New Development Activity in the area

There is still a lingering stigma attached to Johnston County that keeps the more inventive restaurants like Ashley Christiansen’s away. But it’s good that you are discussing the frustration publicly. So many transplants are flooding into the area now, that it will only be a matter of time until there are more options that reflect a growing and diverse population.

 

I have been on and off the boards for probably 10 years; glad to see Mr P is still "popping" with his same old bad attitude, trumping I mean trolling. Poppin Cork.......I doubt it. Maybe popping the top on a 40. Report the post if you like. Who cares. Nobody needs more angry white males taking the frustration with their wives/lives out on honest posts with unrelated attacks.

Spoken from a (not so angry) white male.....jus sayin

 

Sorry if this has been asked before, this thread is getting pretty big. I try to read all of them.

Any idea what's going in behind the Tractor Supply on 42? I just drove by there and there's a HUGE pile of dirt beside/behind it. Is that just leftover from clearing the lot for Tractor Supply? Or are they grading another giant plot back there for something else? I just saw it from 42, I didn't turn in.

 

sub division/housing

 

I would imagine that means another stoplight?

 

Nothing in the plans right now. But could change down the road one day.

 

Only new light I remember as part of all the new development going on in the 4042 area is one at Cornwallis/Winston.

 

Does anyone have a site plan for the new Food Lion at 42/50? So far, it looks like it's just one building and not a whole shopping center. I don't think I've ever seen a stand-alone grocery store not attached to other retail. Do they just build the rest of the shopping center separately?

 

I think I remember seeing on this board years ago that they were suppose to put a Target there as well.

 

something something Six Flags.

 

No Target going there that I am aware of. The site is all owned by Food Lion and way too small for a target.

This is about all I could find on that, I will keep looking though.

Permit Number:
167900
Permit Date:
December 11, 2020
Applicant Name(s):
FOOD LION LLC
Property Address: 16369 NC HWY 50 , GARNER
Township: CLEVELAND
Subdivision and Lot: N/A Lot: 1
Has Permit been Issued? Yes
Construction Cost: $3,528,372.00

Permit Number:
167900
Permit Date:
December 11, 2020
Applicant Name(s):
HOWARD ARCHITECTURE
Property Address: 16369 NC HWY 50 , GARNER
Township: CLEVELAND
Subdivision and Lot: N/A Lot: 1
Has Permit been Issued? Yes
Construction Cost: $3,528,372.00

Contractors:
TRI-CITY MECHANICAL INC
N&N ELECTRIC, INC
CENTRAL PIEDMONT FIRE PRO
FRANK WELCH & SONS
REGIONAL FIRE SERVICES OF
BFPE INTERNATIONAL INC
CHISHOLM SERVICE INC
ASHLAND CONSTRUCTION COMP

 

I know a few of those subs, ill see if i can find a site plans and floor plan.

 

I just saw on my upcoming bid site that the owners of the shopping center or going to divide the Kroger's spot into 3 spaces for lease. No specific stores yet, just to make it easier to lease the space. after a few years I guess they have determined that no other grocery wants to go into that space.

 

They really need a decent grocery store in the White Oak area, something like a Harris Teeter, Wegmans, or Publix. There's nothing even close to that area.

 

no luck so far in getting a site plans or floor plan. ill keep trying

 

Variance was approved last night by the ToC Board of Adjustment. Howard Manning spoke in favor of the variance (and seemed genuinely happy to have some competition downtown), owners of Compare Foods spoke in opposition. A lot of good discussion (as needed) for parking in general around downtown Clayton. I expect more to come on this in the future.

 

Good decision to expand the parking there! Compare Foods probably opposed the variance because they know that people will use their parking lot after parking spaces fill up at Crawford’s Cookshop.

 

They are not actually expanding parking at all. The parking lot will not change at all, the same 44 parking spaces will stay there. They plan to add some landscaping around the dumpster, but that is about it. The variance was to allow 4 of the on-street parking spaces to count towards their parking requirements.

There was some discussion about a possible future parking deck in the Main Street area. Howard Manning, the owners of Compare Foods, and the person representing Crawfords were all in favor of that and were willing to put their own time and capital into such a project should it ever happen in the future.

 

A parking deck would help quite a bit in the future to accommodate all the growth in that area, but any parking deck would radically alter the existing historical aesthetic of Main Street to make it seem more “urban” in character. Not sure if that’s the direction that the town wants to go in, but if it were built in the back of Main Street, closer to the train tracks, then it might work, without spoiling the existing character of Main Street. I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

 

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangl...crossing-starts-work-on-industrial-phase.html

Huge development in JoCo preps to start work on first new building – set for 135K square feet



A massive mixed-use development in Johnston County is gearing up to begin work on the site's first new building after securing financing for the project earlier this month.

Last week, AdVenture Development announced it is planning to begin work on a 135,000-square-foot industrial building at Eastfield Crossing, the company’s 467-acre development outside Selma, now that it has secured financing from Dollar Bank.

“We look forward to breaking ground on the business park,” AdVenture Development President Kevin Dougherty said. “We’re grateful for the support from the Town of Selma, Johnston County and all of the business leaders and partners who have worked with us throughout the planning and development process.”

The building will be part of construction on the industrial portion of the project.

Eastfield Crossing is a planned development located at Interstate 95 Exits 97 and 98 near Selma. In all, the project calls for 3 million square feet of mixed-use space. This includes a 1.5 million-square-foot industrial park, around 500,000 square feet for retail, multifamily and single-family residential product, three hotels and around 200,000 square feet of medical space.

Dougherty said he expects it to take the next five to 10 years to fully build out.

While the industrial development is the first new construction, it’s not the first building to undergo work as a part of the project. In 2019, the company began work on the first phase of the development: the Triangle East Collaborative, or TEC, located at the site of the old JR Outlet Building. TEC features 75,000 square feet of commercial space with plans to feature a new 15,000-square-foot, multi-eatery space called "Old North State Food Hall."

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