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Development Beat: Major Work Wednesday

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016: Major Work Wednesday

Major/Minor Work Wednesday is a semiregular feature that takes a look at recently filed applications with the Raleigh Historic Development Commission. 

A home on State Street that was designated as Raleigh Historic Landmark in 2009 is now set to undergo a dramatic renovation that seeks to restore the property to its original, 1917 state. Last week, we published a column about plans for a new 42-unit apartment complex at 113 Chamberlain just off Hillsborough Street. Many readers expressed through social media and in our comments section their displeasure with the project and the overall trend of historic properties being torn down to make way for generic, high-density apartment complexes. Hopefully those folks will be pleased to learn that North Street LLC is seeking to “restore the house to as close as is feasibly possible to the original condition. The house was added on in many different ways over the years. In the few cases where the scope of work does not necessarily restore the house to its exact original condition we believe the work does not make its current condition worse.”

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Development Beat: Dorothea Dix Data Dump

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The Record has gained not-so-exclusive access to a trove of files that were put together for the purpose of giving potential Master Plan consultants for Dix Park a better idea of what they’re getting into when it comes to planning the future of this beloved space.

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Development Beat: Renovation Roundup

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We take a look at some recently issued renovation permits, including Raleigh’s first Sprouts Farmers Market, a big renovation of a South Raleigh fire station and an addition of a kitchen to downtown Raleigh’s London Bridge Pub.

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Development Beat: Major Minor Work Wednesday

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Major/Minor Work Wednesday is a semi-regular feature that takes a look at recently filed applications with the Raleigh Historic Development Commission. 

Today’s certificate of appropriateness application project is not one that was filed recently, nor is it merely a single application: it is many. Fortunately, its name is not Legion. Located in the historic Boylan Heights district on a street that confused even Google Maps, 503 Cutler is a brand-new, 2,500 square foot, two-story, 32′ tall home situated on a once-vacant .15 acre lot. The initial major work application — it was followed by several more, both major and minor, hence today’s odd headline — was filed in August of last year. The most recent was filed just last month.