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On 11/12/2021 at 8:31 AM, SydneyCarton said:
That development looks hideous. Leave it up to UNC and Chapel Hill to destroy any remaining character the place has.
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30 minutes ago, carolina1792 said:
The new GoTriangle HQ/hub might be built close by to HubRTP. Within a mile I think.
They need to get that going ASAP. Without decent transit connectivity, this thing will be a glorified strip mall/office park in the middle of nowhere. I can't understand why these transportation projects move at the pace of wet concrete in the Triangle.
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Here is a link to the virtual groundbreaking at HubRTP. Hopefully this thing ends up as planned but its isolation and the lack of public transportationare are still major hurdles for making this an attractive location compared to other cities including downtown Durham, etc.
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16 hours ago, rancenc said:
Recently restored Colonial Inn in Hillsborough!
I'm glad this place finally got the renovation it deserved. To think this place was potentially going to be torn down was pretty horrible.
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17 hours ago, RALNATIVE said:
That design tho...
Developers in Raleigh need to go back to geometry class and learn about shapes other than squares and rectangles.
It looks like a J Davis special although I didn't see them listed on the project team.
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"We want more high paying jobs!" High paying jobs come. "We don't want anymore high paying jobs!"
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11 hours ago, KJHburg said:
This is interestsing from Richmond right up the road. Their economic development organization did some market research and surveys and found CEOs and other decision makers prefer Raleigh way over Richmond.
""On a scale of 1 to 10 on how likely they were to consider the Richmond region, executives rank our area at a 4.5. Corporate executives are 33% more likely to consider Raleigh, N.C., than Richmond and site consultants are nearly 20% more likely to consider Charlotte, N.C., than Richmond.""
Big wins like Apple and Google only give the Raleigh Durham area more notice.
Funny thing is Richmond metro was way bigger than Raleigh for years until Raleigh really started growing a few decades ago. In fact metro Raleigh (not including Durham) is larger than metro Richmond and of course together Raleigh Durham is bigger than Nashville metro.
The Triangle will always be pretty resilient due to its strong foundations in core economic areas (innovative science and technology, biomanufacturing, etc.). While the area could do a better job at growing its economy and improving the quality of life, it weathers the economic ebbs and flows better than most areas of the country.
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They need to do more planning and studies. How long does it take to build some express bus lanes?
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David Cox must be having a conniption. I'm sure the bubbas will make sure these buildings never see the light of day.
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Where are the people? As said before, during my last trip to DT Durham I was shocked at how few people were around. Meanwhile traffic from RDU down 147 towards Durham was a nightmare. Typically Triangle - traffic going nowhere.
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19 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:
Thanks. Is this the site?
Nope. It is on the existing Venable site where Precision Biosciences is located.
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On 2/10/2020 at 11:00 AM, RALNATIVE said:
IT's clear from this move that they want to introduce this area to the Disney organization, but the question is "why?"
Maybe they are interested in developing a presence here, but time will tell.
On 2/10/2020 at 9:08 AM, Phillydog said:Maybe they are looking for a site to build Disney America.
LOL.
They have Disney World and Disney Land, all they need now is Disney Burbia.
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16 hours ago, orulz said:
They missed the boat on the location by about 3/4 mile. Put this 3/4 mile further east, and it would have access to the commuter rail line. Offices within a short walk of commuter rail stations can often command a premium. But as proposed, it's frustratingly *almost* close enough, but not quite. A 15 minute walk at the destination end of a transit commute is not going to appeal to very many people, so few will do it.
It's amazing that they don't take these details into account.
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On 1/22/2020 at 11:31 AM, JeffC said:
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article239498378.html
Like Baldwin's comments about the design. The rather blah Marriott was a huge missed opportunity. Downtown continues to lack a signature hotel, and it is a major drawback. Don't think this smallish parcel is going to be the answer, though...
Never underestimate Raleigh's adeptness at missing opportunities (probably on purpose) and building "non-offensive" boxes of schlock.
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On 11/4/2019 at 6:40 PM, SydneyCarton said:
I hate suburban office parks. They’re really depressing.
Besides, two of the biggest pharma companies, Pfizer and Bristol-Meyers Squibb, are based in Manhattan.
The business HQs are but not any R&D facilities. BMS has their main R&D out in New Brunswick, NJ and Pfizer has theirs out in Groton, Connecticut.
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29 minutes ago, rolly said:
The Durham Police HQ moved to a new building, leaving the old structure built in the 50's to be re-developed. The city narrowed proposals down to two developers. Which looks better to you? I think the Durham politicians are going to fumble this one (looks like they want to go with Fallon). But we'll see...
Akridge
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It's Durham, of course they will fumble it. I was there in May for business and the downtown was deader than dead.
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Considering my business is biotech, I think I have an idea of where the innovation centers are as I travel regularly to the Boston and San Francisco areas but never have any reason to go to NC. As reference, let's look at BioSpace's year over year list of innovative biotech companies. NC has barely any representation. The same could be said for VC investment.
https://www.biospace.com/article/1-top-20-life-science-startups-to-watch-in-2019/
https://www.biospace.com/article/exclusive-top-20-life-science-startups-to-watch-in-2018/
https://www.biospace.com/article/the-next-generation-top-20-life-science-startups-to-watch-in-2017-/
https://www.biospace.com/article/top-30-life-science-startups-to-watch-in-the-u-s-/
I am speaking solely in terms of biotech. You people seem to take personal shots at people on here - I would say that is more negative.
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On 1/11/2019 at 9:34 AM, KJHburg said:
How Holly Springs became a pharmaceutical hub and it was a dedicated effort.
I will re-iterrate that NC (mainly the Triangle as it is the state's biotech/pharma hub) has put their eggs in the biomanufacturing basket and has not made real strides in the R&D for some time. Great if you want low- to mid-paying jobs but the area is really losing its rep as an innovation center.
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Pretty impressive!
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Don't sully FLW with comparisons to this crud. Remember he did design the Guggenheim in NYC.
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1 hour ago, CHGuy said:
GSK's manufacturing is in Zebulon. They do not manufacture anything in RTP.
Stand corrected on GSK. However, RTP is manufacturing heavy otherwise - timely announcement illusrating this point:
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Most of the pharma companies still located in the Park (GSK, Biogen etc.) do not maintain a significant R&D presence - these are primarily biomanufacturing sites.
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And based on the article, there is no plan except to slap together something here and something there. Willard Retail is some 2-bit hack strip mall developer so you can only imagine the cr-p they are going bring.
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That was the homeless shelter - don't know if it still is.