{"id":51693,"date":"2015-12-14T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=51693"},"modified":"2016-04-02T12:53:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T16:53:08","slug":"development-beat-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/","title":{"rendered":"Development Beat"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>Friday, December 18, 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\nwindow.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({ appId : 'your-app-id', xfbml : true, version : 'v2.5' }); }; (function(d, s, id){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>As we mentioned, today will be the final edition of this column until December 28, so be sure to read slowly and soak in all the glory that the Development Beat has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>To\u00a0make up for our absence, we&#8217;re going to cap off today&#8217;s post with\u00a0a nice little holiday story about a local realtor&#8217;s charity drive, but before we do, let&#8217;s finish looking at last week&#8217;s renovation permits.<\/p>\n<p>One project in particular that caught our eye was a permit issued to W.E. Garrison Company for a portion of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Garden Expansion. The $265,000 permit is described as &#8220;New restroom building and covered area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52579\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52579\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-17-at-11.05.35-PM-771x328.png\" alt=\"A rendering of the proposed expansion of the memorial garden\" width=\"771\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-17-at-11.05.35-PM-771x328.png 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-17-at-11.05.35-PM-336x143.png 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-17-at-11.05.35-PM.png 956w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rendering of the proposed expansion of the memorial garden<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The overall cost of construction for the project is just north of $1 million, and is being overseen by Riggs-Harrod Builders, which was awarded the job by City Council in October. First built in 1990, planning for the park&#8217;s expansion began in 2011, when the city set out with the following objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enrich the commemorative experience<\/li>\n<li>Support education opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Promote community cohesion<\/li>\n<li>Complement downtown development<\/li>\n<li>Provide safe, friendly and sustainable leisure environment<\/li>\n<li>Improve vehicular and pedestrian accessibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;re looking forward to seeing these objectives met once construction wraps up!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Anytime\"><\/a>The Falls Centre shopping outlet on Falls of Neuse, currently home to Carolina Ale House, Tilted Kilt and Jo-Ann Fabrics, will soon be welcoming a new tenant: permits were issued December 10 for a new Anytime Fitness at the location.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51862\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51862\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/anytimefitness-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"We're betting the Anytime Fitness will go into that empty spot to the left of Office Depot\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/anytimefitness-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/anytimefitness-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/anytimefitness-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;re betting the Anytime Fitness will go into that empty spot to the left of Office Depot<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The new gym at 4500 Falls of Neuse Road is actually just down the street from the\u00a0new Lidl grocery store\u00a0that we discussed earlier in the week. Work on the 6,057 square-foot space will be handled by Mark Kenneth Whichard for $200,000.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a pretty big job for just one guy to be handling, but a quick Google search shows us that Mr. Whichard is actually the owner of a small construction company. It also shows us that he&#8217;s a Sagittarius who\u00a0once lived in Havelock, NC, but Google&#8217;s creepy that way.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, last week saw permits issued for a pair of projects at a small shopping center at 6909 Glenwood Avenue, not far from the intersection with Lynn Road. Although the center is currently home to a Rapid Fitness gym, it will soon be adding Element Hot Yoga to its list of ways one can work off lunch from the nearby Hungry Howies. There will also be some &#8220;corridor repairs&#8221; done at the building, and Stetten Realty Inc. will be handling both jobs for a total of $100,000.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51882\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 626px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51882\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-13-at-1.11.50-PM.png\" alt=\"6909 Glenwood Avenue\" width=\"626\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-13-at-1.11.50-PM.png 626w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-13-at-1.11.50-PM-336x221.png 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Wake County<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">6909 Glenwood Avenue<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With a name like Stetten Realty, this seems like at first like another case of a landlord\/building owner doing the tenant work themselves. However, the property is actually owned by a company named Jesus Is Lord LLC, which traces back not to a manger in Bethlehem, but rather, a private home in Cary, NC.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Bethlehem mangers, Christmas is a just a week from today, and\u00a0one local realtor\u00a0has already\u00a0gotten well into the spirit of giving. By the way, isn&#8217;t it nice to read a phrase like &#8220;one local realtor&#8221; that isn&#8217;t followed by &#8220;discovered this AMAZING trick. Bankers HATE him!&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>Adam Grossman, the charismatic\u00a0founder of real-estate firm the Grossman Group, partnered this year with the Title Boxing Club\u00a0in Cary\u00a0for a somewhat unusual charity clothing drive: one that\u00a0seeks only socks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52583\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52583\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingoverview-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"The Title Boxing Club in Cary\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingoverview-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingoverview-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingoverview-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Title Boxing Club in Cary<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Title Boxing, Grossman said, &#8220;educated me on the fact that socks\u00a0were the least donated item to homeless shelters during the holidays.