TOUR STOPS

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

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Presenting Sponsor

222 Glenwood Avenue
www.glenwoodsfinest.com

Built in 2008, 222 Glenwood is a mixed-use development in the heart of Glenwood South. Amenities include courtyard-style pool with outdoor fireplace, spacious balconies, elegant interior finishes, club room, and fitness center.

Silver Sponsor

400 West North Street
www.westatnorth.com

West has impeccably appointed interiors with 10-foot ceilings, spacious floor plans, and outdoor balconies. Within this mixed-use building is an elegant ground floor lobby, concierge service, cabana deck, rooftop pool, and fitness center. The residential units begin on the fifth floor allowing residents a view of Glenwood South’s activity. One, two, and three bedroom floor plans are available.

Silver Sponsor

  

301 Fayetteville Street
www.rbcplazacondos.com

This 33-story, mixed-use tower features first-floor retail, nine floors of in-building parking, 11 floors of office space and 11 floors of residential condominiums. As Raleigh’s tallest building and newest landmark, The Plaza Condominiums transformed the skyline and redefines the city. Residents enjoy a separate entrance from the office dwellers and security screening from the privacy of their own television. Featured on the 23rd floor is an outdoor swimming pool and fire-pit area, club room, kitchen, business center, home theater, and fitness room. One, two, and three bedroom units are available.

Silver Sponsor

300 West Dawson Street
www.hueraleigh.com

Hue is the newest landmark in the revitalized Warehouse District. Hue has been designed to support and enhance a healthy and dynamic lifestyle. The courtyard offers lush landscaping, inviting lap pool, BBQ grill patio, and café tables for gathering. Courtesy WiFi at the pool and resident lounge; well equipped private fitness and secure parking area. The condos include sleek hardwood, modern cabinets, granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances. Hue —a great place to start!

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Hudson 319 Fayetteville Street

Unit 409
For Sale
Remarkable modern condo located in the Historic Hudson Belk building on Fayetteville St. in downtown Raleigh.  You can now live above all the hottest spots in town while enjoying one of downtown’s true contemporary loft renovations.  With concrete floors, and high ceilings, a custom marble bathroom with amazing finish work, a floating bamboo floor and stainless appliances, this condo is truly a “must see!”  With onsite fitness facilities, a gorgeous outdoor courtyard, and underground, secure parking, this place will satisfy any “downtowner.”  

Unit 412
For Show

Palladium Plaza 444 S Blount Street

Completed in 2007, Palladium Plaza was built to fit in with the existing downtown Raleigh streetscape.  This 5-story building has 65 condos total, with only 8 remaining for sale.  The building has a combination of brownstones, flats, and 2-story condos.  The condos have a unique mixture of contemporary and high end finishes, and no two condos are alike.  It's location on the edge of downtown puts it within easy walking distance of everything downtown has to offer, while also providing a quiet place to come home. Palladium Plaza residents enjoy close proximity to the popular City Market thriving with activity and energy.

Unit 119
For Show
This brownstone condo is the home of a downtown real estate agent and art collector, and her two dogs.  She loves the high ceilings and absolutely adores the exposed concrete ceiling upstairs.  Her dogs love the direct sidewalk access and spend lots of time checking out passers-by.  This owner moved from a larger house outside of downtown and loves how the City has become part of her living room.  She also appreciates the space this condo has and she makes a point to use it all every day.

Unit 111
For Sale

The Paramount 618 N Boylan Avenue
Unit 700
F or Sale

Amazing Luxury Condo located in The Paramount, in the active Glenwood South District.  With amazing views and 2 master suites, this gorgeous condo is complete with every high-end feature any condo dweller would want.  Built-in theater and surround system, large balcony, 2 secure garage parking spots, and a dedicated storage space give this condo a ton of extra value.  The amenities in the Paramount add to the high-end lifestyle, complete with work out facilities, amazing pool deck with outdoor grills and lounge areas, and a community room for neighborhood functions, any condo dweller will feel extra special coming home!  

