The Weld will serve as a mixed-use destination on the edge of Dorothea Dix Park, a new 300-acre park that has become an attraction for the entire region. The design creates a new public plaza connecting the development to the park, featuring a range of retail and food-and-beverage offerings. The overall development includes more than a thousand dwelling units and 30,000 sf of retail, forming a vibrant new district on the southern edge of downtown Raleigh. Perkins Eastman is designing Phase II of the project, which comprises slightly more than half the total units.