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jim Pierce, the owner of the boxing club, started the Good Shepherd homeless shelter in Wilmington. General manager Ryan McGee said Pierce has long had a passion for helping the homeless.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s\u00a0something that&#8217;s always been very dear and close to his heart, so that was his reasoning for reaching out in this respect for the cause; it&#8217;s something he&#8217;s been familiar with in the past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-52585 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingchalkboard-336x513.jpg\" alt=\"titleboxingchalkboard\" width=\"231\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingchalkboard-336x513.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingchalkboard-771x1178.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingchalkboard-1170x1787.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;The original goal was 1,000 socks,&#8221; Grossman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I donated the first 1,000. Then I thought about it; what if I asked other people to give 1,000? For $375, you can get 1,000 socks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You go to the Dollar Tree, for a dollar you get three pairs, it&#8217;s 33 cents a unit. I even reached out to suppliers in China and New York, but because of the shopping costs, it would&#8217;ve been a lot more expensive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge presented by the drive, Grossman said, is actually going out and buying hundreds of pairs of socks at once.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You had to get a specific register. One time I got 1,000 at the same time; they had a whole lot in the back, they brought them out in boxes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the drive began in November, Grossman has produced a number of videos promoting the cause, something he said he&#8217;s having a lot of fun doing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/grossmangrouprealty\/videos\/1069199483111041\/\" data-width=\"500\">\n<div class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/grossmangrouprealty\/videos\/1069199483111041\/\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Operation: &#8220;SOCKS&#8221;! #Grossmangroup #TitleBoxingofCary #LetsDoaDeal<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/grossmangrouprealty\/\">Grossman Group Realty<\/a> on Friday, December 11, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The best part of it though, he said, is being able to give back and make a difference in his community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have family members that have been homeless as well, so it resonated with me, the whole cause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I was in a position to do something, so if you&#8217;re in a position where you can do something for a cause that you feel strongly about; what&#8217;s life if you don&#8217;t something about it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Philanthropic endeavors to me at the end of the day are the most important thing,&#8221; Grossman said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because you know, success, as fun as it is, what&#8217;s it worth if you don&#8217;t do something with it? What&#8217;s the point in becoming really successful if you don&#8217;t use that, and use those contacts you have in your network to make a difference in your community?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the sock drive, which to date has collected more than 12,000 pairs, about half of which have been brought in by the Grossman Group, check out Title Boxing&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TITLEBoxingClubCary\/?fref=photo\">Facebook page.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52584\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52584\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingring-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Grossman poses in the ring with Ryan McGee at the Title Boxing Club in Cary. Behind them and against the window are thousands of donated socks.\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingring-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingring-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/titleboxingring-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Grossman (left) poses in the ring with Ryan McGee at the Title Boxing Club in Cary. Behind them and against the window are thousands of donated socks.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Thursday, December 17, 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Welcome back to another edition of the Development Beat, where today we&#8217;re going to take a look at a handful of recent renovations and get an update on the Spectraforce project at 500 West Peace Street.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0biggest renovation job permitted last\u00a0week was a $1.3 million alteration at the Duke Women&#8217;s Clinic at 4101 Macon Pond Road. The one-story, 35,193 square-foot medical office building that houses the clinic was\u00a0built in 2005. Riley-Lewis will be handling the work in the 9,594 square feet of space occupied by the clinic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51879\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 632px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51879\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-13-at-1.08.47-PM.png\" alt=\"The medical office building in question\" width=\"632\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-13-at-1.08.47-PM.png 632w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-13-at-1.08.47-PM-336x180.png 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Wake County<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The medical office building in question<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Riley-Lewis received two additional permits for work at the clinic last week as well. One was\u00a0for phase two of this project in the amount of $434,367. The square-footage listed on this second permit was only 4,490. The phase three permit was valued at $321,054 and listed only 1,874 square feet of space.<\/p>\n<p>Next up, we have work being done at 416 S. Dawson Street, the old Dr Pepper Warehouse. The executive recruiting firm Personify, which is currently headquartered in Cary, announced that it would be relocating to this historic downtown Raleigh location. The $650,000 job will be handled by Empire Hard Hat Construction.