January 11, 2005

  Volume 4, Number 2

Published in Wake Forest, NC

  Carol Pelosi, Publisher and Editor
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 December permits increase
growth in 2005 to 12 percent

            A spate of building permits in December – 182 in all for 19 townhouses and 163 single-family homes – drove Wake Forest’s growth in 2005 sharply upward to 12 percent.

            One of the reasons for the end-of-year flurry was that builders wanted to get all 50 of the permits for the year. The town restricts builders and developers to only 50 permits per subdivision per year.

            During the year the planning department issued 1,005 permits for 859 single-family homes, 143 townhouses and three mobile homes. There were no permits for apartments.

            This past year’s growth is less than 2004, when 1,116 permits meant the growth rate shot up to 15.6 percent.

            When the Wake Forest commissioners agreed last year that Raleigh would own the town’s water and sewer systems and Wake Forest ratepayers would pay for $19 million in system improvements, they agreed that faster growth – 800 to 1,000 new homes each year – would shorten the time period to pay back the debt.

            At the same time, Town Manager Mark Williams has long warned that the town must reduce its growth rate to 6 or even 4 percent because it cannot afford the streets, fire and police protection, parks and administration needed when growth is more rapid.

            Part of the $19 million in the merger agreement is $3 million for one million gallons of future water capacity and $710,000 for 200,000 gallons of future wastewater capacity.

            In four years, however, Raleigh will control the number of homes and businesses that can be built by rationing the amount of water it provides to the town and the amount of wastewater it will treat.

            After April 1, 2010, the city will only provide a 4 percent increase in water and sewer each year. That rate drops to 3 percent from 2020 to 2030 and levels out at the city’s growth rate after 2030.

            The contract also specifies that Raleigh can restrict the town’s water and sewer growth to 1 percent of the available treatment capacity “if problems are encountered with the implementation of treatment plant expansion.”

            Those building permits for December follow. SFD stands for single-family dwelling. Included are the builder, the address, the subdivision and the estimated construction cost, if included.

·         SFD plan change, Centex Homes, 9332 Dansforeshire Way, Dansforth, $188,400.

·         SFD, S.N. Davis Company, 2917 Creek Moss Ave., Moss Creek, $150,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 1508 Eppes Lane, Heritage, $193,613.

·         Roof on patio, Hearthstone Custom Builders, 1117 Washhouse Lane, Crenshaw Hall, $6,000.

·         SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1213 Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, $210,000.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 1025 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $250,000.

·         Swimming pool, Rising Sun Pools & Spa, 2716 Margot’s Ave., Margot’s Pond, $16,200.

·         SFD, John L. Hayes Building, 413 Capellan St., St. Ives, $700,000.

·         SFD, Garth Stephens, 1036 Marshall Farm St., Wildflower, $210,000.

·         SFD, Cady Construction Co., 901 Richland Ridge Drive, Bennett Park, $180,000.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1525 Lindenberg Square, Thornrose, $155,907.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 1529 Lindenberg Square, Thornrose, $119,263.

·         SFD, John L. Hayes Building, 408 Capellan St., St. Ives, $450,000.

·         SFD, Creech Construction Company, 1233 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, $360,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 528 Hallburg Court, Heritage Heights, $285,000.

·         SFD, Turning Point Builders, 1152 Coram Fields Road, Olde Mill Stream, $210,000.

·         SFD, Braswell Construction Company, 3828 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $340,000.

·         SFD, Imperial Custom Homes, 8417 Chelridge Drive, Stonegate, $325,000.

·         SFD, Braswell Construction Company, 916 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $290,000.

·         SFD, Powell & Company, 215 Kinvara Court, Vernon Park, $209,000.

·         SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1620 Curly Willow Lane, Heritage, $200,000.

·         Commercial generator, Power Secure Inc., 244 N. Wingate St., $0.

·         SFD, Future Homes by Odell Thompson, 3824 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $250,000.

·         SFD, Braswell Construction Company, 513 Hallburg Court, Heritage Heights, $370,000.

·         SFD, Tingen Construction Company, 3905 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, $250,000.

·         SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1137 Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, $210,000.

·         SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1133 Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, $210,000.

·         Finish third floor, Blue Ridge Custom Builders, 905 Plummer Court, Crenshaw Hall, $4,500.

·         Deck extension, D.R. Horton, 9429 Philbeck Lane, Margot’s Pond, $400.

·         Footing for a sign, Sign Worx Inc., 2101 S. Main St., $4,465.

