Old KFC on New Bern is currently being gutted. Lots of construction occurring there.
Unless something has changed, I believe a Taco restaurant from the owners of Cook-out will replace the KFC. The name will be Taco Roos
“We were recently sent over some architectural documents for a project named “Taco Roos” that’s set to open in the home of a former KFC at 1221 New Bern Avenue. The documents list the project’s owner as a representative from North Carolina’s own Cook-Out.”
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Meh…wish i could get excited @ another chain…by Cookout
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Considering this location. I will take it.
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I was hoping for a bulldozer that would take the building out along with most of that section of New Bern Ave
Needs it, you are right. Maybe in two decades when the studies are done, a BRT will exist and new buildings will eventually appear.
Sad because it appears true
We’ve lived on Martin st a few blocks west of tarboro going on 5 years. I’d echo pretty much everything @Drew said about the area. Also, Transfer food hall was a huge addition to the area, and hopefully the planned grocery there comes to fruition.
We don’t have kids, but plenty of neighbors do and seem to love the area. Although since the houses and lots tend to be a little smaller I have noticed a trend as families get larger some have tended to relocate to the 'burbs. Car traffic can be a little hectic at times, but I think that applies more to the area between downtown and tarboro since it’s an access to 40. I’d imagine Robert’s park doesn’t have that same issue.
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Two of the 801 New Bern Ave condos under contract this morning. Looks like build and they will come. I bet that even if the Lynde could show some construction progress they would sell also. Even at those prices.
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New housing project has started construction near RCC, behind WakeMed. Market rate (which is great). Should help start a Western push to clean up that area around WakeMed & RCC. Downtown pushing outward and 440-inward…
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I think that it’s obvious that a perceived quality project will sell, even at these ceiling busting prices. For me, my lukewarm (at best) response to The Lynde has been about the plans themselves moreso than the prices. Some of their spaces/rooms are just so tiny that it’s hard to imagine using them effectively.
Perhaps as early as April, there will be a pretty clear path for rezoning parcels along New Bern to mid-rise or even high-rise:
The “EDAT” Comprehensive Plan amendments include changing the Future Land Use Map along each BRT corridor. The FLUM doesn’t change the zoning map, but it does make it way easier for someone to rezone to what’s on the FLUM. Right now, most of the New Bern corridor is shown as 3-5 stories maximum on the FLUM. The new map will go to 7 stories between downtown & Wake Med, and 12 stories past Wake Med.
(Update 2: passed City Council unanimously. Next stop is a public hearing, as soon as April. Get your 3-minute statements ready.)
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I was reading the EDAT the other day, and was confused when I saw that it seems to restrict denser mixed-used development on the New Bern BRT corridor to east of WakeMed. It seems backward to allot most of the future potential for this corridor to 3-5 miles away from downtown, and for any areas within 3 miles of downtown “commercial areas are largely confined to a single intersection”. The New Bern corridor seems to be the only BRT line that gets strictly less dense as it approaches the city. Any idea why this is?
If anyone was wondering specifically, here is what I am referring to. Image below is from pg. 67 of the EDAT Guide.
- Yellow - “Neighborhood Center”. Up to 7 stories. Uses: residential, local-serving retail.
- Orange - “Emerging Urban Center”. Up to 12 stories. Uses: residential, retail, office, civic, and community services.
- Red - Downtown / CBD
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Has to be the “historic” overlay going through Longview
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12 stories past wakemed 
We only put shadows in certain areas… 
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Back in the previous council you would hear the line that “90% of rezoning get approved” or something like that. But the big thing missed was how many rezoning just never got requested. So lots of these protect neighborhoods policies end up happening like this. One area has a strong group of homeowners so you just don’t even try to allow as much density there in the first place. The other area is old commercial and hotels that house lots of our homeless population… they don’t resist as hard so density gets pushed their way instead. ----- Edited for crazy spelling from typing on my phone
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Yep, as James says, “these protect neighborhoods policies” result in a lot of backwards-bending density curves, where higher density gets pushed into worse locations. Note that the less-well-off neighborhoods along South BRT don’t get “protected.”
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Hey All. We recently moved to the 10 Arros condos on New Bern and it’s been a great community. I’m really happy that I found this site to learn what’s going on in the neighborhood. It’s been amazing to see the amount of new development in the short time that we have been here.
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Welcome @10Arros !
We look forward to your ongoing perspective as a new resident.
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