The Cotton Mill 614 Captial Boulevard

The building was constructed in the late 1880s and was used as the loading portal for the rail lines on the building’s east side. The Cotton Mill was renovated in 1996 and now houses 50 condominiums ranging from 800 to 2,500 square feet. It is a historic landmark featuring exposed beams, hardwood floors, 10-foot windows, and in some units, 19-foot ceilings.

Unit 208
For Show

Fully renovated in 2010 modern loft style open floor plan, exposed wood, second floor loft and master bath.

Unit 214
For Sale

Warehouse loft condo in Historic Cotton Mill overlooking downtown skyline. Newly refinished hardwood floors, huge windows, tall ceilings, exposed wood columns. Wrought iron balcony loft. Open floor plan. Bonus sitting area/office off master bedroom. Steps from Seaboard Station and a quick walk to Glenwood South.

The Residences at the Quorum Center 323 W Jones Street
Unit 825
For Show

Completed in December 2006, this mixed-use development includes state-of-the-art innovations. The uniquely designed featured unit is a 1,768-square foot luxury condominium with a very desirable floor plan and three balconies providing residents with beautiful views of downtown’s skyline–sunrises and sunsets.

Blount Street Commons
For Sale

BOYLAN HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD

Arthouse 716 W Hargett Street
For show

At the northern entrance to Boylan Heights is this beautiful 3,400 square ft., two story (ca. 1920”s) live/work residence, with studio apartment. A portion of the first floor is utilized as an art studio  for children, called ARTHOUSE, which allows for an environment where kid’s creative self expression can blossom. Renovations in 2008 preserved and refurbished the original heart pine floors, stairs and balustrade, 8 ft. doors and frames, wood base and fireplace mantles. The open plan maximizes the primary spaces while allowing the new wood double-hung arched top windows to let in natural light and enhance 360 degree views. Frosted glass was strategically integrated into key partitions to allow natural light throughout interior spaces. The kitchen and all bathrooms were reconfigured and designed to reflect a more contemporary aesthetic and finished with sustainable materials. The new lighting and plumbing fixtures, ceiling fans and door hardware add a unifying consistency to the eclectic nature of mixing the historical elements with modern amenities. The structure was updated to reflect the owner/architects’ modernist preferences, while respecting the original layout and introducing energy efficient technology.

An exterior paint scheme was chosen that would emphasize architectural details and express the artistic nature of the owners. Subtle whites were selected for the interior for a unifying element and to maximize space perception. A newly constructed entry porch with an Ipe bench and sky-lit canopy was constructed to provide a welcoming feature to the pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.

405 S Boylan Street
For Show

405 Kinsey Street
For Show

This home is a recently refurbished contemporary brick box built in 1947. It is one of the few homes in Boylan Heights that is lacking a front porch as the home originally had a side porch (now enclosed). The interior has been significantly changed to a more open floor plan with arched entryways and many of the original architectural details remain (all doors still have skeleton keys for example). A large addition in the back, houses a very modern master bedroom with a cathedral ceiling, large bath and walk-in closet. There is a full apartment upstairs which can be accessed internally and externally. This house also has a large deck in the back with a spectacular view of the city. An underground cistern was recently installed.

OAKWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD

Historic Oakwood 800 N Bloodworth Street
For Sale

The history of house includes the Briggs hardware store family, Thomas Argo, the first president of the NC Bar Association, and the then former Governor Charles B. Aycock whose family lived here from 1910 to 1940. The magnificent front porch, removed in the 1950’s, has been completely restored by the late Raymond Rodgers, aka Chef Rameaux, and his wife, Peggy Beasley-Rodgers. They returned to public view the front doors once hidden behind a brick structure added when the building was used as a church between 1940 and 1998. They also painstakingly restored the interior grandeur of the home, installed an “professional”
kitchen in a room nearly 40 ft long, added an adjoining deck, and landscaped the outside with a Pergola, brick patio and a intimate lawn. Just as they planned it, the home has been the site of many weddings, receptions, poker games and neighborhood parties.

315 Pell Street
For Sale

Contemporary openness and a sun room addition blend nicely with the character of this restored circa 1915 home located on a picturesque street of similar bungalows. Updated features include a true MBR suite, great room plus breakfast room, multi-level deck, fenced yard, winding stone-bordered pathways and gardens, possible workshop space in partial basement.