<\/p>\n<p>If something about the name of that contractor sounds familiar, well it should. Downtown Raleigh real estate magnate Greg Hatem&#8217;s Empire Properties owns the Dr Pepper Warehouse, and the construction company is a subsidiary of\u00a0Empire Properties.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51870\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51870\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/drpepper1-771x436.jpg\" alt=\"The old Dr. Pepper Warehouse in downtown Raleigh\" width=\"771\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/drpepper1-771x436.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/drpepper1-336x190.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/drpepper1-1170x662.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The old Dr Pepper Warehouse in downtown Raleigh<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The third biggest renovation of last week was for an office park in Southwest Raleigh, not far from a *real* park at Lake Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>The $344,160 job is for an 11,472 square-foot space at an office building located at 1130 Situs Court. Named Situs I, the building is managed by Highwoods Properties and was\u00a0built in 1996.<a name=\"August\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The entire two-story building clocks in at about 58,000 square feet. Highwoods Realty Limited Partners will be handling the construction, in a situation not too dissimilar from what&#8217;s happening at the Dr Pepper Warehouse.<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s all the new renovations for today. But as promised, we&#8217;ve got an update on the extensive adaptive reuse project taking place at the former home of Lighting Inc. at 500 West Peace Street.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52521\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52521\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincext1-771x1028.jpg\" alt=\"The former storefront for Lighting Inc.\" width=\"771\" height=\"1028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincext1-771x1028.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincext1-336x448.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincext1-1170x1560.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former storefront for Lighting Inc.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We first reported on this $436,000 job right before Thanksgiving; it will turn the former retail space into a new office for Spectraforce, an IT outsourcing company. Work\u00a0on the project is being handled by local contracting firm August Construction Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0ACS\u00a0specializes in building out retail spaces \u2014 such as Urban Outfitters and Patagonia \u2014 rather than repurposing them, company president Michael Iovino told The Record that he hopes to branch out into more projects like the one at 500 Peace Street.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, turning a 75-year old building into a modern-day, upscale office space presents a number of challenges not normally found in your typical mall fit-out job.\u00a0Although the Peace Street property started off as a one-story building, it grew and expanded over the years into a two-story, 13,016 square-foot space.<\/p>\n<p>Because much of the expansion work was done piecemeal, there were a number of areas in the building that may not have exactly been up to code, the initial work\u00a0unauthorized or unscrutinized. In addition, much of the space itself was underutilized and unnecessarily cramped; it is now almost entirely unrecognizable to anyone who ever visited Lighting Inc.&#8217;s former home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52501\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52501\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincnewint1-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"The new interior of 500 Peace Street\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincnewint1-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincnewint1-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincnewint1-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new interior of 500 Peace Street<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The biggest difference, now that the interior has been almost entirely cleared out \u2014 even the staircase is gone \u2014 is just how much bigger it feels. Due to the nature of their retail\/repair business, Lighting Inc. naturally had need for a lot of storage space, but what really opened the place up was the removal of the surprisingly low-hanging drop ceilings. The first floor now more closely resembles a warehouse space rather than a lamp store.<\/p>\n<p>Although the stairs are gone, an old gated lift elevator remains and will remain in place. It is, surprisingly, fully functional and up to code. &#8220;Cheri Berry&#8217;s picture&#8217;s hanging up inside,&#8221; noted ACS project engineer Brandon Norris during a recent tour of the space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52496\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-52496\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincelevator-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"The old freight elevator\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincelevator-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincelevator-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincelevator-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The old freight elevator<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Upstairs, most of the old insulation has been torn out of the ceilings, and drywall framing has begun for the restrooms and an executive office. Iovino said Spectraforce will be moving in early next year.<\/p>\n<p>The Lundy Group, which purchased 500 Peace Street alongside four surrounding lots in June, will likely begin transforming the other properties once the Spectraforce job is complete.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;ve got all that out of the way, here&#8217;s what most of you probably came to see anyway: a before and not-quite after photo gallery that includes\u00a0some rare historic shots from the past.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"slides-51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\" class=\"navis-slideshow one-up\"><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide1\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightincoldext.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Services<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/1\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">An old photograph of 500 Peace Street. Date unknown<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide2\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincexteriornew.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/2\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">December 2015: 500 Peace Street<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide3\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincext2.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/3\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another shot of the outside of Lighting Inc. before work started<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide4\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint2.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/4\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former interior of Lighting Inc. <\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide5\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint1.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/5\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former interior of Lighting Inc. <\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide6\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincnewint1.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/6\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">December 2015: Interior, 500 Peace Street, <\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide7\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincstairs4.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/7\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">These spooky stairs have been torn out<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide8\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincstairs3.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/8\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The stairs being disassembled<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide9\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint11.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/9\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lighting Inc.  was well decorated<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide10\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint6.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/10\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking out onto Peace Street<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide11\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint12.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/11\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former showroom of Lighting iNc. <\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide12\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint4.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/12\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet chandeliers<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide13\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincbathroom.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/13\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loving that toilet seat cover<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide14\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint5.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/14\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">See how low those ceilings are?<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide15\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint9.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/15\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Work on the space was well was underway in December<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide16\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint8.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/16\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some old merchandise, destined for the dumpster<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide17\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint7.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/17\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The main showroom of Lighting Inc.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide18\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincdocbrown.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/18\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">If Doc Brown had been into lamps instead of clocks, his lab probably would've looked a bit like this<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide19\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincint31.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/19\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The main showroom<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide20\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincnewint2.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/20\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">December 2015: This is the room next to the main showroom<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide21\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincnewint3.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/21\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">December 2015: Drywall framing underway on the second floor<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide22\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincnewint4.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/22\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">December 2015: This old desk was left behind by the previous occupants<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide23\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincelevator.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/23\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">December 2015: The old freight elevator<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide24\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincextview.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/24\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great view from the executive suite<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide25\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincdock.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/25\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This loading dock opens onto the railroad tracks<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide26\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincextside2.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/26\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lundy Group owns all of these buildings<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide27\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightingincold2-e1450342917371.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/27\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">An old shot of the main showroom at Lighting Inc. Date unknown.