Former mill building rezoned to high-density residential
At their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, members of the
The building, which is currently used for storage, stands at the corner of Church and Salisbury streets. It is distinctive because it "connects" via an enclosed second-story corridor over
City council members unanimously approved the request.
"That just holds the property until they get through all the approvals," Redding said. "If that works, what they want to do is have senior housing there. I think that would be really exciting. It's not a done deal, but at least they have a choice to do it if they can make it work."
'Softer' districts
"We still have some industrial zone downtown in this area," said
The building stands on .85 of an acre at the edge of what's considered the downtown business district. It has been used for manufacturing, processing and assembly since it was built in the mid-1920s, with additions built in the 1940s. It is listed on the
"We don't know for sure what may play out with this request if it's approved," Nuttall said, "but we do believe it gives the property owner some flexibility to pursue some options that may be out there for adaptive reuse perhaps of this building ... the area is transitioning toward more of a mixture of uses."
Downtown trend
The rebirth of industrial buildings has been central to downtown revitalization in recent years.
Both projects earned development awards from Preservation North Carolina.
Another former mill building downtown -- this one at
First
Then Neal teamed up with
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