304 Linden Avenue
For Sale

The bungalow style is timeless while much of the 1920 bungalow is new including the kitchen, roof, heat & air, a true master suite with walk-in closet, 2nd bath, deck, all replaced since 2005. The versatile center hall floor plan includes the front bedroom pictured here that could also be a parlor. The back 3rd bedroom could be an ideal office or studio. Handsome mantels surround the four decorative fire places. The modern kitchen, with solid surface counters and a gas range, opens onto a 14x12 ft deck overlooking the fenced back yard and a 10x8 ft wired workshop & storage shed. The lush, recently sodded lawn enjoys good sun for a garden and shade for play. Large front porches define the character of the eclectic Historic Oakwood
neighborhood that lives like a small village. One block away you can walk back through Raleigh’s history in the Oakwood Cemetery.

THOMPSON-HUNTER NEIGHBORHOOD

225 Freeman
For Sale

This 2,000 square foot American Four Square house was built in 1925 by a man named Cleveland Strickland, and has since been lovingly restored to the beauty he once constructed. The house features Cleveland’s original second floor hardwoods, new solid oak flooring throughout the open downstairs floor plan, and a modern kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and convenient in-island gas range.

Cleveland and his wife would have enjoyed the master suite that is now complete with a walk-in closet, spacious bathroom with large tiled shower, claw-foot tub and 60 inch double vanity.

The dining room features a trey ceiling and French doors which lead onto a 30-foot party deck. The backyard is completely surrounded by a 6-foot privacy fence. The wide rocking chair front porch is a great location to enjoy the neighborhood and imagine what life was like when Cleveland built this home for his family over 85 years ago.

212 Haywood Street
For Show

This charming home was built in 1915 and completely renovated and expanded in 2010.  The floor plan includes an open, spacious kitchen, a two sided fireplace separating the dining and living rooms, and 10ft ceilings.  The enlarged floor plan includes 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The house also features hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, and a screened in back porch. The back yard is great for entertaining and is a short walk to Downtown Raleigh’s nightlife and festivals.

900 E Hargett Street
For Sale

This home in the burgeoning Thompson-Hunter neighborhood has been fully renovated. The master bedroom is conveniently located on the first floor, hardwood flooring. Granite countertops and customs cabinets have been installed in the kitchen. The restored fireplace is nestled nicely between the kitchen and living room.

828 E Hargett Street
For Show

This 102 year old home in the transitional Thompson Hunter neighborhood on the east side of downtown Raleigh continues to undergo meticulous and thoughtful rehabilitation. Following the tornadoes in April, this neighborhood was hit hard and signs of rebuilding are all around…and this house will have a new beautiful roof come tour time! Most recently the dining room, living room, master bedroom, and kitchen have been revived with classic cottage detailing highlighted by contemporary furnishings, colorful artwork, and creative uses of fabrics, mirrors, and unexpected accessories. Don't let the traditional look of the home's exterior fool you, the interior is a representation of the owners' personal style, seamlessly melding traditional and contemporary, funky and chic, whimsical and glamorous. Every room is sure to inspire creativity while beckoning you to sit for a spell.

602 E Hargett Street
For Sale

Built in 1935 and purchased by the City of Raleigh in 1996. The Sir Walter Raleigh Award winning design by Maurer Architecture transformed this former grocery store and fully renovated it into a 1,452 sq. foot, 3-bedroom and 2 full bath home.

SOUTH PARK

701 S Bloodworth Street
For show

Updated community development home, with three bedroom and a loft

711 S Bloodworth Street
For Show

This newer construction two-story home with traditional styling aligns with the historic character of the South Park National Register Historic District. It is located on a block where the City of Raleigh, ten years ago, bought most of the properties to aid in revitalization efforts. Built in 2005, the owners worked closely with the builder to customize their home to include additional square footage and south facing windows. The owners designed and built a 500 square ft. addition in 2008. The first floor features bamboo and Brazilian cherry hardwood floors. This home has a wonderful master bedroom and front porch view of downtown Raleigh. The Progress Energy Performing Arts Center is three blocks away and this neighborhood is one of the best kept (and affordable) secrets in downtown.

