No, it’s not just million dollar townhomes being proposed from the Missing Middle text change.
One Missing Middle proposal has stolen all the narrative and headlines since the much needed zoning update was established. While nothing has been constructed yet, there’s at least 10 proposed small scale developments within Raleigh’s Administrative Site Review portal being reviewed. These selected developments are mostly modest and small-scale to fit within their respective communities. In total, they will add nearly 200 units on less than 10 acres within the City limits.
| Address | Units | Acres | Parking |
| 601 Method Rd | 9 | 0.45 | 0 |
| 1613 Battery Dr | 14 | 0.44 | 14 |
| 1201 Brookside Dr | 22 | 0.49 | 19 |
| 1002 Mills St | 33 | 1.96 | 33 |
| 2501 Poole Rd | 13 | 2.15 | 30 |
| 311 N. Tarboro St | 14 | 0.38 | 13 |
| 301 Idlewild Ave | 17 | 1.17 | 25 |
| 115 Anderson Point Dr | 12 | 0.7 | 26 |
| 524-528 Barksdale Dr | 12 | 1.96 | 14 |
| New Bern & Swain | 30 | 0.77 | 25 |
601 Method Rd
Nine unit small apartment building on Method Rd near Western Blvd BRT.
1613 Battery Dr
Fourteen new townhomes replacing one single family home adjacent to Raleigh Blvd.
1201 Brookside Dr
Twenty two apartment homes replacing two single family homes within walking distance of Brookside Bodega and two miles from Downtown.
1002 Mills St
Thirty-three three bedroom townhomes replacing approximately 20 garden style apartments.
2501 Poole Rd
Thirteen unit cottage court replacing one single family home.
311 N. Tarboro St
Fourteen apartment units over ground floor retail adjacent to St Augustine’s University and walkable to New Bern BRT.
301 Idlewild Ave
Eighteen units in a cottage court setup within walking distance of New Bern BRT and Downtown. Seventeen of the units reserved for residents making 60% AMI or less.
115 Anderson Point Dr
Twelve condo units just outside of Anderson Point Park.
524-528 Barksdale Dr
Twelve townhomes replacing two single family homes.
New Bern & Swain
Thirty units on a vacant lot within walking distance of Downtown.
Regardless of your feelings toward Missing Middle, there is no denying that replacing a few single family homes with multi-unit apartments and townhomes instead of million dollar McMansions is a step in the right direction for affordability. While not a silver bullet, it’s an additional and important tool in the toolbox to help welcome more people to what is one of the fastest growing, most desirable areas of the Country. Each of these developments is a step toward slowing down climate destroying sprawl, increasingly bad traffic, decreases vehicle miles traveled and car dependency, and allows more families to call the City of Raleigh home.
City of Raleigh Resources
ASR Portal: https://raleighnc.gov/planning/services/administrative-site-review-cases*
iMaps: https://maps.raleighnc.gov/iMAPS/
Missing Middle Resources
- https://raleighnc.gov/planning/zoning/what-missing-middle
- https://raleighnc.gov/planning/planning/faq-raleighs-missing-middle
- https://missingmiddlehousing.com/
- https://raleighforward.org/missing-middle-housing
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