{"id":23479,"date":"2015-07-20T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=23479"},"modified":"2016-07-24T21:46:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T01:46:27","slug":"development-beat-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2015\/07\/20\/development-beat-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Development Beat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Friday, July 24, 2015<\/h6>\n<p>As we wrap up another week of the Development Beat, it&#8217;s time to take a look back at some recently issued non-residential renovation permits. Plus, the return of our photo hunt contest!<\/p>\n<p>The biggest job\u00a0for the week of July 13, 2015 was a $4 million renovation of the fire alarm system at the State Employees Credit Union offices at 3101 Wake Forest Road.<\/p>\n<p>The job will be handled by Davie Construction Company.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0second largest renovation\u00a0is related to a project we discussed on Monday\u00a0at the Carolina Country Club; except this time it&#8217;s $1.295 million\u00a0in renovations for &#8220;two pool areas and decks.&#8221; Clancy &amp; Theys, which is also building the new pool equipment sheds from Monday, will be handling these renovations as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21598\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21598 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/countryclub2-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"The Carolina Country Club is in the midst of a series of upgrades to its facilities\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/countryclub2-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/countryclub2-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/countryclub2-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Carolina Country Club is in the midst of a series of upgrades to its facilities<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The third largest was an $850,000 renovation of the Dr. Pepper warehouse at 416 South Dawson Street, by Empire Properties. According to a flier put out by Empire:<\/p>\n<p><em>This historic building was constructed in 1935, where it operated as the Dr. Pepper bottling plant for nearly 40 years, and is in the early stages of a full historic renovation. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The yellow brick building has an Art Moderne fa\u00e7ade with streamlined brick pilasters, large plate glass display windows, and an extensive factory space to the rear.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Should be interesting to see how the renovation turns out.<\/p>\n<p>Also receiving permits last week were two separate renovation projects at Cameron Village. The addresses listed didn&#8217;t turn up anything in county records or any standard mapping service. One of the parcel ID numbers, however, popped up in iMaps.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23489\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23489\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-29-771x491.jpg\" alt=\"This parcel at Cameron Village is set to undergo some renovations\" width=\"771\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-29-771x491.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-29-336x214.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-29.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">iMaps<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This parcel at Cameron Village is set to undergo some renovations<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since the addresses given are 425 and 433 Daniels, we assume they are both part of the highlighted parcel above. The jobs are described as &#8220;addition\/cantina&#8221; and &#8220;alteration to shell\/elevator.&#8221; The total cost for the jobs (which are spread across three permits)\u00a0comes to $1,563,878, and will be handled by MP Contracting. One odd thing of note: the property is described as &#8220;The Byron Building&#8221; on one permit, and &#8220;The Bryan Building&#8221; on\u00a0two others.<\/p>\n<p>Finally last week, the CVS that will be built at the ground floor of the Stanhope residential mixed-use building on Hillsborough street received its interior completion permits, which amounted to a total cost of $469,386. Our old friends at Diamond Contractors will be handling the job.<\/p>\n<p>OK, so now it&#8217;s time for the photo hunt contest. We&#8217;ve got a pretty exciting prize for the winner this time around too: a pair of tickets to the Family Festival and All-Star Basketball game, to be held <span class=\"aBn\" data-term=\"goog_1205722499\"><span class=\"aQJ\">August 1st<\/span><\/span> at Broughton High School.<\/p>\n<p>The event is being hosted by Building a Stronger Raleigh Together, and will \u00a0feature the San Antonio Spurs\u2019 David West, the Phoenix Suns\u2019 TJ Warren, former Boston Celtics\u2019 player Chris Corchiani and other current and former professional players.<\/p>\n<p>But enough about that, here&#8217;s the photo:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23540\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23540\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/devbeatphotocontest3-771x1057.jpg\" alt=\"Where in downtown Raleigh is this artwork located?\" width=\"771\" height=\"1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/devbeatphotocontest3-771x1057.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/devbeatphotocontest3-336x461.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/devbeatphotocontest3-1170x1604.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">James Borden \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where in downtown Raleigh is this outdoor artwork located?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first person to correctly guess where this photo was taken will win those tickets!