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Arthur and Anya Gordon, the founders and former owners of the iconic Irregardless Café, just moved one step closer to realizing their dream of creating an affordable, multigenerational housing development connected to their community garden in southwest Raleigh.
On Tuesday morning, the Raleigh Planning Commission voted 5-3 in favor of the Gordons’ request to rezone their 2.6-acre Athens Drive property for mixed-use development. The city council will hear the rezoning case next and make the final decision to approve or deny it.
What the Gordons are trying to do is something that’s never been done before in Raleigh. That’s exciting to many of the planning commissioners, who think it could serve as a model for densifying the city’s residential neighborhoods. But the proposal’s novelty also means there’s some healthy skepticism among the commissioners (and neighbors) about whether the couple can pull it off.
What if the Gordons sell their land to a developer who abandons their vision and builds something else? How will this development impact traffic, stormwater, and the neighborhood? These are questions that Arthur and Anya can’t answer with 100 percent certainty right now. The city council members will have to decide if they believe in the couple and their vision enough to take a leap of faith.
Read my story about the planning commission vote below and have a good Wednesday.
—Chloe
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Wake
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Orange
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