RBC Plaza

[Redman84]

About three years ago I lived in at Village Green, an apartment complex on Lake Wheeler just outside the beltline and would frequently drive down Lake Wheeler to get downtown. Since then, it seems that the particular view of downtown from Lake Wheeler just before you go down the hill to South Saunders has become a bit more blocked by trees and overgrowth. Yet still, it is one of my favorite views just because it makes the buildings look much taller than they actually are, similar to the South Saunders "money shot."

[RaleighRob]

Yet still, it is one of my favorite views just because it makes the buildings look much taller than they actually are, similar to the South Saunders "money shot."

Two nights ago I drove some friends to the Amtrak station for their holiday trip. For some odd reason I decided to go a different route and took Boylan Ave down and then W. Cabarrus over from Boylan Heights. Right before you hit the station the road dips down really deep. My passenger blurted out "Wow...from here Raleigh's skyline looks REALLY tall!"

[cophead567]

Getting taller

[NCMike1981]

Nice pictures! I appreciate the picture updates it's been too long since I've had the chance to get downtown to check this project out...

[Jones_]

looks like its at 25....so 7 to go plus the crown(?) Simple as it is the missing 13th messes me up...it has a 33rd floor, but really is only 32 total floors etc etc.

[Gard]

Thanks for posting that!

I'm getting really excited to see the finished product .

[orulz]

A few pictures from around sunrise on a clear, crisp Christmas Eve

[NCMike1981]

Beautiful!!!

[magicmk]

Beautiful pics, orulz... I love the reflections captured off the glass.

Here's one I took a week ago... a slightly different view than people are used to seeing...

[Gard]

WOW, that building is really going to be a breath of fresh air for the Raleigh skyline!!! I just love how everything around it is reflecting off of it

[jfmecca]

When is it scheduled to top out? I thought I orginally heard it would be by the end of the year, but that's clearly not the case.

Nice to see it going up at a nice pace, though! It's pretty much visible from anywhere you can see the skyline now.

[Tayfromcarolina]

OOohhh!! We should cast estimates to see when it will top out next year. Any takers.

[DwnTwnRaleighGuy]

OOohhh!! We should cast estimates to see when it will top out next year. Any takers.

March 27, 2008!

[magicmk]

I'll take the Price Is Right strategy and go two days earlier... March 25th. my birthday! lol

[DPK]

I'll take the Price Is Right strategy and go two days earlier... March 25th. my birthday! lol

Haha, well then I'll go even earlier to March 7th! My birthday!

[Justin6882]

Looks like this building will be complete ahead of schedule because of the drought. August completion date.

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[ChiefJoJo]

Looks like this building will be complete ahead of schedule because of the drought. August completion date.

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In the span of a couple of months we will see the RBC tower, Fayetteville St phase II (sans plaza), RCC, Marriott Hotel open. Good timing.

[urbanesq]

In the span of a couple of months we will see the RBC tower, Fayetteville St phase II (sans plaza), RCC, Marriott Hotel open. Good timing.

I know! 2008 is going to be a banner year for downtown!

Exciting stuff.

[cophead567]

In the span of a couple of months we will see the RBC tower, Fayetteville St phase II (sans plaza), RCC, Marriott Hotel open. Good timing.

Don't forget the RBC deck to the east of the tower. Not as exciting as the others, but shops are planned for the street right?

[Captain Awesome]

Don't forget the RBC deck to the east of the tower. Not as exciting as the others, but shops are planned for the street right?

I think there is space for one shop on either end.

[Jones_]

^^the parking deck was altered after Sandreuter got the Edison in the mix. I am not sure if the new configuration had retail or not since each Edison tower was to have some.

Edit. The parking deck does appear to have a retail space on the Blount street side. Plus the Edison Hotel (north building) has a restaurant at street level and the office tower (south building) has two retail spaces. Martin St from Fayetteville to City Market will including the RBC frontage, will be much much better than a couple of years ago.

[orulz]

A week or so ago, it didn't look like the parking deck was going to extend all the way to Wilmington Street... has that changed?

[only]

You know what I like most about the RBC Plaza? The fact that it looks like it was built in Houston in 1981.

I guess we should know better than to expect anything decent (much less, anything good) from Highwoods.

Hooray that it's... um... tall?

[Gard]

^^^

I happen to love the RBC Plaza and think Highwoods does great work. "Tall" doesn't make a city any better or worse. In fact, the majority of major cities in the world have buildings far shorter than RBC.

[DPK]

You know what I like most about the RBC Plaza? The fact that it looks like it was built in Houston in 1981.

I guess we should know better than to expect anything decent (much less, anything good) from Highwoods.

Hooray that it's... um... tall?

Can't please everyone I guess. Personally I love RBC Plaza and am happy to see it on the skyline. It is one of the core pieces that has acted as a catalyst to new development downtown.