·         SFD, Murdock-Gannon Construction, 9713 Rainsong Drive, Shearon Farms, $175,000.

·         SFD, Murdock-Gannon Construction, 9725 Rainsong Drive, Shearon Farms, $185,000.

·         SFD, Future Homes by Odell Thompson, 3925 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, $280,000.

·         SFD, Scott Daves Construction Company, 3929 Heritage View Trail, Heritage South, $312,000.

·         SFD, Scott Daves Construction Company, 3940 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, $279,000.

·         SFD, Scott Daves Construction Company, 1028 Prairie Smoke St., Heritage South, $289,000.

·         SFD, Scott Daves Construction Company, 1032 Prairie Smoke St., Heritage South, $330,000.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3825 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $120,523.

·         SFD, Future Homes by Odell Thompson, 3820 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $280,000.

·         SFD, Future Homes by Odell Thompson, 3804 Orange Cosmos Ave., $270,000.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 3821 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $233,500.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 3801 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $233,500.

·         SFD, MDC Homes, 3709 Amberwine Lane, Stonegate @ St. Andrews, $407,255.

·         SFD, Future Homes by Odell Thompson, 901 Marshall Farm Road, Wildflower, $250,000.

·         SFD, Future Homes by Odell Thompson, 3925 Heritage View Trail, Heritage South, $270,000.

·         SFD, Braswell Construction Company, 1028 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $339,000.

·         SFD, Braswell Construction Company, 3920 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, $303,000.

·         SFD, Braswell Construction Company, 1309 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, $408,000.

·         Screen in deck, Biltmore Homes, 1609 Curly Willow Lane, Heritage, $3,000.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 1508 Samuel Wait Lane, Heritage, $275,000.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 3921 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, $272,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 1033 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $275,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 3920 Heritage View Trail, Heritage South, $219,170.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 3924 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, $275,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 1029 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $275,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 3932 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, $275,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 917 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $275,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 921 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $275,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 904 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $275,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 1332 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, $316,320.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 3813 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $250,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 3800 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $250,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 1044 Marshall Farm St., Wildflower, $250,000.

·         SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 905 Fulworth Ave., Richland Hills, $101,199.

·         SFD, Perry Builders, 9701 Rainsong Drive, Shearon Farms, $180,000.

·         SFD, Ned T. Grady, 1033 Prairie Smoke St., Heritage South, $325,000.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3901 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $156,298.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3904 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $158,941.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3905 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $155,450.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3908 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $115,846.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3909 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $120,523.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3829 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $166,598.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3833 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $119,359.

·         SFD, Lennar Carolina, 3912 Song Sparrow Drive, Thornrose, $166,598.

·         SFD, Tingen Construction Company, 1225 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, $303,000.

·         SFD, Tingen Construction Company, 1229 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, $295,000.

·         SFD, Future Homes by Odell Thompson, 1040 Marshall Farm Road, Wildflower, $260,000.

·         SFD, Tingen Construction Company, 908 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $270,000.

·         SFD, Turning Point Builders, 512 Brumber Circle, Olde Mill Stream, $195,000.

·         SFD, Schenk Construction Company, 10120 San Remo Place, Porto Fino, $180,000.

·         SFD, Drew Builder, 704 Richland Bluff Court, Bennett Park, $250,000.

·         SFD, Braswell Construction Company, 1224 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, $510,000.

·         SFD, Tingen Construction Company, 3917 Heritage View Trail, Heritage South, $250,000.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 1528 Heritage Links Drive, Heritage, $210,000.

·         SFD, Cady Construction, 2809 Steeple Run Drive, Smith Creek, $90,000.

·         SFD, Cady Construction, 716 Richland Bluff Drive, Bennett Park, $170,000.

·         SFD, Cady Construction, 9912 Porto Fino Ave., Porto Fino, $280,000.

·         SFD, Future Homes by Odell Thompson, 1048 Marshall Farm Road, Wildflower, $250,000.

·         SFD, Biltmore Homes, 1100 Heritage Greens Drive, Heritage, $210,000.

·         SFD, Richard Gaylord Homes, 1020 Prairie Smoke St., Heritage South, $220,000.

·         SFD, Tingen Construction, 3817 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $274,000.

·         SFD, MDC Homes, 3704 Windmeade Road, Stonegate @ St. Andrews, $242,015.

·         SFD, MDC Homes, 3729 Windmeade Road, Stonegate @ St. Andrews, $263,205.

