Update on Wednesday, May 6: The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to approve the development, Bella Huang, town council liaison on the board, told The Line.
The next large mixed-use development for Downtown Cary will be up for public discussion on Monday night.
The Cary Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting will hold a hearing for Avalon Downtown Cary, a mixed-use development adding 281 residential units, 4,270 square feet of retail space, and a wrapped parking garage.
The site is at Walnut and Walker streets, across from the Cary Regional Library.
The context: Any development plan that proposes 100 or more residential dwelling units requires quasi-judicial approval by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
- It’s different from other public hearings, where testimony will be presented as part of the case hearing.
- The site is already zoned for Town Center Mixed-use District (TC-MXD).
On the street: If you’ve seen the small public hearing signs along Walnut between Walker and Kildaire Farm Roads near fenced-off houses, this is it.
It includes a combination of the single-family houses sold as an assemblage to AvalonBay, an apartment communities company, in August 2025, a combination of addresses on Walnut, Byrum, and South Walker streets.
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What they’re saying: An Expert Witness Testimony Report submitted with project plans for the town says “The demographics indicate the market area is stable with positive population increases and a balanced owner-occupied and renter-centered population. The Avalon Downtown Cary is well-suited to the Downtown Cary Central Business District, reinforcing the area’s established pattern of high quality-walkable, mixed-use development.”
Meeting details: The Cary Zoning Board of Adjustment regular meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Monday in Town Council Chambers at Cary Town Hall and streamed on the town’s YouTube, Facebook, and Government Access channel.
Learn more about public meetings in The Line’s Monday newsletters in the Civic Agenda. Share your thoughts on Downtown Cary’s growth at line@theassemblync.com.
