| Raleigh, NC has consistently topped most national | | | | million sq. ft of commercial office space clustered |
| surveys as one of the best cities in the country | | | | in the Fayetteville Street District with a staggering |
| to live, work, play and learn. It's no wonder too- | | | | occupancy rate of about 90%. With more than |
| Raleigh undoubtedly has one of the best real | | | | 5,250 condominiums, apartments, single family |
| estate and job markets in the country and its | | | | homes and town homes downtown and an |
| schooling system is state-of-the-art. | | | | additional 2.640 units under construction, the |
| Hip and happening, Raleigh's downtown is the | | | | statistics are overwhelming. More than 15,000 |
| heart of the Triangle. With plenty of art galleries | | | | residents live within a 1-mile radius of Downtown |
| and antique markets, life entertainment and | | | | Raleigh and about 85,660 live within a 3-mile radius. |
| fabulous restaurants, downtown is brimming with | | | | Downtown Real Estate |
| culture and entertainment. | | | | Driving the success of Downtown Raleigh's |
| Short History Of Raleigh's Downtown | | | | booming real estate market has been the steady |
| Established in 1792, the city was named after Sir | | | | growth of jobs and a remarkable absence of any |
| Walter Raleigh, who sponsored the Colony of | | | | downturn in industry. |
| Roanoke or Lost Colony, which is currently the | | | | Residents in and around Downtown Raleigh live in |
| famous Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. Raleigh | | | | close proximity to the work place as well as a |
| is unusual in that it is one of those rare United | | | | pulsating nightlife and fine restaurants and easy |
| States' cities that was expressly planned and | | | | access to most amenities. |
| constructed to house the state capital. Prior to its | | | | Beautiful residential areas that are kid- friendly, |
| appointment as state capital in 1788, no other city | | | | several well-maintained parks including the |
| or town existed on that particular site. In | | | | cherished Moore and Nash Squares Park, excellent |
| December 1794, Raleigh hosted its very first | | | | schooling and fine universities make Downtown |
| North Carolina General Assembly convention. | | | | Raleigh a much sought-after address for families. |
| Downtown Raleigh very quickly grew from its | | | | Not too far from Downtown are university |
| original size and developed as the center for | | | | communities, historic neighborhoods and appealing |
| transportation and banking after the addition of | | | | suburban living in North Raleigh, Southwest Raleigh, |
| streetcar lines in the 1920s. | | | | West Raleigh and East Raleigh, each district with |
| Present Day Downtown | | | | its own distinct character and inviting amenities. |
| Downtown Raleigh today consists of almost 6 | | | | |