We've blogged in the past here, here and here about the political saga between the City of Raleigh and the State of North Carolina over the Dorothea Dix property in downtown Raleigh, a 300-plus acre piece of lovely real estate. And you thought cities and states were on the same side, didn't you? Oh, how cute.
Anyway, enough about the political row. Let's talk
about the real estate, which is rolling, with open fields and
mature trees and which features an unmatched, majestic view of
Raleigh's quickly-growing downtown skyline (yes, we have other
skylines; we are a modern city).
Let's put this in perspective: 300-plus acres of mostly
undeveloped urban real estate. San
Francisco's Golden Gate Park (created in 1870s) is 1,017 acres
in size. New York's Central Park (1850s) is 843 acres.
Chicago's Grant Park (1840s, as Lake Park) is 319
acres. We have something here. From a city planning
standpoint, we have something here. In terms of modern city
planning, we very much have something here. I mean, it's
2015.
Today, the State recorded a deed conveying to the City: "[A]ll
of Lot 1, containing approximately 154.439 acres, Lot 2, containing
approximately 9.950 acres, and Lot 3, containing approximately
143.589 acres, all as shown on that plat titled "Subdivision
& Recombination Plat Properties of The State of North
Carolina," prepared by Taylor Wiseman & Taylor, dated July
15, 2015 and recorded in Book of Maps 2015, Pages 1183 through
1191, inclusive, Wake County Registry."
A copy of the deed can be viewed here.
We'll see what the City does from this point. In the meantime, for the citizens of Raleigh and the citizens of the State, many view this as a good day.
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