FENTON, CARY: WHY IT’S A PLACE WORTH EMBRACING DESPITE THE LOSS OF TREES

If you’ve been following us for some time, you know how much we love the “living in a forest feel” of the Raleigh area and Wake County.

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I felt that burn every time I drove past the Fenton Development in Cary and watched it go from a beautiful forest to cleared red dirt, to mixed-use buildings slowly rising up.

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ADDING TO THE VIBRANT LIFESTYLE OF WAKE COUNTY

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Fenton is a mixed-use development located on ninety-two acres in the northwest quadrant of the I-40/Cary Towne Boulevard interchange.

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The Interactive Art

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The Communal Spaces + Events

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I find them too stiff, artificial, and corporate, and those food courts are more than welcome to move to the permanent past.

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SWIPE UP TO READ MORE!

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