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Epic Games withdraws its rezoning plans from Cary Towne Center

After years of uncertainty and halted plans, Epic Games has moved to withdraw its headquarters from Cary Towne Center. Find out what this could mean for the Town of Cary.

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Epic Games purchased the former mall site in 2020.

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Epic Games has officially withdrawn its rezoning request for the former Cary Towne Center, putting its plans to build a new headquarters at the site on hold. The request, initially filed in 2021, was pulled due to inactivity after Epic Games did not submit updated plans or progress for over a year.

Cary officials have pushed back on the video game company’s vision for a mixed-use campus with office space, commercial areas, and a hotel due to lack of clarity in the plans. The site of the former mall, purchased for $100 million in 2020, was completely demolished but has sat nearly untouched since.

Despite this setback, Epic Games has continued investing in renovations at its current headquarters in Cary. If the company intends to revisit the Cary Towne Center project, it will need to restart the rezoning process from scratch, including submitting a new application and associated fees.

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