The owners of Amedeo’s Italian Restaurant have filed a rezoning request with the city of Raleigh to potentially make way for more height on its Western Boulevard property.
Why it matters: Amedeo’s has been a fixture of the Raleigh dining scene, especially among the Wolfpack faithful, for six decades.
- But Western Boulevard is on the cusp of a major transformation as the city eventually hopes to extend its bus-rapid transit system down the road, and it could potentially mean the relocation of the historic restaurant.
Driving the news: Wolfgang Investment Properties, which is run by the owners of Amedeo’s, filed a request with the city in February to allow up to seven stories to be built on the property at 3911 Western Blvd.
- The application references the future bus-rapid transit line and notes that any redevelopment would follow the city’s urban frontage rules and include the existing surface parking lot.
The big picture: Amedeo’s is known for its classic Italian comfort food, especially its signature lasagna, but longtime customers also cherish the campus-adjacent institution because it’s an N.C. State institution — founded by a former Wolfpack football player and brimming with red-and-white memorabilia and game-day tradition…