The new rezoning conditions are set to go before the Raleigh City Council during the 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting.
COVINGTON WAS REPORTED MISSING YESTERDAY A DAY AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL SKYLINE IN NORTH HILLS COULD CHANGE BASED ON A DEVELOPER’S NEW PROPOSAL. NEW PLANS TO CHANGE THE SKYLINE GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. >> WRS KEN SMITH IS HERE TO WALK US THROUGH WHAT THE DEVELOPER HAS IN MIND FOR THAT AREA. >> JEFF, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GET ITS FIRST LOOK AT THIS NEW REZONING PROPOSAL DURING A MEETING TONIGHT AS WE TAKE THIS LIVE LOOK AT NORTH HILLS. I WANT YOU TO PICTURE THIS AREA OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH STORIES AND STOLE AS 40 BUILDINGS HIGH KANE REALTY WANT STABILITY TO BUILD UP TO 30 STORIES OF THE LAST OF THE MILL ROAD AND UP TO 40 STORIES ALONG 6 FORKS ROAD IN THE TALLEST TOWERS. CAIN IS NOW OFFERING TO INCLUDE AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS. WELL, MY QUO UNITS DESCRIBED THE 600 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT SWIMMING FOR ABOUT $1500 A MONTH. A SECOND PART OF THE NEW PROPOSAL IS A STEP BACK ON BUILDING HEIGHTS IN THE LAST OF THE DISTRICT. THIS MEANS THAT ALL AS PART OF THE BUILDING WOULD NOT FACE REAL WIND SPEED RIGHT ACROSS FROM SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND THE SCHOOL. WHILE THE CITY COUNCILMAN PATRICK BUCHANAN TELLS US CITY COUNCIL WILL DO ITS DUE DILIGENCE IN CONSIDERING THIS NEW PROPOSAL. >> THAT’S REALLY WHERE A LOT OF THE FOCUS IS. IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PART OF THE CITY IN TERMS OF FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE BUILDING AND DO WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THIS PLACE TO SUPPORT THAT KIND OF DEVELOP? >> WILL CAIN IS ALSO PROVIDING THE CITY LAND FOR A BIG 5 STATION, A NEW TRANSIT HUB AND A BIKE WAY. BUT WHILE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING STARTS TONIGHT AT 7 >> IT IS POSSIBLE THOSE CRANES THERE IN NORTH HILLS WON’T BE
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