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The city of Fuquay-Varina announced this week that they approved a new 800,000 sq. foot shopping center to go across from the new Culvers on 401 just on the north side of town. They expect it to create up to $150 million of new capital investment and approximately 1,300 new jobs. This project is done by the same folks that did White Oak in Garner, but this will be 200,000 sq. foot bigger when all is said and done.
I know some in FV aren't thrilled by the expansion but I think this will be great for the town. Infrastructure improvements and growth need to go hand in hand so while I know there's concern about more traffic through FV I'm hopeful that the new construction will also create the revenue and attention necessary to make other improvements as well.
Between the Wegmans being built just outside of Fuquay in HS, and this new shopping center on the other side of town I'm also hopeful that we'll see new investments in downtown. There are a ton of new homes popping up all over, especially down 55 or just south of downtown Fuquay so I see this as the next evolution of Fuquay as it continues to be one of the fastest growing towns in NC. Thoughts?
Looks like a big box Home Improvement store, a grocery store, a movie theater, either a Hobby Lobby or an Academy Sports type store and maybe a Target or some other discount store.
This is similar to either Parkside or Beaver Creek.
Looks like another poorly planned shopping center that completely caters to cars with little forethought to pedestrians. So much asphalt parking in that picture. Also with 2020 being the way it is and what it's potentially doing to shopper mindsets, it'll be interesting to see how retail shapes up going forward in the years ahead.
Not really impressed by the layout or design of this.
The fate has been sealed for any and all fast growing suburbs of Raleigh, or really any fast growing suburb in the state. Until we make different infrastructure decisions for how we grow, this is the sort of shopping development that will be provided. When you must have a car to function, then the default will nearly always be about the car.
I don’t really get what people expect suburbia to look like. People want suburbia to look and act like urban cities, but then it’s not suburbia right?
People seeking out suburbs don’t care about walkability or public transport for the most part. Why can’t there be both?
I for one love living in the suburbs and have no issue with driving.
Yes yes let's plow everything down and maintain the status quo because people want to drive cars everywhere. I'm not saying it has to mimic an urban city but this plan makes ineffective use of the land area.
Maybe they should care as we continue to sprawl out aimlessly.
The fate has been sealed for any and all fast growing suburbs of Raleigh, or really any fast growing suburb in the state. Until we make different infrastructure decisions for how we grow, this is the sort of shopping development that will be provided. When you must have a car to function, then the default will nearly always be about the car.
Tragic and vile
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