RBC breaks ground, Reynolds gets taller
In 1990 Progress Energy (then CP&L) was Raleigh’s tallest building but things were changing: two buildings were being built that would soon define Raleigh’s skyline for the next 17 years. These buildings, Wachovia (then First Union) and 2 Hannover, were both about the same height and several blocks apart. 2 Hannover was in the heart of the CBD, next to a few other highrises. Wachovia, while only down Fayetteville Street Mall, was much taller than anything else around it.
Flash forward to September 26th, 2006 - Downtown Raleigh is about to break ground on its new tallest building. At 538 feet, the new headquarters for RBC will stand 100 feet above our current tallest. Just like 1991, however, our new tallest building won’t be alone. The long awaited Reynolds tower is expected to break ground next summer. While we don’t know the final height or final plans, it’s recently been announced that the building might go up to 31 stories. Whether or not it will surpass RBC isn’t known, but one thing is for sure: Wachovia and 2 Hannover are getting some company, our “bookends” are getting some books.
Comments(2)Projects and link pages are back up
The projects page and links page are now back up.
The projects page is sortable, so if you click on the column headings you can sort projects alphabetically, by their types, current status and their heights. The next update (coming up sometime this week) will allow you to click on the project to get a rendering and more information. The information is “current”, but keep in mind that some projects still don’t have final heights/floor counts.
Galleries completed
All the old galleries have now been added, Check them out!
News and Gallery
Old news articles are now accessible under the “News” tab or ” the “Older News” link. Also I’ve been working on the photo gallery section which is now available under the “gallery” tab. Only one gallery is up for right now, but the others are on their way. Next steps are putting more galleries up, the links page then the “projects” page. The map and catalog are still at least a few weeks away, but should be pretty nice when done.
Slowly updating
The site is still in the process of being updated and most of the old functionality is temporarily down. Keep checking back for updates!