RALEIGH — Kane Realty is advancing the next phase of North Hills, filing initial plans for a
The Raleigh-based developer recently paid $72 million for the land, extending its footprint from Six Forks Road toward Wake Forest Road. The latest filing provides the first look at how that investment will begin to take shape.
At 901 Navaho Drive, Kane has proposed an eight-story building with 207 apartments, along with roughly 17,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The project would replace several existing residential structures on the site.
Company officials say the building is designed as a 55-and-up community, a segment they view as undersupplied in the Raleigh market.
The project is being positioned as an extension of the company’s North Hills Innovation District, a branding push that reflects a shift beyond traditional mixed-use toward a denser, more connected urban environment.
That focus shows up in the site plan. Kane is emphasizing walkability and connectivity as it builds out the newly acquired acreage, tying future phases into the existing North Hills grid of residential, office and retail.
This filing is likely just the first step. Kane has indicated the full 28-acre tract will be developed over time, with multiple buildings expected as part of a phased approach.
The timing aligns with an already active pipeline. The developer is currently constructing the Tributary apartment building nearby and has proposed additional residential towers across North Hills, continuing a multiyear buildout that has reshaped the corridor.
The surrounding area is evolving in parallel.
Adjacent to Kane’s holdings, Dewitt Carolinas is pushing forward with The Exchange, a billion-dollar mixed-use campus that has already delivered its first office building. Plans call for an 18-story residential tower to break ground later this year, anchored by a Life Time fitness club.
Taken together, the Navaho Drive corridor is emerging as one of the most active development zones in Raleigh, with competing projects adding density and expanding the city’s midtown footprint.
For Kane, the strategy remains consistent: scale North Hills incrementally, layer in residential density and continue building a destination that blends living, working and retail in a single district.
The latest filing puts that next phase in motion.