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide28\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightinginccarcrash.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/28\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A car once crashed into the storefront of Lighting Inc. Date unknown.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide29\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightinginccarcrash2.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Solutions<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/29\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A car once crashed into the storefront of Lighting Inc. Date unknown.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937-slide30\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/lightinginccarcrash3.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">August Construction Services<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-746954e27c8c69f9d8abc8621c295937\/30\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A car once crashed into the storefront of Lighting Inc. Date unknown.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Wednesday, December 16, 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A centuries old feud between two titans of Europe&#8217;s storied War of the Grocers\u00a0have brought the fight to North Raleigh, where Lidl, a German discount grocery chain, recently filed site plans less than a third of a mile from Aldi, another German discounter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51736\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51736\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.22.06-PM-771x334.png\" alt=\"This lot could be the home of a future Lidl Grocery Store\" width=\"771\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.22.06-PM-771x334.png 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.22.06-PM-336x146.png 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.22.06-PM-1170x507.png 1170w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.22.06-PM.png 1319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Bing Maps<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This lot could be the home of a future Lidl Grocery Store<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The plans call for a new, 36,170 square-foot grocery store to be built on a vacant lot at 4308 Wake Forest Road, between the McDonald&#8217;s and the Red Lobster.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51865\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51865\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/emptylot1-771x679.jpg\" alt=\"This lot could soon be home to a German discount grocery chain\" width=\"771\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/emptylot1-771x679.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/emptylot1-336x296.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/emptylot1-1170x1031.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This lot could soon be home to a German discount grocery chain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The developer is listed as Lidl US LLC, and gives a local address but a Virginia phone number. Interestingly, the local address traces on the plans to Turner Construction Company, whereas the official state filing lists a &#8220;virtual office&#8221; in Virginia as Lidl US LLC&#8217;s main headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>So we&#8217;re guessing Turner is going to be partnering with Lidl on the development of this store.<\/p>\n<p>The store itself would stand almost 33 feet tall, and be accompanied by 181 parking spaces. As it is located in a wetlands area, a number of stormwater protections are worked into the plans, including a bioretention facility and a number of drainage easements.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51735\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51735\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.13.31-PM-771x408.png\" alt=\"Site plans for the Lidl Grocery Store\" width=\"771\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.13.31-PM-771x408.png 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.13.31-PM-336x178.png 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.13.31-PM-1170x620.png 1170w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.13.31-PM.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">City of Raleigh<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site plans for the Lidl Grocery Store<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As the 7.2 acre site on which the store would be built is actually three separate properties, none of which are owned by the same company, it would appear the &#8220;negotiations&#8221; for Lidl to acquire the property that were mentioned in last week&#8217;s Triangle Business Journal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/triad\/news\/2015\/12\/09\/european-grocery-giant-lidl-picks-2-n-c.html\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a>\u00a0are still underway.<\/p>\n<p>For whatever reason, the first line of the Wikipedia article on Lidl cracked me up, so I&#8217;ll just paste it here:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The company was founded in the 1940s by a member of the Schwarz family, and was called <i>Schwarz Lebensmittel-Sortimentsgro\u00dfhandlung.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51737\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Newcastle_County_Down_08_August_2009-771x1157.jpeg\" alt=\"Newcastle,_County_Down_(08),_August_2009\" width=\"771\" height=\"1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Newcastle_County_Down_08_August_2009-771x1157.jpeg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Newcastle_County_Down_08_August_2009-336x504.jpeg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Newcastle_County_Down_08_August_2009-1170x1755.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can see why they changed the name to Lidl. Still though, not the easiest name to pronounce. Definitely a point in Aldi&#8217;s favor.<\/p>\n<p>And Aldi needs all the points it can get. There&#8217;s something that&#8217;s almost &#8230; Third World about being inside that store of theirs on Wake Forest Road. The layout, the products, even the lighting &#8230; it&#8217;s off-putting.