<\/p>\n<h6>Thursday, July 23, 2015<\/h6>\n<p>Hold on to your hats readers, things are about to get real exciting: that&#8217;s right, a preview of a proposed Valvoline Instant Oil Change in North Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>The newest Raleigh location of the oil change and preventive maintenance chain would be built on the space of a former Citgo Gas Station, which was accompanied by a &#8220;Capital Food Shop,&#8221; at 8315 Falls of Neuse Road.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly enough, there is a YouTube video of the property in question, back when it was for sale.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"771\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLeCpbMj3kw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 3,504 square foot structure was first built in 1969, and the property was deeded to &#8220;The Trust of Diane Nieto&#8221; in 2013. I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;ll come up again in a future edition of Teardown Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The new Valvoline Instant Oil Change will be housed in a new, 3,922 square-foot, 23-foot-tall structure. It will reduce the overall impervious surface on the lot by about 500 square feet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109291\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-109291\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-24-at-9.40.31-PM-771x666.png\" alt=\"Site plans for the Valvoline Instant Oil Change\" width=\"771\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-24-at-9.40.31-PM-771x666.png 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-24-at-9.40.31-PM-336x290.png 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-24-at-9.40.31-PM-768x664.png 768w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-24-at-9.40.31-PM.png 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site plans for the Valvoline Instant Oil Change<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The chain currently has two locations in Raleigh, one at 300 E Six Forks Road, built in 1997, and another at 4512 Pleasant Valley Road, built in 2001.<\/p>\n<h6>Wednesday, July 22, 2015<\/h6>\n<p>On July 1, site plans were filed for a new subdivision titled Oakwood Townes, to be located within the Mordecai neighborhood. With all the new talk of downtown development in historic districts, we thought it might be worth taking a look at.<\/p>\n<p>This project, however, will not be of the dreaded &#8220;three-story residential with ground-floor retail&#8221; variety that many fear will come to Raleigh&#8217;s historic neighborhoods under the new UDO remapping.<\/p>\n<p>Oakwood Townes\u00a0will be built on a 5.16 acre parcel of land at the intersection where Brookside Drive intersects with Watauga Street and becomes N. Boundary Street. It will include 37 attached two-bedroom town homes, with an average density of 7.4 acres per unit. They will range in size between 1,200 and 1,800 square feet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23485\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 746px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23485\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-25.jpg\" alt=\"SIte plan drawings for Oakwood Townes in Mordecai\" width=\"746\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-25.jpg 746w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-25-336x294.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">City of Raleigh<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Site plan drawings for Oakwood Townes in Mordecai<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The property is currently home to a series of single-story multifamily units originally built in 1958. It was purchased by York Properties in February 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The existing\u00a0structures on the property currently cover 44,376 square feet of impervious surface; once the new town homes are built, that number will nearly\u00a0double to 87,751 square feet.<\/p>\n<p>New sanitary sewer easements will be added to the property, along with a dedicated open space area.<\/p>\n<p>While York Properties owns the land, the developer on the plans is listed as Legacy Custom Homes. Legacy has developed a number of upscale residential projects in the area, including one at Five Points off Glenwood and another at Carlton\u00a0Square near the Crabtree Valley Mall.<\/p>\n<p>A check of their website shows a limited availability of homes in most of their communities; we imagine this will also be the case for these Oakwood Townes as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23486\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23486\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-26.jpg\" alt=\"The existing homes on the future site of Oakwood Townes\" width=\"771\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-26.jpg 797w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-26-336x222.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-26-771x510.jpg 771w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Wake County<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The existing homes on the future site of Oakwood Townes<\/p><\/div>\n<h6>Tuesday, July 21, 2015<\/h6>\n<p>Welcome back to Teardown Tuesday! It&#8217;s been more than a month since any nonresidential demolition permits had been issued, and as much fun as Terrific Tuesday has been over the past two weeks, it&#8217;s good to get back to our roots.<\/p>\n<p>Granted: what we&#8217;ve got this week ain&#8217;t much, but it&#8217;s something.<\/p>\n<p>A small warehouse type structure which is apparently\u00a0an old construction trailer on the North Hills property not far from North Hills Park, just a little closer to the road, was permitted for demolition on July 14.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23483\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23483\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-24.jpg\" alt=\"This construction trailer at North Hills is scheduled for demolition.