood area. I'm not sure I can give up my garage.

10/13/2012 11:56:56 AM

10/13/2012 12:16:58 PM

Where is that and the map from?

10/13/2012 12:22:41 PM

"A reminder from Raleigh downtown residents."

10/13/2012 2:55:04 PM

Please post a link to the NR article associated with the image

10/13/2012 3:02:20 PM

^a simple google search and two seconds later, tada! i found the article. it's from 2008, hope that helps

10/13/2012 3:12:22 PM

Trophy Brewing Company is what's going into Burger Hut - tried some today at the carnival and it was delish!

10/13/2012 5:16:49 PM

Yeah, I'm trying to figure out why smc has posted a fake sign twice now? What's his point? The sign itself isn't funny or clever enough to post on its own.

10/13/2012 6:44:40 PM

^^are they going to brew there own beer on site? Seems like a small location for that. I am guessing its going to be a small tap room/restaurant?

10/14/2012 10:38:26 AM

^^^I missed them at the carnival, or rather, skipped over them. Interesting to hear.

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"Still considering purchasing a condo there, but right now we are really happy with our house in the Oakwood area. I'm not sure I can give up my garage."

I am jealous, dtownral. I went walking through some parts of Oakwood before and after the Cooke Street Carnival, makes me really want a home there. Not in the home-buying phase right now so... yeah, maybe in the future. Wonder if rentals pop up much?

10/14/2012 3:03:47 PM

Pretty awesome that Oakwood is such a desirable neighborhood these days.

Needless to say that wasn't the case even five years ago.

10/14/2012 6:34:45 PM

I'm on the edge of expensive homes and sketchy. I've got a great block, small older homes, but just a few over it changes a lot. Gentrification is slowly taking over the sketchy parts though, so that's good.

[Edited on October 14, 2012 at 7:41 PM. Reason : Way too expensive one direction, way too sketchy the other]

10/14/2012 7:33:59 PM

^^I mean, still some parts of Oakwood that people are liable to call sketchy. "Historic Oakwood" and some of the more expensive blocks behind the Govenor's mansion are obviously separated in some sense.

I'm taking a guess that Cooke Street Carnival wasn't entirely representation of the neighborhood outside that gentrified area.

10/15/2012 12:02:25 AM

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"Wonder if rentals pop up much?"

You can find them from time to time. They're usually on the less gentrified side.

When we were house hunting we looked at a lot of houses around Oakwood (not the fancy part lol), Oakdale, Mordecai, etc. But unfortunately you were either spending way above our price range for something move-in ready or you could pick up something below our price range but it was basically dilapidated so by the time you renovated it it was way above our price range Maybe once we start making the big bucks we'll look in that area again.

10/15/2012 8:17:47 AM

Aren't there gentrified parts of Mordecai as well?

10/15/2012 12:00:41 PM

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"Pretty awesome that Oakwood is such a desirable neighborhood these days. Needless to say that wasn't the case even five years ago."

Oakwood was one of the fastest appreciating neighborhoods in Raleigh for several years leading up to the housing bubble burst circa 2006. Five years ago it was certainly one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Raleigh.

10-15 years ago might have been a different story, but that's the case for most of the areas surrounding downtown (Oakwood, Mordecai, Boylan Heights, etc.)

10/15/2012 12:34:28 PM

Oakwood has been desirable for longer than 5 years. There have always been fringe portions of it that are/will be thought of as a bit rough.

10/16/2012 11:56:28 AM

Between East St and Person St has been desirable. Idlewild and Heck St not so much.

10/16/2012 12:15:16 PM

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"Still considering purchasing a condo there, but right now we are really happy with our house in the Oakwood area. I'm not sure I can give up my garage."

#1 reason why I'll probably never live downtown, even though I would like to.

[Edited on October 16, 2012 at 1:16 PM. Reason : ]

10/16/2012 1:15:52 PM

Yep. My wife and I definitely were interested in something more downtown where we live but settled for something outside of it due to several factors but that was one of them. There were very few houses with garages on houses in our price range that fit our other criteria.

