In Q2, Cary issued 14 non-residential permits for a total of 169,436 square feet. Projects of note are:

• Capital Associates Property, 4111 Page Road: Permit issued for a 120,000-square-foot industrial/laboratory building
• Ivybrook Academy, 8715 Holly Springs Road: Permit issued for a 6,429-square-foot daycare center on an existing .75-acre outparcel in Fairview Village shopping center
• Fenton, 550 Upper Plaza Lane: Permit issued for a 2,950-square-foot restaurant
  

Cary issued 113 non-residential alteration and addition permits in Q2. Projects of note are:

• Bull City Ciderworks, 210 E. Chatham St.: Interior renovation for Bull City Ciderworks
• Bond Brothers, 602 E. Chatham St.: New pergola and ADA-compliant restrooms to accommodate an increase in outdoor occupants
• Fenton: Building permits approved for new tenants Athleta, Altar’d State Arula, Bailey’s Fine Jewelry, Dram & Draught, LunchboxWax, M Sushi, Nike Live, Pottery Barn, Southern Tide, and four future tenant spaces

During Q2, 21 cases were in the rezoning process with five cases approved.

• 6705 Lewey Drive: Rezoning from Residential 40 to Transitional Residential Conditional Use to allow a maximum of 32 dwelling units and limiting uses to detached dwellings, townhouses, and neighborhood recreation
• 3012 Holly Springs Road: Rezoning from Wake County Residential 80 Watershed to Resource Recreation 
• McCrimmon Parkway and Louis Stephens Drive Rezoning, 5025 Louis Stephens Drive: Rezoning from Residential 40 to Transitional Residential Conditional Use to allow 160 townhomes with a maximum of 15 single-family residential homes
• 3890 N.C. 55: Rezoning from Office and Research and Development Conditional Use to General Commercial Conditional Use to allow for a grocery store with a maximum of 10,000 square feet
• Mills Residential Rezoning, 7921 Mills Road: Rezoning 32.92 acres east of Flat Branch from Residential 40 to Residential 12 Conditional Use while maintaining the Jordan Lake Watershed Protection Overlay. This property falls within the Green Level Special Planning Area, and the proposed use is limited to 55 single-family homes, neighborhood recreation, and associated accessory use.

In Q2, Cary approved 47 development plans. The notable plans approved this quarter were:

• Lee & Associates HQ, 413 Kildaire Farm Road: Development of 19,700-square-foot office and retail building in downtown Cary
• Searstone Medical Office Building, 3020, 3050, and 3070 Winston Hill Drive: Reapproval of an expired plan for the development of a 50,000-square-foot office building in the Searstone development
• Capital Associates Property, 4111 Page Road: Construction of a 120,000-square-foot industrial/laboratory building

At the end of 2021, the estimated population for the Town of Cary is 179,864. During 2021, Cary’s population grew by 7,643 citizens, or 4%. This estimate is based on the Census 2020 data. 

Cary’s oldest mall, South Hills Mall, sold to the development team of Chicago-based Northpond Partners and Raleigh-based Loden Properties for $38.4 million in November. The prior owners, the Martin Family, held the property for decades and put it up for sale in June, with the goal of a close before the end of the year. The South Hills Mall property consists of about 50 acres on both sides of Buck Jones Road and some property on the Crossroads shopping center side of U.S. 1. The new owners have been working with Cary staff to explore redevelopment opportunities.