421 Watson Street
For Show

After being condemned by the City of Raleigh in 2008 for countless housing code violations, this house was purchased and renovated over the next year, transforming the 1,200 square foot, two-bedroom, one-bathroom home to a 1.5-story, 2,200 square foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom home. This home originally constructed in 1915 as a two-room shotgun-style home (and added on to in 1930s  and ‘40s) has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places for Raleigh’s South Park Historic District. As the house was becoming modernized with reconstructed structural supports, all new plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems, its original features were carefully restored, including heart pine floors, double-hung windows and an exposed brick chimney. A two-story addition on the back side of the house ties into the house, consistent with the original portion of the home featuring tall ceilings (including 17’ on the second story), Brazilian cumaru hardwood floors and matching two-over-two double-hung wood windows. This home is part of a strong revitalization effort moving southeast across downtown Raleigh and is currently owner—occupied by its redeveloper.

To see additional photos of renovation, click here.

ROSENGARTEN PARK
Winner - 2010 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance

This project represents the renewal of a unique Raleigh neighborhood, combining rehabilitation and compatible new construction.

509 S Saunders Street
For Show

A private/community project to restore the last remaining homes of Raleigh’s historic 4th Ward. In 2008, working with the Raleigh City Council, local renovators, and new owners, a plan was put into place to purchase more than 20 historic houses and home sites, renovate all the existing houses and build new historically detailed homes on the vacant lots.

515 S Saunders Street
For Show

This home was built in 1914, and recently renovated to remain on the original footprint. It now has an open floor plan featuring two bedrooms and baths, a sunroom, and original working fireplace.

IDLEWILD NEIGHBORHOOD
Winner - 2010 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance

Cooke Street Redevelopment Phase II. This redevelopment consists of 17 properties on Cooke, Seawell, and Jones streets, and Selwyn Alley. The project is a model revitalization effort by a multi-agency partnership that puts "green" design principles into practice.

Oakwood Cottages on Oakwood Avenue was a transformation of a block of aged housing, both visually and in terms of community.

316 Seawell
For Show

This home is reminiscent of a Craftsman style exterior and used a shotgun style design to meet the constraints of a lot with 20 foot frontage and fit on an infill lot “grandfathered” by zoning regulations as well as blend in with the neighborhood’s many smaller homes.  Inside, the modern blends well with reclaimed wood paneling on the kitchen, reused interior doors, and antique kitchen cabinetry to create a comfortable, inviting space.

Designed to produce more electricity than it consumes, this home takes advantage of the sun through both passive design and active systems to provide heat in the winter, and harvest rainwater for non-potable use.  Further, it is designed to minimize energy usage using reasonably available technology at a cost no more than 25% beyond the cost of a similar home and that extra investment having a payback of 10 years.

The underground cistern stores up to 1200 gallons of water from each inch of rainfall. This water is filtered and used for watering the garden and flushing the toilets (even though they are dual-flush toilets).  Domestic hot water is provided 85% by the Solar Thermal system as well, with a small electric backup for cloudy days. The home achieved an impressive HERS score of 7, meaning it is 93% more efficient than a code built house.

908 Oakwood Avenue
For Sale

This home was originally built as a 1 bedroom modified shotgun house in 1930, then rebuilt in 2009 on the existing footprint using existing framing where possible. It is now a Charleston Style home with stacked front porches.

The home has an open floor plan with 9-foot ceilings on the first floor, crown in the formal areas and an exposed brick fireplace with gas logs.  The kitchen boasts stainless steel, granite and glass backsplash. Each of the three bedrooms has its own bathroom, and there is a cozy loft area on the 2nd floor with a wonderful Raleigh skyline view.

There are some wonderful green features that you may not see or notice in this home. There is sustainably grown Bamboo flooring on the first and second floors.

521 Lenoir Street
For Sale

Charming custom-built home set in the heart of downtown Raleigh. Beautiful features such as hardwood flooring, granite countertops, open staircases, hand-crafted molding, and more.