10/16/2012 1:19:08 PM

I mean, Oakwood is close enough to walk to major points downtown. Seems close enough to me.

10/16/2012 3:46:32 PM

pnc building has a "garage"

10/16/2012 4:09:45 PM

It's implied that we want a garage not simply for storing a car, but for storing tools and doing other types of projects.

10/16/2012 4:13:37 PM

So apparently the new patio for Raleigh Times is non-smoking, yes? I guess that's not surprising, but I could see enjoying a pipe up there. Oh well.

10/16/2012 5:54:13 PM

Beats me but I'm looking forward to checking it out

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"pnc building has a "garage""

public (to all residents) parking deck =/ private, fully enclosed garage

[Edited on October 16, 2012 at 10:57 PM. Reason : k]

10/16/2012 10:56:44 PM

Some restaurant news from Triangle Food Guy:

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" Several weeks ago the N&O’s Andrea Weigl gave us the inside scoop that Niall Hanley was doing something in the old Rosie's Plate space at 701 N. Person St. At the time it was believed to be another pub, but thanks to a source close to the development, we understand that it will actually be a bistro with French influences. Stay tuned as we watch this unfold. "

10/19/2012 9:04:47 AM

https://www.facebook.com/TrophyBrewing

Also, this is going in at the W. Morgan street plaza. Owned/operated by the busy bee folks.

10/19/2012 9:06:47 AM

My initial reaction to that was disappointment, but Tyler's is close enough that I don't need another pub. I think that's a good play, I wouldn't be surprised if the gastro-pub trend starts to slow.

I am sad though that Tyler's is still the closest option for me, its convenient but their service is soooo bad (and most of their food is too).

10/19/2012 9:07:08 AM

^^^ He can't even manage to pump out edible pub food. What makes that guy think he can pull off French cuisine?

10/19/2012 9:11:08 AM

I often wonder what would have happened had raleigh been a little more ahead of the curve during the housing bubble, meaning condos built in 2004 instead of 2006/7.

Oakwood is an interesting spot, there are only a cluster of streets there where I'd really want to live and the rest of it is still not what i'm looking for. I don't specifically mean race* when I say that I also mean low cost apartments, duplexes and run down yards. I know a guy who bought a place down Edenton during the boom, expecting the rest to be gentrified. To this day he still lives in Oakhood and is sort of regretting it.

To whomever asked above, yes, parts of Mordecai are built up as well. I like a lot of the homes there but I do find that some areas there befall the same issue I have with oakwood.



*I'm not totally naive of my behavior and the race of the surrounding neighbors does have something to do with it. Hence my "specifically" and "also" in my comment.

10/19/2012 2:43:36 PM

I felt comfortable with my find in Oakwood, don't think I would be in Mordecai.

10/19/2012 5:14:48 PM

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"*I'm not totally naive of my behavior and the race of the surrounding neighbors does have something to do with it. Hence my "specifically" and "also" in my comment."

Why would race have anything to do with that part of downtown? I don't like what you are implying..

10/20/2012 8:41:27 PM

It's very close to St. Augustine which is a historically black college and also East Raleigh in general is more poor and also more black (and latino)

10/20/2012 9:01:41 PM

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"So apparently the new patio for Raleigh Times is non-smoking, yes? I guess that's not surprising, but I could see enjoying a pipe up there. Oh well."

are you a 65 year old man?

10/21/2012 5:28:39 PM

^ probably just a hipster. It is Raleigh Times...

10/21/2012 7:44:56 PM

pnc went under contract on 2 more units this week. 1 left. the demand for corner units (have been sold out a while now) is very high and those prices are on the rise.

10/21/2012 9:39:56 PM

http://www.newraleigh.com/article/slingshot-coffee-company-hq-opening/

Looks like Slingshot Coffee is opening up a space over by pie-bird. Mainly for manufacturing, but a small pick up window for on-site purchases. I bought a bottle at Tasty Beverage a few months ago and enjoyed it.

