construction at Lynn/Hilburn (Raleigh: neighborhood, live, restaurant)

[RaleighGirl78]

Any one know what's being built at the intersection of Lynn Rd and Hilburn Dr? It looks like a gas station of some sort but I don't see any markings.

Thanks!

[The Red Beard]

Yup, sounds like a gas station along the lines of Sheetz.

North Raleigh Convenience Store Approved
After additional meetings with community members, a gas station and convenience store site plan has been approved.
The Whale-n Convenience Store will be located at the corner of Lynn Road and Hilburn Drive, which is now a wooded site next to a small office building and a residential neighborhood. The plan includes a small convenience store, a small fast food-type restaurant and a six-pump island.
The project resulted in opposition from neighbors, who said they only became aware of the project less than two weeks prior to the public hearing.
Neighbors had concerns about health impacts, gas fumes, safety, increased traffic and their property values.
While the site plan had support from the commission, Commissioner Isabelle Mattox asked that fellow members delay voting on the project to give the owners and residents time to talk.
Colleen Dimitry, part owner of the gas station, said the talks led to a number of concessions, including the addition of an eight-foot solid wood fence and the restriction of delivery times for fuel and other supplies.
Dimitry said the landscape architect would keep some of the existing trees that buffer the property and mix in the additional trees and shrubs required by city code. The neighbors would also be able to choose which existing trees are taken down.

[RaleighGirl78]

thanks for that!