This quarter, Cary reached a significant milestone with the adoption of the Cary Housing Plan. This comprehensive document provides the actions needed to implement the policies outlined in the LIVE chapter of the Imagine Cary Community Plan to meet the diverse housing needs of residents over the next decade.

The Cary Housing Plan highlights three overarching housing goals: first, continue to be a community of choice by ensuring high-quality and diverse new housing development; second, ensure all residents can enjoy the full benefit of Cary’s high quality of life; and third, pursue regional and nonprofit partnerships to meet Cary’s housing needs.

Cary welcomed state and federal elected officials for a housing build day. In partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Wake County, Hannah Place will include seven single-family homes on Trimble Avenue, funded in part by Cary and its Community Development Block Grant Program. Council member Lori Bush, the event keynote speaker, highlighted the importance of high-quality housing for all Cary residents. The homes were also featured in the 2021 Triangle Parade of Homes event.

During the second quarter, Cary issued 207 new single-family permits. The top three subdivisions permitted were Channing Park (36), James Grove (26), and Brickyard (26).Overall, permits for new single-family homes decreased 14% in comparison with Q2 of FY 2021. Cary issued 205 single-family certificates of occupancy (COs) this quarter for an average of three certificates per workday. This is a 31% increase in comparison with the COs issued in Q2 of FY 2021. The subdivisions that received the most COs were Brickyard (34), Savaan (31), and Woodhall (19). Cary also issued building permits for 377 units in two multi-family projects.

This quarter, Cary issued 469 residential alteration and addition permits. This is a 5% decrease from the same period last year and a 2% decrease from last quarter. In addition, Cary issued 14 permits for multi-family alterations and additions.