This quarter, Cary completed interior and external work at the Ivey-Ellington House, including installing the roof and drywall and repairing historic plaster. Interior work made way for crews to begin prepping for paint and tile work. Site work also began this quarter with the installation of stormwater drain lines and the start of a new stormwater control device, which will be conveniently located beneath the planned walkway that will connect the parking lot to Academy Street.

In Q1, Cary issued permits for seven new nonresidential projects, totaling 265,076 square feet. These projects represent an increase of 40% from the three-year median of five. The four largest projects were:

• Park Overlook Shell Building #1 at 4010 Park Overlook Way (106,359 square feet).
• Park Overlook Shell Building #2 at 4010 Park Overlook Way (54,649 square feet).
• Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) Parking Deck at 139 Weston Oaks Court (two levels with 198 parking spaces and 61,236 square feet). 
• Sri Venkateswara Temple at 109 Balaji Place (two stories with 38,970 square feet).

Cary issued 104 alteration and addition permits to existing nonresidential structures in Q1. The largest projects include: 

• Duke Ortho and Duke Medicine Specialties, 100 Duke Health Cary Place: New tenant upfit for 3rd and 4th floors of existing building for new medical office tenants (33,419 square feet).
• TranSouth Logistics, 400 Innovation Ave #150: New tenant upfit (23,799 square feet).
• N.C. Turnpike Authority, 2501 Aerial Center Parkway #200: New tenant upfit (21,390 square feet).
• American Tower Corporation, 1 Fenton Main Street: New tenant upfit (8,240 square feet).
• Capital Mazda of Cary, 529 Crossroads Boulevard: Addition and renovations to 31,179-square-foot automotive showroom and service facility.
• Towne Bank at Preston, 3791 N.W. Cary Parkway: Renovation of former ballet academy into anew 14,813-square-foot branch bank.

There were also several new tenant upfits approved for dining establishments:

• Gen Korean BBQ House, 232 Crossroads Boulevard 
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, 302 Colonades Way #203
• Farmside Kitchen, 316 Colonades Way #212 
• Bhavana Brewery, 850 Lower Garden Lane 
• Bad Machines, 216 Nottingham Drive 
• Milkshake Factory, 161 E Chatham St. 

During Q1, four new rezoning cases were submitted:

• 24-REZ-10, 3001 Van Gogh Lane: Annexing (24-A-05) and applying initial Cary zoning (Residential-40) to 0.92 acres.
• 24-REZ-11, 7032 and 7100 Carpenter Fire Station Road (Davis Tract): Rezoning 26.71 acres to Transitional Residential Conditional Use (TR-CU) for 90 townhouses.
• 24-REZ-12, 402 Charles Court: Rezoning 0.34 acres from Town Center Low Density Residential (TC-LDR) to Town Center Medium Density Residential (TC-MDR) to subdivide lot.
• 24-REZ-13, 227 and 309 Barbee Road: Rezoning 9.76 acres to Residential-12 Conditional Use (R-12-CU) for 19 detached homes.

During Q1, no new rezoning cases were approved. At the end of Q1, there were a total of 28 active rezoning cases at various points in the review process.

In Q1, Cary approved 46 development plans. Notable plans approved this quarter include:

• Swift Creek Elementary School (23-DP-8842), 5601 Tryon Road: Demolition and construction of new school.
• Walnut Place II — Residence Inn (23-DP-9127), 1722 Walnut Street: Removal of existing hotel and construction of new 7-story, 124-room hotel.
• Twyla Walk, Phase 3 (21-DP-1087-A), Twyla Road and Kempthorne Road: 41 units and realignment of Twyla Road.
• Lewey Drive Townhomes (22-DP-8469), 6705 Lewey Drive: 29 townhomes and three lots for detached dwellings.
• Higgins Greenway, Phase IV (21-DP-0548-A): Streetside greenway along Kildaire Farm Road and 
  Cary Elementary School property.