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Aldi&#8217;s not the only competitor for Lidl to worry about: there&#8217;s a Wal-Mart with a full grocery section practically right behind the proposed site for the new grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>Also vying for those discount-grocer bucks is Trader Joe&#8217;s, located a little more than a mile down the road from the Lidl, Wal-Mart and Aldi. Of course, like pharmacies (although not to the same extent; there are several intersections in Raleigh that contain different pharmacies on each corner) grocery stores tend to cluster in areas where other ones are doing well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51733\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51733\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.15.40-PM-771x472.png\" alt=\"The Aldi on Wake Forest Road\" width=\"771\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.15.40-PM-771x472.png 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.15.40-PM-336x206.png 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-2.15.40-PM.png 1102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Aldi on Wake Forest Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of residential development in the area, and it&#8217;s somewhat convenient to access via the beltline, so it makes sense why they&#8217;d want to develop in the area, although driving down that particular stretch of Wake Forest Road, where the lanes are so narrow that you can&#8217;t even play on your phone, is pretty terrifying.<\/p>\n<p>The site plans for the store were drawn up by the Timmons Group.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Tuesday, December 15, 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We&#8217;re still more than a week out from\u00a0second day of Christmas, but my true love (the city of Raleigh&#8217;s department of Development Services) gave to me three demo projects for today&#8217;s Teardown Tuesday. They&#8217;re thoughtful like that.<\/p>\n<p>First up is another in a line of affordable apartment demolitions that we&#8217;ve discussed recently. The latest victim of this trend is the Gordon Street Family Apartments, a 5-unit, single-story complex located off Oberlin Road and not far from the Carolina Country Club.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51723\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 636px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51723\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-1.01.04-PM.png\" alt=\"These apartments are scheduled for demolition\" width=\"636\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-1.01.04-PM.png 636w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-12-at-1.01.04-PM-336x222.png 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Wake County<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">These apartments are scheduled for demolition<\/p><\/div>\n<p>First built in 1950, the complex appears to have contained two two-bedroom units and three one-bedroom units, although we&#8217;re not 100 percent on that. We did find an old rental listing for one of the two-bedroom units: at $750\/month, so we&#8217;d say this fell into the &#8220;affordable&#8221; range.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy Custom Homes will be handling the demolition for $20,000.<\/p>\n<p>Next, we have a pair of downtown projects, both of them related to the city&#8217;s Union Station development. The larger of the two is an old warehouse building that was part of the Dillon Supply complex, located at 510 West Martin Street. The 27,405 square-foot warehouse was first built in 1964, and\u00a0acquired by the city of Raleigh in May 2015.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51876\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51876\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse2-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"This warehouse is scheduled for demolition\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse2-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse2-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse2-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This warehouse is scheduled for demolition<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to the city of Raleigh, the new station is &#8220;scheduled to open in 2017, the new passenger rail station will replace the existing Amtrak Station on Cabarrus Street, which routinely experiences overcrowding and lacks the adequate platform size to serve longer trains. Raleigh Union Station has been contemplated in planning documents since the 1990s and is a significant component in the City\u2019s draft Downtown master plan. Raleigh Union Station is anticipated to stimulate additional development in the city\u2019s Warehouse District on the west end of Downtown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51721\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51721\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unionstsation.jpg\" alt=\"A rendering of Union Station\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unionstsation.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unionstsation-336x252.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">City of Raleigh<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rendering of Union Station<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Clancy and Theys will be doing the demo for $456,200. Note: this warehouse will not be completely torn down. It will be a &#8220;demo to shell&#8221; job, which basically means they&#8217;re taking down everything but the core\/shell of the building, which will then be readapted as a portion of Union Station.<\/p>\n<p>The second building is another warehouse once owned by the Dillon Supply Company, although, like the property on West Martin, it was acquired by the city in May of this year.<\/p>\n<p>This warehouse is slightly older than its counterpart, having been built in 1940. Its much smaller size \u2014 a mere 4,320 square feet \u2014 meant that the value on Clancy and Theys permit for this job was much smaller as well: $66,200. It will be completely torn down.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51875\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51875\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse3-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"This city-owned building will be torn down\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse3-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse3-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse3-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This city-owned building will be torn down<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For those curious about how Union Station is being funded, here&#8217;s a quick summary from the city:<\/p>\n<p>The total budget for the Union Station project is $79.8 million, with an additional $1 million held in reserve. The City\u2019s total contribution to the Union Station project will be $18 million to $19 million. The State\u2019s contribution to the project will total $9 million. The remaining balance will be funded by the Federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and two grants totaling $38 million from the USDOT\u2019s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program.