Project Overview

The Cedar Street Parking Deck involves the development of a parking structure with ground-floor retail along Chatham Street. The parking deck, located between Cedar Street, Chatham Street, and the newly constructed Rogers Alley, will contain approximately 300 parking spaces and approximately 4000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Cary would own and operate the parking deck, and Northwoods Rogers Condo, LLC will own and operate the Retail Building with ownership structured via a condominium arrangement. The main vehicular access to the deck will be from Cedar Street, with elevators and stairs located in an architecturally distinctive tower element on Chatham Street (as well as a stairway on Cedar Street).

The project is located within the Central Chatham Subarea of the Downtown Special Planning Area of the Cary Community Plan, which envisions Chatham Street as the downtown’s main commercial corridor with vertically mixed-use buildings that accommodate retail, dining, and office on the ground floor with residential units on upper floors.

Overall Construction Process 

• Tower Crane Installation and Operation – A tower crane will be used on the project to facilitate material delivery and concrete placement. This crane will take deliveries from E. Chatham Street due to the proximity to the Railroad Right of Way and existing power lines on Cedar Street. When the tower crane is not in use, it will be set to "free spin" and will act as a weathervane, slowly rotating freely as a safety measure to limit the wind loads on the crane arm.  
• Concrete Forming and Pouring - This will be a six-story poured concrete structure. Each level of construction will consist of building forms, installing reinforcements, and pouring concrete.
• Supports – While the concrete reaches maximum strength the elevated floors will be supported. This process uses electronic monitors to know when that strength has been achieved and the supports can be removed.
• Interior Infrastructure – Once the structure is complete, infrastructure for lights, smart parking, IT, and security will be installed.
• Exterior Skin – By itself, a concrete structure can be plain to look at. To make the structure more aesthetically pleasing, brick, metal screening, and terra cotta will be installed onto the outside of the deck.
• Streetscaping – Once the structure is complete, we will be adding trees, brick pavers, plantings, and paving to the surrounding area.
• Construction is estimated to be completed by Fall 2025

Project Updates

Current Work (Summer 2024)

• Installation of a tower crane on site.
• This work will include a lane closure on E. Chatham for two days.
• Material deliveries for reinforcing steel, formwork, and shoring.
• Starting mid-July, materials will be brought to the job site and unloaded with the tower crane in the early morning hours during the week (Summer 2024 – Winter 2025).
• Forming, reinforcement, and concrete pours for the elevated levels will begin.

Completed Work (Winter 2024 – Summer 2024)

• Development Agreement (Approved 11/16/23)
• Contractor mobilization, set up fencing, and erosion control measures (Spring 2024).
• Demolition of existing buildings and utilities on site (Spring 2024).
• Installed drilled caissons (concrete and steel shafts) for foundation support (Summer 2024).

Contact

Dial 311 within Cary or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits, or email 311@carync.gov.