In Q4, Cary issued four non-residential permits for a total of 72,570 square feet. The largest project was a new 67,188-square-foot shell building for a future office at 1700 Kildaire Farm Road.

Cary issued 93 non-residential alterations and additions permits in Q4. Projects of note include:

• Protolabs, 3615 Pleasant Grove Church Road: Permit for the first interior fit-up of 68,694 square
  feet of warehouse space.
• 301 MetLife Way: Permit for the renovation of the first and seventh floors to fit-up a new corporate tenant.
• Sports and Social at Fenton, 301 Fenton Drive, Suite 110: Permit for the first interior fit-up of 23,940 square feet for a restaurant and bar.

In Q4, 28 cases were in the rezoning process, with three cases approved:

• 21-REZ-21, Fenton: The request adds a second development option for the retail anchor and clarifies additional flexibility for signage at Fenton.
• 21-REZ-15, 109 Appaloosa Trail: The request establishes Residential 40 Conditional Use zoning for the construction of a detached dwelling and connection to Cary’s water and sewer services.
• 21-REZ-19, Estes Residential: The request rezones six acres of property at 7824 Emery Gayle Lane from Residential 40 to Residential 12 Conditional Use to develop a maximum of 15 detached dwelling units.

In Q4, Cary approved 31 development plans. Notable plans approved this quarter were:

• Aventon Kit Creek Apartments, 7655 Kit Creek Road and 5329 N.C. 55: Development plan for 293 multi-family dwelling units.
• Bitting Redevelopment, 520 Old Apex Road: Development plan to redevelop former industrial service buildings into brewery space.
• Higgins Greenway Phase III, Union Street: Development plan for the extension of the
  Higgins Greenway.
• Meridian East Chatham, 229 E. Chatham St.: Development plan for a mixed-use project including a five-story building with 220 apartments and 8,200 square feet of retail.

Cary Council members and more than 60 staff members participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fenton on June 2. The event marked the culmination of more than four years of hard work since the approval of the development’s original zoning in 2018. The ribbon cutting served as a prelude to the grand opening festivities on June 4 and 5. Even though Phase 1 was only partially occupied, several tenants broke or exceeded national opening day sales numbers:

• With $60,000 in sales on opening weekend, Nike Live exceeded the opening sales performance of its stores in Atlanta and Nashville.
• Southern Tide’s opening day broke its single-day sales record.
• Honeysuckle Gelato’s sales on June 4 were the highest single day in company history.

As of the end of June, a dozen tenants and Paragon Theaters were open, with Fenton’s first restaurant scheduled to open in July. Another two dozen retail tenants and a half-dozen restaurants are working on finishing their spaces.

On June 10, Cary hosted five members from the Carrboro Economic Sustainability Committee on a driving and walking tour of downtown. Participants included Carrboro Council member Randee Haven-O’Donnell, Economic Development Director Jon Hartman-Brown, and members of Cary’s economic sustainability committee. The tour and discussion focused on land assemblage and working with private property owners and developers to achieve Cary’s vision for downtown revitalization.