<\/p>\n<p>Note: we took more pictures of the soon-to-be-demoed warehouses than we needed for this piece, so here&#8217;s a gallery of them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"slides-51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592\" class=\"navis-slideshow one-up\"><div id=\"51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592-slide1\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse1.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592\/1\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This warehouse is scheduled for demolition<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592-slide2\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse2.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592\/2\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This warehouse is scheduled for demolition<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592-slide3\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse3.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592\/3\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This city-owned building will be torn down<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592-slide4\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse4.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592\/4\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This warehouse is scheduled for demolition<\/p><\/div><div id=\"51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592-slide5\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/warehouse5.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/12\/14\/development-beat-52\/#51693-72bab92ca5b846316012403b8a9d2592\/5\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This warehouse is scheduled for partial demolition<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Monday, December 14, 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Last Thursday, WM Jordan Company received $16.5 million in permits for a new hotel at North Hills, a project we first discussed <a href=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/08\/03\/development-beat-34\/\" target=\"_blank\">way back in August<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The original dimensions for the hotel described on the site plans don&#8217;t appear to have changed much: seven stories, 81,481 square feet (it was 81,482 on the site plans) and 137 rooms (135 on the site plans).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51867\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51867\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/northhillshotel1-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"Site work has begun for a new hotel at North Hills\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/northhillshotel1-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/northhillshotel1-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/northhillshotel1-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site work has begun for a new hotel at North Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The retail portion of the development, however, appears to have increased significantly in size. The site plans noted there would be about 2,265 square feet dedicated to retail, but the $1.78 million permit issued to WM Jordan last week indicates there will be 4,165 square feet instead.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel will be branded as an AC Marriott, which\u00a0are described as &#8220;European-inspired design hotels&#8221; that offer &#8220;stylish, spacious quarters that let you enjoy the details that matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>AC Marriotts can be found across the globe: Istanbul,\u00a0Turkey; Marseille, France; Pisa, Italy; Barcelona, Spain &#8230; and now, Raleigh, North Carolina. To be fair, there&#8217;s also one in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23811\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23811 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hotelplannorthhills-e1449937521911-771x302.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"771\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hotelplannorthhills-e1449937521911-771x302.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hotelplannorthhills-e1449937521911-336x132.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hotelplannorthhills-e1449937521911.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">City of Raleigh<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site plan drawings for the new AC Marriott Hotel at North Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the curious, the &#8220;AC&#8221; is likely derived from the founder&#8217;s initials, Antonio Catalan. In a message posted on the company&#8217;s website, Catalan boasts that:<\/p>\n<p><em>The building of AC Hotels has been\u00a0my sole passion and purpose for the past 15 years. It is a dream rooted in my childhood, largely spent helping my parents in our small family hotel in Navarre, Spain.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although this will be W.M. Jordan&#8217;s first hotel project in Raleigh, it is far from the first hotel project the large company has developed. One of their more notable ones was the Hilton Garden Inn in Virginia Beach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51731\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51731\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HGI-Outdoor-Pool-771x308.jpg\" alt=\"The Hilton Garden Inn in Virginia Beach\" width=\"771\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HGI-Outdoor-Pool-771x308.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HGI-Outdoor-Pool-336x134.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/HGI-Outdoor-Pool.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">WM Jordan<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hilton Garden Inn in Virginia Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The existing hotel at North Hills, the Renaissance, is also a Marriott brand notable for its unique, elegant design, a feature it will likely share with this new AC Marriott. The Renaissance opened in 2008 and has 237 rooms.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15334\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15334\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/north_hills.jpg\" alt=\"The Renaissance Hotel at North Hills\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/north_hills.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/north_hills-336x252.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Photo by Donwest48. <\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Renaissance Hotel at North Hills<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the Development Beat, a look at some recent renovations around the city along with a charity drive being helped along by a local realtor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24061,"featured_media":23258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1599,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24061"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}