Fire Station three

Fire

Fire Station 3 Replacement

Updating City Facilities

We are replacing and relocating the fire station on South East Street. This station serves eastern and Downtown Raleigh.

The new facility will be on a 1.74-acre site next to the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women at 1000 Rock Quarry Road. 

Project Details

 
Type:
City Properties and Facilities
Budget:
$11.5 million
Project Lead:
Construction Management
Contractors:
Huffman Architects (Design)

Contact

 

Alexander Shapiro
Project Manager
919-996-5589

 

Lead Department:
Engineering Services
Participating Department:
Fire

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Programmed

This phase is complete. 

Phase Contacts

 

Alexander Shapiro

Project Manager

919-996-5589

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Planning

This phase is complete. 

Phase Contacts

 

Alexander Shapiro

Project Manager

919-996-5589

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Design

The design phase is completed. 
 

Phase Contacts

 

Alexander Shapiro

Project Manager

919-996-5589

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Construction

Project Update October 2025

Construction began on October 1, 2024, and was scheduled to last 13 months, with completion expected in November 2025. However, the project completion date has been extended to December 2025. 

The exterior of the building is complete. The construction team also finished and tested the fire protection, exhaust removal, and HVAC systems. The contractor completed all outside site work, including concrete and asphalt paving, retaining walls, and the installation of a stormwater retention pond. 

The contractor is currently working on various interior tasks, including tile and millwork installation, plumbing fixtures, acoustical ceiling tiles, and flooring.

Project Update May 2025

The contractor completed all exterior masonry walls and roof steel framing installation. Interior stud walls are about 90% completed. Underground stormwater structure is completed.

In May, the contractor will work on masonry veneer completion, plumbing, HVAC and electrical rough-ins and starting HVAC ductwork, installing gas piping to the building and Duke Power conduits to the transformer.

Project Update - April 2025

The contractor completed under slab electrical and plumbing rough-in and poured the building slab in all areas except the apparatus bay. The concrete and brick installation is about 80% complete.
In the next month, the contractor will work on completing the concrete and brick work, including exterior finishes and installing the roof's steel framing.

Project Update - Fall 2024

The contractor completed site grading, partial installation of retaining walls (3 out of 5), building footing installation, and the water and sewer tie-in. The contractor is now working on the electrical and plumbing rough-ins and building the masonry walls.
 

Phase Contacts

 

Alexander Shapiro

Project Manager

919-996-5589

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Complete

Phase details coming soon. 

Phase Contacts

 

Alexander Shapiro

Project Manager

919-996-5589

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Schedule

DateActivity
Summer 2021Project design began
Fall 2022Project design complete
Summer 2024Construction bidding
Fall 2024Project construction begins
Late Fall 2025Project construction complete

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