ITB?

Thanks to Raleigh.com for providing a few thoughts on the "ITB" area of Raleigh...one of the most desirable places to live. For those of you unfamiliar with Bellevue Road (where this home is located) it is smack dab in the middle of ITB and close to North Hills...It's like a one-two knockout punch!

This is a remarkable contemporary home. AND it's in an established neighborhood that is close to some of the hottest spots in the area. Truly a rare combination. There are no other homes like it.

"Victorian mansions and majestic oak trees line Raleigh's graceful boulevards, and North Carolina's capitol has been called "a city within a park." Saved from destruction during the Civil War by a well-timed surrender, Raleigh's preserved history and vibrant technology industry make it a place where the Old South and New South effortlessly intersect. Along with neighbors Durham and Chapel Hill, Raleigh anchors The Triangle, a region of 1.5 million known for its excellent universities, mild climate and high tech industrial sector."

They go on to describe "Olde Raleigh" and "ITB"

"Raleighites define their neighborhoods using the shorthand of "ITB" (Inside The Beltway), a reference to Interstate 440, which sweeps around the Raleigh metropolitan area in a broad circle. Though some consider Old Raleigh coterminous with all parts of the city that are ITB, the interstate serves more to divide the city from the suburbs than to delineate the truly "old" neighborhoods. Neighborhoods in Old Raleigh, like Glenwood South and Fayetteville, cluster near the State Capitol Building in the middle of town. These neighborhoods have benefited from the influx of youth and money to downtown and former warehouse districts, emblematic of a nationwide trend toward reversing the post-'50s "white flight" phenomenon."