·         SFD, MDC Homes, 3721 Windmeade Road, Stonegate at St. Andrews, $252,000.

·         SFD, MDC Homes, 3725 Amberwine Lane, Stonegate @ St. Andrews, $45,890.

·         SFD, MDC Homes, 3705 Amberwine Lane, Stonegate @ St. Andrews, $435,632.

·         SFD, Creech Construction, 1024 Prairie Smoke St., Heritage South, $305,000.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 1236 Heritage Heights Lane, Heritage Heights, $383,500.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 1032 Marshall Farm St., Wildflower, $200,000.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 3805 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $200,000.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 1020 Marshall Farm St., Wildflower, $200,000.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 3921 Heritage View Trail, Heritage South, $250,000.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 509 Hallburg Court, Heritage Heights, $300,000.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 1032 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $200,000.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 1009 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $250,000.

·         SFD, Centex Homes, 9313 Bramden Court, Dansforth, $191,000.

·         Renovations, Perry Builders, 4401 Iyar Way, Shearon Farms, $5,300.

·         Commercial fitup, ASCO Builders, 10501 Ligon Mill Road, Suite 120, $80,000.

·         Replacement, Bunn’s Heating & AC, 308 Forestville Road, $3,500.

·         Irrigation, David and Christine Haney, 1213 Litchborough Way, Northampton, $600.

·         New commercial, R.N. Rouse & Company, 1821 South Main St., $1,302,458.

·         Sunroom, Five Points Builders, 12141 Wake Union Church Road, $56,000.

·         Deck, Zack and Jaclyn Starritt, 404 Lilliput Lane, Olde Mill Stream, $500.

·         Addition, A.R. Nix Construction, 1300 Heritage Club Ave., Heritage, $60,000.

·         SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 813 Tannerwell Ave., Richland Hills, $101,199.

·         SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 832 Tannerwell Ave., Richland Hills, $101,099.

·         SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 817 Tannerwell Ave., Richland Hills, $114,062.

·         SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 821 Tannerwell Ave., Richland Hills, $101,199.

·         SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 921 Fulworth Ave., Richland Hills, $101,199.

·         SFD, K. Hovnanian Homes, 909 Fulworth Ave., Richland Hills, $112,864.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 3928 Forgotten Pond Ave., Heritage South, $228,000.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 1008 Prairie Smoke St., Heritage South, $225,500.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 1012 Prairie Smoke St., Heritage South, $228,000.

·         Swimming pool, Rising Sun Pools, 5952 Jones Farm Road, Northampton, $18,500.

·         Swimming pool, Rising Sun Pools, 403 N. College St., $18,000.

·         Demolition, Triangle Properties, 716 E. Nelson Ave., $4,816.

·         Upgrade service, Raleigh Lanehart Electric Company, 9313 Perini Court, Margot’s Pond, $1,000.

·         Commercial electric work, Kris and Teresa Mobley, 117 Brooks St., $2,800.

·         Replace commercial gas system, Honeycutt & Jones, 309 Brooks St., $4,200.

·         Commercial sign, G. Laycock, 844 Heritage Lake Road, Heritage, $2,800.

·         Sunroom, Patio Enclosures, 109 Alderbury Commons Court, Orchard Park, $15,000.

·         Commercial refrigeration, Tatum Refrigeration & AC, 11016 Capital Blvd., $4,200.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 3808 Orange Cosmos Ave., Wildflower, $250.000.

·         Townhouse, Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, 1236 Legacy Greene Ave., Mews @ Legacy Green, $94,455.

·         Townhouse, Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, 1237 Legacy Greene Ave., Mews @ Legacy Green, $136,510.

·         Townhouse, Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, 1238 Legacy Greene Ave., Mews @ Legacy Green, $94,455.

·         Townhouse, Parker & Orleans Homebuilders, 1239 Legacy Greene Ave., Mews @ Legacy Green, $154,990.

·         Commercial fitup, Spec Con, 11635 Capital Blvd., Suite 360, $70,000.

·         SFD, Homes by Dickerson, 1216 Heritage Hills Way, Heritage North, $175,900.

·         SFD, Robuck Homes, 1224 Heritage Hills Way, Heritage North, $325,000.

·         SFD, Richard Gaylord Homes, 501 Pressler St., Heritage Heights, $220,000.

·         SFD, Legacy Custom Homes, 920 Golden Star Way, Heritage South, $230,000.

·         Entrance wall, Weaver Development, Dansforeshire Way, Dansforth, $9,850.