The Wake Forest Inspections Department permitted 94 homes in July, 62 single-family houses and 32 townhouses, a figure reflecting the number of subdivisions where there is active building and the demand for housing by all the newcomers.
Wake County now has over 1 million residents with an average of 64 new residents every day (including births, deaths and moving), and six or seven of that 64 move to Wake Forest.
That growth is accelerating. There will probably be 2 million people in Wake by 2054, and many of the newcomers move into apartments and condos, something that is expected to continue according to studies by Wake County.
Wake Forest still is mostly single-family units (houses and townhouses) – 10,865 or 69 percent, according to the 2016 Development Activities Report published by the Wake Forest Planning Department – with duplexes at 522 or 3 percent and multi-family units (apartments) at 4,220 or 27 percent.
Consider the large apartment complexes currently here and those soon to begin accepting renters – Capital Creek, 315 units, on Rogers Road; Legacy Wake Forest, 298 units, on Durham Road and the N.C. 98 Bypass; Bexley at Heritage, 260 units, on Heritage Lake Road and Rogers Road; Heritage Garden Apartments, 260 units, on Rogers Road; Woodfield Creek, 288 units on Ligon Mill Road and Caveness Farms Avenue; Caveness Farm Apartments, 288 units, on Caveness Farm Avenue.
Aside from the housing permits, the inspections department also approved plans for a clubhouse in a new subdivision on Rogers Road, the Courtyards at Heritage Grove.
The inspectors also looked at fit-ups for new businesses: a barber shop/salon at 11216 Capital Boulevard; 0 Base Design at 5107 Unicon Drive; Tropical Smoothie Café at 1009 Stadium Drive; and Retail Sales White Box at 12646 Capital Boulevard.
Pre-occupancy inspections were done for Online Used Cars at 401 Wait Avenue; Sol Medical Group at 104 South White Street; and The Bakery Shoppe at 2010 South Main Street.
The increasing numbers of townhouses reflects a change in the choices people are making about their homes. We will see more.
In July the inspections department permitted seven townhouses in the Stonegate at St. Andrews subdivision that Dan Ryan Builders will construct along Prince Noah Loop; 10 townhouses in the Austin Creek subdivision on Austin View Boulevard that Lennar Carolinas will build; six townhouses in the Franklin Townes subdivision in the 900 block of South Franklin Street being built by Triangle Sports Group LLC; four townhouses in the Siena Townhouse subdivision on Brunello Drive that will be built by Terramor Homes; and five townhouses on Morningside Creek Way in the Traditions subdivision that D R Horton will build.
Together the townhouse builders paid $172,976.70 in fees and the new homes will add an estimated $3,930,186 to the town’s tax base.
The 62 single-family homes are listed below by applicant, address, subdivision, stream basin, fees paid, square footage and estimated, by the applicant, the improvement value.
*Wynn Construction, 1005 Goldfinch Nest Court, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,078.50, 4,210, $221,000.
*Taylor Morrison, 4237 Sunset Falls Drive, Stonemill Falls, Smith Creek, $5,937.25, 3,310, $145,255.
*Epcon Communities, 1537 Fountainview Drive, Courtyards at Heritage Grove, Smith Creek, $5,941.00, 3,316, $105,000.
*Epcon Communities, 1321 Provision Place, Courtyards at Heritage Grove, Smith Creek, $5,791.25, 2,418, $105,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2000 Birdhouse Lane, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,283.22, 2,698, $135,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2001 Birdhouse Lane, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,313.22, 2,818, $141,000.
*Taylor Morrison, 313 Headrace Mill Street, Stonemill Falls, Smith Creek, $5,926.75, 3,259, $146,465.
*Pulte Home Corp. 1128 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,971.50, 2,477, $161,000.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1117 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,940.50, 2,620, $170,300.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1137 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,847.50, 2,627, $170,800.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1148 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,972.00, 2,811, $183,000.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1116 Monterey Bay Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $6,070.00, 3,943, $256,000.
*Murdoch & Gannon Construction, 1628 Forest Road, Home Gardens, Smith Creek, $1,131.50, 3,573, $250,000.
*Murdoch & Gannon Construction, 1632 Forest Road, Home Gardens, Smith Creek, $5,929.25, 3,776, $260,000.
*Murdoch & Gannon Construction, 1644 Forest Road, Home Gardens, Smith Creek, $5,927.25, 3,209, $250,000.
*Murdoch & Gannon Construction, 1648 Forest Road, Home Gardens, Smith Creek, $5,956.00, 3,022, $250,000.
*Pulte Home Corp. 1120 Monterey Bay Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,952.25, 3,357, $218.000.
