Rezoning Application Submitted for High-Density Development on Trenton Road

In August 2025, development company Heritage Capital Partners submitted a rezoning application containing a maximum of 175 housing units for land on the Cary side of Trenton Road next to I-40. This development will almost double the number of households in the corridor and will greatly increase traffic. Application 25-REZ-12 requests rezoning from Office and Institutional (O&I) to Residential Multi-Family-Conditional Use (RMF-CU). View the application on the Town of Cary's website at 2025 Rezoning Cases.

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 30, 2026 – PLEASE ATTEND

As part of Cary’s rezoning process, Public Hearings are held during regular Cary Town Council meetings to allow the public to comment. The Public Hearing is the most important opportunity to show Council members, who will eventually vote on the rezoning, that many people are concerned and oppose the rezoning. Having many attendees is critical to the effort to prevent or mitigate this rezoning. You do not have to live in Cary to attend or speak at the hearing.

Public Hearing Details:
April 30, 2026
6:30 PM
316 N. Academy St., Cary, NC (Cary Town Hall Council Chambers)

ARCTC is very concerned about this rezoning because

  • The density of this project does not fit in the ARCTC area of high-tech campuses, single-family homes, and natural parks and streams that also attract a very active recreational community.
  • Safety for both vehicles and people will become an issue if the road infrastructure is not available.
  • The road infrastructure needed to support the development is not currently planned and it would be very hard to fit the amount of lanes needed into the existing roads, especially on Trenton Road in Raleigh.
  • The ARCTC corridor functions as a single entity between Trinity and Edwards Mill Roads, so development on the Cary side of I-40 impacts the Raleigh side of I-40.
  • The traffic study associated with this project does not take into account the anticipated increase in traffic from Lenovo Center and Carter Finley or the impacts on the Raleigh side of Trenton Road.

Make Your Voice Heard – Please Plan to Attend the Public Hearing or Send in Comments (see How Can You Help below)

Where is the property?

The 21.70-acre property is within the Cary town corporate limits and includes 101 Roscoe Trail.

The development is on state-owned land that is under contact to Heritage Capital Partners Trenton Road LLC and is currently zoned OI (Office and Institutional). The Future Land Use Map shows the land as “Employment Mixed Use Campus.”

Use the MORE button to see a map showing the location.

What is the developer proposing?

The developer proposes to rezone the property from Office and Institutional (O&I) to Residential Multi-Family - Conditional Use (RMF-CU). The request contains a maximum of 175 housing units in a minimum of two residential dwelling types, such as multi-family, townhomes, patio homes, or duplexes. The request conditions include at least 10,000 square feet of community gathering area, retention of at least 15% of the site as undisturbed open space, and ensuring at least 5% of the multi-family units are affordable at 80% area median income for a period of 30 years.

How can you help?

Attend the Public Hearing

Send Comments About the Rezoning to Cary Town Council Members

Written Comments

Send written comments before noon on the day of the Public Hearing:

  • Website submission: Go to 311 Portal and select “Comments for Council Meeting” in the Request Type dropdown menu
  • Email: virtualtownhall@carync.gov
  • Mail comments to Town Clerk’s Office, Attn: Virginia Johnson, P.O. Box 8005, Cary, NC 27512-8005
Verbal Comments

Sign up to speak by calling 919-469-4000 before noon on the day of the Public Hearing. There is no limit to the number of speakers, but each speaker is allowed only five minutes.

Sign the online petition opposing the current proposal!

CLICK HERE to sign the petition that will be given to Town of Cary representatives at the Public Hearing to show concern about the application.

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