A familiar parking lot in Raleigh’s North Hills could soon trade asphalt for apartments, as Kane Realty has filed site plans for a 15-story residential tower at 4000 Center at North Hills Street, tucked between RH Raleigh and the One North Hills office building. The proposal calls for a new mid-rise block of housing stacked over street-level retail that would noticeably reshape the look and feel of the Main District.
Plan details and company response
According to Axios Raleigh, the site plan outlines roughly 246 apartments, about 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, and a parking deck with 483 spaces. The filing indicates the full building would top more than 500,000 square feet. Kane Realty has not responded to requests for comment, and Axios reports that no construction timeline has been released, so for now the project is more blueprint than building.
Rezoning cleared the way
The timing is not accidental. Roughly two and a half months ago, the Raleigh City Council signed off on a rezoning that opened parts of North Hills to taller…..