Also, this reminds me, has anyone been to the chocolate shop in the warehouse district lately. I went before xmas last year and bought a few bars as gifts but this article reminded me that I haven't been back or heard much about the company since. I rarely see their bars for sale, and didn't know if they were still afloat or if they improved the space at all.

10/29/2012 4:34:41 PM

So is Person St our Brooklyn now?

10/29/2012 5:24:08 PM

^yes, seems like its going that way

10/29/2012 10:21:11 PM

^^^Slingshot is pretty good, I met the woman that runs it at the Cooke Street Carnival and tasted some of her wares. She's pretty big to plug that she's "one of the first people to really bring this type of coffee to the South" and I can't help but raise an eyebrow at a claim like that. I guess yes, not many people are doing ONLY cold brew coffee, but almost every major coffee shop makes small batch cold brewed coffee, I mean christ, CupAJoe's been doing it forever, and it's pretty great.

I'll still go to the opening party, Phil Cook is playing and they'll be some food trucks. I'm interested in the collaboration that Slingshot and Trophy Brewing are going to do.

10/29/2012 10:47:35 PM

^ lol yeah that's a pretty ridiculous claim. Caribou Coffee has been selling cold brew here since the 90s.

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"Also, this reminds me, has anyone been to the chocolate shop in the warehouse district lately. I went before xmas last year and bought a few bars as gifts but this article reminded me that I haven't been back or heard much about the company since. I rarely see their bars for sale, and didn't know if they were still afloat or if they improved the space at all."

Tried to go a couple Mondays ago but apparently they're only open Wed-Sat or something. If the weather continues to be like this maybe I'll try to go again Friday and try out their hot cocoa. I've heard it's pretty awesome.

10/30/2012 9:01:12 AM

^let us know how it is if you stop by.

I thought they were going for a coffee shop vibe, but the few times I've been its just a counter with 3 or 4 different bars to select from and a few folks wrapping bars and doing general office type work. Its such a cool space I guess I was hoping for more of an experience.

10/30/2012 11:09:13 AM

It is definitely weird in there, I was there fairly recently and it was still just the random counter with 3 or 4 bars to choose from. Felt like a waste of such a pretty space. I still prefer Escazu for the variety and atmosphere, I'm curious what their new location will look like.

10/30/2012 11:15:25 AM

^Agree, even Ezcazu in that location would be better. If they were going to do what they are doing now I am curious as to why they didn't buy a smaller space in the warehouse district. It just feels like a waste at this point. They should have a coffee shop, vibrant reading/study area, tours, more varieties of chocolate, etc.

10/30/2012 11:27:52 AM

^^ I heard that Escazu decided to stay in their current location and take over the space next door when Market moves out. They're no longer listed as a tenant at Person Street Plaza.

10/30/2012 11:39:55 AM

Oh, they should be able to make that look really good

10/30/2012 11:47:18 AM

^^ I'm sure that makes more sense for them financially.

Isn't Videri a break off from the Escazu folks?

10/30/2012 1:10:51 PM

What's the new blue building downtown?

10/30/2012 8:28:48 PM

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"^Agree, even Ezcazu in that location would be better. If they were going to do what they are doing now I am curious as to why they didn't buy a smaller space in the warehouse district. It just feels like a waste at this point. They should have a coffee shop, vibrant reading/study area, tours, more varieties of chocolate, etc."

I know, right? If Ezcazu was in that part of town I would frequent them a lot more--plus they'd actually have foot traffic. I'm concerned about them after Market moves out of their space. They benefited each other by sharing a customer base--and without Market to bring in some more people, will Ezcazu get people up to them? Maybe if they make it more of a cafe space.

10/30/2012 10:02:55 PM

^^I think you are talking about the new SECU headquarters.

10/30/2012 11:19:51 PM