Hillsborough St is not downtown. You'd have to live down here to get that. Val Valentine has already destroyed half of the Stanhope neighborhood by making it into gravel parking lots. This "development" is where small small victorian and colonial revival houses once stood. This whole development is creating a situation next to the rest of Stanhope that makes it undesirable to live there. You would not stand for this in Fuquay or Holly Springs, so all I ask is to put yourself in these people's shoes. I promise you, Val does not care about anyone but himself and his bank account.

no scubagirl, the developer had already compromised previously and was going to build the 7 story at 79 feet. the council gave them 79 feet, but would only give them 5 stories.

7 story 86 feet

5 story 79 feet

reading is fundmental

There isn't much that could make this block of Hillsborough Street look worse than it already does. If someone wants to build anything here, be thankful and let them do it.

It is difficult for me to understand why the neighborhood located in an urban area near downtown is opposed to a 7 story building. Give me a break! It's about time some people that live here realize Raleigh and the rest of the Triangle is considered a "major metropolitan area". My guess most of the people that oppose the building size aren't transplants. The City Council needs to look forward an do what is best for the City's growth. The difference between 5 and 7 stories isn't much. Years ago the Council approved the now defunct Westin Hotel project off of Glenwood Ave. That building would have been higher than the one in question now. Not to mention it would have stuck out like a sore thumb in Crabtree Valley. My recommendation to the Council members is start acting like Raleigh is a major City.

Get real people! You live next to downtown and complain about a 7 story building that's barely going to raise above the tree line. This building is going to house students that are going to ride bikes and walk to class. How are they going to add traffic? Sometimes I think people just like to hear them selves talk. Just get over it or move to Clayton were you don't have to worry about a three story ever getting built.

on my last comment I meant to say:

"I don't understand the logic, a 5 story 79 foot tall building is ok but a 7 story 79 foot building is not?!"

I don't understand the logic, a 7 story 79 foot tall building is ok but a 5 story 79 foot building is not?! What's up w/ that? Are neighbors against low ceilings and demanding high ceilings? The important thing should be height, although come on people you are living in a city approaching a 1/2 million people, and u live near downtown...the area is going to build up...if tall buildings scare you move to a small town or a rural area....

Why does everyone always complain when a developer wants to build a building right outside downtown. If you don't like buildings taller than 2 stories then MOVE!! I say lets build it!!

Someone ought to tell WRAL that a 5-story building is not a high-rise. Well, maybe it is in Raleigh.

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