Parker Poe

Land Use & Development Services

• Representing the developer in the rezoning and development of 80 acres around the Lenovo Center stadium, to create a new sports and entertainment district in Raleigh, NC. The $1 billion project includes over 4,000 apartments and 3 million square feet of new commercial, entertainment, office, and hotel uses, with building heights up to 40 stories. Plans include a state-of-the-art entertainment venue and outdoor tailgate experiences to provide new ways for football and hockey fans to experience the space between the existing NC State Carter-Finley Stadium and the Lenovo Center.
• Secured zoning approval for an 80-acre parcel in Cary, NC to transform an aging shopping mall into a walkable semi-urban center, with up to 1 million square feet of office, over 700 residential units, and ground-floor retail. The zoning featured multi-modal paths, reuse of certain building components, art, and outdoor gathering spaces to replace a suburban mall and asphalt parking lots.
• Secured zoning approval for developer of a portion of a 20-acre shopping center in Cary, NC to add multifamily units to existing retail, office, and mixed-use center. The project features rooftop amenities, new parking and retail opportunities, and innovative stormwater management.
• Secured zoning approvals for multiple 40-story towers in Raleigh, NC, including representing the developer of two towers designed around a historic landmark. The developer is preserving the landmark building and framing it with a residential and office tower in the heart of Raleigh’s commercial district.
• Represented large university in Raleigh, NC in the rezoning of nearly 1,000 acres of its Centennial Campus. The approved zoning provides for a new innovation district and updated zoning framework for the university to attract new office and life science tenants while maintaining its core purpose in academia.
• Secured zoning approval for a private developer of 95-acre state-owned property for large mixed-use project in Cary. Plans for the site include 1 million square feet of office space, more than 900 residential units, and more than 500,000 square feet of retail. Services included handling all municipal rezoning work, negotiating development agreement, and planning for site plan approval, including working with the State Property Office and obtaining approvals from the Council of State.
• Represented a developer on land use and entitlement approval and easement agreements for a 12-acre parcel in Cary. Approvals included 130,000-square-foot building for supermarket anchor tenant and an additional mix of retail, office, and restaurant uses. The project involved obtaining site plan approval of the conceptual plan, the only commercial aspect of a large mixed-use planned development.
• Represented a developer on two 200-acre developments in Knightdale from master plan through full entitlement, including negotiating development agreement, utility and infrastructure agreement, construction easements, and off-site improvements.
• Represented a private equity partner in acquisition and redevelopment project built on 40 acres on the border of downtown Raleigh. Legal services included land use and entitlement review and overseeing local entitlements from site plan to building permit, including easements, covenants, and related legal documents from the City of Raleigh.
• Represented developers on multifamily and commercial projects throughout Triangle, including mixed-use, apartments, office, retail, climate-controlled storage, and single-family residential uses.
• Represented homebuilders on rezoning, site plan, subdivision, and related easements and covenants to secure plat approval.
• Provided entitlement review for projects of more than 400,000 square feet of multifamily and office use.
• Assisted universities on development and land use matters, including representation of William Peace University on zoning, reorganization of key facilities, and early engagement on strategic planning.
• Advised the N.C. Department of Administration on legal aspects of Project Phoenix, which was designed to revitalize state government infrastructure, including through leases for retail and restaurant use. Services included analysis of legal options and identification of properties for redevelopment.
• Negotiated transportation and infrastructure improvements with the North Carolina Department of Transportation in connection with development.

Litigation

• Represented clients in real property litigation and complex business litigation in state and federal courts and before regulatory boards and commissions.
• Represented a national commercial real estate company in complex real estate securities litigation.
• Represented landowners in real estate litigation concerning golf course use.
• Represented utility companies in state real property litigation and condemnation actions.
• Represented business owners in commercial contract disputes.
• Represented brokerage firms and individual brokers in FINRA securities arbitrations.

Regulatory

• Advised business owners on state and local tax matters, including property tax appeals before the North Carolina Property Tax Commission.
• Advised engineers before professional licensing boards.

• The Best Lawyers in America in Commercial Litigation, 2022-2027; Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, 2026-2027
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, 2025-2026
• Connect CRE Lawyers in Real Estate for the Southeast, 2024
• North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2014-2017
• Urban Land Institute (ULI) Emerging Leader, 2014