Comments on: Future Raleigh Skyline Update

By: kwamaine

kwamaine — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:01:16 +0000

there should b 2 tall twin buidings like the twin towers

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:28:33 +0000

This is exactly what makes Raleigh such a joke. City Council has a great chance to make downtown Raleigh great depending on what they want to do with the Dorothea Dix property. And what do they want to do? Make it a park? Give me a break! We already have parks like Pullen and Umstead.

Raleigh aleady blew it when the built the RBC center at the old fairgrounds. It should have been built downtown.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:03:32 +0000

What are the chances of Raleigh getting another pro team. Baseball would be great, something to do in the summer. (Major League, not AAA.) But I would even take an NBA team, anybody know the chances of either of these? NFL I would figure no, because they have a team 2 hours away in Charlotte, but how bout the others?

By: zb

zb — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:55:58 +0000

$50 million just got approved for improvements to the RBC Center. i dont think it’s going anywhere. check the TBJ for the story.

By: Ernest Pecounis

Ernest Pecounis — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:26:24 +0000

All we have to do is keep the dream alive and some day it will happen. Some day soon, that is The key to getting some true skyscrapers is to attract major corporate entities, which have the need for space and the vision to build for the future. Of course, we do not want companies that are easy to acquire, or love to move around. We need companies that look for stability and long term growth.

By: justin

justin — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:28:04 +0000

i wish raleigh could show 700 and 800ft buildings like charlotte and boston

By: Ernest

Ernest — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:12:41 +0000

I would be more interested in a private entity looking for a site than the City of Raleigh doing so. Let’s keep in mind that we already have a lot of areas where our money will have to be spent. City Plaza and Lightner Center are two of the major projects the city is undertaking and they will take us into the next 5 years with a debt hanging above us. It is good that the city is looking into future possibilities for an arena/sports complex, but there is nothing wrong with keeping an eye on overspending

By: cc

cc — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:37:45 +0000

The city is currently scouting land downtown for a future sports complex, most likely, a replacement for the inevitable demise of the RBC Center. Not clear whether they are looking for a ‘football-stadium’ or baseball-site as well.

This is in the very early stages and is being done quietly. obviously the ultra-conservatives would choke on the thought of spending money on a new arena. part of this evaluation is including preliminary studies on what sports teams might call an arena home in addition to the Hurricanes. The NBA is obviously on the discussion list. Again, this is very early; most likely 10 years off before we’d even have anything built. any facility would require corporate/big money backing in addition to location, what type of building etc.

i know its hard to fathom blowing that building up but it is already nearly 10 years old. the old charlotte coliseum lasted less than 18.

By: Ernest

Ernest — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:51:21 +0000

The City Council - especially the new one - will not allow any sports complex to be developed in the Dorothea Dix grounds. They seem to be set on the whole park idea. However, I doubt that the state will waste such valuable real estate on a single use, but I do not expect anything good to come out of it either. Probably an office park type of development, with no urban elements, whatsoever. My position is that we should consider mix uses, in order to satisfy all sides and make the best of this opportunity. Unfortunately, single-interest groups will cause more trouble with their rigid position than good. Ideally, the state and local governments will consider something nicer, while take all the profits and use them for the mentally ill. High-rise developments in that area are definitely out of the question, at least for the next 30 years, or so. This is only my prediction, of course, and things can change dramatically.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:35:39 +0000

off subject but does anyone think that the dix property could be used for complex to attract a professional sports team or an expansion of downtown or even some high rise residential/commercial properties…I know that the idea is to transform the property into some sort off park or something…have we not an abundance of parks already..pullen is on the same stretch of road and what about umstead? I love raleigh but for a city that has a population bigger than tampa, cincinnati, buffalo, and pittsburgh we sure don’t look like it as far as development, entertainment and sports…I think the city council and city officials really need to step out of the post civil war era and into the generation of technology and economic boom.