The construction permit for the Wake Forest Fire Department’s Station #4 on Jenkins Road, which had been waiting since Dec. 12, 2014, was pulled during March by Focus Design Builders, but construction has not begun.
The building will have 9,547 square feet, the fees totaled $35,111.99, and the improvement value will be $1,786,547.
Altogether the independent fire department owns property – according to the Wake County Revenue Department’s website – worth $4,630,022. They are: Station #1 on Elm Avenue, $1,713,359; Station #2 on Ligon Mill Road, $1,110,156; and Station #3 on Forestville Road, $1,800,507. Wake County currently lists the land on Jenkins Road as worth $104,440. Station #5 is the former Falls Fire Department, which merged with the Wake Forest department in March of 2012. The building housing the department stands on Holmes Hollow Road – previously Falls of the Neuse Road before the road was realigned and rebuilt – and was built by and is still owned by the Falls of Neuse Community Club and also serves as the community building. Its value is listed by the county as $289,490.
The builder for Station #4 has a strong tie to the department. One of Focus Design Builders founders is David Williams, who became a volunteer with the Wake Forest Fire Department as soon as he could. After Chief Jimmy B. Keith, the first fulltime paid chief, died in 2004, Williams was selected as chief and served for two years. He is part of a select group. There have only been 12 chiefs since the Wake Forest Fire Department was organized in 1921 with Thomas Arrington Sr. as the chief.
The current chief, Ron Early, said the preparations for the staffing and equipment are well underway. “The training is going well. We have 10 men and one woman in the recruit school. They are still running and training throughout the town, and they should be done around the first of July.
“We had already placed the order for the new engine, and it should arrive around September. It is a Rosenbauer and the cost is approximately $463,000.”
Early also said the department anticipates it can hold the grand opening for Station #4 in September. “We want to make sure we have everything in place before we do it.”
The only other commercial construction permit was issued to Zachery Michael Inc. to build a summerhouse on Sugar Gap Road which is a private road for the Bexley Apartments, which stand at the corner of Rogers and Heritage Lake roads. The building will have 434 square feet, add $115,000 of value to the property and the builder paid $1,981.67 in fees.
The 40 new homes will be in the form of nine townhouses and 31 single-family houses. Wilson Parker Homes of Raleigh is building the townhouses which will be from 401 through 419 Retreat Lane in Traditions. The total in fee was $41,424 and each townhouse will have an improvement value of $85,000.
The single-family houses are listed below by owner/builder, address, subdivision, stream basin, fees paid, square footage and improvement value estimated by the owner/builder.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 4509 Capefield Drive, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Tom’s Creek/Neuse River, $6,663.00, 3,160 sq. ft., $144,059.
*Parker & Orleans, 4201 Sunset Falls Drive, Stonemill Falls, Smith Creek, $6,363.25, 3,633 sq. ft., $181,650.
*Parker & Orleans, 4237 Sunset Falls Drive, Stonemill Falls, Smith Creek, $6.129.50, 3,193 sq. ft., $159,650.
*Jordan’s Construction, 313 Orange Blossom Court, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,277.00, 2,658 sq. ft., $210,000.
*Cady Construction, 9812 Porto Fino Avenue, Porto Fino, Smith Creek, $6,431.75, 3,309 sq. ft., $330,000.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 1328 Lowenstein Street, Richland Hills, Richland Creek, $3,032.25, 2,116 sq. ft., $88,524.
*Standard Pacific, 3333 Mountain Hill Road, The Homestead at Heritage, Smith Creek $6,683.25, 3,256 sq. ft., $134,000.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 1316 Lowenstein Street, Richland Hills, Richland Creek, $3,060.75, 2,283 sq. ft., $88,210.
*Standard Pacific, 3329 Mountain Hill Drive, The Homestead at Heritage, Smith Creek, $6,904.50, 4,748 sq. ft., $178,600.
*Lennar Carolinas, 844 Wildflower Ridge Road, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,889.50, 2,542 sq. ft., $127,100.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 3609 Tackwood Court, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Toms Creek/Neuse River, $6,666.75, 5,024 sq. ft., $138,882.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 1308 Lowenstein Street, Richland Hills, Richland Creek, $3,305.50, 3,005 sq. ft., $110,938.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 1312 Lowenstein Street, Richland Hills, Richland Creek, $3,095.25, 2,303 sq. ft., $88,221.
*Standard Pacific, 2008 White Rocks Road, The Homestead at Heritage, Smith Creek, $6,543.50, 4,817 sq. ft., $251,500.
*Standard Pacific, 3124 Mountain Hill Drive, The Homestead at Heritage, Smith Creek, $6,878.25, 6,153 sq. ft., $285,000.
*Standard Pacific, 6012 Lockhurst Street, Northampton, Smith Creek, $6,252.50, 3,650 sq. ft., $110,150.
*The Ryland Group, 105 Dry Gully Court, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $6,134.00, 3,296 sq. ft., $107,077.
*Standard Pacific, 2004 White Rocks Road, The Homestead at Heritage, Smith Creek, $6,629.50, 5,158 sq. ft., $258,500.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 4529 Capefield Drive, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Toms Creek/Neuse River, $6,541.75, 4,468 sq. ft., $115,565.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 4713 Capefield Drive, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Toms Creek, Neuse River, $6,719.25, 5,093 sq. ft., $159,693.
*Standard Pacific, 1620 Dodford Court, Northampton, Smith Creek, $6,326.50, 3,977 sq. ft., $110,000.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 1340 Lowenstein Street, Richland Hills, Richland Creek, $3,150.25, 2,630 sq. ft., $98,071.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 1332 Lowenstein Street, Richland Hills, Richland Creek, $3,065.75, 2,303 sq. ft., $88,221.
*Jordan’s Construction, 1508 Sterling Lake Drive, The Reserve, Smith Creek, $6,042.25, 3,491 sq. ft., $315,000.
*Ryan Homes, 1308 Endgame Court, Bishops Grant, Smith Creek, $5,032.50, 3,437 sq. ft., $230,000.
*Mill Creek Associates/Ellerbee Creek Partnership, 1221 Haltwhistle Street, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $4,923.25, 2,917 sq. ft., $265,800.
*Beazer Homes, 721 Tree Green Lane, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $6,202.00, 3,106 sq. ft., $154,600.
*KB Homes, 512 Ferry Court, The Meadows, Richland Creek, $6,430.00, 4,425 sq. ft., $123,948.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 3613 Tackwood Court, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Toms Creek/Neuse River, $6,162.50, 3,321 sq. ft., $115,614.
*Ryan Homes, 1432 Endgame Court, Bishops Grant, Smith Creek, $5,693.00, 5,804 sq. ft., $275,000.
*Ryan Homes, 520 Opposition Way, Bishops Grant, Smith Creek, $5,597.25, 5,434 sq. ft., $250,000.
