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A tower near Crabtree Valley Mall that was once planned as Raleigh's tallest building is headed for a foreclosure auction.
Signs that promise a 2009 opening are the only signs of life at the site of a proposed tower once planned as Raleigh's tallest building.
The planned 43-story Soleil Center will be built in phases and won't include any luxury condos until the housing market rebounds, the developer says.
Construction has been delayed several times on the Soleil Center, billed to be Raleigh's tallest building.
Seafood restaurant McCormick & Schmick's will open July 10, and the rest of an $18 million expansion at Crabtree Valley Mall is expected to be done this fall.
Construction could begin this summer on what developers say will be Raleigh's tallest building.
Last year, the implosion of the old hotel next to Crabtree Valley Mall cleared the way for the new Soleil Center. But once the dust settled and the debris was cleared, work stopped on the site.
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