588 new homes replace teardowns
Published: Fri, Sep. 14, 2007 01:13PM
Modified Fri, Sep. 14, 2007 02:59PM
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closeRALEIGH -- Since January 2002, 588 new single-family homes have been built on land where older buildings were torn down, according to a city report released today.
The report is the first phase of the city's analysis of the trend of tearing down older homes and replacing them with new ones.
The city found that 48 percent of the new homes were larger than 4,000 gross square feet, which includes non-heated spaces such as garages, porches and basements.
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The city is hiring a new planner to address the issue.
"We don't have enough data at this time to fully assess the magnitude of the infill development issue," city Planning Director Mitchell Silver said in a press release.
"Our initial research is telling us that infill sites have been redevelopment for homes in a variety of sizes."
A second phase of the study will start when the new planner is hired within the next couple of months.
The planning department will hold public meetings to hear from residents about the issues and potential responses. A formal report will be presented to the City Council and Planning Commission in the spring.
Staff writer Sarah Lindenfeld Hall can be reached at 919-829-8933 or sarah.liindenfeld@newsobserver.com.
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