North Hills unveils its biggest skyscraper yet. See the view of Raleigh from the top.
The North Hills skyline got a whole lot taller this spring, with Kane Realty Corporation unveiling its tallest — and most expensive — apartment building yet after a speedy two years of construction.
Last month, residents began moving into the glittering, amenity-rich tower on Six Forks Road that Kane has branded The Eastern.
Wesley Jones, the senior leasing and marketing specialist at Kane Residential, described the building as “very upscale” and giving “high-end hotel feels.”
“It definitely feels a lot more metropolitan than anything else out there,” Jones said. “We’ve tried not to miss any details.”
At 36 stories and 354 feet, it’s the tallest building outside of downtown Raleigh and the tallest strictly residential building in Wake County.
There are three skyscrapers at least 400 feet tall downtown — PNC Plaza, primarily an office building with some condos; Two Hannover Square, an office building instantly recognizable for its giant BB&T (now known as Truist) logo; and the Wells Fargo Capital Center office building.
Catering to young professionals
Haley Dunlap and Noah Troncoso, a young couple who first moved to North Hills three years ago, moved in last week.
“You can tell his place was really trying to cater to the young professional working from home,” Troncoso said.
Dunlap works in real estate, and Troncoso is a software engineer. Their first experience living in North Hills was in The Dartmouth.
“It gives me a small town-vibe in a big city,” Dunlap said of North Hills. “It’s really, really fun. It makes me feel at home.”
Mike Devine, who works for a Triangle biotech company, relocated to The Eastern from a downtown high-rise.
“I feel like there’s a lot of momentum in North Hills,” Devine said. “It seems like there’s a lot of thought put into it.”
Jones said residents can move into the first 20 floors. About a quarter of the building’s 376 units were leased as of May 6.
The building will be available for occupation in stages, “finishing from the bottom-up.”
Jones said the tenants are of all ages, a mix of locals and transplants.
“It really is a huge melting pot,” he said.
Amenities
The building’s amenities are designed to dazzle, with a 36th floor rooftop lounge with a panoramic view of the city, a resort-style pool deck with TVs integrated in the cabanas, and a lounge with pool tables.
A full-service concierge is on hand in the lobby to handle residents’ deliveries and schedule personal training, pet care, home cleaning, car detailing and restaurant reservations.
There’s a sauna and spa treatment room, plus a separate pet spa.
The 24-hour gym has two Peloton exercise bikes and 17 other cardio machines, plus equipment for CrossFit, yoga, barre and TRX training.
There’s also a selection of Wi-Fi serviced offices and meeting areas for those who work from home.
Raleigh’s most expensive apartment prices
Things don’t come cheap, however.
The most affordable floor plans have price-tags that resemble mortgage payments for small single-family homes. Studios start at $1,525, one-bedrooms at $2,075, two-bedrooms at $2,610 and three-bedrooms at $5,540.
The Eastern boasts the most expensive rentals on the market in Raleigh, in fact, asking over $14,000 a month for a pair of 2,286-square-foot penthouses.
Five of the penthouses — they’re marketing 21 units on the top three levels as penthouse apartments — have been rented and will be move-in ready June 1, according to Jones.
This story was originally published May 10, 2022 at 3:31 PM.
