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Just my .02: Cary will get bigger and have more stuff, but won't become an economic powerhouse in its own right. Cary is popular because of its proximity to PPK while still having Wake County schools.
Should an employer come into Cary in a really big way, that could change. A few hundred jobs from MetLife or the like isn't going to cut it. No matter how many food trucks, micro breweries, etc, you have, it will never be any more than a large suburb, like Aurora Colorado or Naperville, IL...
... or Northern Virginia, a comparison I've been hearing quite a bit more lately for better or worse.
I just found this thread very interesting. I think the Cary area probably has a long way to go to be on the level of northern Virginia although there are similarities. We plan to relocate soon to Cary so good to hear about good economic opportunity close by and not just RTP.
We are also looking at Cary area. Retired and mobile so not interested in daycare or schools. Just a good jumping point for traveling to family and road trips. Watching this thread.
If the Eastern Gateway lives up to its promise, things will definitely change in Cary.
Downtown is morphing into a picturesque "village" center with a boutique hotel, and a growing list of quaint eateries.
But the real action will come if that planned 20-story high rise comes to be.
"Walkable urban" best describes what Cary is aiming for, where residents can work, shop, eat, and carry on without driving. Which means that attracting companies is going to be key.
"Walkable urban" best describes what Cary is aiming for, where residents can work, shop, eat, and carry on without driving. Which means that attracting companies is going to be key.
Wonder what changes Wegmans and Ikea will bring.
If so, that's slightly ironic because Wegmans and IKEA are not exactly walkable developments - they're suburban style developments (large stores with large parking lots)
If so, that's slightly ironic because Wegmans and IKEA are not exactly walkable developments
The Fenton appears to be quite walkable. For the residents.
Ikea really is a destination venue, though I suppose the folks in the Senior Apartments will like to walk there.
And, I am curious what Phase 2 of Cary Towne Center will deliver.
And, I am curious what Phase 2 of Cary Towne Center will deliver.
Should be similar (but smaller scale) to Fenton. Phase 2 calls for keeping Belk and Dillard's and replacing the rest of the mall with mixed-use. Up to 400 residential units, 150 hotel rooms, 100,000 SF of office and 325,000 SF of retail replacing the core of the mall. 400 more residential units located directly south of IKEA to buffer Ivy Meadows.
Another 300 hotel rooms and limited commercial at corner of Maynard and Cary Towne Blvd, and then the pod to the east of there along CTB has some flexibility to be even more hotel/commercial or office.
My girlfriend and I walked through Cary Towne Center today just to see what the state of things were. There are so many vacant retail spots. I'm guessing the mall management is just not renewing leases when they expire at this point.
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