Building permits for two new businesses, Wake Forest Charter Academy and Discovery Pointe Childcare Center, were issued by the Wake Forest Inspections Department in April along with permits for 22 single-family houses and two townhouses.
The charter school, operated by National Heritage Academies of Grand Rapids, Mich., will be built at 1851 Friendship Chapel Road behind Gateway Commons shopping center. The builder is CSM Group. The new building is valued at $4.5 million, and the fees totaled $49,795.61.
The daycare center will be owned by Jan and Hong Chen of Wake Forest. The building at 1212 Heritage Links Drive is being constructed by Venture Construction Company and will add about $1.85 million to the town’s tax base. The fees totaled $61,819.63. Both businesses will open in the fall of this year.
Also listed in the report are the completed fit-ups and pre-occupancy inspections. There was one fit-up, and it was for Dr. Larry Morray’s dental practice at 616 Dr. Calvin Jones Highway (N.C. 98 bypass). The inspections was for Right Foot Forward, which has moved to 845 South Main Street, Campare Insurance Company at 851-A Wake Forest Business Park on Durham Road, and Benchmark Community Bank at 12335-206 Wake Union Church Road. This will be the 12th branch office for the bank which has its headquarters in Kenbridge, Va.
There were two permits for demolition. Emergency Reconstruction was issued one permit for thehouse at 417 Cottesbrook Drive in the Bowling Green subdivision where there was an extensive house fire on April 12. The house is owned by Scott and Jessica Jones, and the family was able to escape without injury. The second permit was to Williams Custom Builders for a small house at 221 Forestville Road (the short section between South Main Street and the CSX rail line) where the previous owner died without a will and the house is now owned by DRCW Investments, which is David and Rachel Williams.
The townhouses will be built by Heritage Spring LLC in the Wildflower section of Heritage South. They will be at 1125 and 1127 Golden Poppy Court and will add $261,000 to the tax base. The fee for each was $4,489.94.
The 22 single-family homes are listed below by applicant, address, subdivision, creek basin, fees paid, square footage and improvement value estimated by the applicant.
* Capital City Homes, 1625 Sterling Lake Drive, The Reserve, Smith Creek, $7,993.37, 3,389 sq. ft., $329,000.
* Capital City Homes, 724 Reserve Estates Drive, The Reserve, Smith Creek, $8,273.32, 3,619 sq. ft., $343,000.
* Chesapeake Homes of NC, 219 Traditions Garden Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $8,017.12, 4,866 sq. ft., $200,000.
* Chesapeake Homes of NC, 205 Traditions Garden Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $7,824.62, 4,076 sq. ft., $200,000.
* Lennar Carolinas, 1004 Traditions Meadow Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,600.19, 2,738 sq. ft., $136,900.
* The Ryland Group, 1625 Fern Hollow Trail, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $7,788.07, 3,785 sq. ft., $116,795.
* Cunnane Group, 1528 Heritage Reserve Court, The Reserve, Smith Creek, $6,808.07, 3,291 sq. ft., $230,300.
* Cunnane Group, 1504 Heritage Reserve Court, The Reserve, Smith Creek, $6,808.07, 3,291 sq. ft., $230,300.
* M/I Homes, 805 Lemongrass Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,789.19, 2,471 sq. ft., $146,000.
* M/I Homes, 816 Lemongrass Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,671.69, 2,047 sq. ft., $138,400.
* Lennar Carolinas, 1020 Traditions Meadow Drive, Traditions, Smith Creek, $6,590.32, 3,458 sq. ft., $172,900.
* Lennar Carolinas, 2113 Longmont Drive, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $8,123.09, 3,555 sq. ft., $177,800.
* Lennar Carolinas, 2109 Longmont Drive, Austin Creek, Smith Creek, $7,020.54, 2,984 sq. ft., $149,200.
* Dan Ryan Builders, 2128 Rainy Lake Street, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Neuse River, $8,967.62, 3,346 sq. ft., $140,665.
* Dan Ryan Builders, 2333 Lantern Walk Lane, Stonegate at St. Andrews, Neuse River, $7,840.32, 3,346 sq. ft., $140,665.
* M/I Homes, 809 Conifer Forest Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $7,697.37, 2,547 sq. ft., $145,400.
* M/I Homes, 813 Conifer Forest Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $6,583.82, 3,072 sq. ft., $145,500.
* The Ryland Group, 1737 Fern Hollow Trail, Bowling Green, Smith Creek, $8,674.62, 3,470 sq. ft., $95,392.
* M/I Homes, 805 Conifer Forest Lane, Traditions, Smith Creek, $4,734.69, 3,277 sq. ft., $149,900.
* Dan Ryan Homes, 504 Checkmate Circle, Bishops Grant, Smith Creek, $7,838.62, 4,160 sq. ft., $230,000.
* Habitat for Humanity, 400 East Spring Street, Smith Creek, $5,744.94, 1,588 sq. ft., $70,000.
* Habitat for Humanity, 338 East Spring Street, Smith Creek, $5,756.69, 1,787 sq. ft., $70,000.
