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02-18-2012, 08:22 AM
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it was supposed to be an upscale mall type place at the intersection of 401 and 540 but it never happened. Is it totally gone at this point??? We need a Pottery Barn big time!!! lol
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02-18-2012, 10:24 PM
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Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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With Triangle Town Center nearby, why would anyone build another mall so close?
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02-19-2012, 09:02 AM
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Yeah, this is the first I've ever hear of a mall on 401 and 540. Maybe someone confused the Wake Tech campus with a mall? With Triangle Town Center about 1 mile away, and sitting on dozens of vacant shops, no one in their right mind would build a second mall that close.
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02-19-2012, 09:36 AM
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Was going to be set up like Brier Creek.
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02-19-2012, 10:39 AM
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Location: Clayton, NC
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As of last spring construction was to begin this year. However I haven't seen any signs of activity yet.
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02-19-2012, 11:19 AM
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Location: Atlanta
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I don't think it's going to be a mall, but rather a mixed-use development (live, work, play). Wasn't this land an old farm that Wake County proposed building a park on? I may be thinking of another tract.
Being from Louisburg, I hope the US401 corridor is developed in an attractive tree-filled manor. Rolesville could have seized an opportunity to build a little compact grid of streets that would facilitate a walkable lifestyle, however I fear that monstrous subdivisions will continue to remain the status quo.
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02-20-2012, 09:37 AM
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Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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Quote:
Originally Posted by architect77
I don't think it's going to be a mall, but rather a mixed-use development (live, work, play). Wasn't this land an old farm that Wake County proposed building a park on? I may be thinking of another tract.
Being from Louisburg, I hope the US401 corridor is developed in an attractive tree-filled manor. Rolesville could have seized an opportunity to build a little compact grid of streets that would facilitate a walkable lifestyle, however I fear that monstrous subdivisions will continue to remain the status quo.
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Yeah, I think you are correct that it won't happen that way. 
There's a lot to be said for developing Raleigh's suburbs in a "small town" model rather cul-de-sac suburbia with huge mega-centers. Every shopping opportunity doesn't have to be a regional center. |
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02-23-2012, 05:54 PM
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With Triangle Town Center nearby, why would anyone build another mall so close?
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because Triangle Town Center sucks 
need: Crate and Barrell, pottery barn, restoration hdwe, nordstroms, etc.
plus t was supposed to be mixed-use with a little downtown walking area and apts and such. i was looking fwd to it as i avoid Capital Blvd like the plague. |
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02-25-2012, 03:01 PM
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Apts are in progress at Triangle near walmart.
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02-25-2012, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mcfamilyof4
need: Crate and Barrell, pottery barn, restoration hdwe, nordstroms, etc.
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I just don't see those stores eyeing the area around 401/540 as a possible location maybe in 20 years but not now. |
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