*M/I Homes, 629 Summertime Field Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,908.50, 3,290, $180,000.
*Standard Pacific, 3228 Mountain Hill Drive, The Homestead at Heritage, Smith Creek, $5,875.00, 3,052, $134,000.
*Taylor Morrison, 1528 Penstock Lane, Reynolds Mill, Richland Creek, $6,572.25, 3,901, $174,020.
*Standard Pacific, 3212 Star Gazing Court, The Homestead at Heritage, Smith Creek, $4,728.25, 2,134, $248,000.
*Level Carolina Homes, 1009 Poppy Fields Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $6,179.75, 3,193, $208,000.
*Drees Homes, 1701 Thicketon Circle, Holding Village, Traditions, Smith Creek, $6,179.75, 3,193, $208,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2005 Birdhouse Lane, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,229.47, 2,483, $124,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 1809 Longmont Drive, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,857.72, 4,996, $250,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2012 Austin Ridge Parkway, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,396.47, 3,031, $152,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2004 Birdhouse Lane, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,347.72, 2,576, $124,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2000 Austin Ridge Parkway, Smith Creek, $5,229.47, 2,483, $124,000.
*Pulte Home Corp., 516 Lake Holding Street, Holding Village, Smith Creek, 5,785.25, 2,453, $201,500.
*Ashton Woods, 321 Brookboro Drive, Holding Village, Smith Creek, $5,743.75, 2,381, $130,955.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1617 Pasture Hills Drive, Holding Village, Smith Creek, $5,725.25, 2,453, $201,500.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1609 Pasture Hills Drive, Holding Village, Smith Creek, $5,795.25, 2,525, $201,500.
*Pulte Home Corp., 412 Old Dairy Drive, Holding Village, Smith Creek, $5,722.75, 2,453, $201,500.
*Drees Homes, 741, Lake Holding Street, Holding Village, Smith Creek, $6,109.25, 2,939, $194,000.
*Drees Homes, 1656 Highpoint Street, Holding Village, Smith Creek, $6,183.00, 3,306, $209,000.
*Taylor Morrison 308 Headrace Mill Street, Stonemill Falls, Smith Creek, $6,315.50, 3,114, $134,530.
*Taylor Morrison, 1504 Reynolds Mill Road, Reynolds Mill, Richland Creek, $6,426.50, 345, $161.480.
*Standard Pacific, 3401 Mountain Hill Drive, The Homestead at Heritage, Smith Creek, $5,937.75, 3,183, $134,000.
*Taylor Morrison, 316 Headrace Mill Street, Stonemill Falls, Smith Creek, $6,389.00, 3,408, $145,245.
*M/I Homes, 719 Wildflower Ridge Road, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,862.00, 3,344, $170,400.
*M/I Homes, 704 Wildflower Ridge Road, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,750.50, 2,898, $157,000.
*Ashton Woods, 305 Brookboro Drive, Holding Village, Smith Creek, $5,676.0, 2,203, $121,165.
*Terramor Homes, 632 Meadowgrass Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,002.25, 3,024, $180,000.
*M/I Homes, 808 Dovetail Meadow Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,835.00, 3,063, $165,500.
*Epcon Communities, 1512 Fountain View Drive, Courtyards at Heritage Grove, Smith Creek, $5,743.50, 2,464, $105,000.
*Epcon Communities, 1304 Prevenient Drive, Courtyards at Heritage Grove, Smith Creek, $5,736.50, 2,533, $105,000.
*Epcon Communities, 1205 Provision Place, Courtyards at Heritage Grove, Smith Creek, $5,991.00, 3,147, $105,000.
*Pulte Home Corp. 1136 Monterey Bay Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $6,120.75, 4,010, $260,650.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1156 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,722.75, 2,467, $160,355.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1132 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,713.25, 2,395, $155,675.
*Level Carolina Homes, 1013 Poppy Fields Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,975.25, 3,797, $270,000.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1125 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,731.00, 1,925, $125,100.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1140 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,710.75, 2,395, $155,600.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1133 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,680.75, 2,271, $147,600.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1113 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,678.00, 2,271, $147,600.
*Pulte Home Corp., 1124 Calista Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $5,711.00, 2,396, $155,700.
*Lennar Carolinas, 1801 Longmont Drive, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,767l72, 4,196, $210,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2212 Longmont Drive, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,468.72, 3440, $172,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2221 Longmont Drive, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,475.97, 3,469, $174,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2225 Longmont Drive, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,501.72, 3,572, $179,000.
*Lennar Carolinas, 2217 Longmont Drive, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $5,350.72, 2,968, $149,000.
*Dan Ryan Builders, 3653 Fairstone Road, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Neuse River, $6,183.25, 4,285, $162,875.
