Raleigh developer prepares 20-story rezoning on SECU site in North Hills

• The property, home to an SECU office and branch, is just across Interstate 440 from North Hills.
• Atlas Stark has not yet officially filed the application, but will hold a neighborhood meeting about the property Tuesday night.

Why it matters: The application shows that interest in building taller in the North Hills area continues despite the Raleigh City Council casting a more skeptical eye about the potential impacts on traffic and nearby neighborhoods.

• Earlier this year, Kane Realty withdrew a rezoning application in North Hills after facing public pushback on a proposed 37-story building.

What they're saying: SECU is looking to reposition many of its office buildings due to shifts in how its employees work, Sandra Jones, a spokesperson for the credit union, told Axios.

• "This decreased need has allowed us to focus on a property management strategy that would entertain alternatives with property that is not used as heavily as it was prior to the pandemic," she wrote.

Of note: SECU would not be a development partner in a future building.

• But its current branch would remain until construction, and the credit union would occupy a portion of a future building's first floor, Jones said.

Editor's note: This story and headline have been corrected to reflect that the developer will file the rezoning request on its own, not with SECU.