Project Overview

The Cedar Street Parking Deck involves the development of a parking structure with ground-floor retail along Chatham Street. The parking deck, located between Cedar Street, Chatham Street, and the newly constructed Rogers Alley, will contain approximately 300 parking spaces and approximately 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Cary would own and operate the parking deck, and Northwoods Rogers Condo, LLC will own and operate the Retail Building with ownership structured via a condominium arrangement. The main vehicular access to the deck will be from Cedar Street, with elevators and stairs located in an architecturally distinctive tower element on Chatham Street (as well as a stairway on Cedar Street).

The project is located within the Central Chatham Subarea of the Downtown Special Planning Area of the Cary Community Plan, which envisions Chatham Street as the downtown’s main commercial corridor with vertically mixed-use buildings that accommodate retail, dining, and office on the ground floor with residential units on upper floors.

Overall Construction Process 

• Tower Crane Installation and Operation – A tower crane will be used on the project to facilitate material delivery and concrete placement. This crane will take deliveries from E. Chatham Street due to the proximity to the Railroad Right of Way and existing power lines on Cedar Street. When the tower crane is not in use, it will be set to "free spin" and will act as a weathervane, slowly rotating freely as a safety measure to limit the wind loads on the crane arm.  
• Concrete Forming and Pouring - This will be a six-story poured concrete structure. Each level of construction will consist of building forms, installing reinforcements, and pouring concrete.
• Supports – While the concrete reaches maximum strength the elevated floors will be supported. This process uses electronic monitors to know when that strength has been achieved and the supports can be removed.
• Interior Infrastructure – Once the structure is complete, infrastructure for lights, IT, and security will be installed.
• Exterior Skin – The exterior will consist of precast concrete panels and masonry, with metal panel and terra cotta accents.
• Streetscaping – Once the structure is complete, trees, brick pavers, plantings, and paving will be added to the surrounding area.
• Construction is estimated to be complete by Winter 2026.

Project Updates

Current Work (Fall 2025)

• Hardscape and street improvements along Cedar Street and Rogers Alley 
• Installing Terracotta Panel System
• Installing of security and technology components within the deck
• Completion of steel frame supports and metal panel system
• Painting of stairwells, metal panels, etc.
• Installing decorative lighting
• Installing Bioretention Pond

Completed Work (Spring 2024 – Summer 2025)

• Development Agreement (Approved 11/16/23)
• Contractor mobilization, set up fencing, and erosion control measures (Spring 2024).
• Demolition of existing buildings and utilities on site (Spring 2024).
• Installed drilled caissons (concrete and steel shafts) for foundation support (Summer 2024).
• Installation of a tower crane on site (Summer 2024)
• Foundations, columns, grade walls, etc. of Level 1 poured (Summer 2024)
• Underground utility connections along Cedar St.  (Fall 2024)
• Concrete Structure Complete (Winter 2025)
• Precast concrete and brick installation on exterior walls (Winter 2025)
• Tower Crane Removal (Winter 2025)
• Installed infrastructure in parking deck (e.g. electrical and lighting conduits, plumbing, etc.) (Spring 2025)
• Concrete block partition walls for IT rooms, storage rooms, etc. (Spring 2025)
• Utility connections along E. Chatham (Spring 2025)
• Completion of stair structure (north and south) (Summer 2025)
• Hardscape (curb, sidewalk, etc.) along E. Chatham (Summer 2025)
• Installed Elevator (Summer 2025)

Contact

Dial 311 within Cary or (919) 469-4000 from outside town limits, or email 311@carync.gov.