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Midtown BioCenter

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtRaleigh, NC

Retrofit completed 2023; life-sciences facility on Six Forks Road, Raleigh. County growth and rent metrics support viability. Peer retrofits in NC. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 5,568 units, Wake County census-bps · all sites with this

Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)

This site: 10% census-acs · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: US-70 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …life-sciences facility record · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	healthcareWikipedia no source
What is there now	life-sciences facilitynewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year	2023newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Targannewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Wake County (NC), 2024	5,568 units in 5+ unit buildings, 60 in 2–4, 9,620 single-family; 2023: 8,190 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: Former Kmart Building on Western Boulevard (0.0 km); North Hills Mall (6.3 km); Kaye Martin Garner (8.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	64,762 jobs in 3,664 establishments; average annual pay $42,629; employment location quotient 0.98; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	43,656 jobs; 345 in retail trade, 2,285 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 37183050100)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 30th income percentile as adults; 6.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (76 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 2% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 14.0%; median family income $134,250; 161 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Wake County Schools (PK-12); 10 public schools within 1 mile: The Exploris School; Hunter Elementary; Ligon Middle; Washington ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	362 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	649 county-logged events: 322 thunderstorm wind, 165 flash flood, 125 hail, 20 heavy rain; $186,011,000 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 27601, 2026-09	median list price $642,500 (+3.6% on the year); 67 active listings; median 79 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,618 establishments (+14%); 65,004 jobs (+26%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $471,020 (-2% 1 yr, +18% 5 yr); typical rent $1,659/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	25,036 vehicles a day on US-70 (freeway or expressway, 3 lanes); 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Midtown BioCenter in Raleigh, NC, completed a 2023 retrofit of a former grocery store (100,000 sq ft) into a life-sciences facility. Developer Targan opened the facility on Six Forks Road in 2023.

Why. Retrofit strategy: reinhabit. County population grew 10% 2018–2023. Median rent $1,508.

Where it stands. Built. Located near other retrofits: Kmart Building (0 km, under construction), North Hills Mall (6.3 km), Kaye Martin Garner (8.0 km).

For a planner

Adjacent to US-70 freeway (3 lanes, 25,036 ADT).
Wake County permits show $3.7B in construction value (2023).
Housing ZHVI: $471,020 (down 1.7% YoY).

For a developer

Peer retrofits in NC include Oak Hollow Mall (5.0 score), Freedom Mall (5.0).
No active development status noted beyond 2023 retrofit.

What we do not know yet

Opp_score 0.0 contradicts listed reasons.
Original grocery tenant closure reason unknown.
No details on lease terms or occupancy rates.

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
county grew 10.0% 2018–23
median rent $1,508

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Gross leasable area	100,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
Anchors	Kroger
County	Wake County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from wral.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: An empty big-box Kroger store on Six Forks Road in Midtown Raleigh was converted into the 100,000 square-foot Midtown BioCenter, a life-sciences facility for Bio-systems company Targan, opening in 2023.

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Timeline

2023 Targan opened its newest facility on Six Forks Road.
2023 Retrofit: reinhabit

Sources

Empty big-box store converted to life-sciences facility in Midtown ...
2 quoted sentences
Midtown BioCenter
Bio-systems company, Targan, opened its newest facility on Six Forks Road.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Midtown BioCenter, Raleigh, NC." Record n-33b555a95c, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/nc/raleigh-midtown-biocenter/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_raleighmidtownbiocenter,
  title = {Midtown BioCenter, Raleigh, NC},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/nc/raleigh-midtown-biocenter/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-33b555a95c, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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