Raleigh Design Review Commission, November 5, 2026
Approved: Protective yard fence alternate for Raleigh Church of Christ parking expansion, unanimous
What happened
On November 5, 2026, Raleigh approved Protective yard fence alternate for Raleigh Church of Christ parking expansion (unanimous).
The Raleigh Design Review Commission unanimously approved design alternate case DA-12-2026 for a Turnbridge mixed-use 20-story tower and a one-story retail building at 310 South Dawson Street / 322 West Davie Street (0.282-acre site, zoned DX-20-CU).
- Jurisdiction
- Raleigh, NC
- Date
- November 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Design alternates for mixed-use tower at 310 South Dawson Street
Approved design alternates for a 20-story mixed-use tower with structured parking and a one-story retail building on a 0.282-acre, two-parcel downtown site zoned DX-20-CU. Approved relief: Dawson step-back of about 2 ft 7 in and Commerce Place step-back of about 8 ft against the required 12 ft; no parking-structure screening on the south (West Davie) facade; relief from cross-access to two adjacent parcels; and a custom Commerce Place street cross-section instead of the Avenue 2-Lane Undivided / Main Street streetscape standard. The transparency request was withdrawn. Each alternate was voted separately; the screening alternate had one opposing vote. The full application was then granted with no opposition. Developer: Turnbridge. Applicant attorney: Collier Marsh (Parker Poe). One commissioner recused because he works for McAdams, the applicant's consultant.
- All other matters related to the subjects of the Commerce Place cross-section design alternates shall be made to the satisfaction of city staff
- Applicant cannot further reduce the screening (increase the opacity) on the other three parking-structure facades beyond what was proposed in the current submittal
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Key Decisions (4)
Design alternates for mixed-use tower at 310 South Dawson Street
Protective yard fence alternate for Raleigh Church of Christ parking expansion
Design alternates for Highwoods 13-story office/retail building at Hargett and Harrington
Design impact grant application window extension
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Development Activity (3)
Mixed-use tower and Commerce Place retail at 310 South Dawson Street
Mixed-Use
Raleigh Church of Christ parking expansion
Other
Highwoods office/retail building at Hargett and Harrington
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
High-rise mixed-use residential development continues on constrained downtown Raleigh Warehouse…
Commercial Demand
Highwoods is adding new downtown office space on top of…
Sentiment
Downtown residents are raising parking-deck lighting and driveway safety concerns,…
Who spoke
30 distinct speakers; 14 identified names.
All speaker roles: 8 Commissioner, 3 Applicant Rep, 5 Witness, 2 Chair, 1 Public, 7 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Applicant, 2 Unknown.
Identified name roles: 3 Applicant Rep, 5 Witness, 2 Chair, 3 Staff, 1 Applicant.
Speaker sample: Collier Marsh, Applicant Rep.
13 more identified names in Pro: 5 Witness, 2 Chair, 3 Staff, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant.
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Zoning terms (9)
98 recorded timestamps
- zoning (25 timestamps)
- land use (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (11 timestamps)
- approved (22 timestamps)
- residential (20 timestamps)
- setback (10 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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