\" width=\"640\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-24.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-24-336x216.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Wake County<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">This construction trailer at North Hills is scheduled for demolition.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The $13,000 project will be handled by Cecil Holcomb Demolition.\u00a0County records for the property indicate the assessed building value is $0, although the land itself is valued at $1.079 million. It is owned, of course, by Kane Realty, the developers behind the North Hills complex.<\/p>\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t find permits indicating when exactly these trailer was built; although it appears some work was done on it in 2010, county photos show that\u00a0it&#8217;s been there since at least 2008.<\/p>\n<p>OK: that wasn&#8217;t much. But hey, something&#8217;s getting torn down, and that&#8217;s always exciting. For the record, there were three residential demolition projects permitted last week, with a total value of $40,000.<\/p>\n<h6>Monday, July 20, 2015<\/h6>\n<p>The most significant &#8220;new building&#8221; type permit issued last week was also the least expensive: its cost is listed as $1.<\/p>\n<p>The project is the new stadium at Athens Drive High School, which broke ground in May. Designed by Anegram Studio, the 3,000-seat stadium will be built for about $5 million by Muter Construction.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23481\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23481\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11048788_819961678058198_6520579137124969484_o-771x533.jpg\" alt=\"The groundbreaking for the new stadium at Athens Drive was held in May\" width=\"771\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11048788_819961678058198_6520579137124969484_o-771x533.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11048788_819961678058198_6520579137124969484_o-336x232.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11048788_819961678058198_6520579137124969484_o-1170x810.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11048788_819961678058198_6520579137124969484_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Wake County<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The groundbreaking for the new stadium at Athens Drive was held in May<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The $1 permit issued last week was listed as &#8220;final site&#8221; \u2014 likely, final site work, which means construction of the actual stadium should begin soon. It is predicted to open in the fall of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The other nonresidential new building jobs were pretty small in nature: two new pool equipment buildings at the Carolina Country Club on Glenwood Avenue, and a new outdoor deck at the Marble&#8217;s Kids Museum. The pool buildings, which will come in at 168 and 443 square feet, will be built by Clancy and Theys Construction for $29,000 and $79,995, respectively.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21603\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 771px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21603 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/countryclub1-771x514.jpg\" alt=\"countryclub1\" width=\"771\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/countryclub1-771x514.jpg 771w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/countryclub1-336x224.jpg 336w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/countryclub1-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some new pool equipment buildings will be constructed at the Carolina Country Club<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 305 square-foot deck at Marbles will be built for $24,516 by Holt Brothers Construction.<\/p>\n<p>One other thing of note: a new batch of town homes at Paddington Village in North Raleigh off Louisburg Road received permits last week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22758\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignright\" style=\"max-width: 140px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22758\" src=\"http:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0451-1-140x140.jpg\" alt=\"Record Editor James Borden poses with his hero, Johnny the Running Toilet\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0451-1-140x140.jpg 140w, https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0451-1-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Leigh Ann Hammerbacher \/ Raleigh Public Record<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Record Editor James Borden poses with his hero, Johnny the Running Toilet<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We don&#8217;t normally report on new town homes, because really, who cares, but something about these ones caught my eye: they&#8217;re getting built on Pooh Corner Drive. That&#8217;s a real street name in Raleigh. Pooh Corner Drive. Excellent. Maybe this is\u00a0where Johnny the Running Toilet lives?<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow: Teardown Tuesday is back! Also: don&#8217;t forget to come out to our first Trivia Night this Sunday, July 26 at 6:00 PM. The event will be hosted by Record editor &amp; Development Beat columnist James Borden at North Street Bar in Glenwood South.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on the Development Beat, we look at some recently issued renovation permits, including one for the former Dr. Pepper warehouse downtown. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24061,"featured_media":23258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1599,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23479"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24061"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}